The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-21
GARBLING.

in extracts from the last report Of III
rector of the Mint Burcl,ari. The "
tcnsil,lc object Of this waste Of time AM
space is to show that gold is more large
" uscl in the arts and manufacture
than silver. But the foxy I"t'" Mon"
faim knows just how far to 90 in e.
trucf;mg without putting It's foot in tin
trap. 1t stops exactly in the right
place. 1t quotes Report p. 3n3': FROM
all the information obtained. it may bt
! safely assumed that the annual CON
sumption in the United States If pre-
ciOus metals in all forms now averages
s. ,Ux,, OO in gold and S5,UO.1nO in silver
and fuller statistics may show greater
amount thus used"
Here the Inter Mountain besOnles
short IT breath and stops. In the same
paragraph and in the next sentence is
the following: ''ln estimating the
amount "f production appropriated an
nually for this use, ] have added one
third to the value If such liars furnished
from the New York assay office, which
gives the following consumption for the
last fiscal year: Gold :,StI'. rs. and si:
yer $5,9777.:an! The L"t<r .No""ft,;n
can have hut one object in view in thus
garl,limy Mr.. Burcl,ar''s report, and
that 10 to convince our silver miner,
that silver is not much account anyway;
that ii might as we'll IN. ,iclnonct izctl
that it don't cut much Of figure in tl,,.
arts and manufactures; that to use its
own expression ''worthle~s dollars and
useless coins" are made out Of il and
hat the hest thing our people can do is
10 quit silver mining: leave this camp
md 20 tU-I.On,it'n. This is the logical |;
meaning OF its cit;:rts IL alcri.!c silver !;
mi discourage silver mining. As for ,
Mr.. lsurcl,arl'S estimates Of the amount
# the precious metals whi,l, have ell
cred into the arts: and manufactures:
ut little reliance cam h" placed upon
hem. lie himself a.lnit. this. Not
more than one circular letter out of five
cmt hy him I" manufactures receives,
ny attention from, them. His estimates
:c simply gue>>'>. On page seven "f
is report he places The amount Of silver
~sl in the arts and h;anl,ia.'-
,r,- ut >4,"h'.'AN'. In other |ur,<
his work he places i, 1T IL
rsat'r. amount AMI in otl,rr~
gain less. :ut in view Of The l:.ct q.
L. efforts tina, have been made for s,v-
al years past s,y n"m'-'ncta!lists o! the ,
,t'r .Mn"mt,,i"* raii:rt, to di>l,"n r :
T. metal Il slight feeling q! Insecurity
} its possession has taken hold OF tln.
ll,lic mind aE"l millions Of ,lOll:,Is
nrih 1T il have lurm consumed i,v
anuiatturor> because it wouI.! bring
'ld ,.ayh,cnt< in It's manufactured :,
rus. Gold j. coined because it j. the /,
vOritc metal, while silver las been t
r.I'l t. u great extent into the melting
IL IT the artisan. II is safe to say {
III fifty pounds Of silver are ns.d in 4
4 arts and manufactures where one ut :,
iii has 'xcm employed. The "a ri,lcd cx-
acts from Mr.. l;urchar.l'S report which -
Z Inter .M,""t"i" gave ii. readers last =,
rning prove nothing against the :,
That Journal has placed =,
elf in a compromising position on the -,
yer question and in its tn,leavor to :,
row dust in thu. sves Of it, readers that -,
~ may lose sight Oi it, las rescrtc,l to q,
iboling upon minor matters. 1t cnn J..
. nothing good t" come out "f the M :,
uaI',e IT the :~ina.c OF silver, an.l in =
RECKLESS efforts to di.l,on"r it in tie =,
r. the world it can not even publish n,
air AMI ungarI'le,l extract specifying Il,
uses as it appeared in Mr.. Hurrhas,l's =.
"n'rlctc report. Slightly lMlaphra-cd ,t
; cOuplct from Homer fits its case l.,
.'WhO sees one thing and yet another tell ,
Should be detexteu rs the gates III hell be
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