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Show BURIED COLD DISCOVERED. The Milwaukee Wisconsin says: In 1 So8 seventeen years ago James Ford came to Wisconsin, from California, Cali-fornia, and located in tho southern part of the town of Franklin. After paying for his property and the necessary implements he had a sum of money, in gold, lelt. The amount is not known exactly, hut it is stated at $1,600. This sum Ford placed in a tin box and burietL in a certain place on his farm, near an old stump. This was in accordance with a custom prevalent in California. In dm course of time he made a search for the money, but could not find it. He stated then that there were other parties in an adjoining field when he buried the money, and was of opinion that possibly they took it. The family fam-ily to whom lie stated the facts thought it was probably that he was simply endeavoring to make them think that he had made more money in California than he really had. In fact, they thought the story about burying the gold had considerable moonshine about it. In course of time James Ford died. His place was sold to his brother, John Ford, and he now occupies it. One week ago Friday, Ford's hired man was out in the field picking up stones, when he found a glittering piece of metal. He didn't know what it was, and took it to Ford's son, who recognized it as a $20 gold piece. The young man had Iheservant point out the spot where he found the gold, and then a search was commenced. The old, forgotten story of tho buried gold was revived, aud moro faith whs put in it than when it was first told. Search was continued, and day by day an additional pieco was found until, thus far, six $20 pieces, making $120, have beon found. Whether this is all, ol course, isn't known. One report is that ho only buried that amount; but the other shows that $1,500 was the amount buried. Search is still being made for moro of the precious metal. |