Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-08
Me.saye from the President.


W~AsHINGToN, Jan. 5.
The President sent the following
message to the Sena'e to-day:
To the Senate Of the United STATES:
In reply 10 a resolution of the SEN
ate of the 9th of February last, re-
guessing the President to institute in
quiries as to the proper place for the
establishment of a branch mint at
some point in the Western states
or in the Mississippi valley, | transmit
herewith the report and accompany
ing PAL ers OF the Director of the Mint,
who was charged with the duty OF
making inquiries called for by said
resolution.
(Signed): u. =. GRANT.
DR.. Linderman. in his report, states
that he has visited the cities of Chi
cago, Cincinnati, st. Louis, lndianap
oils, Kansas City and Denver, and ex
amined their advantages respectively
with reference to the establishment 81
the mint. He says the principal com
mercal and railroad centerS in the
West, st. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati,
| Indianapolis, Omaha and Kansas CITY.
all offer ample facilities Tor economi-
cally conducting MINI operations, DO h
a. aspects the cost OF necessary sup
pile. and labor. They also possess
sufficient facilities for dist ributiiiG com
to the cities amt towns oftbe Mississippi
valley, For the coinage of silver u ~
not very material which of the cities
referred to shall be selected for the 10
cation of the mint, as under the law
such coinage, with the exception OF
trade dollars, must be on government
account exclusively, and the biIlion
required for the same procured hv
purchase. The supply Will come
chiefly from the different reduction and
refining works hereafter referred To-.
IL is important, ~h0wever, To avoid de
Law and particularly the expense
which would attend the construction
of y new edifice, and which may he ac-
complished ny uilizing soIne Govern
ment buildings no longer required for
other purposes. The only Govern
ment buildings in the West adapted
for mint opera ions are tbs US .nr>ena
Mt Indianapolis, and tho United 5 ate,
| Postotfice at ST. Louis! The latter will
not be vacated until the completion OF
the new United States buildings in ST.
Louis, winch will require probably
three or four years. The editice at In
dianapolis it is believed is no longer
required for the purposes to which II
has. hitherto i,een devoted, u could
be con verted into "A mint AT "A moderate
ex within three months. If II he
the intention tn establish "A mint in the
Western States for the coinage of sill
yer only, and assuming that the ar
senal building can he vacated and
turned over for use a. a mint, the true
policy would appear to lie 10 loea Q IL
vt indianapolis. Having stated my
conclusions as to the location Of the
mint fer the coinage of silver, l deem
it proper u refrr briefly and IN general
terms % the mintina requirements OF
the territory known AZ the Mississippi
valley. That extensive and highly
productive section will require in the
near future u considerable coinage Of
gold and silver. II the demand is to
made by me mint il should be located
at a point a. near the center OF the val
lev as practicable, having reference tn
procuring cheap supplies and facilities
for receiving bullion and distributing
coin. The city of ST. LOUIS being stu
ated nearer the center OF the valley
than any other principal city or rail-
road center and possessing equal adj
vantages in other respects for the con
Quoting of coinage operations would
! appear to be the proper location for he
establishment OF a thoroughly equip
ped mint of a capacity for both gold
and silver coinage equal to the re-
quirsments OF the present and future.
Arrested for S%wimdIing.
New YORK, Jan. 7.
Theodore T. Philips, drygood's mer-
chant of Pittsbnrg. was arrested in Jer.
scy City last evening, charged with oh
tanning Sll 900 worth of goods from l..
NJ. Bates under misrepresentation.