BURIED TREASURE.
; The Ending of a buried treasure nefir Highgate sotue years'* ago was reridere^d very remarkable, on accouijt ,of~ the ist-range manner in which the owner macle hia appearance. Some laborers, grubbing up a tree in a field, found two jars containing nearly 400 sovereigns ; they divided the money amongst themselves, . and were then taken aback bf the lord of " thtHiEtanor claiming it.- > Before i%\& r claim could be inTestigated, a trades--man came forward and steted that one 5: night, under a temporary delusion, he 'r had gone out and buried th^-ncftQney^ ■£'' when he awoke, and foi- some houMi afterwards, he tried in vain to recol- i lect the locality he had selected, and only obtained a clue when he heard a % rumour of the finding of 400 sove- $■ reigns. He was able to bringforward I suificieut evidence in stfpport \st his t singular story,- and his Claim wfe'M. "^ mittod, ■ , 'i. :.'.': ;-'■*;> „
BURIED TREASURE.
Bay of Plenty Times, 18 November 1895, Page 3
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