PRODUCTION AXD COINAGE OF GOLD AND SILVER. 39 



By a series of comparisons he shows that the greater portion of the world's 

 silver product, of later years, has been obtained from New Spain : — From 1521 to 

 1S04, it yielded 43 per cent of the silver product of the whole world; from 1S04 

 to 1848, 56 per cent; from 1S4S to 1868, 50 per cent; and during the year 1875, 

 75 per cent of the silver product of the whole world. 



" The territory acquired by the United States from Mexico, produced," he says, 

 "between 1S48 — 1876 seven-eighths the total amount of silver and gold of the 

 country, viz: — 



Total product of United States $1,574,045,802 



" " " territory acquired from Mexico . . 1,389,372,185 



other States, only 



$184,673,617." 



RESUME OF MINES AND MINING FOR THE YEAR 1880. 



Mineral districts , 

 Placers . 



Mines in working . 

 " " Denounced 



of silver and gold 



silver . 



copper . 



lead 



cinnabar 



Annual production in cargas {300 lbs. each) . 



" " in kilograms of pure metal 



Value of total production of the mines . 

 Number of men employed .... 



Salaries and wages paid 



Kilograms of pure silver reduced [patio) . . . 360,284,317 



" « " [tonel) . . . 24,503,843 



" " " " (lixiviation) . < 16,077,771 



" " " " [fucgd] . . . 142,224,667 



Number of mints in the Republic . 



Gold coined during year 1879 $622,524.00 



Silver " « « « 21,405,331.00 



Copper " « « « 16,300.00 



Kilograms of pure gold (961,131) value of . . . 

 " " silver (543,120,598) value of . 



" " metal (544,081,720) value of . 



Difference in kilograms between production and coinage, 

 " in value " " and " 



1.247 

 447 



332 

 807 



156 



143 



94 



3-4 



23 



1,69^ 



1,694 



2,567,306 

 843,058,000 



^29,713.355 



102,240 



$8,021,000 



543,120,598 

 II 



$22,084,155.20 



$618,514.58 

 $21,240,904.59 



121,859,419.17 



299.93S 

 $7,629,199.80 



