The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-28
THE sUB-TREASURY.
Counting the Cash u tIleF4iIlts+3-
Over SeVentYeilve llillt h Dollars
in Coin to beiHandled.S

CouutiuE.,heyC cash IN ths55F4ilits..-,
over SeventYeflve lliIltop dollars
In Coin to beiHandied.
The examination Of the casll In the
vaults at the SuD-Trcasury commenced
on Friday night, where thirty clerks were
engaged until near midnight, proving the
cnsIl Of the tellCrs. Yesterday all GXanli.
nation was made Of the stock IN the Assay
Office, and OH Monday, the process OF cX-
amining the coin In the vaults will CONF
'menCe. There are about 100000
locked up in these strong boxes, and
about $4,000. 900 aTe-FemNiaed- under
seal since the last examination, in N0VeInY
Der, when Judge Folger superseded Gen.
Buttcrlell. II, does not appear TO be
necessary 10 correct this part Of tue cash,
for II. the amount then taken was correct
II must be correct now, Us the seals have
remained intactevGr since. Tic coin In
chests containing q half million dollars
each, and there Is only one way to get II
out except BY tie door, and that Is by
tapping" the back partol the chest, 10 do
which tic operator would have to over
come difficulties which are almost II not
quito insurmountable. These obstacles
are about six feet Of solid granite masonry,
and two one-inch plates Of chilled iron,
separated by steel musket balls. In order
to get u base Of operations the burglars
would have to Capture and Hill the guards
on duty In tho building.
As tie bOndsmen Of the Assistant Treas
uTer are rcsponsible for the official, It hlsl
always been deemed advisable " take
extra pans, so that there can not possibly
he mistake. TO this end, the examina1
ton Of the cash has been thorough and
superintcnded by officials from Washing
ton, who represent the Treasury Depart
ment Mr.. Tappan, the president Of the
Gallatin National Bank, will represent
Mr.. Hillhorlse and Judge Folger in this
examination. rr.t. ru1Il.
Prior to the count the vaults IRE closed
by tho officials Of the Treasury Depart
nlcnt, who retain the keys until the ex,
animation is finished. Thus any attempt
10 Jumper with the cash by interested par
ties is prevented. While the count is in
progress the coin Is brought from the
vualt in bugs, each containing $1,000
upon trucks which carry 100000 ut a
time. The load of yellow boys is guard
cd in its transit, and no opportunity is
offered for any, thief to come the "grlb
game" On arriving in tie Gold Room q
bag Is taken at random from the lot, open
ed, aud counted piece by piece. # the
amount Is found correct the gold is emptled
into one pan Of q scale, which i
accurately poised, and into the other par
is poured tie contents Of one Of the Other
bags. 1.-THE pOise is equal the amount il
accented US correct, aud the work pro
Ceels with the contents Of the other bags
4 In this way $16OOO,000 can be examined
\ in tic course ola day, but it is not brohu'
bic that the work will proceed Ut q faster
rate than $1,000 900 or $4,000, 600 . day
So fast as $500,000 are counted the gold
is returned 10 the vault, deposited IN !:
chest, and the door OF the compartment i
closed aud sealed with wax in such i
manner that it cannot be tempered with
and upon The tag is the signature OF thu
Assistant Treasurer, the Superintendent
OF the Assay Office, the representative o
the retiring Assistant Treasurer, and thu
Committee from the Treasury Department
at Washington. ,.-
I, Visitors 10 the Sub.Treasury during
almost any day next week may have u
opportunity Of enjoying music TO whicl
they have long been unAccustOmed-tht
jingle OF gold pieces as they ly through
the, nim6le fingers Of the examiners
Nelo lOEe Times Of SUulttdy. ~ .......,i