Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-28
CHAPTER u.


ster by the other.
"N0w for the document" we both
exclaimed in a breath.
"Here It is" he said. taking up a
rather grlmy-lO0klng roll OF foOlscap
from In front Of him, which. as he
pointed out, was evidently the work
Of a person Of very little education,
and began to read as follows:
County Of Travas. State Of Texas,
December 1859.
Feeling my end Is near, make the fol-
lowing statement OF my own free will and
without solicitation. In full exercise OF all
my faculties, and feel that l am doing my
duty by so doing.
was born IN the city Of Liverpool, Eng
land Ton the 5th day Of December 17S4).
My father was a seaman and when ! was
young | followed the same occupation.
And Il happened, that when, on a passage
from Spain to the West Indies. our ship
was attacked by free-traders, as they
called themselves, but they were pirates.
We all did our best. but were over
powered and the whole crew, except
three. were killed. l was one Of the three
they did not kill They carried us on
board their ship and kept us until next
day when they asked us to join them.
They tried to get US to join them willing
ly but we would not, when they became
enraged and loaded three cannon and
lashed each one of us before the mouth
OF each cannon and told us to take our
choice 10 join them. as they would touch
the guns and that damn quick II is use
less to say we accepted everything before
denth, so we came one of the pirates
crew. Both Of my companions were killed
in less time than six months, but l was
with them for more than two years, in
which time we collected n vast quantity
Of money from different ships we captured
and wo buried o great amount In two
different lots. helped TO bury 1t with
my own hands The location OF which Il
Is my purpose to point out, SO that it can
be found without trouble In the, Bahama
islands. After | had been with them for
more than two years, we were attacked
by a large warship and our commander
told us TO fight for our lives as 1t would
be death II we were taken. But the guns
Of our ship were too small for the war
ship, so our ship soon began to sink
when the man-of-war ran alongside OF our
vessels and tried to board u.s. but we were
sinking too fast, so she had to haul Off
again, when our vessel sank with every
thing on board, and | escaped by swim
ming under the stern Of the ship, as ours
sank, without being seen, and holding on
to the ship until dark when ! swan to n
portion Of the wrecked vessel floating not
far away And on that | hoated The
next morning the ship was not seen.
was picked up by a passing vessel the
next day as a shipwrecked seaman.
And let me say here, l know that no
one escaped alive from our vessel except
myself and those that were taken by the
man-of-war. And those were all executed
as pirates-so l know that no other man
knows Of this treasure except myself and
II must be and is where we buried Il until
today and unless you get II through this
statement It will remain there always and
do no one any good.
Therefore, II is your duty TO trace IL up
and get II for your own benefit as well as
others, so delay not, but act as soon as
possible.
win now describe the places, locations.
marks, etc, etc, so plainly that Il can be-
found. without any trouble.
The first is a sum Of one million and a
half dollars tsl,5oooo@-
At this point John paused. We all
took long breath. and Charlie Web
ster gave soft whistle and smacked
his lips.
"a million and a half dollars. What
hop
Then L happening TO cast my eye
through the open door, caught sight
Of face gazing through the ironwork
of the outer Office with a fixed and
gltterlng expression, face anything
but prepossessing, the face Of half
breed, deeply poekmarked. with a
coarse hook nose aud evil-looking eyes,
unnaturally close together. 1t was
evident from his expression that he
had not missed a word Of the reading.
There is someone in the outer Of.
fce.' l said, and John rose and went
out.
Good morning, Mr.. Saunders" said
an unpleasantly soft and crlnglng
voice.
Good morning" said John, some
what grumplly, "whnt is It you want9"
+, II was some detail Of account. which,
being dispatched the man shunled of.
with evident reluctance. casting
long, inqulsltlve look at US seated at
the desk and john taking up the man
uscrlpt once more, resumed:
o.. sum OF ono million and one
half dollars buried at cay known as
Dead Mems Shoes, near Nassau. in the
hahama islands. About Atty feet 60 ~
south Of this Dead Mons Shoes Is a rock,
on which We cut the form OF compass
And twenty feet 60 itl East from the cay
is another rock on which we cut cross
tN). Under this rock Il Is buried four feet
a ft) deep.
The other is a sum Of enc million dollars
Ni,O00ol. Il Is buried on what was
known as Short shflfl island: on the
highest point OF this Short shrift island
Is large cabbage wood stump and twenty
feet go TT south Of that stump Is the
treasure. buried iive feet IS ftl deep and
can be found without dlflcuity. Short
shrlft island a. a place where passing
vessels stop 10 set fresh water. No great
distance from Nassau. 80 Il can be easily
found.
The irat pod was taken nom a Spanish
merchant and u Is in spanish silver
dollars
The other on Short shrift island Il in
different kinds OF money. taken from diff
ferent shlps Of different pations-lt Is an
good money.
Now friends. have told you an that is
necessary for you 60 know 70 recover
these treasures and ] leave Il in your
hands aad Il is my request that when
you read this. you Win Al once take sters
TO recover lt ami when you get It, IL is
my wish that you use it In a way most
good to yourself and others. This Is all I
ask.
] am, trulf yoar friend.
HENRY p. TOBIAS