The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26

Tg and building strong boxes
TT in which to keep them safe
Q-J ~. Designing persons are
always trying to secure what
does not rlghtfuly belong to them ant
there never has been n relaxation from
the efforts to keep valuables from the
reach Of such INSCRIPTIONS persons
The result Of the thousands of years
OF such efforts Is the modern safe de
post vaults.
The history OF mans efforts TO retain
possession Of the gold and jewels he
had accumulated Is romantic and fas-
cInatlng, from the time when he used
TO bury them TO the present day. A
local trust company has issued an at
tractlvely Illustrated account of these
efforts which was gotten up for 1t and
copyrighted by Boston printing com
pany. BY their courtesy the following
has been prepared:
That hurying treasure was once the
ordinary method Of concealment is in
dicnted by such references as appear
in the thirteenth chapter of st. Mat
thew: "The kingdom of heaven Is like
unto treasure hid in field; the which
when man hath found he hdeth, and
for ioy thereof goeth and selleth all
that he hath, and huyeth that field"
Syria and other eastern countries are
said TO he full Of trca sure buried before
battles and never dug up. No one can
estimate the worlds buried treasure.
As soon ne Americo was discovered
II was overrun with Snonisb adven-
trrers attracted bv stories of the
buried treaspre Of tbn Soutb Amer
ican Indians. The aborirines of Co.
Iumbia. tbe Chibcb9s built mounds in
memory Of their dnod and filled them
with sacrifcial stores of gold and
Jewels. The invaders secured immense
booty from these mounds. and it is
said that ono chief r9ye m treasure
worth $4,000 another $4,000 worth
in gold stripS and sim another S65 600
worth Of emeralds and gold. But it
waS the booty from the sacred lake of
Guatavita that the Spanfards most
desired. Al the great religious fes-
tivals on this lake II is said that offer
lngs Of gold. silver and gems were
thrown into the water to appease the
serpent reputed to dwell at the bot
rom.
Although various efforts were made |
by SpaniardS to drain the lake and |
secure the gold and gems It was not |
sgril seventeen wears ago that an Eng |
Eph company secured leased rights |
from Colombia and succeeded i'm drain |
Ing off the water. II has been estimat. |
ed that there are on the bottom Of .
the lake 12OO0OOOO pounds of gold. .
however correct that may be. Many
taOusand dollars worth already have
neen recovered.
Odd Hldin1 Places.
Stories are told of other treasures
hidden and never recovered. including
the S15.O0OO0O national treasure of
Peru, then it IS pointed out that grndu-
ally man became aware that better
protection must he afforded. The
Fgvntians concealed much in the soft
walls and floors of their houses prOb-
ably to Outwit thp tax gatherers who
called not infreouentIv. The Ecvptfans
had wooden chests for clothing and
family treasures, but they used them
little for keeninr gold and Jewels
In Egvpt the church and state were
Identical. and the crown Jewels and
public revenue. as well as the sacrif
1ial offerings. were kent in the we'll
built treasure houses within the tenn
plps, the only buildings in the coun-
trv erected with durable materials.