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From these figures it appears that nearly 80 per cent, of the annual 

 product is coming from the western hemisphere, and if we add to this 

 the output of Australasia, the proportion coming from what may he 

 regarded as the newer parts of the world, so far as the question of its 

 civilization is concerned, rises to 85 per cent. Finally, hy including 

 the European product, it will appear that Asia, where the metal is most 

 in demand, and where it still retains all of its old debt-paying quality, 

 produces less than 3 per cent, of the total world's crop. Hence there 

 is still a large field for silver in the orient, and its exploitation and 

 development is undoubtedly the next great task of the Caucasian. 

 And in this view the silver miner may take some comfort. 



