Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-28
DOMf,RS pID,
MINT OF THE UNITED STATE


The foundation stone of the edice about 10 he Greet.
e under tho provisions Of the law for extending thu
Mint establishment, according TO plan thereof epprov
oil by the president, laid on The morning Of he an
july at o'clock in the presence Of the officers of the
Mint and a number Of distinguished citizens.
Within the stone was deposited package, securely
enveloped containing the newspapers Of the daya CO.
py Of the Declaration Of Independence the Consi
tuition OF the United States, and of the Farewell Adj
dress OF General Washington also, specimens of the
national coin. including of the very few issued in
the year 1892, half disme coined the morning of
the 4h, being the first Of the emission of that coin
OF which denomination none have been issued since the
year 1905.
Within The package also enclosed scroll win
The following inscription
MINT OF TIE UN1rED STATES
This Institution originally established by Acsof
Congress, April 81 A. D. 1902, General George Wash
ingion being President of the United States, and tho
following fifteen states members Of the Union viz
New Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island Con.
neccui Vermont, New York, New Jersey Penpsy-
eanis, Delaware, Maryland. Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky
The operations Of coinage commenced in the year
1902 The coinage effected from that period to the frs,
OF January, 1923, follows
Gold Cons--I32 592 eagles, 394 $50 half easIeq.
.239 quarter eagles; making l566,I9o pieces OF god
| coin, amounting 10 1895 SI2 so.
Silver Coins--l 40 SIT dollars; Al go, SAT half
dollars, l,s55,629 quarter dollars; $500 ,25O dismes
80 half dsmes; making &c Sol 2S6 pieces OF silver
coin, amounting 10 S23 oil ,499 so.
Copper Coins-50 s32,0f2 cents; 6I3s5ic halg
cents making 57020.55j piece of copper COIN a.
mounting 10 sS5395I2 0S I-2
" Total amountl09,21 .G3l pieces of coin, making
! S32 POS ,S25 80 i-2."
An extension Of the Mint establishment was autho.
pzed by Act OF Congress- March 81, 1920 John Quin.
cy Adams being President, and the following twenty
| four states members of the Union viz: Maine New
| Hampshire. MASSACHUSETTS, Rhode Island, Connect-
| cut, Vermont, New York. New Jersey, PeDnsyi-
vaDia Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Norti3 Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri Louisiana, Mississippi Ala.
bamd
In fnlfiment Of the law for extending The Mint esiab.
nent the foundation stone Of the ediGce designed for
that purpose was laid the fourth day Of July A. \.
| 1920
! Cen. Andrew Jackson being President,
John &. Calhoun, Vice President
Martin Van Buren,. Secretary OF State
Samuel ID. Ingham, Secretary Of the Treasury
| John H. Eaton, Secretary Of War,
| John Branch, Secretary OF the Navy.
| Officers of the 1Hnf.--Sdmuel Moore Director. Jas
Rush Treasurer Adam Eekfeldt, Chief Coiner; Joseph
Richardson Aasayet; Joseph Cloud. Meter and Res
ner; William Kneass, EngrayeT; George Ehrenzeler,
| Clerk.
! arcinecf cf the Edjfce-wnIiam Strickland.
DWidcrs--Robert o'Ncill, Carpenter; Jacob Soudcr
Mason Phil u. .Gyv,
THE GOLD REGION We have hitherto inadvor.
tenty omitted TO mention the haitorDg discoveries az
the precious metal which have been made the presens
season in This (Rowan) county. Previously, no Sc
! riOus attempt had been made 10 ascertain whether
there any Gold IN the county Recently, howev,
small particles, accidentally found induced
search the part Of OF our enterprisng citizens
and the which attended their efforts. prompted
others to make seafch until there have been 10 TO this
time more we should presume, than fifty gold mines
opened in the country In all that district az country
south and cast OF Salisbury extending from Cabarrs T.
Davidson, or less gold Is scattered through the
ridges and IL has also been found to exist north and
west Of the town. in the cxtrcmo part Of tho country
adjoining ITedel company from this place is WORKING
valuable mine which promises to he extensive. AZ
Of hc mines Fcw miles east Of VS., wbcro somps.