When Miss Lucy Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was captured by the Chinese bandits she managed to hide her jewelry (valued at $50,000) in the ground. When released and returned to Peking, she drew from memory a rough map of the place. A search was organized and the jewels were finally discovered by " Boy No. 1" of the Standard Oil Company. He received "an extremely substantial reward."
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