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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03

1t was taken to Panama and there sold to
banker and in time it reached Paris, where it
was valued at $4,000. Not long ago some
pearls were found near our canal sanitarium
on Taboga island, and one of them brought
$1,000.
The most of the pearls, however, come
from the Pearl islands, which lie on the west
side of Panama bay, about 80 miles from the
islands on which we are now building the
Notifications which command the western
end of the Panama canal There are 10 of
these islands, and most of them small. They
are populated chiefly by the Indians, who
are engaged in pearl diving. The men use
diving suits and they bring up the pearl
oysters in the she'll After the shells are on
board the boats they are opened and the
oysters are searched over for pearls, the
shells being cleaned and sold to make but
tons, knife handles and other such things in
which mother of pearl is employed. am
told that the shells found are worth about as
much as the pearls and that they are the
sure part of the profit. The divers may
work for days without finding pearl, but
the shells always sell, and it is on that ac-
count that the business is profitable. In
talking with one of the dealers here asked
him whether it was true that pearls could
be made by putting grain of sand inside an
oyster SO that it irritated its flesh and made
it secrete the solution which composes the
pearl. He replied that he had no faith in
the theory and that he had found pearls of
considerable size in very young oysters and
TO ,bar
were. Said he:
"A pearl is like an onion. 1t is made of a
series of coats and you can grind off the out
side one to find those within intact. AS a
rule the pearls now found are small and not
of great value, although there is no telling
when fine ones may be discovered"
A Pearl as Big as an Egg.
am told that the Pearl islands have been
tished for pearls for almost 800 years, and
that pearl fishing is carried on all along this
coast from southern California to Mexico.
The black pearls of the Gulf OF Lower Cali
fornia have been exported since the days of
Cortez, and more than 1900 ounces were
shipped to Spain in one year. That was in
Ills. About two years ago diver found a.
pearl as big as partridge egg, and it was
sent to Paris, where it sold for $5OOO That
pearl was of light steel color, but greenish
black at the base.
On the other side of the isthmus pearls
have been found off the coast of South
America. 1t is said that Venezuela is pro-
ducing something like 100000 worth every
year. 1t is that region which is called the
Gulf of Pearls" and it was from near there
on the Island of Margerita that pearl of
ESQ carats was taken in 1879. That pearl
was worth perhaps $4,000 1t became the
property of the king of Spain. Another gem
which adorns the Spanish crown came from
the waters of Mexico. 1t weighs 400 grains.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03

this part OF the world and many people be-
lieve that the above-named treasures still
exist there The government of Costa Rica
has given number of permits to parties to
hunt for them and not long ago a>squad OF
soldiers and scientist in charge Of the
Costa Rican government survey went to
Cocos accompanied by Colorado man who
claimed that he could hold stick in his
hand and that it would turn over and point
down when he passed over gold. | have
seen men looking for water in the noun,
tans of Virginia using the forked limb OF
peach or apple tree in much the same way.
Well, the Colorado mans charm did not
work on Cocos. | don't know what was the
matter. He went there, but claimed he had
not fair trial.
Another set of treasure hunters came
here about five years ago from England. l
was at Panama at the time their boat was
in the harbor. That expedition was headed
by Earl Fitzwilliam, who is said to have all
income of million dollars year and to own
a hundred thousand acres of land in Ireland.
He had bought yacht named the Vero-
nique, and had come out with Admiral Pal
User, who at one time was the commander
of the British fleet on the Pacific The adj
mral had been sent to Cocos by the govern
ment some years before to investigate the
claims of man named Hartford, an Eng
lishman, who had a concession from Costa
RIGA to hunt for this treasure. He was on
the 1mperieuse at the time, and he and his
sailors did some digging and then went
away. Palliser, however, was confident that
<1,a <oI ,,,I he Al Il
put up 100000 to purchase this yacht and
equipment. They had full corps of men,
including sailors and diggers. They came
around through the Strait of Magellan and
made the island all right. In looking for the
treasure, however, they used dynamite, and
in the explosion which followed the earl and
the admiral were so badly injured by rocks
that, to make a long story short, they went
back to Panama with nothing but disgust
for their pains.
Another party started out to look for this
treasure was headed by Newfoundland
woman, the widow of ship chandler She
went over to the Pacific and outftted a ship
from Victoria. Her captain was a man
named Fred Hackett, and she had with her
a transfer from Hartford of his permission
from the Costa Rican government to search
for treasure on Cocos, the understanding
being that the latter was to have half of the
find. When she came to Cocos the island
was inhabited by castaway who was
dressed like Robinson Crusoe He had
nothing on but skins of beasts, and he looked
crazy AT first he could not speak, but after
they had given him some whiskey he told
in broken language his story. He said he
and others had had concession from
Costa Rica to search for this treasure, but
that the others had become Disguised and
left. He could not say how long he had
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03

