The New York herald., 1877-07-07
THE LITTLE BONANZA.

SPRING STREET BOYS STRIKE LEAD AND ToL~
Low 1T uP-HATFULs OF SILVER.
One would think that tho Anding Of silver coin in
Spring street everyday Occurrences from the
quiet way IN which tho Inhabitants regarded tho un-
esrthing Of Spanish coin Tuesday last in the base
ment Of kelsey Schutt's birch mead factory.
HERALD representative visited the place, No. 224
Spring street, yesterday, and instead Of finding It
rounded by crowd OF men and boys armed with pick
he saw two men sitting quietly upon the stone
steps, who. upon being asked showed that they wero
utterly ignorant OF their proximity 70 a silver mine
for though at its vcry door they couldn't say where
Kelsey & Schutrs factory was situated Looking
through iron grating into q basement window tho
reporter discovered large number OF BOTTLES, ana
climbing down stone stairway assured by the
strong odor OF birch that he had found the mead fac
tory. There was one In sight, but directed
by the sound 0f voices he found ono OF the
proprietors and q group OF boys in a back
cellar examining handful OF loose com,
basement whose bowels have yielded such rich ro-
turns not that Of No. 224 Spring street, but of No.
recently occupied by plumber who for monih past
has been industriousiy working in lead when at his
feet lay a silver mine. For oncc tho world Is
with plumber. The carriage factory was originally
dwelling house, aud handsome one In the days
wncn Spring street was fashionable place Of resi-
dcnce, some iorty years ago. Since then u has been
drug storo oyster house, beer saloon, and last
carriage factory Some four years ago about $40 In
gold discovered In cellar under the o tho
carriage factory. AS that was American and
scattered about the ground II Is presumed that
dropped through IRON tho door above The silver ds.
covered In Kelsey Schutt's cellar was dug up from
the ground, whore 1t had evidently been buried
for purpose. The mead manufacturing
iirm, wishing TO enlarge their borders hrod
the cellar as soon the unlucky plumber moved out.
and IL Was IN digging deeper into the heart OF their
new promises thai they discovered the con. Msssrs.
Kelsey Schutt seem to give little thought 10 their
treasure but lot the small boys IN the neIghhorhood
dig and carry of all they lind. some have found
handiuis OF silver quarters, others haius until the
heads OF. the Spring street gamlins completely
turned by their sudden wealth. About 500 has been
found altogether. All the coin bears the date Of the
eighteenth century The oldest piece IS dated 1903.
Most Of the pieces very much dsooored but they
all have the true ring. As fast tho boys dug them
up they oil ana sold them. y0un gster selling
a haiiul for xl4 that worth very much more.
s'rhe boys around here had lively Fourth" one
OF tho ne,ghbors TO the HERALD representatives, vhey
never had much money before. and 1t went easy
II WelI they have once felt what II DO
rch," said he, blowing cloud OF smoke out upon the
morning air The propriclors OF the cellar think all
the coin that has been buried has been dug up, an
opinion not held by the boys, number OF wnom wore
peepng through tho cracks into the cellar with
gstening eyes the HERALD representative left the
Land OF the how bonanza