The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-19

THE MAN WHO CANE 81 '''f--i ~,
GOES OUT WI
has never been counterfoited. and tho
United States officials do not mean that
st ever shall be. Counterfeit silver uoi-
lars there are Of course. but so wretched
IS the imitation that none but an absent
minded person az twilight would accept
one. Deceptions so glaring that they do
not deceive are not feared 10y the Gov
eminent.
With the gold dollar Il is a little differ
ont. This Is supposed 10 be worth ifs
weight I'm gold" no matter i'm what form
IT is. As a lump. I'm a watch choin' ass
yold sugar sICon-nO matter how-u is
stlll supposed TO be worth as much as
It weighs. That Is, IL it weighs as much
as q gold dollar.
MAKING 4 DOLLAR.
But with the silver dollar there is a
llttle difference. You can buy just as
much with IL as you can with the gold
dollar: and more. 30 gold is below par.
as IL may be: but the silver dollar is not
worth a dollar II # is melted up. 1t is
then worth about half o. dollar.
The Workmanship which the Govern
mcnt puts upon q silver dollar adds one
hall TO IT'S value And 90 cents worth
OF silver properly combined. melted,
rolled. kneadcd and finally stamped out.
anlled and completed. becomes ST.. IL
goes as far as any other dollar now.
And the process of getting il from lump
10 legal tender is Il secret OF Uncle sam
workshops mighty secret that costs
the Government millions year, as We'll
a. bringing millions into it.
In Philadelphia. San Francisco. Den
Yer. Carson city. New Orleans and
cities where ihe United States mints are
located. there are stories always cure
rent I'm tho air Of queer happenings at
the minis. Tales of how people come
with Jumps OF silver ore. worth more 'r
less after being separated. and tales Of
tcapots spoons and iewolry. il ia said
that never do the mints refuse 20 take
these OFFERINGS. and. though the process
b. ever SO slow and tedious. they will
;ngly 20 through II and give the owner
OF tic metal as much az 10 RS worth
after money has been made out OF II.
without these miuts the banking OF
the country would De rs primitive as
the Swapping" OF metals by thu save
nges and there would Doe no staud0fl of
value. You could get much or little for
your lump OF gold or silver just as YOU
can get much or little for your waich
according 20 your luck at selling or
swapping.
The making % dollar. say silver
dollar. since silver SIS the word YOU now
hear is expensive TO the Government.
Some genius dclVing into facts and fire
ures. found that 10 costs Uncle sam
more than a dollar 10 make each dollar.
whether OF gold or silver and that hy
the time ne had turned out the magic
little wheel IL had cost him moro In la
Dor and metal than people would pay
him Tor Il. II costs him 40 cents. while
he could only get 100 cents for IL. but
even II this be so. and the INVESTIGATION
Of 10 would take enc too far into tho
private records OF the Treasury. the
money all comes back TO the Govern
ment in time. SO that Uncle Sans
pocket strings do not suffer- from his
painstaking In getting up his legal ten
der.
COMING MONEY.
The process OF making the silver dol
lar is Ike that Of cake making, al least
81 80 strikes visitor 10 the inmOst ro-
gions Of the mint. You read that a sii-
Yer dollar is go parts OF pure silver Go
one Of copper alloy. and that 10 weighs
AZ IL grains. This constitutes the recipe
for the rdw-maiorial as 30 is TO be
mixed up and rolled out. The recipe
and The making have curious touch OF
tho kitchen.
II you were 20 visit any Of the mints
With piece or silver you would Doe usb-
cred into "a small Writlle-r0om aud told
60 be seated unti the amount due YOU
could be paid. You might be told TO
come AGAIN when the assaying WAS be-
ing done. But n you arrived az the
right time you would have the pleasure
Of seeing your metal placed upon the
scales and weighed. The scales weigh
from .lJ ounces TO tho thousandth part
Of an ounce. Not Jot due you is 10
b. kept back.
The metal is now taken further An and
placed IN a furnace. where 10 las borax
or other foreign substance mixed with
II. II is kept bubbling for a few min
utes. then ~ poured into moulds that
turn II out az shining bars.
All this time the assaycr's assistant
has been around overseeing the process.
When the bars have cooled he orders
tho metal taken back 10 the wcighcrs
room. where II IL pat upon the scales
ana recorded. little piece OF II is now
psyed or and tho owner OF the metal