Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-05


now under Suspension, and has been S
since May. I mean by merchantabl
ingots those which a coiner can worl
e with facilities. The loss from work
ing the Northern Belle bullion wa
unusually large. discovered it at tn,
time, and SO reported to the superin
tendent. found it out when we los
eight ounces in working 1900 ounces
We sometimes made good ingots from
the Northern Belle metal, when we useo
it in proportion of 400 ounces to 400 o
other silver to make an 1900 ounce melt
l have no personal knowledge whether
any effort has been made to get North.
ern Belle bullion at Carson since Janu.
airy, 1879. There was never any North
ern Belle bullion used in making lingo S
at Carson without combining it with re.
fined silver. never tried to run North
ern Belle bullion in ingots by itself.
| Off you were to hear that three
million ounces of Northern Belle bull
lion alone had been made into ingots
, and coined into money, would that alter
your opinion about its character =.
Al have given my testimony On
my
EXPERIENCE WITH NORTHERN BELLE
-.-- METAL.
l should not believe the statement made
by you, unless something had been done
to tougher it.
MIR. misunderstanding is the
same everywhere.
General Barnes-But the chemists
may be different.
Mr.. Blanchard Chemistry, like fig
ures, never lies.
General Barnes-There is nothing
more f,llacious. Figures can be made
to prove anything.
Mr.. Blanchard-Yes, with you two
and two make five, with me only four.
[Laughterl.
Witness continued: TWAS not on ac-
count of our suiphuric acid process that
we could not work this Northern Belle
bullion.
General Barnes here asked for the Sec
ton of the Revised Statutes which de-
fined what should he considered ingots.
Mr.. Page-It is section 1914.
General Barnes-I was not address
ing myself to the gentleman from the
Second district, but to Mr.. Blanchard.
General Ramsey-But it is a kindly
act, General, to find the statute for you.
[ Laughter
Mr.. Bryant, in reply to Mr.. Bian-
,harel, said that the sulphuric acid pro-
less had nothing to do with antilnony,
arsenic or bismuth, nor yet with refined
silver.
In answer to General Ramsey, wit
ness said: The Mint at Carson is closed
we cannot get bullion in suffi-
,ient quantity. The parties don't bring
It to us. I always supposed we pay the
same price at Carson as at San Fran
:isco can't say the exact reason why
We don't get the bullion, but l must
suppose it arises from the refining
charges we impose. There is plenty of
bullion going by our doors every day.
In reply to General Barnes, witness
stated that he understood the Carson
Mint charged tw" cents per ounce for
etining when it was under 900 fine.
Ny idea in running the Carson Mint is
o be just to the government, and charge
he depositor as little as possible.
Director Burchard asked the witness
everal questions, the purport of the re-
lilies being that if in the 900 ounces
# the Northern Belle bullion on which
re sustained a loss of 8 ounces there had
,een a deduction in the weight for inn
,urities, there would
SOr HAVE BEEN A LOSS TO THE GOV
ERNMENT.
A conversation here ensued between
he commissioners as to what becomes
# the silver from the Nevada mines,
eeing that it is not sold to the Carson
flint. General Barnes asserted that the
liver is exported to Europe because of
he reduction charges of the United
states government. Director Burchard
that it cost about one dollar
N the one hundred to transport bullion
0 the East, and thus it was more profit
BILE to coin in the East than on this
cast.
Mr.. Bryant was questioned by Gov
rnor Young as to the reason in his
ldgement why the Comstock owners
id not send their silver to the Carson
lint. He replied that he supposed it
,as because they had assaying and re-
ming facilities of their own, and could
o it cheaper than the United States
Overnment.
Moonlight Party.
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