Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1909 — GOLD ON BOARD SHIP IS WORTH $8,000,000 [ARTICLE]

GOLD ON BOARD SHIP IS WORTH $8,000,000

Guards Are Ready to Repel Any Attack by Pirates. New York, July 23. —The steamer Vendi, sailed with $8,000,000 in gold for the banks in Buenos Ayres and for the Argentine republic. While no piratical crews are known to be flying the black flag on the Spanish main at this time, the shippers of the treasure are not taking any chances. Besides a reinforced strong room In which the gold will be sealed during the entire voyage, thAe are several heavily armed guards on watch continually. This is the heaviest single shipment of gold which has ever before been made to South America.