The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-08-22
WAS ROBBED OF $1,000
MIR. MCAULEY TELLS HIS ExPR-
RIENcE WITH A BRIGAND.
Masked Man Demanded Gold Bull
lion I'm the Buggy and Got
All of Il.

spokane. Washington. August D.
George b. Mccauiey. secretary Of the
'ariboo Mining Company, reports that
Whiie returning from Camp Mckinney.
Il. C.. with nearly $ll.Oo worth of goi1
bullion. he was held Up ard robbed by
masked man. Mr. Mccauley was max
ing one Of his periodical trips from the
mine to Spokane He was unarm.d, and
resistance to the robber would have
cost him his life. To use his own T0T1z.
he made Mexican standon," goI
away with his life and the other man got
away with his money. Mr.. McCauiey
takes philosophical view OF the loss.
he said last night that the man VINO rob
led him was raDid gold bug He knows
be VAS not popuiisi. for he KEEP. out OF
iae middle Of the road.
MIR. Mccauiey tells tho story as FOL
lows:
Tuesday morning / started from he
Caripoo mine at Camp Mckinney in
buggy with three gold bricks weighing
61lz ounces. was alone. About two
and half miles from the mime on
little hin In the woods. heard a voice
saying Give US your money iookel
up 20 the left and on the bank Of the
road about 80 feet distant, was a masked
man, wearing dark brown sack Goa,
and what appeared TO be q pair OF cotton
pants He Was pointing short be- rreled
carb!ne at me. He then told me 10 hold
W nay hands. ] told him had 10 arms
with NE and then he insisted on M hold
Ing up my hands. He said 10 me to
throw OUT the money then throw olt
the bullion. ! told him to come down
ana take q. He said sayage!y, Throw II
ouL' got out Of the buggy. wen: 10
The back part ana took out the saddle
bags which contained the bricks lie or
deged me 10 throw them on the bank,
Ni4Ch did. Rt then asked me Il had
any money. ! replied that ! had lew
dollars. and remarked. Surrey yO4 aol
want hat He again say4gely saIA.
Throw 1t out In my right hand pau.s
pocket had & S b.i. s. in silver and
ii;ie sInal change and q knife. J turned
the pocket INSIDE out and threw the coa-
tents on the bank then said would
take the knife back and did So. thus Try
ing 10 engage aim In conversation. All
this time he Was silent ! returned to the
euggy. got in and he ordered me to
drive on in front OF MN and then ordered
iha; drive past him and stop, all ID :
time covering me with mss rliie. neye-
look my eyes d. Aim, lie iaeI backed
10 the sAddie-bags. Al that time he was
IN the rear SO ! could see him. Mean
time the team Was standing stLL
turned my head around 10 the left 20 SEE
What he was doing. He had ;he rifle IN
enc hand. with the butt on the ground
the saddle-bags with the gold in the
other. as Il feeling the weight Of them.
lie Immediately dropped the saddje-bags.
took up his rife and pointed IL at me. lie
told me 10 drive on and not turn la *.
That was the last ! saw OF him.
Il HAD some money in another pocket,
which ! WAS lucky enough to &c, away
with, but which he could have bad FOR
the asking"
A good description OF the roEber has
been furnished by Mr.. McCauley TO the
officers OF British Columbia, and She
chances are good for capturing him.
The hoid-up OF Mr.. McCauley seemed 10
occasion no surprise at the Hotel Spo-
kane last evening In fact. when 1t was
ttASA had1t h&4Nh4 u most ever one ARgGk TX
It was one % Georges Jokes. sent down
to stir up the boys Later Mr., Monaghan
appeared and confirmed the rImor that
a hold-up had taken place.
i am not surprised" remarked one
man. Mr.. Monaghan ana Mr. NJ
Cauley have both been taking grelt
chances tn bringing out the bullion from
the Caribco mine. have yet 10 learn
that any precautions have been taken &c
protect the treasure in transit"
The Cariboo mine is located IN the
Rock creek camp, in the Osoyoos diyis-
ion Of the Yale mining district. about Isl
miles from Spokane, or about 70 miles
northwest from Marcus The mine was
located several years ago and consider
able bullion was produced before the
general public were made aware that
rich gold district existed In that local
ily. About two years ago the mine was
under bond to J, A Coram, one Of the
large shareholders in the Boston Il Mon
tana Copper Company Of Butte ana
Great Falls, Mont Mr.. Coram did con
siderable development work on the prop
orty, erected expensive machinery, ami
finally gave up the bond. He said TO
an acquaintance in Spokane:
1t is an excellent property, but will
not. from appearances. develop ito as
/ large mine as my associates art my
self WISH The property came back
into the hands OF the owners. and nearly
$4,000 in dividends has been paid in is
/ months. II was the intention OF the
/ owners TO declare another dividend this
month, but It is possible the loss will de-