The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-09-10
rY ATURDzY prEMBER TO- lss4

q little book is attached to, the ratchet, and
the inacbinsa shiftsd ditself., sOtherwise ,the,l
disks ssre turne BY The nfaber.rI q, 5-gI -
The tffuiniins and cutfinrs was foruncfly,
done By hand, Of course very imperfeetIyt
and laboursIy,s There were two. wto.. things to
be. oVercemelin cutting by machines-<the,
inequality Of the regis istry and ,the shrink
age. 10 It. was desirable til the edges should
be trimHled, SO. tbey: mould wear, we'll. IN
cut with astraigh knife they would be bey- y
eied one way. As they are now; Gu, with
circular knives runting. pinehinglyy they
have an edge .beyeIsd both ways. -Thei
registered in the center, and the .shrinkage
divided between the two edges. We s.si ss,st !
The greenbacksa are printed four san n.
sheet. One iiachtnels triinsash amarzisss
.and another scparates--th -them.--TAis latter
is aff ingeifioas eensfiumcesrls slits1
vary fast, and lays thsmsuith regularity in
albox, each series ofnumbers separately.
Tho notes are lettered A. B., G, and, d, and
the tnhnbers on each areths sam o; therefore
1T is asseptial they should be kept carefully
apart. Each of the boxes that receives
them has u moVabfa b6ttotnr!.s Hi sns y
WhSthh tthe' y cutting Tor the day first ueom-
menees'this bottom is near uthatop0 of the
box; but as bills inereasess,a "A ratchet Lets
the bottom drop the thickness, of bin, so
the boz, is kept Just SO fun all the time, 70
make the. bills slide in without doiillsflg.
1t is intended that the cutting shonld be
"a criterion by which 10 judge of the gem
uinfnessfof the bills, for every one must be
the same width and length. IF 'the end oof
"a bill be placed on the Center of another.
there will be found no diffsreIicn rim the
width. aia snsctnEss which cannot be given
w Tue iI''lo' D. a'''. 81 lrGr =, aslg yecy r,o
The surrcney-cutung, machinc, is more
conplicated,,as it cuts both ways, ar ID fISs
them in bundles Of FIVE dollars edtit, anu ]
am not sure but il binds and seals thprn.
Wet printing lis the proctss ,Row used IN
this establishment. The lwetting is done
by eso rs instead Of by dripping Or .sprinkl-
ing, ~ in news paper printing II A. room is
pt'par "a special for this win weights
for pressing. Each man has his particular
place assigned. him, and all work is ,harmo-
/ ny and with precision and eelerity. =, Ordf,
n:ly lllsiare wet and dried three time,
du: ing III" printing. Batthfs process VII
i, soon b. done WITH. for Preparations IRE be,
! :ng MD to substitute.. r. -a- ! -rr I ,ru.I
i Dry printing in its stead, in iwh rh: :ther,
W ii beatslrast two advantages, speed ant
brtter wo X. To dc. this some eighty h@arIi
hvdrau!;r printing presses are being set up
.'wh n what is c,ill"d dry printing. orfr;nt
i.'hg on dry pipm, viii, for tho FIRST tim
ias successfully p rformed., There is 8,
tycfy p re; pt:bl. diff.rcnca between tn
pres mt way and the one to be substituted
tSpNcim n Sheets show a clIarer impression
ind remarkable distincness with whie
the fain.ea water line is made TO stan
boldly OUT This process, WHICH is entircl
N ", has only been introduced after tn
most vehement and virulenti Opposition
AL sorts of stories were circulated Tof tn
} building being 5erush1d down, Of, there be
: ing an'impossi sihility to, take with q machin
more than seventy five impressionsper da,
p and Il hundred others of Similar fchatactt
l .:'-Lbnt inviting nran of iudgnrtnt and SIX
u ihrmaGh;n 'ty to testr the feasibility of th
: plan, Chase went on and, instructed Clar
! tn cont:nu' the cXp,r;m Hnts and perfect Ii
>. system. The first tests ~ere ma lie wit
| PhaniP paihps.s Machine pumps are.newIb b.
4 ling rigghsl, and3the WHOLE will soon be j
! ~ elton. There has .baen added to Il
s pressure of the pumps a regulation in II
+ shape Of j weight sf,cast metal of fort,
, five toiii weight. wiiiea is intended to- tai
e up their lost power as :. tn air force. is e;
& hausted, thus keeping up near the same d
: the tln1. ----- -------.-----
: 4 The checks and safeguards, upon, eve,
G zone imployed in this dspartmeH, from, Il
: chief down toithe lowe est. laborer,, opera
s. at every turn Not, even a blank shes
L.. fn,, ~ ful 10 aI frn
9 -one hand to another riwithout being count
q and reccipted for. and unless there is, et
Q -~iusians from -aaa To- another through eve
n process through which the paper has 10 pa
before tits money, through the efitirerane
there cannot be, an over issue. Thc pap
" Is issded from oaelroon, andis rsissu
b from that room sixteen or eighteen tim
! before it is put into circulation, bel
il ,,eountek shasgsl aedFe -ssipted ffoF foF osea osea
q time, and rccounted, fethdrgEd dhd I
5h rccei pied for through each process that
Or passes after leaving this room.
lg Five f1ntlfed Persons ara employed
d note, bond and currency making. 1t wol
=. seem as if this number ought, in a mont
"a time, turn out money eiiangh'to carry
e, half-a-d dozen such wars as We have on hal
pit But a million of dollars in notes Of the
le quirsdnd dahvhiaaaonsr'so' do the curr
in business of individuals is an immense r
ep of paper, and when it comes to hundr
TO Fof millions theyi iarow,ints small haysta
de as to size. By the present process Of pri
as ing each pressman takes about five hund
on impressions per DAY r. IBy flthe1 h y dra,
Is. presses it is expected that from three
as five hundred impressions per hour will
gu taKehdgfI hss ,5srIV ,sskul9 spIr
o. iTAKISG'ir' KooL. .A4ssUu ucle Ben," al
Is, citizen of Marysville, who is culLivatir
,w ''sand ranch" on the other side of the
T. T. sa hs's9 s.sss;5 iPfsf iei
zee has had some misunderstanding with
r. PsSpristsEg, Hs h Asr haen for