been on the island At first he had kept
tally of the days by notching stick but he
lost the stick and he had about given up in
despair when the schooner arrived.
In the meantime other parties, including
some of our canal employees, have been
planning to excavate Cocos, but SO far no
one has discovered either the buccaneer
hoard or the Madonna of gold. | am told
that concessions can be gotten from the
Costa Rican government if any one cares to
search.
The Hidden Gold of Central America.
There is no doubt that there are great
treasures hidden on the islands and also on
the continental part of Central America.
On Mona island 100000 worth of silver is
buried. This is not far from Porto Rico.
have myself seen here and at Panama at
least half peck of solid gold images which
have been taken from the old grave mounds
of Central America. No one knows who
buried them and some suppose that they
date back for hundreds and even thousands
OF years | saw quart of these images in
the bank of Ehrman & Co. in Panama City
and am told that Minor c. Keith has col
to be worth several hundred thousand
dollars.
l took photograph of the images i'll the
Panama bank. They are of all sizes from
that of mans thumb nail to the palm of
your hand Some are quite heavy and the
gold in them must be worth several hundred
dollars. Some represent frogs. others birds
and some are women with hawk head of
Hathor, or what looks very much like it..
Indeed, the most of the images have an
Egyptian cast and they remind one of the
treasures found in the pyramids. The most
of these came from the Chiriqui province in
where it joins Costa Rica.
| am told that large part of the Keith
collection came from Costa RIGA, and that
they are now finding some about the Gull
of Aqua Dulee. At San Jose there is jew
eler who has some OF these images for sale,
and down here at Punta Arenas have been
offered two very fine ones for $50 and $40
apiece. l should judge that this equals just
about half the value OF the gold in them. DR..
Spencer Franklin, who has them for sale for
a native, says that they are probably one or
two thousand years DID,
The workmanship on these images is ex-
quisite. Some of them are beautifully carved
and some are lfelike in feature Among the
treasures of Mr.. Ehrman are great many
breastplates of solid gold. There are round
disks with nipple in the center ranging i'll
diameter from two to six inches The gold
is thin plate and is unalloyed He has also
bracelet which would fit around the biceps
OF prize fighter and which is about four
inches wide. This is also of solid gold.
| understand that many such images are
being discovered and that in all cases they
come from these grave mounds OF the past.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03

~
tabled treasure islands of
M III IN the world This is Cocos,
VEL IL ;, Ism which lies southwest of
IN - u here in latitude S degrees
EG@Sz 80 minutes and longitude
81 degrees minutes. 1t is
claimed that on the island is buried gold to
the amount of millions of dollars. One of
the treasures was carried there in 1920 at
the time of the revolution in Peru when the
people of Lima and Callao chartered the
little vessel lying at the wharves and es-
capped to Cocos with their plate, bullion and
other valuables They were chased by
Peruvian man-of-war, but outran it in the
darkness They landed II boatloads of
treasure at Cocos amounting in value, it is
said, all the way from fifty to one hundred
millions of dollars Among the objects was
life sized statue of the Holy Virgin, made
of solid gold, and there were smaller golden
statues of St. Joseph, St. Peter and others.
There was great quantity OF silver plate,
and in all, a vast treasure.
After burying this the vessel started back
to Peru, but on its way it met one of the rev.
dictionary men-of-war and was bombarded.
AS result every Peruvian on board was
killed and only two men, an Englishnlan and
an American, were saved. The American
afterward disappeared. His name was
Thompson This left the Englishman,
resident of Newfoundland named Heating,
as the sole owner of the secret. Heating
went home and short time later started
out two expeditions to get the treasure. In
one of these his vessel was wrecked and in
It II. I. 4 sA.I
Panama and sent back home. He left his
charts, however, to his descendants, and
some years ago they were still in the hands
of one of them Mrs Young, who was then
living in Boston.
Hoards of the Buccaneers.
Another treasure buried on Cocos is said
to have been left there by William Dampier,
who blockaded Panama in 1884 and took
during the year following a big treasure
ship which was coming north from Peru, in
tending to send its silver and gold on horses
across the isthmus to Porto Bello and thence
to Spain. Dampier, it is alleged, buried six
boatloads of silver on Cocos and made sew
eral trips here after that with similar
freight.
There is third story which says that in
1921, during the revolution when the Cen
trail American colonies broke away from
Spain, the native Spaniards' living here in
Costa Rica loaded schooner with gold
gems and silver plate and sent it to Cocos to
be kept there until the troubles were over.
They gave the treasures over into the hands
of six men, each of whom had chart of the
exact place where the stuff was buried. One
of these men was killed during the revou-
ton and two others died from natural causes
before it was over. When peace was re-
stored the remaining three started for Cocos
to bring back the wealth, but their boat was
driven on the rocks OF the island and all on
board persisted. That was about 1880.
Hunting the Treasure
These facts have long been current in
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03
THE LIFE OF LUXURY.

