Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1918 — ARIZONA COWBOY FINDS $400,000 IN GOLD. [ARTICLE]

ARIZONA COWBOY FINDS $400,000 IN GOLD.

May Be Treasure Hidden by Priests 75 Years Ago. Phoenix, Aris.—The discovery of * $400,000 cache in the hills of Graham county is reported by H. R. Whitman of Solomonville. The discovery was made by Joe Walsey, a cowboy, who is making efforts to find the former owner. While hunting stray cattle northwest of Solomonville, Walsey found a tree trunk from which the handle of a shovel protruded. Investigation disclosed an iron box containing old Spanish gold, coins and gold vessels, the intricate working of which is said to bring the. value of the find above $400,000, estimated as its worth as bullion. The gold has been taken to Safford. Old residents of that section say Walsey has found treasure hidden by priests who left that section about seventy-five years ago, when it was a part of Mexico. It always has been believed the priests buried the church’s wealth before fleeing.