The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-09-26
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The willes, aud mpst visionary Of
Tho Argonaats &c -" never dream
"a u tho golden possibilities hidden IL
tie rocks and earth &c the Pacific coast
Capt sattcr. Wien 10 I; ,,,;rssas:ssslly worked
his lit,lc wooden mill Oh tho American
Fork of tho Sacramento River, Ia the
winter nf ISIS. cnpld not. hy tho Wild.
est stretch II imagination. have had n
conception Of tho magnitude of the au.
riferous deposits IN tho fertile slopes
and valleys alout him Little il hc
dream thu, his insignificant mill-racc
lca 10 wealth that would dwarf that IL
even the fahlea land d orhir In Its
influence on tho world.
Tn Monday afternoon there arrived
Ut tho Sub. Treasury Ia thi- city g..
uno. 900 Ia gold coin II was forward.
cd by tho A,lans Express Company
from tho Treasury In san Francis
81, The weight IL this colin was about
four TONS. |, Nm packed IN twelve
strong iron chests, cach ahou, two feet
and u half In length by sixteen inches
IN breadth and depth.
Tho gold consisted entirely II ,louhla
eagles, inclnsrl Ia lno stuut canvas
hats. each containing Sao .nnn. Every
i lug hnru thu sral a. tho Assistan,
| fleasurer IN sun fsubeiseu, nd ca.l,
| II the chests Ind three combination
loels. lhe ~ lanatnn IL tile cp,nhi.
naiin,.s Nas sent IL Assistant Treasurer
llillllonse IN tso hetallments, one bs
mail an'l ono b, express This was 4
prevent IT. possible n-p III tlle event "A
its falling iHtp unworthy hanl.,
The car containing the treasure waf
guarded hy ,,ine anuca men, IS al
additional s,rnrii. tie Esrtrss tnmpn,
ii, VA. held Responsible IL tl,u t;vscr,r
ntru' tar tho sai'ris ~ the gall 81
itr Arrival here Il VAS carried in cNlruts
Wagons u tho Pine street entrance ii
tho Treasury. wherc tho ehirts. which
weighed between six unl seven llunarr,
pounds carll, N.ra placed on trurk'
and rolled inin tho cuin division. I'll,
bags were cmrtiea and tho conlcn,,
co,utcd hy weighing. ay this mode
tho ahrcncc u i single piece would he
instantly detected, M the exact weigh,
II go. 900 III gnll coin Ii registered.
About 81 .0On. .uOO Of tho treasure |,
tiesh from the mint. aud this il wa,
necessary nerel, u weigh, Tho 70.
mainlrr. having hccn III circulation. |,
to bo examined piece hy riceo 70 sce
TINT every one II genuine. Tho on,
pcrts hcsan this labor yesterday mud
will bc occupied III !. for 4 week.
Mr.. Ashley, tho chief of thu coin
division. says that 10 large an amount
of gold IL rarely received In tho Sub
treasury Mt ono time. II was sent here
\, the Treasury department hccaus,
Ncw York i tho onl, city wlrrc III,
Government needs to keep large uuan
titles of gold fur mercantile purposes
At the clore u business yesterday ihcr,
wa. n balance u gold coin III tho Sub
treasury of eis,5.., jis. IN, or about
100 tons u gold. This Is an unusual
y heavy supply. tho REASON for II Il
tho light shipping demand, only Sii
OOO having bren delivered Tor rl,ipmcnl
since Jan, |. That il less than hull
tho amount IN tho corresponding pcriot
lust year,
/ In addition 10 thi- TIN fuh.1'rcas
ury contains about SlO. nm. 900 Ii
gold bars. sloO. 900 IN ail.cr. m,
nboMt 4:Ia .Ouu. 900 III currency,
There arc tWn treasure chambers oi
different silcs u tho main ilnur In Iii,
Suh-lrcarury, Each l'as wills ofmas
Sisc stone eight foot thick. laill III ~,
parallel sections, Tho int,rmediat,
rpace II filled w,.l, boxes II chilled iro,
packed viii, bill. II The sa,nr matcria
about ~ inrl, III diameter. Il,sn MI
turn Tho mont powerful din ever IN
Iplo,cd ~ burglars The iloor il COY
ered With Iron plates. ani rctt. i,
solid masonry, Which extend. thirt,
il f,nI Llu,x il., ntitli,.a .f IN. a,,l.un M !