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the mines.—Mexico ; its internal wars.—The mines ofGuanaxuato, Zaccatecas, Sombrerete, their general de-crease.—Mines of Tasco.—Inferiority of the coin.—Amount coined.—Columbia, decrease of its gold washings.—Estimate of gold and silver coined.—Peru —Its wars.—Wealth exported by exiles.—Amount of coined money.—Dilapidated state of mines.—Present state of those ofHialgayoc, Pasco,Callioma, Huantajaya, St. Rosa,andLay-acota.—Estimate of the whole amount.—Buenos Ayres.—Its wars and rapid decline of produce in all its mines.—High rate of interest there.—Amount of dollars coined.—Chili.—Mine at Huesco discovered in 1812.—Amountof gold produced.—Brasil.—Decrease of its gold wash-ings.—Future prospects.—Gold from North America.—Estimate of the whole produce of America.—Gold fromHungary, Russia, and Asia. —Amount of it Page 225
CHAPTER XXVI.
On the consumption of gold and silver in the twenty yearsbetween 1810 and 1819, but especially on the applicationof them to other purposes than coin.—Gold and silvermanufactures in England.—In various towns.—Sweep-washers.—Refiners.—Quantity of gold refined.—Gold-beater’s trade in London —In the country.—Leaf-gold.—Gilt buttons.—Toys and trinkets.—Plating.—Gilded china.—Quantity of gold thus consumed.—Increased useof jewellery and gilt articles in every country.—London jewellers.—Fine gold.—Estimate of quantity consumedby them.—Silver goods.—Amount of duty paid.—Oilwatches.—On plated goods.—Silver toys.—Estimate of
the quantity annually consumed.—French jewellers._
Gold and silver watches.—Quantity consumed estimated