The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-18

THE GOLD
Over One and a
Half Millions
VOW IN CUSTODY or MIR. WING
Interesting Scenes at tho united
states Assay omes IN
This City.
VOW IN CISTODY or MIR. WING

shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon the gold stream began to
pour Ia on Assayer Wing Of the So
attic Assay once. II has not yet
ceased flowing. and b. the time the
once closes this evening. IT Is alto
acth.r likely that the deposits will
amount 10 nearly two million dollars.
The treasure Was received on two
steamers. che Laurida. which reach
81 here at noon yesterday. aud the
Roanoke. which tied up AT schwa-
baehers dock at 10 % o'clock last
evening.
AHAaysr Wins had hardly finished
lunch yes,srfay afternoon before he
was besiegsd BY number 81 rough
ly dressed men. all Of whom carried
small grips or boxes. some Of them
looked as though they could not buy
a io-cent lunch. but when they be.
gan % anpack their Weikhty looking
grips. another story was told
They were the Laursda passengers.
their deposits. and those which fol-
lowed. sweiled this years kiondlks
receipts Of gold here by about fiao.'
eco
Hts shc above receipts were put
completely IN the shade when the
Raanoks's passengers visited the az
say once ihia morning
Quite early drays and express waE-
On. loaded down with the precious
metal In stout iron bound boxes
pulled up in front ~ the officn one
81 the frkt conEiFnmsnts Nas that
Of the Canadian Bank - Commerce
sixteen boxes. each 81 which contain
ed 80 pounds 81 gold. Ners In this
consignment. They were piled up
Just outside the rafting. and a guard
Mas placed over them.
Then = steady stream q miners
fi~f into the once. The amounts
Their carried up varied from 10 ounces
tp ipon ounces The gold Was in
small quantities. usually carried IN
small buckskin sacks
When a star reporter visited the
assay once this afternoon. Mr
Wing was holding a miners feeep.
ton. Possibly dnEcn roughly
clothed men were in the once They
eareieRsIy tunsef heir sacks on the
counter. ana.in lees time slmns, than
II takes 70 tell. they we're walking out
% the once with the precious slipa
which speak louder than words in
the financial institutions % the coun.
try
Nr. Wing gave a star representa-
tive few minutes chat. explaining
the method Of receiving and looking
after the gold.
We have. since yesterday" he
said. received about 81 800 600 In
gold Nearly 100 miners from the
steamers i.auradA and Roanoke have
visited tho ofiice 10 DO business. and
We are constantly receiving telc-
phone messages from others " no will
come M before evening No. We do
nos anticipate any attempt at roh-
berry. although We are taking every
precautian to guard against such a
thing. We have a police officer right
inside the outer door. and besides
have both night and day guards
quite large crowd Of curious peo-
pie visited the assay office today to
see the lucky miners cash In" The
latter In many instances hired ex-
press riEs and cabs 10 take up their
gold, They took no chances. and
looked relieved when their valuable
burdens were safely inside the once
railing.
From what could be learned, very
little % the treasure brought down
by the f.Aurada and Roanoke went
through to Frisco.