Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
SEEKING THE PACKARD GOLD
WITH A PATENT DEvICE
Wichita Maa Now on the Job But
Has No Lack.

III mas NO AuCAs
Another search for gold supposed
to be hidden by Augustus Packard
on his old farm east of Enterprise
began yesterday and continued to-
day. Up to the hour of going to
press NO shining metal had been
found and It seems unlikely that II
any was buried It ever will be dis
covered except by accident.
This search was conducted by w.
]. MCGUIRE of Wichita who claims
to possess a marvellous instrument
that will locate money. He came
from that city at his own expense
on q promise Of small percentage
OF what he found. He has been
working at the task without results
but insists that he may find some
hing yet. He has great faith in his
gold-finder and says that IT has To-
Gated money hidden for test many
times. 1t is a small cylinder four
inches long and an inch in diameter
filled with some mysterious COM
pound. He says 1t cost $50. The
cylinder Is suspended by two foot
length OF insulated cord. He holds
the end of the cord and allows the
instrument to swing as a pendulum,
the theory being that 1t Will swing |
toward gold or silver, and It's swing |
caused by the pulling power of the
metals influence, will indicate In
what direction the metal lies.
With the administrator, F. w.
Karl, he worked Thursday afternoon
1t the original home of Packard, on
he bank of the Terrapin lake basin,
low dry and grown up with trees
Ind brush. He thought he had in
lications that the hidden wealth is
n the old log house. The floor was
AIKEN up, the doorstep raised and
,ther explorations made but with
tut result. He remained for an
'ther days investigation.
The family is positive that money
5 hidden because Packard told
laughter that if she would stay with
i'm she should have plenty of money
nd that 1t was hidden in an iron
'ox. she thought she knew the
lace where it was located but
earch did not find 1t there and now
o one knows where it may be. Once
g told of hidden store and dug 1t
p showing about $500 in money
ut he buried 1t again in some other !
lace. $3.50 't>-. : ''|S ~ (
While all these theories are keep
lg people guessing, many think his
,ans to neighbors and some losses
g sustained actually used up the /,
lvings of the past dozen years when ,
e was not making much above ex- I
enses.
The old log house which he built
the fifties and occupied until the
God of 1901 still stands and is
'obably the earliest built dwelling =
wv remaining in the county. IT, I
ould be of historical value and Il
ould be an attraction If brought 6
the court house grounds here and a
eserved as relic Of the pioneer II
ys. 'A
What promises to be long-drawn
t lawsuit over the estate has been 4
Mr.. Packard was twice
lrried; from both his wives he I,
IS divorced, settling with them in
Il of all demands. But the chill
en- have rights as heirs. Four chill I.
en- were born to the first mar II
ge, three to the second. To the
ter children land was given by r,
, father but none to the former =
ldren. Now the former have ask .
to have the land given the latter
zen into consideration in the divi-
n of the estate or put back in the
ate before a division is made. o.,
n probate court Clarence Pack ne
!, the youngest son, has asked for KIN
'8 as due him from his father as pc
lrdian for the six years ending FIRE
2, as income from the land deed ar
him. Probate Judge Tappen I1s
lrded him 1878 and the case has ~
n appealed to the district court. ore