The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
The Carson Mint Affair Is Being
Looked Into by Mr..
Mason.
THE MONEY WILL BE COUNTED.
Superintendent Adams Believes the
Whole Matter Will Be Satisfac..
torily Explained.

The story published exclusively in THE
CALL recently regarding the presence OF
nearly $4,000 silver dollars in the State
treasury OF Nevada is still the subject OF
much discussion in Mint circles owing to
the fact of an investigation which was I'M
mediately begun by the Government
through its representative, Andrew Ma
son, who is at present in Carson City, New,
handling the interests OF Uncle Sam
in the Mint shortage trials which are now
going on in the United States Circuit
Court at the capital.
The coin found in the State treasury had
the appearance of having been freshly
coined and all of il bore the stamp OF the
year 1898. 1t was contained il coin sacks
each carrying $1,000, and dispatch to The
CALL from Carson last Sunday stated that
considerable OF it had the appearance of
having been rushed through in hurry
and was not perfect coin such as is usually
put into circulation. The presence Of this
coin in the State treasury at time when
gold coin was expected to be found by the
Board of State Examiners raised breeze
in the Sagebrush State and with the view
to setting the matter right the Government
officials are investigating.
Ex-Governor ]. w. Adams. at present
Superintendent OF the Carson Mint, ar,
rived in San Francisco yesterday and
registered at the Palace Hotel, where he
was seen by a CALL representative.
sit is true that Mr.. Mason is now going
through the books OF the Mint" said the
Superintendent, with a view to learning
the amount of money that was coined in
the year 1893, and also the exact amount
disbursed, as the books will show. As
soon as THE CALL came out with its story
touching upon the silver in the State
| treasury, Mr.. Mason began looking into
| the matter. He came to me and requested
| that T permit rigid examination of the
| money on hand. and particularly the coin
| of 1893. l immediately turned over the
books and have instructed the Mint at
| taches to give him every. assistance in
reaching a conclusion. If he desires to
count all the money in the vaults, L will
DO all l can to facilitate the labor and
have offered him the full force to work in
| the matter.
"United States Attorney Jones also re-
quested the privilege of making an ex-
animation, and 1 accorded him all the as
| sistance l could.
81 am OF the opinion that the whole
matter will be cleared up to tho satisfac-
! ton of the Mint officials and that the coin
in the State treasury will be explained.
81 am not personally aware that the
coin in the State treasury is defective, but
l have heard something to that effect.
paid out great deal of silver coin when l
took charge of the Mint, and I am Of the
belief that considerable OF it got into imme-
diate circulation. Some heavy bullion
deposits were made and l paid for them in
silver.
"The count made by the Government
officials will determine whether or not the
coin in the treasury belongs to the requisi-
ton from the Director of the Mint, or
whether it is portion of coin turned out
surreptitiously. OF course the coin is there
and few are able to explain it, but l still
have faith in reasonable solution of the
entire affair."