SILVER, PRODUCTION OF
\sˈɪlvə], \sˈɪlvə], \s_ˈɪ_l_v_ə]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
The silver mines of the United States were discovered in 1859. The production rose to $2,000,000 in 1861; to $11,250,000 in 1865; to $16,000,000 in 1870; to $32,000,000 in 1875; to $38,500,000 in 1880; to $51,600,000 in 1885, and to $75,000,000 in 1892.
By John Franklin Jameson
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.