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Ch. 1: Gold and Silver in 1883/84

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314                                 MINERAL RESOURCES.
Mr. Valentine's statistics for 1883.—Mr. J. J. Valentine, vice-president and general manager of Wells, Fargo & Co., has prepared the follow­ing statement of the bullion product of the States and Territories west of the Missouri river (including British Columbia, and receipts by ex­press from the west coast of Mexico) in 1883, based upon the express and freight returns. This table includes the value of lead and copper, as well as gold and silver.
Mr. Valentine makes the following comparison between his returns for 1883 and 1882: "California shows a decrease in gold of $1,029,028, and an increase of silver of $969,844. Nevada shows a falling off of $1,591,755. The Comstock shows an increase of $392,468; but there is a decrease in the product of Eureka district of 81,419,124. With the exception of Montana and Idaho, there is a decrease in the product of the other States and Territories. The facilities afforded for the trans­portation of bullion, ores, and base metals, by the extension of railroads into the mining districts, increase the difficulty of verifying the reports
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