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Show TOEY D3G UP A FORTUNE IN GOLD Fifteen Austrians See $21,730 Unearthed From a Cellar on Twenty-fifth Twenty-fifth Street and, After Receiving' the Money, Prepare to Depart for Their Homes in the Old Country. Fifteen Austrians, after laboring on roalroad construction out of Ogdeu from lour to six year, leave this eve-n'HR eve-n'HR for i heir old-country homes with $"1,730 lu gold bolted on them Owing to the distrust those foreigners foreign-ers have for American bankj, the jiioney has been lu the safe keeping Cf Il.'tlaverus, a countryman, iu busl-tf busl-tf ss on Twenty-filth street, and this morning the gold vi.a unearthed from the cellar of the local merchant and distributed, the moat prosperous f the departing company, Joe Basara. receiving 2..Vhi in twenty-dollar gold pieces. I These laborers haw accumulated this wealth working "at $00 to ?75 a month. .Much of the time has been spoilt at Lakeside, on cutoff work. The men will depart on the Union Tacilic train at f.:.r0 p. m.. and they are locking forward to being greeted in their home town as men of wealth. Geo Ales, a Greek, who paw the money uncovered from the hiding place, said: "My, I never onco more look for so much bright gold. I say b myself. my-self. 'What'3 the matter with yo.i. ! Geo. Ales, you no get rich Ilka this, I and go back to old country ' It look like one million dollars to me.' I The Austrians and the amount each one received are- Joe Unsa.ra, $2.Dm; Joe Uselac. $1 .2".0 ; Hud Stetlc, SI.I.-.m; I'ngo Dlvgah, $1,-700; $1,-700; Sloven I'sclac, $1.34."; Mile Mlr- covic. 11.220; Sioyan Tupvac. 52,iiiO; Yanko Stellc. $1,r,uo; .Mtian 1'selac. Sl.lO.t; Geceo Konker. $1,150; Rlanls.i Konker. $1,575: Mllins Mllic. Jl.ftoo; Mark Serlck, $1,300; -jn Rosieovli", $1,510; Steve Uoslcovlc, ?1.1h. |