"The gold is of no use to us." The chests were full of manufactured gold ornaments, many of them studded with jewels.

Roger was astounded at the amount of wealth thus stored away.
"Cacama told me," the queen said, "that even the treasure houses of Montezuma are poor, in comparison to the treasure his grandfather and father stowed away here; and I can well believe it.

You have not opened that small chest, yet." This was opened, and was found to contain a number of bags which were full of pearls, turquoise, and other precious stones, of large size and immense value.
"We will take this chest away, as it stands," the queen said.
"It would be awkward to carry," Roger objected.

"It is very heavy, and its shape would tell at once that it contained valuables.

The contents do not weigh many pounds, and could easily be wrapped up in a cloth and put into one of the litters, without exciting observation.