As I did so a leathern pouch or bag rolled out and fell at my feet.

I picked it up and opened it--it was full of gold pieces! More excited than ever, I seized a large pointed stone, and by the aid of this extemporized instrument, together with the force of my own arms, hands, and feet, I managed, after some ten minutes' hard labor, to break open the mysterious casket.
When I had accomplished this deed I stared at the result like a man stupefied.

No moldering horror met my gaze--no blanched or decaying bones; no grinning skull mocked me with its hollow eye-sockets.

I looked upon a treasure worthy of an emperor's envy! The big coffin was literally lined and packed with incalculable wealth.

Fifty large leathern bags tied with coarse cord lay uppermost; more than half of these were crammed with gold coins, the rest were full of priceless gems--necklaces, tiaras, bracelets, watches, chains, and other articles of feminine adornment were mingled with loose precious stones--diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and opals, some of unusual size and luster, some uncut, and some all ready for the jeweler's setting.
Beneath these bags were packed a number of pieces of silk, velvet, and cloth of gold, each piece being wrapped by itself in a sort of oil-skin, strongly perfumed with camphor and other spices.