Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-22
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with invited the visitor in. Aunt
Nancy, Jules wife, was also quite
favorably impressed and the visitor
was given the best bed and the best
there was to eat in the house.
The talk that evening went in the
direction of gold and precious stones
and fabulous wealth and there were
vivid pictures painted before the eyes
of Julc and Nancy of great stores or
hidden wealth left by ancient Indians
and others on Carolina farms.
Before going to bed the visitor: frola
Salisbury advised. his. hosts to say
nothing about his visit because--"well.
it would be best that all the folks not
know If we find anything, don't you
know" -
The next morning bright and early,
Prospector Moore was up and around
the place looking things over. Ee eN-
plored the creek. the wood lands, the
fields-all around. :,
There were no evidences Of buried
gold. Jules spirits fell. So did
Nancy's. But not for long.
With his instrument in his hand,
Moore found a spot around which he
was sure there was gold. 1t was out
in a field and to the eyes of julie and
his spouse looked just like many
another spot on the little farm where
cotton and corn grow.
Use shore we have located it." eN-
planned the prospector. L am gong
to draw q ring around this place and
then we will begin to dig. Now don't
want no talking within this ring be-
cause it won't do
The pick and maitock was brought
into play.
After digging at some depth, four
bars and a bracelet were found.
"Now before I takes them up I'VE
got to deodorize thcm," explained the
prospector. He had sulphur and kero.
sene with him and also a supply OF
cotton.
cotton to their noses lest they be
overcome by the fumes.
Then the sulphur and kerosene were
ignited.
The bracelet and the four bars pres
cnting tarnished appearance, were
taken up. 49,,
So was Nancy.
An inscription on one Of the bars
stated its value wns $4,000. Another
bore the figures $4,000. The two
others were valued at $4,000 each ac-
nording to- chiscled inscriptions on
each.
The bracelet was Il beauty and
struck the woman's eye.
Now explained the prospector'
1--WE got to send this treasure to wash
ington to be turned into cash.
"Then you and 1 got to go to- Colum-
bia to the custom house and 10 see
Governor Cooper for identification:
Them customs people In CoiumDla
gets $50 for making the transfer. Inc
money is to be sent to them rom
Washington. We sends them S2o IN
advance for their services. we II SEE
Governor Cooper Saturday morning at
o'clock for Identification and then we
gets the money. You gets I''os' u -
and I gets a commission.
"you'jI have to nay that $50 fee be-
cause 7 ain't cot my check cashed.'
The alleged gold bars and braceiet
we're placed in a box and presumably
sent to Washington. ..;i e.,
Jule had a COW which he sold 1or
S26 and he borrowed the rest oL VIC
fee money from Mr. William Mcclure.
.Iule and the proSpector started Io'
Columbia last week via Rock Hill.
In. Rock Hill the $40 was given over
m Moore Who claimed he was to bring
1t to Columbia. -, u;...
The two got into the capital city
Friday night. Moore promised TO meet
.,ule at the state house SATURDAY
morning.
He hasn't been there yet.
julie wired home for money 10 coii'e
back on.
Although at loss to underStanu
Moore's actions, he still believed Moli
fav that real gold had been found ano
that he would be wealthy negro W.,
While Moore was at his house ne
renuestcd Julc to read u chapter ont
OF the Bible. .o,,.
Now I am going to tell you every
word that YOU read" said Moore after
ward as he began writing some
strange figures on paper ...
"That what I have wrote Is snor.
hand and If you get somebody thnt
can interpret it. you'll find ifat !! 10
lust what you read ,,iss
Julie brought the paper 10 Niss
Margaret Glenn at the postofhcc Al
Yorkyillc. He tried to explain 10 he.
what If WAS all about. The assistant
nostmistress suggested that sne
couldn't read it but possibly sleno,
rI-anher at the courthouse could anu
that he had better see Shcriil Suiliu, me
To the courthouse and the shetlil
,IuIe went. He talked about inc iette'
and about the 100000 or $70'Ooo treas
urc that would soon he his.
II is one more clIlZy negro Ina! .c i
have on my hands thought the shrri!,,
and pronto-Julc found himsci III
Jail. ,h,. bo
has heen the victim Of a smooth hunrc
game and his wife insists that ING
bars we're real gold because shc mao
them in her hands. mi.
But there is no trace OF Moore' w .'t
julie borrowed is gone.
The negro remains at home await :
ing the return of the prospcctor VINO .
interprets Scripture and iinds u
gold. while as matter OF fact' onls
one more applicant awaits ao!n'S-
sion 10 the Hall Of Gullibes.