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Show PIRATE GOLD ON COCOS ISLAND IS AGAIN SOUGHT , COBAlT, Ont. Cocos Island and Us pirate gold loom once more through; the mists of romanco two points on tho weather bow of public interest Andrew li Cullen, miner and prospector, pros-pector, has been engaged It is said by a New York syndicate to locate the burled treasure. Prospecting in the wllderno- of northern Ontario, near Nlplgon House, where the Hudson Bay company now, closing out Its prairie land to settlers, still pursues Its ancient trade in furs Cullen Invented a divining rod, which he declares la infallible at indicating the location of gold deposits or burled treasure. The Instrument, it Is said, operates on the principle that afftnl- ties attract each other. It Js equipped With an electric device and a lump of, gold Is fixed in its point. Whi ther here Is treasure left on Co-cos Co-cos Islnnd Is a question. Bugs' Thompson Thomp-son and Bonlto the latter famous as, "the last of the great pirates," are I supposed to have burled plate. Jewels, and money valued at $21,000,000 on the Island off Costa Rica early in tho nineteenth century Some believe Thompson's or Ronito's old companions compan-ions lifted the treasure secretly. Certain Cer-tain it Is that only one expedition of a score or more that have gone treasure trea-sure hunting to Cocos ever found a HI II doubloon. 1 The one successful expedition was made In 1 84 4. and it was headed by Keating and Bogue, of Newfoundland. Thompson had died at Heating's home and bequeathed him an old chart of the Island, showing that location of the treasure Keating camo back with 1 910.000 worth of gold and Jewels. He aid be and Bogue had found a cave j filled with plate, bar gold and sacks I of coin. The crew of hJg ship mutinied Bogue lost his life under mysterious circumstances and Keating escaped from the island in an open boat. Who the Nw York men are who plan to test Cujlen's divining rod in a new search for the lost riches of Cocos Inland has not been made known The last expedition to Cocos H armed with the chart Thompson gave to Keating sailed from Vancouver 1 seven rears ago and returned empty handed. 00 |