Emery County Progress | 1909-06-05 | Page 2 | Treasure Hidden in Earth

TREASURE HIDDEN IN EARTH Pric eltse relics so concealed must some day be restored to the light of day the actual prosaic instances of treasure trove and the old world ceremonial involving crowner s quest law to decide the legal rights are to be found in any text book on the subject more interesting with a tain fascination of romance Is the re that even in our own country there are probably numerous burled hoards says the london chronicle one cannot always ignore tradition and throughout the length and breadth of the land are to be found old legends of hidden treasure times guarded by a curse sometimes by a special warder there Is ability almost amounting to certainty that valuables were hidden by the romans and even more probably by the romano britons the treasures of the incas and of pirates such as kidd are still existent in theory the burled wealth of india Is among the rudimentary facts known to all stu dents of the east but perhaps most startling and al luring of all is the theory that among the treasure trove to be at some time recovered from persian sands or ruins are the sacred breastplate and the mysterious arim and of the jewish priesthood