Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-22
Donald Mac Laurin Tells Tale
Of Wealth Hidden in
Africa
A MILLION IN DIAMONDS
Says He Knows Exact Loca.
ton of Hidden Barnato
Gems

The thrilling story Of one man .
loyalty and the others pe.fio, we're
told in Judge fuckers court Fri IL,
afternoon, when Charles SrAns :. vas
discharged of a charge of fighting
and Ills opponent, Donald MacL.u. III
is in the city Jail awaiting an rxal"
ination as to his sanity.
Swanson's story told to tae "rt
is as follows:
81 am a miner, and for veals W. ~
ed in Alaska, prospecting fOI ers:
during the simmer months, and r,I
ming a small trading vessel il tine
winter time along the coast If S bcr
ia, trading with the natives. I LAO ,
quite stake and landed in Sa J AN
cisco the night before the earthquake
losing everything, when tie 3lam! !,
overlook that city l later ret II let to
Alaska and coming back to Barar"
lost all my effects in a fire |hit"
destroyed a hotel IN which WIS
staying. l made another stIA" and
shipped on a sailing vesse. for ;til'
around Cape Horn. The vessel was Il
Norwegian ship, Golden Star ho ""
were wrecked on the coast Of ''tiii
1 made my way to Bolivia whc'e
julius Nelson, ship mate. at
worked in the railroad camp rettinx
another stake. We decided 'ler to
prospect, and with two other NIL
made our way into the interior Of
that section. The country VIZ very
rough and we we're four month"; cn
route.
I'VE had been told that no clospeu
tors had ever returned ION th. IN
terror, and men told us the nj aue
were the fierciest on the con.incn'
While making the trip. NeIso was
shot in the hip with pclsOne arr "
and | doctored him the best ou'i.
/ cut more than four pounds o. files;
from his hip in order to save MS | fc
and was successful in he operation.
1--WE found gold in paying quanti-
ties, and one of the party, the mo n
ent he saw the metal became insdi e.
1t required 20 days for NATIVES, who
knew the country, to get him to civil
ization.
when snow began to ia. w b"0hc
camp and went to the coast to work
and get more money to carry o.: u''f
mining. This camp was .'7,J D fec.
above sea level and afte' cac. lnx all
things not needed, we Cane tck 10
the coast.
Here we found emp'oymeiI work
ing for a railroad company. was
made foreman of one crew, ca,:l
being 1S,2OO feet above the $ I.vul
One day while riding my pc y over
the works, l noticed man stagger
ing along.
Il rode up and hailed him. md h%
was 80 weak that he could hardy
speak. l got off my pony and hslper
him on the animal, telling HI" the
horse would take him to ny ca.ii
where he should make hims.l a.
home and tell the cook to gi' hin,
something to eat. When Arrived at
my cabin two hours later. the no Sc
was standing in front Of tn, 'tor
and this man, Donald MacIaur /, was
hanging on to the horses n'.cN bc
ing two weak 70 dismount. He Was
taken i'll with fever and | iursed him
back to life. He then told ~ tt0
following story.
MacLaurin's Story of Wealth
"My name is Donald Mac .aur n
and / have been a solder for Cars
| am the man who saved LCf1 'ca
ert's son during the Boer wdr, anf
! was presented with Victori Cross
for nv bravery. When the '.Aha.d d
ment of Kimberly was going on al
English Jew, named Barney Barh,t;a
who was a rival of Cecil Rho@es fol
the honor of being diamond Ling
fearing that his wealth wou!d lt
stolen, packed a large box of da
monds, worth millions and govern
men. bonds, valued at 30 eCo(
pounds, disguised himself as Womal
and made his escape TO thu h:ls
where he hid the wealth. He thcr