-------+-------------------------+------------ | PRODUCTION. | YEAR. +------------+------------+ TOTAL. | Gold. | Silver. | -------+------------+------------+------------ | _Dollars._ | _Dollars._ | _Dollars._ 1853 | 65,000,000 | | 65,000,000 1854 | 60,000,000 | | 60,000,000 1855 | 55,000,000 | | 55,000,000 1856 | 55,000,000 | | 55,000,000 1857 | 55,000,000 | | 55,000,000 1858 | 50,000,000 | 500,000 | 50,500,000 1859 | 50,000,000 | 100,000 | 50,100,000 1860 | 46,000,000 | 150,000 | 46,150,000 1861 | 43,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 45,000,000 1862 | 39,200,000 | 4,500,000 | 43,700,000 1863 | 40,000,000 | 8,500,000 | 48,500,000 1864 | 46,100,000 | 11,000,000 | 57,100,000 1865 | 53,225,000 | 11,250,000 | 64,475,000 1866 | 53,500,000 | 10,000,000 | 63,500,000 1867 | 51,725,000 | 13,500,000 | 65,225,000 1868 | 48,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 60,000,000 1869 | 49,500,000 | 12,000,000 | 61,500,000 1870 | 50,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 66,000,000 1871 | 43,500,000 | 23,000,000 | 66,500,000 1872 | 36,000,000 | 28,750,000 | 64,750,000 1873 | 36,000,000 | 35,750,000 | 71,750,000 1874 | 40,000,000 | 32,000,000 | 72,000,000 1875 | 40,000,000 | 32,000,000 | 72,000,000 1876 | 46,750,000 | 38,500,000 | 85,250,000 1877 | 45,100,000 | 38,950,000 | 84,050,000 1878 | 50,000,000 | 49,000,000 | 99,000,000 1879 | 38,900,000 | 40,812,000 | 79,712,000 1880 | 36,000,000 | 37,700,000 | 73,700,000 -------+------------+------------+------------ The consumption of Gold and Silver in the Arts and Manufactures from 1874 to 1879, inclusive, in the United States, was estimated by the Director of the Mint, in 1879, as follows: -------+------------+------------ YEAR. | Gold. | Silver. -------+------------+------------ 1874 | $4,578,328 | $4,406,560 1875 | 5,382,098 | 4,237,841 1876 | 4,153,184 | 3,812,018 1877 | 3,687,192 | 3,774,240 1878 | 5,078,701 | 5,210,152 1879 | 3,899,125 | 5,977,300 -------+------------+------------ INDEX. PAGE Acid or alum springs, 109 Agate, 20, 21 localities, 21 value, 20 Alleghenies, 14 Alum, 21 localities, 21, 22 springs, 109 value, 21 American Flat group, silver mines, 136 Amethyst, 22 false, how made, 117 localities, 22 value, 22 Anthracite, 22, 23 localities, 23 value, 23 Antimony ore, 23, 24 localities, 23 value, 23 Artesian Wells, 111, 112 Artificial gold, how made, 125 jewelry, how made and detected, 114-125 Asbestus, 24 localities, 24 value, 24 Asphaltum, 24, 25 localities, 25 value, 25 Assay of copper ore, 100-102 gold ore, 95-98 iron ore, 102 lead ore, 103, 104 ores, 92-104 silver ore, 99, 100 tin ore, 102, 103 zinc ore, 102 Atlantic coast, 14 Azurite, 25 localities, 25 smelting, 101 value, 25 Baryta, localities, 26 or heavy spar, 26 value, 26 Bidwell, John, 130-132