Year: 1876

way il is and we have to look for cargoes that
sometimes washed ou. OF the hus in that way, good
ways OIL from where tho wreck settled In tho sand.
We gong to look tor the wreck OF the Montezuna,
that lies OF here out in the inlet, soon AS We can
get good weather and decent water. diver cant
work IN any other weather or wator. The Montezuma
has 500 900 worth o copper In her. don't know how
much money is in the Mexico, and don't know how
We can get at tho amount ! suppose there
is good deal OF money in her. Tho
Montezuma belonged 10 the Black Ball iine
ana had 4l2 passengers and copper aud spcter bars
She ana the Sydenham went ashore out there of
Jones' Bar. The sydenham had valuable cargo of
steel ore on and have got some OF the steel The
steamer Grecian from Genoa, went ashore off here
eight years ago on Jones' East Shoal When am
working at diving stay down under water four hours
and get $40 day for that tour hours have been
down deep from $50 to 200 feet under waler Tho
man at the pumps gets SO 50 day. and tho attendant
jim laughed heartily he gets IS day. The way we
work IS this:-When so down and have been to work
the life limo, and when l want more air pumped
gvo one pull ON the hose and two pulls
o the Brooklyn Bridge IT'S just like that good deal,
when the ouzzing IN your ear; that's when you are
In deep water You feel il in your head queer like
have been down LAT feet to look for bodies in the Kate
Dyer IRON CaaO, with guano aboard. You may re-
member that the Scotland struck her Off Sandy Hook,
and the Scotland is down there STILL but the Kate Dyer
drtted up and sunk from the mole which made
in her. found sixteen dead bodies in the Dyer.
was down seventeen years ago IN Dutch snip !
were ali washed out The underwriters generally buoy
wreck once year; If they don't any one can





summer, only there must be smooth water or
We do not work. the vessel will shift and rock above
our heads. was down in the Ladona five years ago,
OF Cape CanaveraL am afraid OF shark or any
fish when under water they more afraid OF the diver
who has an air hole in the copper helmet which lots
out the foul air very fast making noise IKE steam
WHISTLE and when shark gets near that 1t bothers
him and he gets away fast. The whole rig OF diver
when goes down is about $50 pounds weight and he
has head piece and his shoes have weight OF twelve
pounds TO keep him down or he would 90 up like
There about twelve divers around New York
We all shares this vessel excepting the hands,
when make ind II there is any way To find the
Mexico will try, but I'm afraid she is too deep
the sand and We can't hoist her out IL VIC can get
her out suppose will ind the money that VIC hear
much about We haven't tried Tor the Bristol Yet.
She is of here however"


was shown the hold Of the schooner, which was full
of anchors, chains and bars OF valuable Bremen steel
taken from wrecks in the neighborhood, out nothing
further being possible in the way of Information about
the Mexico and hor reputed treasure until these divers
90 TO work on her in better weather, bid the wreck
ers goodby and shook hands with them all heartily,
having much finer passage TO the mainland In that
little boat than had whom endeavorng to find the
wreckers These men 1.-Two salt pork, corned beef to-
matocs, s'spuds' and any other vegetables they
get but rarely get fresh meat the shore Is generally
difficult of access to them while on duty.