Feller in m easy chair
Let's the hours go by,
Looks across the bill o. fare
An heaves q weary sigh.
Pictures hangin' on the wall,
Rugs upon tho floors
Has the best, and with Il all
Says that Iife's bore.
Teller standin' in . brook,
Wet clear to the skin,
WorI<in' hard with line an hook
Never sees fin.
TumbIes from the naossy rsek
That he tries to climb,
Trudges homo at 8 o'clock
Had bully time!
Washington Star.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03
Copyright, 1912. by Frank G. Carpenter)
PUNTA ARENAS, Costa RIGA.

OSTA RIGA has one of the
tabled treasure islands OF
the world. This is Cocos,
which lies southwest OF
here in latitude 5 degrees
80 minutes and longitude
81 degrees 2 minutes. 1t is
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby given that l, Ru-
dolph Wetter, convicted of the crime
of murder, at the October term. 1904.
in the District Court of the Second
Judicial District of the State of Ida
no, in and for the County of Idaho,
and sentenced ON October 4th, 1904,
to death. and on November 26th,
1906, by unanimous action of the
Board of Pardons, the death sentence
was committed to life Imprisonment,
said sentence of life imprisonm
was later committed to a term of for
ty (40) years imprisonment in the
Idaho State Penitentiary, situated at
Boise City, County of Ada, State of
Idaho, will make an application to
the Honorable State Board of Pardon
at it's next meeting after the expira
ton of the legal publication of this
notice, for full and absolute pardon
RUDOLPH WETTER.
P. o. Box No. So, Boise, Ida
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10

shortcomings they would load him
down. without giving him credit
with amy of the senator's virtues, is
outspoken in his admiration and 10y
atty to Senator Borah. Now If these
gentlemen. whom the "agitators" from
the two sections named insist upon
pronouncing ultra standpatters' are
willing to accept Mr.. Borahs repub-
ncanism as of the right stripe, why
should our democratic contemporary
gnash his teeth and rend his gar
ments" in the true Israelitish man
ner of the ancient fathers, and shout
borah's a bolter." Who is setting
the standard by which Mr.. Borah rs
TO be measured, the man who doesn't
know who he would vote for to take
Mr.. Borah's place should the ranters
succeed in causing his defeat, and
wouldn't know until he received his
instructions, or the committee who
are at the head of the republican cam
patgn in this state?
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10
BUNCH OF BASE BALL FANS OFF
FOR ELK CITY.

Being rained out last week, the To-
cal ball fans got together again this
week in response to an urgent phone
message from Elk City and with two
good rigs from Geo. D. Smiths liv-
cry hiked 1t Tuesday for the metrop-
oils of the Elk mining district, where
they will engage the pick of the Elk
City and Dixie ball hunters in a
friendly bout at the national game.
The lineup as finally put together is:
Lou Karr, pitcher; Tiggleback catch
err; chatham, third; Jarvis, first;
Schnell, second; George Bowman,
short; Jim Wood, Don Fisher and
Tony Dobner feeders.
Several of our citizens accompanied
the boys in separate rigs, among the
number being John P. Eimers. H. E.
Sweet and Herv. Rothwell.
The entire mining section surround,
ing Dixie and Elk City will be in
town for the series of games which
will be played, and regular old
wake 'em up time is figured ON by
the managers of the affair.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10
BOISE PAPER STOOPS TO FALSE
HOOD.

Weiser, Idaho, Oct. 1, 1912.
Editor Daily Signal
The article appearing in the Boise
Capital News of Sunday purporting
to repeat statements l made while in
that city, Saturday evening, is a tbs
sue of falsehoods.
did not say l had just returned
from trip to the northern part Of
the state and that l found the Mar
tin sentiment stronger there than the
GLADSTONE sentiment was before the
primary. The fact is 1 have not been
in Lewiston, Moscow or in Idaho
county for more than year and
know nothing of the political situa-
ton in the north except what | read
in the newspapers. l have been in
Weiser for more than three months
and came here from The Dalles, Ore
gon.
l did not say | had only been able
to find one Taft man in Weiser, as
lous and a palpable falsehood on its
face.
l did not give the figures purport-
| ing TO be the result of straw votes
taken on the Pacific & Idaho North
ern railroad, and no one knows this
! better than the representative of the
Capital News.
| favor the election of Roosevelt,
but do not think his interests will be
advanced by the publication of such
falsehoods.
E. l.. ESTES.
The foregoing fully explains itself,
and scarcely needs comment from
the Signal, but by way of emphasis
we might add that when a newspa-
per resorts to such glaring falsehoods
| its usefulness in campaign is a mos
uncertain quantity The trumped UP
statement supposed to come from Mr..
Estes, coupled with the glaringly un
truthful report of the Martin meet
ing at this place Saturday night have
only tended to embarTass members
of the progressive party in WeiseI
and they are not slow in registering
their disapproval.
In the report of the meeting at this
place the Capital News places the
number present to hear Mr.. Martin
at 500 when by actual count there
were just 1870 people in the opera
house.-Weiser Signal.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10
MUST CONNECT UP.

