The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-10


IIttie of.lt has ever been recovered: the average
man prefers 10 work for few dollars a week.
Gut the history OF the hundreds Of treasures, some
~ them well known and rich In narrative some Of
ins interest 10 the with the true spirit OF ad
Renture In bis blood
More gold and silver was produced from the new
Nv discovered Western Hemisphere by the early
Spanish and Portuguese Adventures than the worlC
bad ever known IN its history. The Spanish MAR
rocked @ith IT, The Indians, from Mexico 70 Peru
mad 80 much that they had no use for H. ShiploaC
alter shipoad went 10 England spain and Portugal
F4raes and pryateers rnided the ports and the gal
keona Governors often cached the treasures OF
eliy 10 save them from the raiders bishops ant
EiesiA lid the wonderful solid gold affairs ratings
Fsaarls and forth. TO keep them safe. OFTEN tn,
governor was slain or captured, perhaps removed
IN many the clerics suffered similar
Hundreds of millions have been recovered, but tn,
remaining unbound are vast as to be stag
seTing
erred that write, giving ali the facts that have beer
abie ~ find, hoping 10 start the seekers on TO IN,
gueEjFi SOME 81 II seems easily recoverable tina
epnd and almost lay ones hands on II; NOR,
~ i would require patient effort digging draining
alsing. searching; stu other portions VIII be fount
ony BY the pnrest chance the clues too vague
Tacfr is one astounding store OF gold the hstor,
af which Il clear and definite the obstacles
70 recoFeTg slight that viii state It's claims first
On the Cnndinamarca plateau In tins Republic d
Colombia n q little pond quarter OF mile across
IN ta center Of this pond superstltious Indians
dumped gold IN fiber bags IN such quantities that
the bottom lie hundreds Of millions perhaps
Ae1rrai billion dollars worth, One chief dropped
in $500 pounds in one day 70 save the life OF
sick daughter, and the votive process went on un,
tFaerraatealg for hundreds OF years Il is easy to
$50 bow stunendous the treasure must be and how
aiinicult 80 estimate accurately
Rhe balk Of the definite information concerning
The lake comes from the Journal of Fray Pedro
ssnaon Jesuit missionary who dwelt among the
lFxdfu ~ a..
Hitressed the one incident cited
Al the lime Of the conquest the tS.e was called
Gnatnyita "Caretaker OF Life" The Indians be.
feEed that in the lakes and springs dwelt tho sub.
dettes Mnd all the tribes In northern South Amer.
SRA believed that In this wonderful little pool
With ~ clear cold springs and beautiful shores
nmelt the deity, who had power to save and heal
Eoh wAs 20 be found everywhere, Its sole use
Fsas 1tT seooration and religious superstltious
offerings
Even today they sim hide the secrets OF the
Aepoats. TEslearing Ia the towns with little lear
baskets the bottoms OF which are covered with
gold which they use to buy all the print-eloths
arms. food and bauhles that make up their sim.
Hle needs; then they 10 away TO their nuts in the
l2nonntaina When the Spaniards first came the
indians laughed 10 find the white men SO eager
sor what they deemed OF so little value But
ahen they saw the white men killing and tortur.
iHg their brothers. wives and children they grew
SILENT and ever since have hidden all their knowl-
edges o. sold among themselves. An Indian who
leads fhe way 70 Indian mine signs his own
slsatbtNarrant
Fray Pedro smon's account OF the lake says
chat II was one OF a chain. that it was so small
chat two hber ropes could DO stretched across H.
Enarking Y into quarters They crossed In the
ssxara center. Rats we're moored onshore ana
the Indians coming from altar laden with gold
woHld heap II on these RATS in hber and skin
bags use the ropes 20 guide the RATS to the cen,
reT ana then throw In the gold an old and sacred
nzn - tie tribe or family recting nvoeattons to
Ehs spirit OF the lake,
WHAT have related has been common property
among men interested in treasure. seeking, and
paris Of the facts have been printed both in Amer.
lea and England but this is the first time that all
xRe known facts have been given. There is today
90 the plateau lake called Guatayta. but it does
not answer Fray Pedro simons description.
on the i5Rh OF April 1888. there set sail from
phat Is now Colon the Spanish galleou santa
Marta, commanded by master-atarms called I'll
rsgre de Joasco. and hearing yicegovernor Her
nam1o AroJas j Aleneon, with considerable com
pany Of wounded and fever-bFoken Spanish SOL
sfgsra. scattering OF priests and some business
travellers am
she vas headed for Cadiz and vigo. Her cargo
wax aln.oSt entirely gold TO the value OF about
$500 c9Q
Il wasS not supposed that any one aboard was
Amare that there was anything extraordinarily
valuable aboard. except the master Governor
Aroia2, and two priests Of the ships company
some one organized a inutiry among the return
fES soldiers and sailors and, while the chip was
&eaEfig armed 70 defend herself against pirates
pxfyateerA. she was very easily taken over by
DR. own crew some time during the FIRST week
ear
Two boattosds Of DrsAoneea were abandoned on
kne sandy anore OF the psJtgadoes on the harbor
~ HsnsEtor, Janiaca. bot IA Nlsrs de Joaseo and
ssosernor Arcias we're not among them and
ssSssrEere n me einks % history their fate has
sfippsa Through snd been lost
re ssssDonsd people ware very qnick1y plskad
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