The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-20
Beach Cache. With Native Sentinel.


pected number OF deposits, and the end
OF July witnessed the receipt OF lGi in
div.dual deposits, amounting 10 A,25i,-
1866. II was the 18th OF July, 1899 that
marked the top-notch of business done in
the office, for on that day 32 individual
deposits were received for 9,i@53 ounces
OF gold dust worth over one and hair
millions OF dollars.
Cheers for the Gold Dust.
Crowds OF men. women and children
gathered IN the vicinity OF the assay Of
fice watching the long lines Of klondikers
carrying all the gold dust they possibly
could, while many must needs take car
rage to the institution. as their precious
burdens were too heavy to bear in person,
II was iu the afternoon that two large
trucks, loaded down with boxes Of gold
dust from the banks in Dawson ana
each drawn by four horses. halted at the
assay Office doors and began 90 deliver
box after box to the government At his
wonderful sight the spectators gave way
TO bursts OF enthusiastic cheering The
weighing OF this gold continued all dur
ing the evening. and hour after hour Wit
messed the opening of the boxes and the
recording % their weight. until the task
was finally completed at I o'clock a. m.
ending "a most interesting and rather eN-
citing day
Then came the month OF August with
gsa deposits having a value Of St&,se- 60;
next September with 1908 deposits having
IA value OF 50. Ms. gaLs2 and In which tho
melting department I'D IT. banner days
work. ON the tgth, making a record OF
sixty lndl, idual melts, poured into gold
bstrs washed weighed and re-wcigned.
and nut iu proper condition for shipment
Co the uitca states mint. I'm an amount
ing 20 1S,osT e ounces OF gold bullion.
rhcn October with s95 deposits having a
value OF s., ga cL6a
Care sN(oric Shtrr,erts.
November. during which very little Was
expected To be received furnished "a sur
Prise in deposits proceeding from the new
discovery on American territory age
Nome-anh the month closed with siS de
paslts having "a value OK ss%t.se- "a max
ing total for I'VE months ~ the present
6sca year Of &,N deposits With a value
q 81 S-t 8a8 "a. a grand total since the es-
tsblishmcnt OF the nstitutiop--siStecn and
Is half mouths-ot SSn individual deposits
with a value OF {lSl5Ses6 20. an average
of considerably over r. million dollars PSF
month Figures are some tImes rather
startling. faof~ especially when express
tnE se in ihi- ease, entirely q new FANf te
90 nauaaa. wealth. ANS this N'leome Ai-
GluGu Go tHe ergntr5s stock M oaIhoh iN
sas Is ounces ~ gold from the virgin
earth. -N.esNa ounces ~ which were re-
rclve1 % seattle iu the 1--WE months ef
iA.~ a~ca staF. a lAlly average % a,,ii 81
ounces with vafne ~ SSS 30
l. sri-.t uay he inferred that tire United
States assay o.nee at Seattle receives thc
entire output - TIE Kioutike district ana
Alaska FOR portion goes to the United
states assay Offices at other points. 20
United States nints and 20 private smelt-
evs but nov before half the hscal year
ls Ecnt she shIewdest Euessers haNe
raised their conservative estimates te Sli-
. U.rNu worth af Sold t1 De- handed before
tae las 3ay ut Jane and tat5 are row
! putting forward 81 o0oo Tor tac asoai
/ year beginning the LET day - next Juiy.
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