The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

Of the British deet on the Pacific. The
admiral had been sent to cocos by the
government some years before TO IN
vestiKate the claims of a man named
Hartford, an Englishman, who had q
concession from Costa F<ica to hunt fol-
this treasure. He was IN the Imper-
ieuse at the time. and he and his sail
ors did some digging and then went
away. Pzi1iser, however. was conf1den,
that the treasure existed, and he got
the earl to put up 100000 to pur-
chase this yacht and equipment. They
had q full corps of men, including sail
ors and diggers. They came around
through the Strait of Magellan ane
made the island AL right. In looking
for the treasure. however. they used
dynamite, and In the explosion which
followed the earl and the admiral were
40 badly injured by rocks that. to make
. long story short tney went back 10
Panama with nothing but disgust for
their pains.
Another party started out to look
for this treasure was headed by New
f3undland woman. the widow Of ship
chandler. She went over to the Pacific
anl QUILTED = ship from Victoria.
Her captain was q man named Fred
Hackett, and she had with her a trans
fer from Hartford OF his permission
from the Costa Rican government to
search Tor treasure on Cocos. the un-
dsrstand1ne being that the latter was
to have half II the ind. When she
came to Cocos tbs island was inhabited
By . castaway who was dressed like
Robinson Crusoe- He had nothing on
but skins OF beasts, and he looked
. r. ~os.1A bxrf
after they had given him some whis
key he told In broken language his
story. He said he and others lad 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 been
on the island At nrss 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 scho 3ner
arrived
In the meantime other parties. in
GLIDING some Of our canal employees,
have been planning 70 excavate Cocos.
but 20 far NO one has discovered either
the buccaneer hoard or the Madonna
OF gold. ! an told that concessions
can be gotten from the Costa Rican
government IL any one cares to search.
TIE Hl1Aea GSSA q Ceotral ADersea.
There 10 no doubt that there are
great treasures hidden on the islands
and also on the continental part Of
Central America On Mona Island
&3o0.0eO worth Of silver II buried. This
10 not far rom Porto Rico.
have myself seen here and at Pan
anna 1t least . half peck OF solid gold
images which have been taken from
HhA ~ CAnRRAl
America No one knows who buried
them. and some suppose that they date
back for hurafeds and even thousands
u yesrA I SaW Q quart Of these
Image IN tho baak Of Ehrmaa 4 Co.
IN Psaama City. ana en- told that
Miner G. KsatA has . collection Of
ehom IN New York which - said 70 be
worth ssvsfoo hundred thousand dol
lara
I took Q pos0eograph Of the images
Ia the Paaama bank They are OF an
uayes. from that q . mass thumb nail
% sAs palm q your hand some are
quite heavy. and the gold In them
must Be worth several hundred dollars.
Dome Represent eroGa SeAerS birds an1
Dono are WoUpea with . hawk head OF
Hsshos. - Whist looks vsry much like
L. In3eeA. the most q the imagss
have n Egyptian cast. ana they re-
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