Hello Dragunx5
Here is a newspaper story from Olgen standard newspaper of 16 December 1934
TREASURE HUNT IS PLANNED FOR MEXICAN GOLD
Texan To Seek Caravan Of E m p e r o r Maximilian
By W. WINSTON COPELAND
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
FORT WORTH. Tex.? (UP) ?A
quest for the legendary treasure of
Maximilian. Ill-fated 19th Century
Emperor of Mexico, will be made on
the wind-swept alkali plains of West
Texas this fall.
As legend has It. the Austrian
prince, who had been placed on the
Mexican throne by Napoleon III of
France In his quest for an empire,
made plans to flee from Mexico
when It became certain his feeble
throne was tottering.
The emperor loaded a caravan of
five wagons with his personal belongings,
gold bars, and Jewels of the
royal family. The goal of the caravan
was a. gulf port, where the
treasures were to be shipped to
Europe. Maximilian was to follow.
Before Maximilian could flee he
was executed. The caravan, already
on its way under Maximilian's retainers,
continued Its journey, bent
on delivering the treasure to Empress
Carlotta, who had fled to
Europe.
The caravan slipped across the Rio
Grande into Texas. It disappeared
somewhere In the interior.
Several years later, John Calvert,
a surveyor posting a boundary line
for a rancher, found the remnants
covered by sand. Level with the top
of the sand he saw a chest.
In the chest was bar after bar
of gold. Fearful to trust his finding;,'
in a bank, he left it hidden In
the sand, going to It as he needed
more gold.
That is the story he told Herbert
Scheel, an automobile salesman, just
before he died, according to Scheel.
Calvert gave Scheel a map to the
location and a general description
of the spot, Scheel said.
Tills year, Scheel will try to locate
the treasure.
As you can see this version is different from the version you found. It is interesting to note that this story came from the mid 1930's an era of deep depression and treasure stories were becoming very popular.
I hope some one can find an earlier story about Maximilian Jewel's etc..?
I will keep looking through my files
Regards Hardluck
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