Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-20
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CARSON, Dec. IS, 1874

mans knot. The town mas Deen
full of persons of high and low de-
gree.Indians, Cinnamon and boys
gathering from the surrounding
country. AS the prisoner was about
to swing off, the Governors Private
Secretary appeared upon the scene
with a reprieve until Thursday next.
The reasons given TOR the delay is,
that certain strangers appeared in
town this morning and made oath
that the prisoner was insane, and
upon their affidavits is based the ac-
ton of the Governor. Such specta-
cles are sickening; they cannot in
any degree be of such beneficial
character, in the example way, as
MANY are supposed to believe. The
testing, coarse and vulgar language
heard upon the OCCASION, and levity
shown by the curious crowd at
tracted to the spot, caused many
sensible people to hope the act would
never take place again in this coun-
Uncertainty never in a public
manner.
1t is in contemplation by the pow
ers that be, to urge upon Congress
at the present session, to grant an
appropriation for the enlargement of
our Mint building. 1t Is evident to
every one having business with that
institution at the present time, that
the accommodations and facilities to
meet the requirements of the busl-
ness community, are too circum-
scribed to perform the work to the
satisfaction of those depositipg bull
hon for either melting or coinage.
Daily tenders of large quantities of
bullion are made to the Superin-
tendent for treatment, but he is COM
PEELED to decline receiving them, SO
limited are his facilities for perform
ing the required work. This state
of things has existed for the past
twelve months. Should the views
of the President, Secretary of the
Treasury, and Director of the Mint
be carried out, with regard to a re-
sumption of specie payments, at a
period certain and the country seems
drifting fast in that directionJ, it will
be required that extensive and i'm
pOrtant alterations should be at once
commenced at our Mint, in order to
be in readiness to commence opera
tons when the law goes into effect.
The refining capacity of the present
/ building is ten thousand ounces of
| bullion per day, which quantity can
| about he absorbed hv the "oj" onas I'll
| present at his command. i his guam
/ tity of bullion is received from the
/ Crown Point Company (or. perhaps,
] say nine-teuths of it, and derived
/ from the three mills OF Senator
/ Jones, located upon the Carson river
at Empire. Now the presumption is,
with the present Mint increased to
the capacity OF forty thousand ounces
| per day, "a coinage result of $50 ,0OG
trade dollars per day might possibly
| be re2cbed-an event much to be
/ desired; of vast importance to the
/ welfare of the State, and absorbing a
! million or more OF silver bullion.
| which otherwise would be shipped
/ out OF the country in bars OF silver
| in place OF coin. This coin is wanted.
as the daily applications at the Mint
shows. 1t is fast taking the place
and driving from the avenues of
trade in Japan and China the Mexi-
can dollar, and as long as those ma
tons demand our dollar. why not
permit our MINIS to answer their
requirements. Here in this State is
produced say fully $50, 900, 900, silver
and gold, annually. IS it not pru-
dent; is it not business like to con.
sumo those products, where mechan-
zeal means are required to be brought
into use for that purpose, or, in this
instance, to treat and coin the gold
and silver produced within the
State? Should not the Government
then foster and encourage our Mint,
and by liberal appropriations cause
its capacity to be increased four-fold
at least, in order that we can do the
large amount of work which is re
quired to answer the demands of
commerce and the rights of the pub
lie, who are now daily turned away
by reason of its present narrow and
incomplete facilities to answer the
claims made upon it? 1t is hoped
that the press throughout the State
will show their interest in this mat
ter by not only advocating, through
their columns, the passage of the
appropriation desired, but by urg-
ing upon the members of the incom-
ing Legislature to unite in a memo
rial to the General Government.
calling its attention to the absolute
necessity of the proposed enlarge
ment. 1t is only by agitation and
action that the desired aid can be
gained.
The town 1.-THE present time seems
to be full of strangers. The hotels.
traders, and all branches of business
are prospecting. Whether tins is
owing to the approaching session of
the Legislature, 1 know not; but
t.ta SO,