BURIED MILLIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 18, 15 July 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)

BURIED MILLIONS

MYSTIC ROMANCE OP LOST JEWISH TREASUEES.

Helsingfors, May 17. The following is an account of the origin of the cypher of Dr. Juvelius' connection with Captain" Parker's syndicate, whose excavations in Jerusalem have caused so much excitement in the Mahommedan world.

Dr. Walter H. Juvelius, during his studies for, his diploma of doctor of philosophy, interested himself in the study of Jewish history, and particnlarly Jewish chronology, and he found traces . of what he believed to be a very complicated cypher, which was in part used' in the Hebrew texts. He then turned • his attention to the Talmud, and found there in the Book of Misehna an indication that, hidden in the Book of Ezekiel and in certain of Moses' books, were valuables sacred secrets which could be declared to no one.

Then he found in the Book of Ezekiel in cypher a description of a secret hid-ing-place in Jerusalem. The information conveyed by the cypher was:. That there was a secret hiding-place-in Mount Orphel, certainly containing the Tables of the Law, the temple'archives, and the temple treasures. Tins hiding place was connected with the blood canal used for carrying off the blood of the sacrificial offerings in the temple.

The hiding-place was in connection also with David's city. It is not stated in the cypher that the Wood canal and David's city were in direct communication, though this is probable. David's city was on Mount Ohphel. The immediate entrance to the treasure chamber was through a. cleft deep down in the rock, which was filled up at the time of the hiding of the treasures, and must consequently first tie cleared' out by any explorers,

ACCESS TO THE SECRET. There were three approaches to the water system, and thence to the blood canal. One of these was through the temple itself, now the Mosque of Omar and another near to the Virgin's Well . ■ ' (discovered by Sir Oharles Weren). The ' third approach was at a considerable distance, and in these days unavailable.- ' That the blood canal was of considerable size may be gathered from the fact that at the consecration of the temple 22,000 oxen and 18,000 sheep were ' .■ slaughtered as sacrifices by King Solomon. 6

Any exact description of the supposed contents of the secret chamber would <"'.'•■ be impossible, but it was understood " ] that the treasure alone to be found there would be worth several millions " v of pounds. At first the idea of a cypher as discovered by Dr. Juvelius, was scouted by all to whom he mentioned the : $ matter. He himself had not the means to equip an expedition to prove his ■' theory. Through the offices of friends in Finland he was, however, brought, in 1008, into contact with a Swedish engineer named Millen, ai that time resident in Copenhagen. Through him a certain Lieutenant Hoppehrath, who had explored in the Congo, was interested in the matter, and communications were entered into with Captain Parker, in England.

, In the summer of 1908 Dr. Juveliw was -called to England, where the question of a syndicate to examine into the matter was mooted., At preliminary expedition to Jerusalem was undertaken, where Dr. Juvelius pointed out the exaet place on which, according to his theory, explorations should be begun. On hia i return to England a syndicate-was fnhn. - ed, .permission- oeing'inj the meanwhile i obtained frdm the-Turkish Government to carry on the operations. This contsenj not giveij, platonfysHjr. r< r '■ SHARtI itMhfcEN-jjSi <' XThe representatives of tha &>vern- ' meht Yecetv&t tiiVt or the snarWWlna company in consideration of their consent. -Ai'quartet of,'the shares was allotted to Dr. Juvelius, in return for the syndicate obtained' the right to use hie cypher ,and to carry out his plans. The 'remaining quarter was allotted to the I English- ntembers of the syndicate, who \ undertook to find all the necessary working capital.

This -syndicate was known as the •I.M.P.V.F. Syndicate for Jerusalem Exploration. Tlic title was taken from th;e' intttatyof-the pf.'Juvelius, Jlr. Mr. Vaqghah and Mr. Fort. Since" the time of the formation of the syndicate other persons have been interested in the matter, mostly financially, but their names have not,,appeared prominently,.except on the maps <}f' the, fl&R»d#Sri The ' , nominal share capital of tlio elinpany was fixed/at £so,oos, ' ■

in August, 1809, the first excavation* were begun in stye, greatest secrecy and ' under various subterfuges as to the real object of the expedition. About the middle of April Dr. Juvelius became aware that the efforts to il PP r s a s h^J*»^>d' n g-place from the two outside entrances could not be successful ,fer ( ,a considejfebly longer period. It ,wjys Ms opiniottat that time, and he exjpre,sse* it to' the syndicate, that the ' only course lift open to the party to , attain their goal quickly was to make an ' \ entry direfet iiftb the blood canal, if this could be awomplished. The'infoßnJanifon received here is to the effect that some great discovery has been made, and that the prospect of a favorable financial outcome of the expedition is considered to<pe very good. Firm offers have' been madf within th» last two weeks to holders, of the shares, £lO being bid for shares, which are at ' ; the nominal value of £ 1 each.