Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-04-12

two mules and q hypotenuse OF non.
arabic land
The sheet of paper was OF the old
blue kind used during the Civil war.
II was dated June IA, 1863; and
1t described the hiding place of ten
burro-loads OF gold and silver coin
valued at 100000. Old Rundle-grand-
father OF his grandson, Sam-was
given the information by a Spanish
priest who was in on the treasure
buryfng. and who died many years
before-no. afterward--in old Rundle's
house. Old Rumble wrote 1t down
from dictation.
why didn't your father look this
up?" asked young Rumble.
He went blind before he could do
so,' he replied.
Why didn't you hunt for it your
self" asked.
Well" said he. I've only known
about the paper for 'ten years. First
there was the spring plowin' to do,
and then chopin the weeds out OF
the corn: and then come takin' fod-
der; and mighty soon winter was on
U.s. 1t seemed to run along that way
year after year"
That sounded perfectly reasonable
to me, so | took 1t up with young Lee
Rumble at once.
The directions on the paper were
simple. The whole burro cavalcade
laden with the treasure started from
an old Spanish mission In Dolores
county. They travelled due south by the
compass until they reached the Ala
mito river They forded this, and
buried the treasure on the top of a
little mountain shaped like a pack
saddle standing In a row between two
higher ones. A heap of stones
marked the place of the buried treas
ure. All the party except the Span
ish priest were killed by Indians few
days later. The secret was monop-
oily II looked good to me.
Lee Rumble suggested that we rig
out camping outfit. hire a surveyor
to run out the line from the Spanish
mission. and then spend the 100000
seeing the sights in Forth Worth. But
without being highly educated. knew
a way to save time and expense.
We went to the state fand office.
and had a practical. what they call
a working" sketch made OF all the
surveys of land from the old mission
to the Atlantic river. On this map
| drew a line due southwark to the |
river. The length of lines of each sur |
vey and section of land was accur- |
ately given on the sketch. BY these
had a connection" made with 1t. and |
an important. well-identified corner of |
The Los Animos fiveleague survey-a
grant made by King Philip OF Spain.
By doing this we did not need to
have the line run out by a surveyor
L was a great saving Of expense and
line.
wo-horse wagon team with all the
and drove a hundred and
orty-nine miles to Chico. the near
'st town to the point we wished to
each. There we picked up a depu-
y county surveyor. He found the
orner OF the Los Animos survey for
is. ran out the five thousand seven
hundred and twenty varas west that
ur sketch called for, laid a stone on
be spot. had coffee and bacon. and
aught the mail-stage back to Chico.
was pretty sure We would get that
800, 900. Lee Rundle's was to be only
ne-third because | was paying all the I
expenses With that 100000 | knew |
could find May Martha Mangum II
he was on earth. And with it could
utter the butterflies In old man Man
um's dove-cot. too. II could hnd
hat treasured
But Lee and | established camp.
cross the river were a dozen little {
densely covered by cedar |
rakes. but not one shaped like a {
That did not deter u.s. g
ppearances are deceptive. A pack {
addle. like beauty. may exist only In
he eye of the beholder.
| and the grandson of the treasure h
CANNED those cedar-covered hills +
ith the care OF lady hunting for G
wicked hea. We explored every side.
10. circumference. mean elevation, o
igle. slope and concavity OF every u
% for two miles up and down the c
YER We spent four days doing so. o
hen we hitched up the roam and the
IN. and hauled the remains OF the d
nee and bacon the 149 miles back to u
,ncho City.
AS shortly as could be after our p
npty return Goodloe Banks and | a.
regathered In the back room of Sny- al
RS saloon to play dominoes and fish
T Information | told Goodlos about NJ
y expedition after the buried treas In
e. al
III l could have found that three
ndred thousand dollars | said to
m, Il could have secured and sifted 10
e face OF the earth to ind May Mar Is
a Mangum." te
she Is meant for higher things"
Id Goodloe. II shall find her N.Y. r.
H. But. tell me bow you went about ed
the spot where this un. pa