APPENDIX.

397

No. 10.

Russian Gold and Silver .

The produce of gold in Russia seems to have taken its firstgreat step in the path of improvement in the year 1823; sincewhich the increase appears to have been regular.

One official account states the amount of silver and gold tohave been as follows:—

Years.

Gold.

poods.

Silver.

poods.

1704 to 1810

1,726

61,859

1811 to 1822

2,910

12,104

1823

243

996

1824

207

3,001

1825 to 1828

1,037

11,904

According to another account from the department offinance, inserted in the Journal de Commerce of 4-16 April,1831, the quantity of gold and platina produced from theUral mountains has been,

Gold. Platina.

Year.

poods.

lbs.

poods.

lbs.

1821

27

3

1822

28

29

1823

105

38

1824

206

31

1

35

1825

237

22

11

20

1826

231

39

13

20

1827

282

0

25

30

1828

291

3

93

33

1829

287

30

78

31

1830

355

0

105

1

The following statement is taken from the journals of themines, commencing 1st July, 1825, and ending at the middleof the year 1829, showing the proportion between the goldextracted by individuals, and that by the government:—