The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-03-21
III Clones "Reminiscences.

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ed near the Old Money Cobble was
Braford not Bradford.
The small mountain called the
Money Cobble got its name from the
suppositlon that money was buried
on II and rs years ago parties dug
or money on 1t. Superstition ran
high in those days and soothsayers,
witches, etc, were common. When
the dlggers got down near where the
! seers said the chest of money was
hey would chance TO speak or drop
4 tool, on In some way cause the
,hest to slide away and the divin-
| Ing rods. witch hazel twigs. ETC.,
would again locate the chest and
the simple dupes would dig again
and 80 the farce went on year after
year.
Back of the Money Cobble the
operators had forge for mending
tools and at this forge they made
counterfeit Spanish dollars which
looked old and worn and which were
supposed to be part OF the money
reasure dug up on the cid Money
Cobble. This counterfeit money
was paid out to the farmers for
cattle. sheep, horses and provisions
and they were told to keep 1t until
Ill the money had been dug up be-
cause If they did not keep 1t mo
40 all the rest Of the buried money
would slide deep down into the
,arth where no one could find IT,
and as the promoters were liberal
with both good and bad cash things
vent along smoothly.
All who dug or had any dealings
with this gang were initiated into
a sort OF secret order to keep the
secrets OF the band under pain OF
death. The promoters were strang-
ers who said they were from differ
ent places. mostly Canada, where
their friends the tories had tod
them they had buried money ana
other valuables, and they had
maps and charts to show that they
we're correct. These they only show
ed to a few chosen ones who had
money and means to help find the
hidden treasures. Finally they had
orders from the spirits OF Captain
Kidd and others TO go to some other
place and dig but left word with
the believers 10 keep secret all the
details Of the scheme and not 10
use the found dollars around home
for II they did disaster would surely
follow and money and old stockings
for years contained those counter
felt dollars waiting the return Of
the dlggers.
There was money diggers since
my remembrance who through signs.
dreams and supposed revelations
tried to locate gold and dug holes
all over town. but ! never heard
OF any being found
North OF the old Marsh Tavern |
Stand Is big spring, and when
old Col. Marsh fled 20 Canada In /
1877 rumor had II that they sunk
biz brass kettle full OF silver plate
and specie in this spring which
virtually has no bottom, being quick
sand. For years after the Reyolu-
tlonary war parties dragged and fish
cd with grappiea. etc, 70 find that
treasure kettle. but never did.
Sanford Baker always thought
that there was silver mine under
the Red Rocks and he spent many
lays digging for IL but without sue
sess He died several years ago.
His son, NJ. r. Baker, lives 10 nj.
Tabor on the Tabor place
About 50 years ago the old West.
I'm Vermont X r. was built from
he State line TO Rutland through
he BAttenkill and Otter Greek val
eys and the heigh, o. land is In
gast Dorset All who put money In
o The railroad lost Il as they usual
u do. Before bis railroad Was built
here was the underground railroad.
70 called, by which the slaves 60
aaped In Canada and freedom.
ye-mon. never haA many slaves and