Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-05-03

was sent by James III of England to effect recOv-
ery He found the treasure removed only pal'
of it, and then sailed away, owing to the approach
Of two Spanish menof-war. He was about 10 re-
turn when the revolution Of 1888 broke out ano
he was deferred. In the admiralty archives are
all details of this uncompleted task. What was
easy for Captain Phipps should be stlll easier
with modern methods.
For the past twenty years Mexican antlquarlans
have been expecting the announcement OF the
finding of vast treasure in the State OF Pucola'
The third royal Spanish viceroy after Cortez sue
ceeded in torturing from the chiefs OF trlDe In
Jalisco the secrets of the hfd1ngplaces OF all VI
the tribal store of gold and silver, and by great
efforts brought it to Tacuba, where it was con-
cealed during period when the suzera1nty OK
New Spain was more less uncertain. dummy
treasuretrain was organized and started Tor vera
Cruz and the word went forth that 1t carried Inc
treasure Some weeks later the real treasure
train of one hundred and eighty mules set OUT
with only the usual small guard
In some way the word got abroad, and the Train
was attacked by mixed force OF adventurers
and Indians at point within sight OF the Wnlle
tops of Popocatepeh and Ixtaccihuatl The de-
tenders of the treasure succeeded In escaping
with the loss of five mules and their burdens but
while passing through gorge on the route OF the
old trail now followed more or less closely Dy the
Mexican railroad, they decided it was best tc
cache the treasure.
cave in the gorge w as chosen and three hum
dred and twenty bags of gold and silver, cons
tanning several million dollars worth, depending
on how much gold there was than silver
were stored away, while the train proceeded 10
Orizaba Some fifteen miles from the site OF the
present town the same band again attacked the
train and killed nearly all the guard. Since the
development of the region in which the cave
must lie has begun, its discovery is only a matter
Of time and it might be effected with compare
tive ease. There cannot be many gorges. ano
caves are not frequent. The chances Tor nndine
the right one are rather sIrong II nas never
been attempted.
No small spot on the face of the earth has beer
so productive of treasure-hunting adventure as
Cocos Island off the coast of Costa Rica
The west coast pirate Bonita before his deati
insisted that he had planted more than two mil
lion dollars in gold, silver, jewels and plate OF
the island but his specific directions were lost .!
his ignorant executlOners.
A party of Mexican political refugees, seVera
Of them of the famous Romero family or It's con
nections fleeing from the wrath of Santa Anna i
1S4S planted under stone arch on the lSians
more than one million dollars the revolutionar.
fund with when they expected to gain control 0
the government
The third treasure is the greatest and most I'm
portant There is little doubt as to whether
is located on Cocos or is in the Galapagos GROUP
of the coast of Peru. The traditions all say tn
latter place but after a digest of all sources G
information | am convinced that Cocos is tn
spot.
Among the smaller treasures of which there
record it is we'll to mention the seven large cal
non filed with gold-pieces by the pirate Vlllazo
and buried on an island at the very southernMos
part of the Bay of Campeachy; the reported cacn
on the top of the eminence Immediately north
the city of Santiago de Cuba. to be reached on
by difficult trail starting in near Dos Caminos
the mysterious and probably non-existent Havan
municipal treasure, said to have been assemble
at the time of the English attack and conceale
within the rampaits of MORO Castle so effectuan
that il was never found agaiE-