Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-29 | Page 9 | To Recover Stolen Gold

TO RECOVER STOLEN GOLD GOLDHill Dying Hill t Tells lei 1 Story of or Hidden 11 During the time closing years ears of time tho civil CI war war when the Indian territory Y was vas the habitation of scores cores cor of lawlers lawler's ri bands w Ife lived by pillaging III the thc country country coun coun- try a cask easl of or gold old was taken laken from a puny parly of soldiers on their way to Fort Gibson and burled buried somewhere in the thc vicinity of oC what is known as Willow Springs Upon the arrival of the soldiers ai Ut the fort without the gold a large detachment elc- elc of oC soldiers was 1 sent out against l the bands of outlaws A b battie bat bm- t- t tie ll ensued In which all of the thc outlaws trace ere killed except one This one IN sentenced to a life term In the nl nt Fort Leavenworth Hope had never fad faded eel from from lila ir man nall au anI and he hc expected some day lo tu bo hu herl rl pardoned and then lien to lo return for Ol the hidden tl treasure As the y years ars rolled el b by by however the confinement this man than ant li health and u at l few weeks ago ho passed away awny in his cell in III the government gU prison Before ho hf rolled died though h this Ibis man told his attendants attendant tho the story of the robbery and as c nearly neaily ay att possible where the Iho treasure wu true burled buried A party has been In till line Willow Springs country for several wc w searching for Cor the lost gold but no trace tiace has been found So much has born been pinned lo to the d dying mans man's stor story though another search i is to beIn be bt In Instituted The Thc previous hunters have 0 been per persons ons entirely unfamiliar with wll the country hut but now one of or Intas i young men mimeo who has 11 lived d 11 near Willow Springs since childhood will be employed em em- and awl a thorough search made VInita Chieftain