Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-08-23

THE UNITED STATES MINTs.

Tho United Slatos h1S5 sAsss mints Tor the coin
age Of money-oce at Phiiadeiphia, one in NORTH
Carolina. and tho other ia New Orleans-and al
though the two latter are called mints, yet they
may more Justly be considered as branches Of the
parent institution in Philadelphia, which is carried
on in large and splendid white marble building
built for the purpose. II was established in thai
| city almost Immediately after tho formation cl
the Government. The coming Of money is mol
generally understood, and Philadelphia paper has
been OF some pains to collect IN account Of the
processl
"Bullion is brought TO tho mint in evory FORM
amaIgamutions from the ore, bars, plate, jeweIry
md foreign coin, All these present a great tari.
ETY. as to quality. The assa,ers brings this hete.
rogeneous massinlo proper condition and fneness
for coining.and returns the metal in ingots or small
bars. These bars, or ingots, are then annealed,
to soften them for rolling; whom they are passed
through the rolling machine, worked by steam
engines and come out long thin strips--of the
width and thickness most convenient Tor Use. In
order to reduce these strips Of metal to their prop.
or size for the press they are drawn through nice.
ly graduated "drawing dies" In the next place,
they are passed through the cutting press, which
is also moved by steam, and pieces Of the true size
are cu, out. The punch moves so rapidly that
one hundred and sixty pieces, on an avoruge, arc
cut out in minute. The pieces thus prepared
are next put into the milling machine, in which
the edge TO afford prutecton 10 the surface Of the
coin. Is forced up. In this machine, one hundred
ahd twenty half dollars, OF five hundred and six-
ty half dimes, can DO mlIcd in Minutes The
pieces bf metal thus prepared are then,tested, as
10 their weight and, il founded correct, are again
softencd for tho dies The stamping machine is
moved, nlsu; by steam power. The pieces are
put into an inclined tube at one side Of the ma
chine, from which itey reach thu coming dies in
regular order receiys tile impression nhd fall if
10 box beIow-upon the opposlts slde--a per'
feet coin ready for circulation. The coming
presses are of various Sizes suit the vnrious de-
nominations Of coin The usual speed Of strik-
ing is sixty pieces per minute for the half dollars,
seventy.tive for the quarter, and ninety for the
dime. The mint, with few additional hands, Is
competent TO coin ten millions, half gold and half
silver, anntiulIy.'
Remarkable Cas-. "A man employed on the
posts t6r the Magnetic Telegraph which are TO be
planted through the City and are now being pre-.
pared, on the Jersey side Of the river, died on
Tuesday under most extraordinary circunstan-
ces. Being requested to get so,nc water to drink,
he took the pail and started off in the direction cp-
posite to the we'll, (which he had often visited,
The other called after him and told him Of his er.
rur, whom no ,urrod about, went to tho weltend
filled his pail, and began his return-a, first 10
an ordinary walk, then faster, and gradually in.
creasing bis speed until he passed his companions
OH Q tuI run, which grew iastsr aud faster until
il seemed TO far surpass the utmost conceivable
power OF the human ffames Ono OF the men
mounted horse standing near aud pursued al the
top pcf his speed, but without oyefsakng the fugi.
live. Aftsr nearly mile, lhe maa suddenly feli'
and when the horsemes cat,e up with him he was
stone dead, slill gruspipg the{paik jn hlp hand,-
This is The most 6xtsaordipsry csse of crntP g
soliel we have ever heard or -Nsr YORK Ifi5.
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