The state sanitary inspector at
his recent visit to this city served
notice on the city council that
they must see that all sewer con-
nection be made and outbuildings
removed without further delay,
and that they will be held re-
sponsible for seeing that this or
der is obeyed in the interest of
the health of the community. The
city is loath to work a hardship
on any citizen, but further dis
regarding of this order will un.
doubtedly result in extra costs
being paid by all those willfully
or neglectfully violating the
same. Take timely warning.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10

1t is certainly difficult to satisfy
persons who have made up their
minds not to be satisfied George A
Day, republican state chairman, says
the position taken by Senator Borah
in the present campaign is honorable
and sensible and satisfactory to the
republican state central committee.
Addison T. Smith, who for political
effect is charged by the democratic
newspapers and ultra radical progress
sives with being "reactionary," be-
cause of his holding a position with
Senator Hepburn, with all of whose
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10
IMPORTANT If TRUE.

Candidate for Governor. C. H.
Martin says John M. Haines is the
corporation candidate for governor.
Let's see about this. Clagstone car
ried all the timber and mining coun-
ties and Morrison all counties having
railroad centers. Corporations do
not usually vote against a friend to
nominate their enemies. Must be
something wrong about MIR. Martins
diagnosis. Falls Press.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10
RANCH FOR SALE.

have a first class stock ranch
combining with 1t 80 acres of good
irrigable land on the Salmon river.
with range, grain and alfalfa hay suf-
ficient to winter 1000 head of sheep,
which will sell on terms; $500 down
and rest on easy terms as to deferr.
ed payments. Good ferry goes with
this ranch This is a snap you can
not afford to overlook.
FEN BATTY,
Grangeville, Idaho.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office, at Lewiston, Idaho,
October 9Th, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph
Himmelspak, of Grangeville, Idaho,
who, on July 25th, 1912, made home
stead entry No. 0456S, for SWA, Sec
ton 8, Township 80 N Range E.
B. Meridian. has filed notice of inten-
ton to make five year proof. to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Grafton F. johnson,
U. S. Commissioner, at Grangeville,
Idaho, on the goth day of November,
1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
James Bishop, Peter Solen, Pat
Leach, George Smith, all of Grange
vile, Idaho.
T. H. BARTLETT,
Register.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10
sMITH-ALLEN MEETING.

Hon. Addison T. Smith, Candidate
for congress, and State Treasurer O.
V. Allen, candidate for reelection,
spoke at the opera house in this
city ON last Friday night to an aud
fence that braved the storm to come
out and listen to the presentation of
political conditions from their view
point. Notwithstanding the inclemen
weather those who came were well
repaid.
While not posing as orators, the
subject matter of the addresses was
timely and was presented in a man.
ner that interested, instructed and
entertained. Mr.. Allen presented
many instructive facts regarding the
state treasurer's office, it's admSnis is
tration and it's savings within the
past two years, showing that he had
| saved during his administration many
times his salary, and just where it
was done.
Mr.. Smith dealt more especially
with national affairs. and presents
| some telling facts and figures in sup
port of the protective tariff system,
as against a tariff for revenue" or
free trade" policy of the democrats,
to both Of which they claim to be
welded, changing their arguments to
cover one or the other, and to best
fit the section in which it is presented
Mr.. Smith spoke in the highest of
| terms of Senator Borah, and the
work which he has performed In
the interest of his state and the en-
tire country. and boldly asserted that
Senator Borah stands second to none in
the national congress in statesman
ship ability to secure results and in
the esteem of his colleagues and the
| easterners in general. He pronounce
the retirement of Mr.. Borah as one
of the unthinkable things and as
open disloyalty to the best interests
| of this state.
The addresses were well received,
| those present giving their undivided
attention to the speakers until the
close. The speakers were introduced
| by Vice-Chairman Anderson.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-10

Who are the democrats voting for
Tor governor? Hawley says he Is not
only running for governor but for
senator also. If a democratic legis-
bature is elected and he is able to
dominate his party as he has in the
past he will throw UP the governor
ship and take the richer plum This
should cause world of enthusiasm
over his gubernatorial candidacy by
the voters.