The campaign of LieutGenJohn Burgoyne : and the expedition of LieutColBarry StLeger . has not, however, gone by, even tothis hour, and still, every year, new pits are excavatedby the insatiable money diggers.^ This appears to be a very common popular delusion ; in many placeson the Hudson, and about the lakes, where armies had lain, or moved,we found money pits dug; and in one place, told us, that a manbought of a poor widow, the right of digging in her ground for the hiddentreasure. Were Professor Silliman alive now (1877), he would find a stock com-pany organized and in active operation
The campaign of LieutGenJohn Burgoyne : and the expedition of LieutColBarry StLeger . has not, however, gone by, even tothis hour, and still, every year, new pits are excavatedby the insatiable money diggers.^ This appears to be a very common popular delusion ; in many placeson the Hudson, and about the lakes, where armies had lain, or moved,we found money pits dug; and in one place, told us, that a manbought of a poor widow, the right of digging in her ground for the hiddentreasure. Were Professor Silliman alive now (1877), he would find a stock com-pany organized and in active operation for the purpose of digging on thelower Hudson for the treasures of Captain Kidd.— J-V. L. S. 400 Campaign of General John Burgoyne. The Field of arrived at this interesting spot, in a very finemorning ; the sun shone with great splendor, upon theflowing Hudson, and upon the beautiful heights, and theluxuriant meadows, now smiling in rich verdure, andexhibiting images of tranquility and loveliness, very op-posite to the horrors of war, which were once :-s
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