Sonoma's Lost Gold.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1921, Page 3

Sonoma's Lost Gold.

WISTIMI.I>N AND M.Z. CAtlt.F. ASSOCIATION. DETECTIVES AT WORK. *->•' *>. -• Received This Day at* 12.’J0 p.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2b. Tin* Satt Francisco “Chronicle” interviewed Malliewson who said I have given the detectives under me a list of passengers on the Sonoma, and crew, with certain notations opposite certain names. These will he kept secret until they have been all cheeked carefully, and it is determined what significance, if any, can la* attached to tlie various persons. r l bus far nothing has developed which warrants tin* making the nature of the notations public. Wo know at least now that the theft was attempted at- this port, and we have material upon which to work. The correspondent adds that Mathew - son refuses to deny or affirm reports that three members of the crew, missing; are implicated. One of them is a petty officer.

hi The “Chronicle” states Samuels anis ! nouneod report that only thirteen *s thousand dollars are missing is incorrest. The sum is approximately twea*d ty thousand

The search was continued Imt was unsuccessful. Detectives are working on the theory that the remainder will Ih* found at tin* bottom of tin* hay. A deep sea diver investigated the waters. The ventilating system has been choruughly investigated. Detectives

i believe the thieves planned to secret the entire gold in the liose, but they i were unable to accomplish this, and threw the remainder over hoard with I the intention ol returning later. The diver reported there was exI Iremely soft silt at the bottom of the • hay. This made tlie search difficult.. There was a report that Knudson had dreamed the gold was secreted in the ventilator. The engineer said this s was a joke. He said he had been I studying the* general layout of the ship ) u-ith the possibility of determining ’the I hiding places. Tlie stuffed ventilator made him suspicious.