Show one treasure hoard beyond reach of man not all the buried treasure Is al a ti if e bottom of the sei set or hi hl wen men in bos in of tl tie e irth pirth P there Is one hoard q lite life lost to tl e world ai at i least secreted feet straight up in the air during the work on the sl att aft 0 t 1 the IN ashIng ashin gt t n monument 5 tender t I 1 ck 11 mclaughlin found 1 money on three occasions the 1 site of the job in each case the find was a 3 cent p ece he ile kept the coins until december 6 1884 the day when the pound capstone and ounce aluminum cap sur mounting the latter were placed in i position just before the metal tip was being lowered he slipped the coins beneath it others stand ng on the small plat form at the top reached in their pockets and did I 1 11 I 1 ellse so sei several era coins and one 5 bill rest at this minute at the top of the monument with only the great aluminum tip at the apex and the blue sly sky above them top and bottom now the morin went contains a value beyond the mere stone and metal it contains the official list of articles placed in the cornerstone notes all coins of the united states from the eagle to the hilf half d me inclusive a cent of i 1783 of the un ted states of amer lea ica and an american dollar |