The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-26
ANOTHER HEAP Of
DUST COMES DOWN.
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after o'clock ste -4n along
side Arlington dock. large cro11 had
gathered 20 yxltness ne~ arrival As s1oa
a. ths gaEg14y wsz ran oat tae rush
fo- shore beE2n. TIE decks wsTe hack
witt people, bit g =&s pai many minutes
before they became cls4re5. Il ~zs 10
tloee that tho-s wbo fled down n. gang
way arsi were for the rnoss pars empty
handed. and the crowd IN general gave
them H-rie more than pazslng notlee
embraced In 2 e. mpathstsc glance. Eapsa-
~ they disappeared and we're bzs ia ne
waiting taroas. or buttouhols5 FIR brte.
potnent - friends. anxious % learn The
story Of Their 80 luck
But ths psogis OF the crowd. they
we're b9t facrs q - upafhize. They hal
coans 70 have taeir curiosity fsG - the
sghi Ct ..4gae! ra~s staggering down the
gan.wag uadar ~s!gEtY sacks q gold,
snd they were Eot doomed 70 disappoint
nseui II was noticed that fne decks u
the steamer held two cr0w3s II passer-
gers. They were tae snsaeEy and the
lucky. The latter were tas ''rrs.' kion-
6.kers-in the eyes u The crowd al Least.
Trey were the ones they a44 come 10 see,
and they had not long - salt For as
soon as the bulk % the gnlack!es had
gotten themselves dejsc;ediy OF shore
the lucky ores begin 10 show their
colors. fgurauveay speaking and other
wise They came down the gaasway. sin
gie nle by oEez. ~ yves. ~ thress ard
finally IA a long continuous stream. Some
OF them made magnificent gran8-stand
playa BY staggering down the steep incline
under the weight OF fat sacks of dust held
senderly on their shoulders tthis must NOT
be taken as 81 inssauation that the sacks
were Tot heavy. or az heavy a. they seem
ed, bgt those fellows were. for the must
par. broad OF shoulder and In excellent
muscu,zr trim. and there Is no question
that some o; them did lay II or. greatly
TO the enjoyment OF the crowd. Others
carried boxes. Some palls and. Ia short.
whole and varied array OF nondescript re-
ceptacles. presumably filed each 10 the
hrlm with treasure, and the crowd looked
on and longed.
Hut 20 drop the playful ana become seri-
Gus, It was great sight 20 watch the
go!a-lafen miners come ashore. and IL
was quite worth the walk 70 hear the ex
clamatory greeting az waiting friends IN
the crowd az the bearded nabobs from the
north descended the gangway and step
ped over the Inc OF past hard.hips back
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smiles on their rugged faces Were they
MT about 20 enter In and possess the land?
They were the nouvcau rlche Even 50.
TIL. Four wealthy Lippys.
Among the frat Of the treasure bear
eTs 20 step ashore were the four Lippys~
rtof. 4 s. I4Dpy in the lead. followed by
l.. ". ". I4ppy. his fa:her. ana IA :wn
brothers. J. II. IAppy ana c. II IIppy
Between them they carried nine
big sacks Of dus., - heavy
that tao trips had 20 b- made from the
boat 70 the wharf before the las; sack
was loaded into an express wagon that
had hsen hired 10 aauI this treasure TO the
vaults IN the safe D~posi, building. on
First avenue. opposite Cherry street.
where II was stored for present keeping
Although each member of Tie r4ppy party
refused absolutely 20 state the value OF
tie dust. inquiries outside lead to the be-
Iies shat $4,000 or $4,000 = eonserva-
NJ exact statement % me IAppy wealth
because none OF & bad been consigned TO
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Ing - alEu.ke more iA2s he s8-t that in
aivdual no. linrs 4 the lucky anes arncns.
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