Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-03
Recovery OF
Cold Hinges
On Salernites

They caught the coyote all righ
\ ana in bis struggle to free him
self from the trap the animal duI
q hole in the bottom OF the cave
4 This uncovered the flap OF al
ancient saddle.
A little work with a pick sooI
brought to light the following
articles. all somewhat decayef
and showing the results Of age
Two saddles, two bells such as ar'
used for horses when staked out;
4 rosewood box containing papers
and documents, child's brush
comb and hair ribbon, a long
stemmed pipe, a pair Of old-fash-
toned spectacles with square lens,
besides other personal effects.
An examination Of the plunder
convinced williams that these
were the articles that had been
buried by the gold hunting party
OF which Mrs. Eliza Turtle Of Sa-
lem, Oregon, was member, lear-
" half a century ago. Further IN
yegtigation convinced him that
such was indeed the case, so he at
once instituted search for MIS-
Turtle, which has not as yet been
successful.
According to Williams story,
Mrs. Eliza Turtle has made no less
than six trips along the Columbia
river for the purpose OF discover
ing the hiding place Of the gold
left there back In 1876, by her
father and his four companions.
On these trips she explained to
her guides that the party buried
two lots Of their belongings in or
der to prevent them from falling
into the hands of the Indians. The
location OF the saddles, etc, was
marked by a monument Of rocks.
but the gold was only short dis
tance away, In location known
to Mrs, Turtle.
A rough map OF the location
was all that Mrs. Turtle had tol
guide her in her search, but asl
many years had passed since she
witnessed the burial Of the treas
ure. she could not remember the
general location Of the cache.
From Mrs. Sarah Truax, for
merly a resident Of the Quincy vi
cinity, now Lying in Ellensburg,
Williams has learned the story OF
the burial Of the gold along the
river, supplemented also by what
he learned from those who accom-
panied Mrs. Turtle on her six trips
in search OF the treasure.
II appears that there were five
adults in the party, including Mrs.
Turtles parents. IN addition there
was half breed guide. They had
washed out about $S5,000 worth
OF gold at the scene of new dis
covery somewhere in British Co
lumbia and were on their way to
their former home in Oregon.
AS they reached the vicinity Of
Trinidad they found the Indians
on the war path, being especially
hostile towards the Cinnamon
who were then washing gold along
the sands Of the Columbia. The
half breed guide employed by the
party sensed danger and advised
them to get rid OF their horses and
bury their gold, trusting to make
their way home down the river on
foot. As for him, he notified them
that he would quit them right
there and would not guide them
any further.
The party took the guides adj
vice and buried their belongings
In two places not far apart, Their
and other similar effects
were put in one place and marked
by pile Of stones, erected a cou-
Pile of hundred feet away The
gold was buried elsewhere, and a
rough map was made for guidance
In relocating the treasurer when
The party returned, as they intend
I'd TO do the following spring.
The party escaped from the
scene OF the indian troubles safe.
", though once held up and
searched by the warning red men
But when they arrived at The
Dalles where there was an army ,
post. the officers refused TO ac-
them nack to find the
gold. The Indian disturbances
asted for several years, and IN the
mean time the leading members OF
he party died.
The rest busted themselves at
'ther adventures, until finallyiI
here was no one left OF the entire
iarty except the little girl, whose
ather had been leader OF the ex.
now grown to woman
Iood and married. All she had 10
.uide her in the search for the
uried gold was the rough map
rawn by her father many years
efore.
II was about l2 years ago that
Iuincy people first remember the
xpendition headed by Mrs. Eliza
eth Turtle. which ranged up and
own the Columbia river from
rinidad down TO Beverly seeking
mythical pot OF gold. For six
immers. she came back each year
nd dug about among the sand,
he rocks. the caves and the pot
oles OF the river bank. all to no
urpose.
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