Produced by Al Haines [Frontispiece: H.M.S. _Lutine_ leaving Yarmouth Roads, Oct. 9, 1799, on her last voyage. (_From the painting by Frank Mason, R.A., in the Committee Room of Lloyd's, London._) _See Chapter XI._] THE BOOK OF BURIED TREASURE BEING A TRUE HISTORY OF THE GOLD, JEWELS, AND PLATE OF PIRATES, GALLEONS, ETC., WHICH ARE SOUGHT FOR TO THIS DAY BY RALPH D. PAINE Author of "The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem," etc. ILLUSTRATED London William Heinemann 1911 Copyright 1911 By METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE COMPANY Copyright 1911 By STURGIS & WALTON COMPANY Set up and electrotyped. Published September, 1911 CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE WORLD-WIDE HUNT FOR VANISHED RICHES II CAPTAIN KIDD IN FACT AND FICTION III CAPTAIN KIDD, HIS TREASURE IV CAPTAIN KIDD, HIS TRIAL AND DEATH V THE WONDROUS FORTUNE OF WILLIAM PHIPS VI THE BOLD SEA ROGUE, JOHN QUELCH VII THE ARMADA GALLEON OF TOBERMORY BAY VIII THE LOST PLATE FLEET OF VIGO IX THE PIRATES' HOARD OF TRINIDAD X THE LURE OF COCOS ISLAND XI THE MYSTERY OF THE LUTINE FRIGATE XII THE TOILERS OF THE THETIS XIII THE QUEST OF EL DORADO XIV THE WIZARDRY OF THE DIVINING ROD XV SUNDRY PIRATES AND THEIR BOOTY XVI PRACTICAL HINTS FOR TREASURE SEEKERS ILLUSTRATIONS H. M. S. _Lutine_ leaving Yarmouth Roads, Oct. 9, 1799, on her last voyage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _Frontispiece_ Treasure-seekers' Camp at Cape Vidal on African Coast Divers searching wreck of Treasure-ship _Dorothea_, Cape Vidal, Africa Captain Kidd burying his Bible Carousing at Old Calabar River The Idle Apprentice goes to sea John Gardiner's sworn statement of the goods and treasure left with him by Kidd Governor Bellomont's endorsement of the official inventory of Kidd's treasure found on Gardiner's Island The official inventory of the Kidd treasure found on Gardiner's Island A memorandum of Captain Kidd's treasure left on Gardiner's Island Statement of Edward Davis, who sailed home with Kidd, concerning the landing of the treasure and goods The French pass or safe conduct paper found by Kidd in the ship _Quedah Merchant_ Kidd hanging in chains "The Pirates' Stairs" leading to the site of Execution Dock at Wapping where Kidd was hanged Sir William Phips, first royal governor of Massachusetts Map of Hispaniola (Hayti and San Domingo) engraved in 1723, showing the buccaneers at their trade of hunting wild cattle Permit issued by Sir William Phips as royal governor in which he uses the title "Vice-Admiral" which involved him in disastrous quarrels The oldest existing print of Boston harbor as it appeared in the time of Sir William Phips, showing the kind of ships in which he sailed to find his treasure An ancient map of Jamaica showing the haunts of the pirates and the track of the treasure galleons The town and bay of Tobermory, Island of Mull Duart Castle, chief stronghold of the MacLeans