mined the spot where it grew, not far from shore. Legend says it marked the spot where pirate’s gold was buried, but some thought it to be french gold. A young man told how just a few days before, while roaming the territory he had fallen into one of the diggings. This indicated that people are still interested in

the story of the buried treasure in the area of North Cape. This tale passed down is about the captain and his crew

burying the gold in a deep hole. The captain asked who would stay behind and guard it. Only one brave seaman stepped forward and agreed to stay. The captain proceeded to read the orders loud and clear. The gold would‘be guarded, until the rooster plowed for it, and the hen harrowed, and retrieved it. The orders were then placed in the hands of the seaman, who

was shot and buried with the gold. Nobody has ever admitted to

finding the treasure, but, according

started living like kings in times of extreme poverty. There are people who believe the gold went over the bank with the Hawbush, and the many

acres of land that have disappeared over time. Others speak of gold in the waters off North Cape. At least

four fishermen have reported bringing a steel chest to the surface when it became entangled in their back lines, but slipped away

before they could get the heavy object aboard their boats. The chest filled with gold was to have been dropped in four to

five fathoms of water from a frigate wrecked there when it was taking gold to the garrison at Quebec. The story of the heavy

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