Perhaps There Is
Nothing To Be Regretted In This, However, Except That Any Amount Of
Dirt Has Been Piled Up Right In The Heart Of Helena.
The millionaire
residents seem to think that the great altitude and dry atmosphere
will prevent any ill effects of decaying debris.
We went to the assay building the other day to see a brick of gold
taken from the furnace. The mold was run out on its little track soon
after we got there, and I never dreamed of what "white heat" really
means, until I saw the oven of that awful furnace. We had to stand far
across the room while the door was open, and even then the hot air
that shot out seemed blasting. The men at the furnace were protected,
of course. The brick mold was in another mold that after a while was
put in cold water, so we had to wait for first the large and then the
small to be opened before we saw the beautiful yellow brick that was
still very hot, but we were assured that it was then too hard to be in
danger of injury. It was of the largest size, and shaped precisely
like an ordinary building brick, and its value was great. It was to be
shipped on the stage the next morning on its way to the treasury in
Washington.
It is wonderful that so few of those gold bricks are stolen from the
stage. The driver is their only protector, and the stage route is
through miles and miles of wild forests, and in between huge boulders
where a "hold-up" could be so easily accomplished.
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