Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-27
A SILVER GLUT.

in what is known rs the sub-treaSury, is
wen erammed. a local paper tells US,
with filthy luere. which some profess
to despise. while others worship. and
which all find very convenient to have.
At no time has the present assistant
treasurer. Mr.. George Ashley, had in
his possession less than 100000. 600.
The amount thus cOn6ded to his trust Is
50 large that it is not IN the power of
that Official to give adequate bonds for
its security. If disposed to be dishOn.
est he might ruin all his sureties, and
I the government still suffer q loss of NIL
liOus- In this single instance. at least.
I It IS necessary to rely upon the integrity
Of Al individual. Learning through Mr..
+ Linlermann. director of the United
+ Staes mint. that the treasurer in New
YORK had reported himself overwhelmed
\ with cNin. SO that he could receive no
mors, cur reporter sought an invitation
to Vew the unwOnted sight
L was first needful to be admitted
thrugh couple Of iron gates to the
rezrof the counters where coin is han
died counted and weighed. Several
elerts were engaged in various processes
( At ne side. half concealed in a thick
wall is the entrance to the vaults. Five
door must be passed. one of them weigh
ing 1000 pounds, and secured by doub-
/ le lcks, each independent Of the other.
At list. guided by the treasurer, the in
mOstreceptacle is reached and there. as
with tomb. a single Jet of gas lights
up The accumulated treasure On all
sides from floor to ceiling are little iron
elOset filed with gold bricks, bags of
silver or packages Of treasury notes.
whilethe entire central space from the
I rear vail out toward the threshold is
slowed solid with bags of silver, laid in
regula, tiers from the marble tiling be-
meath ;lmOst as high as man can reach.
/ Here.ol the ground, remarked the officer,
are 1900, 600 in silver, and in the
treasury s5.500.O
Tlen opening little iron door where
there was recess about two feet square.
the interior was seen to be filed with
golden bricks, apparently no more than
could be taken of in wheelbsrrow at
single load, but the officer remarked !:
Here are two tons Of gold, worth over
81 O00 00O - ~l1s-ss SnaE eacn DrIck or
- vas worth about $4,000, and
weighed thirty-fve pounds. To appear
ance one Of them might easily have been
concealed in q cOattail pocket, OF carried
Of in a hat, but the experiment would
not have proved a success These hand
some bricks Of such deep saffron hue,
any one of which would have almost
bought stone front or a splendid
farm. we're once British sovereigns, sent
to the United States in 1873, during
times Of high monetary excitement
Another turn Of the key, or what may
be described as another rub Of Aladdin s
lamp, revealed riches surprising all the
rest. no less than So. 100000 being
visible at a single glance in treasury
notes. Here. said Uncle Sans faith.
ful guardian. ARE couple Of million
. dollars" at the same time handing his
visitor . diminutive package neatly
bound with paper strap, each, note
bearing the figures $1,000" 1t il
needless to say that the package was re-
turned. though there is certain degree
Of pleasure in being possessed Of 81. O00..
I 600. if only for a moment. Next We
stepped into what might Be called the
gold vault proper, where there stood ex.
posed to view nothing but . little key
scarcely larger than ehild's toy drum,
but It contained $4,000 in gold. and
weighed the same as q barrel Of -four
The little closets on all sides we're a;
the same time seen crammed with gold.
PEEsIDESTs.-The following. table,
prepared for reference. shows the politi.
( cal sentiments and the date Of the in
zggursGion Of each President. the length
sf the tine be lived after that event
ard his age at the time Of his death
l. George Washington. IndepeDd
ent. inaugurzted 1859 lived ten years
/ age IS.
2. John Adams. Independent in
augurzted 1891 lived g years; age
90
3. Thomas jefferson. Democrat, II
zugurzted 1901: lived p years; age
S..
4 James Madison. Democrat, II
sagur1te4 1869; lived q years; age
So.
). James Monroe. Democrat. inaug
urzted 1917 lived II years; age -.
s John @ Adams. Wbig. insagu
rated 1875 lived 70 years age 81.
7. Andrew jackson. Democrat, in
augurzted 1929; lived Is years sgs
7s.
&. Martin Van Baren. Democrzi
1000 - ~ - -.