| Show hidden gold in mexico I 1 whether the report ot the discovery vt the incas treasure at bolivia is true or not it is certain that the conquistadores did not get all the gold of the last inca ot peru nor all the gold and precious jewels ot the mexican monarch the story Is that the incas treasure withheld from pizarro and now discovered in bolivia Is worth 16 and that the indians believe there Is still much more hidden away pizarro received a great sum from the inca whom he so cruelly treated and then killed but in so doing he missed a greater amount which the inca hoping to save his life promised his tormentor in this country one sometimes hears talk of a great golden sun and other treasure hidden securely from the early spaniards one gentleman who has the blood of montezuma in his veins and in whose family the alons of the times of the conquest have been preserved has said that probably fully worth of treasure escaped the hands of cortes and his followers where Is this treas ure some have said that it was thrown into lake texcoco and not many years back a company well provided with funds made extensive excavations in the pedregal near co youcan on a spot indicated by aradi alon A series of subterranean cham bers was found but no golden sun both in mexico and peru gold was hidden away from the greedy con quist adores by the indians who cher isnec the hope of making a successful rising against their conquerors that hope has long died away though much of the hatred for the race of the con quist adores remains in the breast ol 01 the aborigine it is quite probable that some floe day much of Monte hidden treasure asure may be found here by a lucky hit perhaps it Is concealed in an idol cave in the southwestern part of the sierra surrounding this valley a cave of which stories have been told among the indians whence has come the gold that indians living in these mountains so close to the city have brought here and sold to their legal representative 7 there Is a mys tery in all this and a greater mystery in the whereabouts of montezuma s treasure which remains untouched mexican herald |
