The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-09-28
BOTH SIDES.

The Montana Post thinks II piece OF lm-
-gisucs that the Miners Register should as
~ that a large share Of Colorado gold is
-.siiteI at the United States Mint TO Mon
luA. Impudence or no impotence such is
he fact. Our bankers, both In Central city
and Denver have shown US the certificates
from the New York assay office, ALL of which
lave the dust or bullion marked as from Mon
r1B1. Colorado gets credit only for the gold
which passes through our branch mint. So,
vhsn the yield of Montana for 1867, is foot
Il up. let the world know that no small share
gift was produced from the mines Of Colo
ado Ii would be well, if the men of the
New York Office, would examine their maps,
and learn a new fact In geography, for them,
that Colorado is NOT in Montana. Let the
Post be just if it will not be generous Den
yer News.
Facts are stubborn things, and in
oontrovertible. The question is, whether
the assertion that "a large share ofCol-
Urado gold is credited at the United
States Mint to Montana" is fact. We
will admit that Denver and Central
bankers have shown the editors of the
Nstrs certificates from the New York
assay office aH of which are credited to
Montana" How many were "all" and
what was the amount and where was
the gold prOduced7 The assertion that
Colorado gets credit for only the gold
that passes through her branch mint &"
is incorrect. We make the assertion
that Montana has never been credited
with over two thirds of her bullion pro-
duct, that she has never been credited
with tue product of other Territories,
and that Colorado has credited TO her
yearly, millions of dollars that were
never produced in her mines. Denver
was long a purchasing market where
Montana merchants and freighters trad
ed their dust, for which Colorado was
credited. The bankers of Salt Lake,
Virginia and Helena sold their Montana
dust TO Denver bankers and Colorado
took the credit. One firm in Virginia,
Gurney & Co, has shipped direct to
Duncan. Sherman g. Co, Now York fully
a half million dollars in dust, every dol
lar of which was credited to Colorado
During three months the certificates o.
that firm, so credited, amounted TO SAG,
600. Colorado was credited last yeal
with product of S17, 100000 in bullion
Reliable, well informed gentlemen sal
she did not produce $2,O00,000. J. w
Taylor, in his Report, credits Montani
with S5O.OOO,OOO for four years. Aide
gulch alone has produced more thai
shat. Part oft was credited to Cole
aado, part 10 California, portion wen
unaccredited TO any particular sbullio
producing commonwealth. The Unite
States Mint credited Montana's produc
for the fiscal year ending July 1866. a
$5.5O5, 1920. Mr.. J. w. Taylor credi
ed US with S12.OOO,OOO. Mr.. J. Ros
Browne credited US with.S1S,O 100000. NJ
Langford, Revenue Collector, who con
piled theproduct from statistics, derive
from three different sources, reporte
the average OF the three at owe
$4,000. 600. The Nelrs complains tina
the United States Mint only credits Co
orado with the amount passing throug
the branch mint. Taking MIR. Langtol
and the United States mint for authO
ity, there has S15,OOOOOO of Montar
bullion gone to the credit of some oth'
locality, within the last year, for Il
gold eventually finds its way into Il
mint and is credited somewhere. II;
Colorado more to complain of in thu
respect than MontanaI The NelcS asl
US 'to be just if we viii not be gene
GUS" We will be just;we cannot affoi
to be generous yet. Colorado has SO
100000 Of outside capital invested in b.
quartz mines. Montana has not $4, ,00(
600. Our placers are being exhauste
the floating population is going out, an
capital must now be invited with i
more permanent employees, to develC