Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-01-31
miscellaneous.
BRANCH MINT IN GEORGIA.
We tEke the following inform atinn from,

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We t9ye the pleas,Ife Of lavinr b.ftr,
our reatiars tho following extract Of a letter
from an pficer of the branch mint in Geor
gia, sho&ing the richness in the gold re-
gion there, and the favorable prospects
which pstend the miners. CONNECTED
with thtsSubject. we have to remark that
the bill which passed the Senate al the
last sestfln for extending the coinage of
the two anch mints, in, Georgia and N.
Caroilhds,to the coming Of silver change,
to Wit: zScent, 10 cent, and S cont pieces,
is received in the Senate: and we presume
will encnlinter little or no objection, as the
additional Coinage will occasion no addition
alexpeDSe. will only occupy the mint when
il might otherwise be idle. aud will give a
supply Gasilver change IN parts ofthe Uni
on. tn wtEeh it would. with difficulty, come
from ,h,sapints of New Orleans and Phia-
dclphia, Which alone now coin silver.
"UNEfLb STATES Branch MINT, ,
Datdohnega, Japuary /, 1899.
.'DEAE SIN; We commenced operations
in February last. the edi6ce not being suf.
ficienty advanced to enable us to COM
mence before. Since that time, we have
received gold bullion amounting in value
To 8 $l4O.euO. This amount would have
heen greatly exceeded, had there not been
very great demand Of laborers for the
rail roads now in progress of construction
in different parts ofthe State The coun-
try abonatis in gold, and should labor be-
come redundant, will become eminently
productive. The want of capital and
science among the miners are among the
causes which conspire to render il compare
lively unproductive. In point of climate,
this country will yield TO none; and AZ il
respects sceuery, is NOT inferior to Western
Virginia. Considering how recently the
country has been settled, the society Is
very g''1d."
The National silk Gro,0ers' Coavention.
The convention met al Baltimore ON
the llth December. Among the resolu-
tions adnD,ed are the following;
Resoitsd, That it Is the deliberate opin
ION ot thjs Convention that Six may no
grown mall the United States, not only for
domeslicpurposes. but as valuable article
of com9Arcia export. hereby giving active
smpla SefntIlo american labUr, aus, re-
tanning millions Of dollars ia onr country
thai are annnally sent out oft for the pur-
chase Of siiken goods.
ANoosCeoS Ahdk tuc convention recon-
meud TO those who are cultivatiug he mul-
berry tree for market to turn their at,eu-
ton To the production of Silk, bv which
they will not only increase their own gain,
but eminently subscrve the interests of their
country by diffusing knowledge of this
highly important branch Of national indus
Try, aud exhibiting practical and demouslra-
Bile evidence Of the profits to be derived
there-frnm.
Resolved. That, in the judgment Of this
Society. there are no occupations that
promise more TO anieliorate the moral aud
physical condition ofa large portion of our
population, and to elevate them in the
scale of intellectual aud moral worth. than
tt'se involved in the culture OF Silk
Poor children, in,iigent females. the lame
and infrm ofboth sexes and all ages, will
fluid in this branch of industry employment
lucrative, healthy, and moral. That the
Philanthropic and humane with those of
the clerical and learned professions in pro.
noting, by their influence and example,
the culture Of Silk, will add another to
the many already existing evidences of
their devotion to the hes, interests Of our
people. and will deserve he thanks of their
fellow citizens and of this Society.