Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1914 — TREASURE UNDER OLD CASTLE. [ARTICLE]

TREASURE UNDER OLD CASTLE.

Tower Accident Leads to Its Demolition. Lisbon, PortugaL—lt la reported that a great find of treasure has been made at Alcazaba. Several centuries ago a castle was built to defend the town against the Moorish Invaders. It was erected on the top of a hill, and recent earth tremors in those parts have caused the old castle to collapse and have also destroyed neighboring edifices. Recently the tower fell and some of the stones burled a house, killing two of the occupants and injuring seven others. Thereupon the authorities decided to demolish the castle, snd during an exoavatlon in the deep dungeons a number of skeletons, evidently prisoners who hsd died In Jail, were brought to light Two iron chests were also ed,and when opened they were found to be full of old Spanish and Portuguese gold and Bilver cobyu At the bottom of the chests were n number of gold snd silver bars. The whole is estimated to be worth over $150,000. Half this treasure trove will go to the Government, and the othef half to the workmen who discovered It