A FAMOUS BUCCANEER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19851, 23 January 1928, Page 12

A FAMOUS BUCCANEER.

TREASURE AT PANAMA. A SUCCESSFUL SEARCH. [FBOII OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. Remarkable successes are being achieved by Lieutenant George Williams, former British naval officer, in the use of his scientific machine for tracing gold, in his search in Panama for treasure known' to have been left there by the famous buccaneer, Sir Henry Morgan. Lieutenant Williams is operating on a large scale, having three expeditions at work simultaneously. At Porto Bello he found much of Morgan's treasure, consisting of church plate, all of silver. There is a church bell, standing seventeen inches high, of solid silver, as well as jugs, vases, trays and other things used by the Spanish priests in their churches in the olden days. There is also a crown of solid silver, set with gold and silver, used by the priests. Mr. Williams is enlarging the expedition, to -place parties on the islands around Panama, from whose Government he has a four-years' concession. f At Porto Bello, the scene of Morgan's chief operations, ho believes there is rich treasure, including the Madonna in pure gold, which was the subject of so much parley and fighting between Morgan and the Governor.