History of Nevada; . ^ hwur yesterdaymorning our citizens were startled from their bedsby the booming of cannon and the riTigiiig of bells,which demonstrations were m;ulc in honor of thearrival of a bigjiackage ofpa])crs by express markedA. Curry. Sn|)crintendeni of (onstruclion, CarsonMint. And. glorious to contemplate, that packagecontained the long-looked-lbr plans and specificationstor the Branch Mint at Carson. A handsome in-stallment of the appropriation for the ilint was atthat date in San Francisco, subject to the check ofthe Disbursing Agent. July IS, 1866. On this date at 8 A. m., gr
History of Nevada; . ^ hwur yesterdaymorning our citizens were startled from their bedsby the booming of cannon and the riTigiiig of bells,which demonstrations were m;ulc in honor of thearrival of a bigjiackage ofpa])crs by express markedA. Curry. Sn|)crintendeni of (onstruclion, CarsonMint. And. glorious to contemplate, that packagecontained the long-looked-lbr plans and specificationstor the Branch Mint at Carson. A handsome in-stallment of the appropriation for the ilint was atthat date in San Francisco, subject to the check ofthe Disbursing Agent. July IS, 1866. On this date at 8 A. m., ground wasbroken for the mint. ,Iohn H. Mills threw the firstshovelful; II. V. Rice the next; Col. Abe Currj-thethird, and 11. H. Mighels of the Ap/>ea/ the lino of the front porch was selected for the cere-mony. An ani|)le force of laborers then went towork. August 11, 1866. At 12:30 a. m., a lire broke outat the rear of the premises of Jacob Beam, on Carson I fl/-^- Liras. RESIDENCES » Miiii^ ChaS F. B I CK N E LL >• GeO , CARSON, NEV. HISTORY OF ORMSBY COUNTY. 557 Street. Less, buildings, tools, etc., 84,630. An in-cendiary fire. September 24, 1866. To-daj the Masons laid tbecorner-stone of the mint. Fine day, brass band,sinfiing, a big crowd. Senators Nye and Stewart,and the Judges of the Supreme Court present. Carrie, G. M. of the Grand Lodge of I^evada, laidthe stone. Col. Robert Tajlor, and Nje and Stewartspoke. Ceremonies closed by the singing of OldHundred. The following is a brief description of the CARSON .MINT. Granite from the prison stone quarry. Pict styleof architecture. Portico, Ionic. Hall, twelve feel inwidth; main hall 12x40; on the right of the Tellers office, 13x16 feet. Coining room,19x19. Spiral staircase conducts above. Whiteningroom. 10xl4J, with a vault in solid masonry furnace and rolling room, 17x24. Goldand silver melting room, 10x24. Melters and re-finers office, feet.
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