The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1870-12-30
CAPACITY FOR COINAGE.
ALL IT IT.


Through the p%oliteness of Superin-
tendent Rice, of the United States
Branch Mint in Carson, and the pa,
thence of Captain Cowen, of the same
institution, we are this morning ena-
bled to lay before our readers a full
description of the coin mandatory in
our midst.
At the solicitation of Senator Nye
and others, and on the recommenda-
ton of a Government agent who WIS.,
tied the Branch Mint some months
since, Congress recently made an ap.
preparation in the way of a Bullion
Fund, for the reason that it was found
imp~racticable to run a mint without il,
especially in a country like Nevada,
where small depositors want coin as
soon as their bullion is weighed. The
good effects of this fund are plainly
visible in the doubling Of the business
Of the mint for the current month over
any similar period since its opening
the amount of deposits for December,
sofar, being Sis, l40 O5, and the amount
received for coinage during the same
period, S37 900. This increase is at.
tributableto the creation of the Bullion
Fund, which will enable the Superin-
tendent to run the institution full
handed at much less expense than
heretofore.
As most of our readers are aware,
the United States Mint is located nj
Philadelphia, and all others are
branches, as New Orleans, Charlotte,
n. e., Dahlonega, Ca, San Francisco,
n Carson. The branch at Denver,
colorado, Is merely mn assaying insti.
tuition, with authority to make unpart-
cd stamped bars, but not coin. TO
facilitate the business of the country
and at the same time increase the rev
OF the Branch Mint at Carson
City, the new Superintendent, II. +.
Rice, applied for authority To do Gus
work IN the assaying department,
(which ~ a very complete one,) as that
ONCE was comparatively idle in hav-
ing nothing but assaying for coming to
On the LIST of the present month
Mr. kice received the following dis
patch:
PHILADELPHIA, Decem Der l., 1870.
lou are authorized Ia make Impaired
Branch. LANES pnrTncE
Director of The Mint.
The rate charged by the Government
LOT inns work at Denver is one-eighth
ol u per cent, but Mr.. Rice, to be
OIL the sale side, fixed the rate at Car
sou az double that figure, or one-fourth
" one per cent. or course there has
occi, some complaints because OF this
WIN oeing lone here at lower rates
,nai private assayers charge-but the
Dusihess OF our Branch Mint Is rapidly
increasing, nevertheless.
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
n. 7. Rice, superintendent:
29e1rge =. Lyon, Chief Clerk;
refers, Treasury Clerk;
q. :. EldridgA. Weighing Clerk:
4 * Hoier, Copying clerk;
q heirich. Assaycr;
aiosfncr, Conner:
= ~mceonnoll. Assistant Colncr.
saos II. Wheeler, Acting Meter and
,S Joseph II. Williams. Assistant Meter
veorge Wilhelm. Foreman Refining
r. y. Long, Assistant In Refining Dept;
~ y; Laughlin, Deposit Meltcr;
g. W. Bryant, Meter:
~ q Kennedy, Sweeps;
n.I. PRESCOTT, Il. b. Wartman, Assist
nj IN Assay Office;
h9ihts Higgins, Annealer;
= =. siocomb, Roller;
wore, Cutter.
nneorge Fleming. Machinist:
4. Abel, Engineer:
~ ~ n. Lentz, Plumber;
i. Mconrty, Fireman:
gohh W. Lowe, blacksmith:
SVHn Ehrhardt, Carpenter;
over Captain of Wafeht
nssiRni, j. X tinney, c. o. Apple
Hw reel, Wafehmcn; &,
~ W, stewart, Messenger: .
Nm; Lynch. Porter; /.
gu Fer, Laborcr; ]
Sr.ile r. smith, N. A. Delaney, Elvira
wan, !. u. Taylor, Kate Harlan. Laura
s' oeorgie Elliot, AdJusters. 7
me nne pay OF employees runs from .
49, per annum Superintendent
30 per day-the latter being !,
IA
: PAY OF the female Adjusters, with :
sAception of the first-namcd, who !,
'ei'es 81 per diem. |.
THE BUILDING A
VI stone, 80 feet front on Carson by y
'ee' ON Caroline street, with a rear !
my one-story, Of stone, 65xl6 feet. \
eup'ed as AN engine room. boiler u
- carpenter shop and coal house. 2
foundation il q feet thick and 5 Y
IL ueep; the walls 2 feet 81 inches v
ahd rise 10 feet above The :
a ~ The cupola j. Is feet square d
~ = Ieet high above III. roof 81 h 7
building. The smoke stack Il nj .
sluare at the cellar floor. and d. -
" nes IN Size TO its full hight. which b
tcet. The cellar ia q TO-, 4.