Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-21
INNING STATISTICS.

MINING STATISTICS.
The Mint Bureau of the Treasury Depart
nent has authorized the Superintendent Of
the Mint in San Francisco to collect stats
tics of the production Of the precious metals
ia the States and Territories Of this coast
In accordance with authority, circulars ask.
ing for information will be sent to every
incorporated and private mine; to Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S agents and to prominent
merchants in mining localities for estimates
81 the production of the Chinese, small pro-
ducera by arastras, the pan etc., by which
means it is hoped to receive returns of the
sntire production.
z Circulars are sent from the Mint every six
nonths-Jan. LIST and July 1st-for the reason
that the production of the government fiscal
year which ends June 30th is six months
each of two years. ..as. ~..Fa
The productions will be classified as 10
the manner or mode of production whether
argentiferous, lead ore, vein quartz, drift
placer, or hydraulic, etc. But what will
be of most advantage to every county will
be the publication for each fiscal year of the
production of the precious metals for each
eounty-onIy, however, i'll the aggregate or
the totals Individual returns will not be
published, and are seen by no one but the
Superintendent and his assistant, the
statistician in charge, by whom any COM
munication relative to the production of a
mine will be safely guarded.
This publication of the yield by counties
will be of benefit in attracting the attention
Of men of means who are each week arriving
in San Francisco from all parts of the
world, and who are often imbued with the
desire to invest in mining property-of
which we have SO much awaiting the advent
of eapital-and who will in many instances
go to those localities known to be produc-
tive. They can by this means often be in
duced to invest, and will thus help develop
the main industry which has been the
means of making the coast noted to the
world.
The greater part of the stories which re-
late to the gains and losses of',gamesters are
comic rather than tragic. One which be-
longs to the category of the latter is re-
ported from Monaco: certain German !
baron. belonging to one of best families of /
Mechlenburg, was one day so lucky as to |
gain 800, francs. He left the tables, |
FASTENED to his hotel and at onced locked !
sv,o 1.1v ~, |
awakening next morning, what was his dis |
may to find that it had disappeared, as we'll
as his old valet Jean, who, on a hundred |
occasions had given proofs of his fidelity
and his affection for his master As it was.
the baron found himself short Of money,
and telegraphed to his father for assistance,
acquairting him, at the same time, with his
adventure. This was the answer he re-
ceived: Don't disturb yourself Jean is
here with all the money which you think
you have lost. He feared that your louis
would 60 the way they had come, and, lit
tie liking the anticipation, he has come
here to keep the treasure safe. You come,
too
A rather startling theory has been an
nounced by French writer to account for
the number of disappearance of people
that take place, and which seems to be on
The increase. He maintaius that death is
sometimes actual dissolution; that the psr-
ION without any premonitory SYMPTOMS
ladies' suddenly into nothingness- evapo-
rates, as it we're This daring theorist sup
ports bis opinion by the relation of q cir
,umstancs, which, he says, occurred under
lis own observation. He was out walking
With friend, engaged in political discus
lion, when, presto! the friend had disap-
,eared never again to be seen by mortal
yes. A strong sulphurous smell pervaded
he atmosphere where his friend had been
but that was all.
According to the ArgonaMt the real Roger
Charles Tichborne, the genuine long-ost
,eir to the celebrated Tichborne estates in
England, has actually turned up at last in
Ian Francisco. He has laid his case before
Zen. w. II. L. Barnes, the wellknown
awyer of that city, and has written long
tatement. giving full account of himself,
7hich seems to be very satisfactory. The