“3x5x8 (feet) to 5x5x8” That’s about the size of a civil war era wagon box.
“3x5x8 (feet) to 5x5x8” That’s about the size of a civil war era wagon box.
3 x 5 x 8 = 120 cu ft
1 cu ft of gold = 1,206 lbs
120 X 1,206 = 144,720 lbs -or- ~ 72 tons
That’s a lot of weight. A draft horse can pull 8,000 pounds (impressive!)
That 72 tons, would take ~18 “horse power” to pull.
Maybe the load was split up into multiple wagons?