HUNT FOR TREASURE.
ENGLISHMEN IN BOLIVIA.
LEADER SEEKS MORE CAPITAL
United Service. BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 13
Professor Edgar Sanders, (lie head of Iho British exploration syndicate whirli is searching for Jesuit treasure in Bolivia, has sailed for England, for the purpose of raising another £50.000 for the purchase of pumping machinery and other equipment. Mr. Sanders says the treasure undoubtedly exists, although perhaps it is not worth £10,000,000 as bad been reported. " In tbo course of our investigations, ho said, " wo discovered 280 skeletons, presumably of peons (native labourers) who •were employed to carry the treasuro to a hiding place. Most of them had cvidently been poisonod, and tlio others beaten to death, as their bones were broken."
It has long been believed that fho Jesuits left behind a hoard of treasure, when they were expelled from Bolivia in the 18th century. The English explorers went to South America in January last on their search.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19281215.2.50
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20130, 15 December 1928, Page 13
Word Count
155HUNT FOR TREASURE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20130, 15 December 1928, Page 13
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in