The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-29
Brothers Hunt
Lost Fortune

MACON, Mo-. Five Mis-
souri, brothers are conducting "a
search for the mythical pot OF gold
at the end OF the rainbow, albeit
they entertain high hopes OF really
finding n treasure estimated TO he
81. 100000. The treasure was said
TO have boon hidden In an old mini
more than 200 years ago by spanish
missionaries, who were forced to
floo for their llveB before bands OF
untamable Apache Indian raiders.
The oCatiOn OF the mine, according
10 the tale, lies about fifteen miles
south OF the Mexican border and up
In the mountains The padres
buried their treasure. II is said, and
then sealed the mine.
only n OF the five brothers In
on tho actual scene whore the excs-
walton ~ being conducted. lie Ia
Frank u. Mngeo, n mining engineer.
N El pnso. He, together with his
assistant, Antonio Mendoza has pre-
scented such evidence OF success that
Magoe's brothers and several III
Paso business men are pushing the
exploration Sealously Mendoza mas
been searching for the buried trea-
sure for tho past is years.
Find Coed Signs.
Frank Magee declared IN a re.
cent letter written ~ his brothers,
John, J. A. and Vance MaEse, al,
OF Macon. that ms far as the excava-
ton had proceeded they had found
h mine barricaded with heavy
cedar and mahogany tlmbers. Tom
Magee, OF Moberly, another brother.
Is also Interested in the search for
gold.
"Thore IN authentic history that
the ore from this mine was 80 valn-
able that II was carried by pack
mules and ox-trnins 10 Mexico city.
u distance OF 1900 miles. for smeIt-
Ing" wrote Magee. I'm banking
more on that than I am on finding
the millions stored away by the old
padres TO keep n from falling into
the Indians hands. SO far as our
Investigations have progressed the
stories Of the hidden treasure have
been borne OFT, and Senior Mendoza.
a capable mining man. IL confident
hat 1t Ia here"
Eighteen years ago MelIton Ordaz,
a post master nt chihuahua city,
gave Mendoza the document describe
ing the location where Mageo IL now
conducting his operations. with the
understanding that he was to be a
partner In the enterprise. n was
Ordnz who related The story OF the
mine being sealed on the approach
'h fffNNNAh ~ hN"'' W. ANNHAANNNNNH
People hgitated.
The mine W known as La Nina
Porla, and ~ includes three shafts.
Tho main shaft h through IA flssurs
I'm tho rock. Signs OF ancient drills
can De seen on all sides. In the
shafts are numerous well preserved
ladders made from mahogany and
cedar, Presumably the miners of
oldcn timuH used these ladders TO
take their ore TO the surface.
Magco has written that the people
along the border are considerably
agltated Oyor thpir explorations and
that several newspaper have cent
WritcTa to see how Hrar they ars
getting 10 tho treasure lie Eaid
that they have worked IN nearly 500
feet in one Of the shafts aud that
the cedar and mahogany timberlng
continues an tho way.
one theory that Is given much
c%redcuCe by the several mining en-
giHecrs, has II that tho old mine
was a rich producer and hat o
great deal Of gold bullion had aeon
mulated and was awaiting shipment
10 the smcltors at MoXico city when
news Of the raIding ApaChes came.
aud hurried measures were taken 10
keep the treasure Out Of the hands
OF the Indians, who had evidently
heard Of IA contemplated Ehipnent
and had made plans 10 seize II.
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