APPENDIX. 397 



No. 10. 



Russian Gold and Silver. 



The produce of gold in Russia seems to have taken its first 

 great step in the path of improvement in the year 1823 ; since 

 which the increase appears to have been regular. 



One official account states the amount of silver and gold to 

 have been as follows: 



Gold. Silver. 



Years. poods. poods. 



1704 to 1810 1,726 61,859 



1811 to 1822 2,910 12,104 



1823 243 996 



1824 207 3,001 



1825 to 1828 1,037 1 1,904 



According to another account from the department of 

 finance, inserted in the Journal de Commerce of 4-16 April, 

 1831, the quantity of gold and platina produced from the 

 Ural mountains has been, 



Gold. Platina. 



Year. poods. Ibs. poods. Ibs. 



1821 27 3 



1822 28 29 



1823 105 38 



1824 206 31 1 35 



1825 237 22 11 20 



1826 231 39 13 20 



1827 282 25 30 



1828 291 3 93 33 



1829 287 30 78 31 



1830 355 105 1 



The following statement is taken from the journals of the 

 mines, commencing 1st July, 1825, and ending at the middle 

 of the year 1829, showing the proportion between the gold 

 extracted by individuals, and that by the government : 



