Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-06
WHERE DID CAPTAIN
KIDD BURY HIS
TREASURE?

klUU BUk1 HIS
TREASURE? :
For more thar 200 years an effort
daasling Captain Kidd buried his treas
ares, and various expeditions have
been sent out i'm search of the great
wealth that il is supposed this English
pirate has hidden somewhere along the
American coast. Within recent years
Z" locate 1T IN the Chester Basin, Nova
Scotia. The reasOn for looking about
fhis section is given i'm that during one
~ his llfatical cruises Captain Kidd
landed at Oak Island. i'm this basin. and
II Is believed buried there vast sums
81 frens'lre, consisting of gold and jew
els. ~ is estimated that if this treas
are is ever found. those who are sue
ress1ll Will he rewarded to the extent
OF at least $40, OOO, 900.
nuring the latter part OF the 18th
century the American coast was alive
WIN pirates who not only robbed every
vessel that came within their reach.
OUT also blocked traffic in "A most de-
plofnpie a One OF the most daring
OF these pirates was Captain William
Kidd. kidd was the son of a Scotch
, munster, and took to the sea in early
- A''sN iV ~ ctttliiDNou On tIGl
fsrltish government to assist them in
AtaHiIilS u piracy. and he was SO
euccessful that the English king STYLED
nun. .o'ur we'll beloved and trlisty Will
iiam Kidd But after IL few honest
advehtures. he mysteriously disap-
Iet'red. Nothing directly was heard OF
MN for some time. and when news f.
haiiy came 1t was in no way to his
credit. f"r runor accused him of having
turned pirate himself and OF being one
" the most daring and dangerous that
rue sailing Vessels had to- contend with.
Ine English government resolved to
capture Kidd at n cost, and when he
neard OF their decision he was cruising
Ainng the Spanish Main. Leaving his
1niE az Hayti. on a small slOop laden
WITH $io.UO0 worth OF treasure and a
small crew of 40. he sailed north and
was next heard OF AZ having landed at
oyster BAY. l.. !. 1t would seem that
ne iaad confederates on this side of the
watef, FOR he gained the privilege OF
,axding. and was not only received by
sshgtlsh officials in New York city. but
ne was allowed to proceed from Thence.
70 BOSTON to talk matters over.
Hht here the authorities arrested him
ana ne was packed back to England to
sLanu trlai Tor piracy. The treasure
~ the pirate sloOp was also seized. At
rome ne could not be convicted of pir-
ecy., for some u~naccountab Bile rea son
and MS trial hn that charge was some
Wiiat of 4 farce. for the English court
fuSned It through with suspicious I'M xta
and = lack of Justice.
ae was, however, accused OF ha
Kn.en = ml'tinous ssilor named William
aeon, whom he had hit over the head
with a bucket. He was found entity
=. murder. and was hanged on Nav d.
s4ty1. AS We're also nine Of his crew.
~ treasure which was captured AT
ossser ray was considered to be only |
: TsnaIi part o. What he possessed. and
e became rumored about that so vast
~ inc treasure that he had accltmu-
setea mat 1t Was his habit to put to
esote every now and then to unload. |
FOT 9 long time 1t was supposed that
ms Used Long Island as his treasure
ssnas; a'd searchjng parties began to
n island and the shores Of
f1u0ecn BAY. But It. was not until
yeerk afterWard that men who were
1Die g argue the subject from u more
sune point OF view explained to those
NO We're less l~evel-headed that even
sS. uaxe stolen S5O.OOo worth Of gold and
sMeas.ln 80 short a. time and under
,eucn difficult circumstances was !, pa
record III itself.
q = KIDD took to the sea to de-
sstEoy the pirates II was III the sux9es-
tsgn anu through the support OIL AM
y the Earl 0f BellOmont. who In the
leAntiine Z become the 4 GOV
ern9r Of q New York ana SpE.
~cnusetts h most ntysterious ,Dart
81 Ane OF Captain Kiddw
~ ~ Mno tile clrcNmstances he should
II !lsNe Oeen allowed to land on Long
Island. ahd 6een received 81 then, IN
rev York NnleHs his Ontraees ma heen
Sehcyloned by them. bNllaImontWaAverv
caoSe 10 William III o England. and
81 couid hardly hi conceived that
Of two OF this $GrAnNH. = Tvs