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one-third more than the product of 1870. The more recent discoveries have been, 

 in the 'Crown Point' and 'Belcher' mines, which have proved so flattering as to 

 send the value of their' stock far above what it has ever before reached. The latter 

 has heretofore paid in dividends but little over the assessment, but it recommenced 

 paying dividends in January 1871, by one payment of 10 dollars per cent, per share, 

 equal to 28.000Z. The following are the dividends paid by four of the leading mines 

 of this lode : Chollar Potosi, 330.400J. ; Crown Point, 168.000J; Hale and Norcross, 

 32,000/. ; Yellow Jacket, 88,800/. 

 The coinage of gold at the San Francisco mint was as follows : 



1867. 



Dols. 



17,370,535 



Dola. 

 17,365,000 



Dols. 

 14,365,550, 



1870. 

 Dols. 

 . 20,355,000 



Gold produced in the States and Territories west of the Missouri river during 1871 : 

 from Kaymond's ' Mining Statistics "West of the Kocky Mountains.' Gold bullion, 

 amalgam, or dust : 



Dols. 



Arizona 163,739,93 



British Columbia . . : : . ; . 1,349,580,83 

 Colorado . . . ; . . ' 2,605,681,50 

 California . .'";' '. .' . 10,167,484,05 

 Idaho . . . " /. V . .;_'* . 1,471,067,21 

 Montana . . ' .. x . . ; . 4,031,502,00 

 Oregon . . . 'V . . '-. 1,693,602,15 

 Utah . . . ' ;. < . . . 221,262,14 

 Washington . . '*' *v.- . ; 320,107,09 



Total . 



. 28,024,026,90 



Professor Raymond gives his estimate of the gold and silver productions in the 

 United States for the year 1871 as follows, as compared with former years : 



Including Wyoming. 



Including Utah. 



The estimated production of gold and silver for the five years ending 1871 in the 

 United States, based upon the coinage of the mints and the foreign exports, according 

 to the commerce and navigation reports, was as follows : 



