8 oz 40
Four bowls. Weight each 5 lbs 20
Four "body-scrapers." Weight 10 oz.. 3 1/3
Body of Sacred Eagle. Weight 218
Ninety-six miscellaneous rings, bands,
anklets and wristlets, many set with
mother-of-pearl and turquoise 16 1/3
Total, 297 2/3, or 3,580 ounces.
The market value of these precious metals was easily computed. The
silver at sixty cents an ounce was worth $2,148. The more valuable
gold, at twenty dollars an ounce, was worth $32,760. Together, the
484 pounds were worth $34,908.
"And one-third of that," said Ned with a smile--almost discernible
beneath his dust--begrimed face, "is nearly $12,000. And that is
$6,000 for each of us."
"But how about the amethysts and pearls?" said Alan.
"I suppose," answered Ned, "that they are worth a great deal more,
but I don't know. I should think that those that have no holes in
them would be very valuable."
All this figuring was intensely interesting, but the boys, as the
revelation progressed, knew that they were now facing a new problem.
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