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Ch. 1: Gold and Silver in 1883/84

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316                                     MINERAL RESOURCES.
Mr. Valentine's estimates of the production of gold and silver in the States and Territories west of the Missouri river from 1870 to 1884 inclusive.
To compare the results arrived at by the two different methods of es­timation it is found that Mr. Burchard's figures for 1883 exceed Mr. Valentine's by $2,183,360 gold, $3,224,899 silver, and $5,408,259 in the total. For 1884 the apparent difference is $5,616,433 gold, $4,270,075 silver, and $10,886,508 total. The Mint returns, however, include the production of the States east of the Missouri river, while Mr. Valen­tine's do not. The silver product as estimated by Mr. Burchard is quoted at the full coining value, while possibly some of the express and freight returns are given at the market rate for silver.
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