The Elbert County tribune., 1912-07-26

quite undisturbed-a village COW found It, but
she did not appreciate her advantages and could
not have told her master If she had
1t is well-known fact that when certain forms
of stomach trouble affect cows. dogs and other
animals they seek metal oxides. and will swallow
nails. rusty iron. and bits of jewelry. This par
tcular troubled. Her grazing ground
included part of the general locality in which
the treasure Is known to lie. She noticed
licking the rusty hinges of the pasture gates.
licking old plowshare. and some weeks later
she gave evidences of being in great pain. The
wiseacres of the village were called in council
and decided that she had swallowed something
that disagreed with her, and partly out of
riosity and partly through desire to save the
beef by killing her before she died. the owner
had end put to her misery and autopsy
held. Imagine the excitement when the
butchers opened the stomach and. amid nails. bits
of iron. and copper. found number of gold-pieces
of the Cavalier treasure and a small latchlocK of
the type of which there must have been several
every one of the treasure chests. The soil
had been washed had been plowed the
treasure. and the COW had found it and absorbed
her mortal end. The wisacres then told the own
that If he had but kept the alive till she
returned to the spot where she had found the
treasure he might have watched her and soon dis
covered It. He worried his folly till he
grew Respondent that he hanged himself.
The square face OF Gibraltar. made so familiar
in America by use In advertising, In reality fronts
tho andward side. Between the Rock and the
mainland runs fiat sandy strip that is neither
British nor Spanish Gibraltar has always been
great haunt OF smugglers, and the neutral strip
has always been their greatest danger-ground
In 1870 the dangerous Theron band desisted
from smuggling long enough to some cargoes
of into Spain for the of Don Carlos
and his army. After securing some $3.50. 900 they
set out to effect retirement from Gibraltar. and
made their way to Jaen where wealthy mer-
chant was known to have some 5000 .000 collected
in readiness for in the Carlist cause Under
pretext that they had instructions to deliver a
shipload of munitions to him at Malaga and dis
playing the documentary evidences of their late
deal with Don Carlos they persuaded the mer-
chant to accompany them the road to Malaga.
When fitting opportunity came they murdered
him. threw his body into dry ravine, and with
their weight of wealth In gold and English notes.
set out for Gibraltar. The body found sooner
than they had expected. and they were pursued
Some ten miles from the neutral ground they
were overtaken. and running fight occurred. in
which Gasprey. one of the outlaws. killed In
spectacular manner
Four of the outlaws crouched among the rocks
and held the pursuers at bay. anxiously awaiting
Theron's return. But when the dawn came they
found that he had buried the treasure. turned the
mules lose. and was making his way back to them
when bullet had stretched him out dead on the
sand.
Seeing this. the four now tried to retreat to-
ward the Rock. one after the other but they were
shot down.
When 1t was found that there had been over
million dollars in booty with the party a careful
search begun. but the drifting sand had
obterated the necessary traces and 1t has never
been recovered.
The wind is constantly carrying away the sand
on this zone and the Gitani and others who fire.
quent 1t keep sharp eye out for the rusted cor
ner of steel box. Some day the money Will be
found; In fact search with a magnetic instru-
ment could disclose It today II some one on the
spot only thought Of such device.