42	GOLD MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA.
	Bechtler. and it is the most artistic of all the 5-dollar coins. C. Bechtler also coined 5-dollar gold pieces stamped ' Georgia Gold '; a very few pieces are stamped ' August 1, 1834,' which date marked a change in the U. S. standard gold coin. The presumption is that all the Bechtler gold coins prior to this date were bought up at a premium, and recoined at a profit of nearly 7 per cent. The denominations coined were §1.00, of quite various patterns, and 2y2 and 5-dollar pieces; the dollar pieces ranged from 27 to 30 grains. The coins were generally stamped with the carat, 20 c. being the lowest observed. The character of the stamping varied greatly, that of the dollar pieces being very poor, and these were extensively counterfeited. The alloy was silver and the coin had a pale brassy look. Some coins were specifically stamped ' North Carolina' gold; others merely ' Carolina Gold ' or ' Georgia Gold.' " In Table No. 3 the totals found in Table No. 2, from the years 1880 to 1896, are distributed among the various States.
	Table III.- Statement of Gold and Silver Produced in each of the Southe'rn States; Deposited at the United States Mint and Assay Offices from 1880 to 1896 incl usive. Md. Va. N. C. s. c. Ga. Ala. Tenn. Total. 1680... §191 $11,071 $77,405 $10,071 $103,006 $696 $1,270 $203,770 1881... 253 9,147 55,990 23,093 106,548 700 1,353 197,084 1882... 754 13,540 82,473 10,20S 114,507 1,690 227 229,459 18S3... 310 6,343 100,294 48,428 116,401 147 552 272,475 1884... 2,024 8S.861 48,511 115,000 740 123 255,259 1885... 1,539 2,954 64,826 39,766 128,148 2,611 119 239,963 1886... 559 2,873 83,400 36,187 146,027 3,051 317 272,414 1887... 199 12,013 216.78S 52,142 107,53"i 1,021 231 390,531 1888... 2,174 6,514 S8,641 37,40S 97,824 1,478 908 234,947 1889... 558 2,608 81,196 44,923 92,307 2,332 399 224,323 1890. .. 7,852 2,601 75,192 97,646 85,715 626 365 269,997 1891... 4,244 4,197 53,993 127,161 63,722 1,222 168 254,707 1892... 249 4,473 50,336 120,582 83,616 2,286 481 262,023 1893... 203 4,300 36,454 122,964 92,859 4,895 229 261,904 1894... 978 7,643 52,927 9S,763 99,095 4,092 329 263.S27 1895... 500 3,674 54,649 128,904 128.487 2,947 335 319,496 1896... 300 3,500 44,946 63,688 151,776 5,700 300 270,210
	In the Census Report for 1880, vol. xiii, can be found statistics concerning gold mining in the Southern States tabulated under the following headings: Directory of deep mines; Means of handling water in deep mines; Cost of supplies in deep mines; Directory of ditches; Cost of ditch plants; Grades and dimensions of ditches; Length of water season; Placer directory; Tunnels in placer mines; Stamp batteries; Amalgamating mills; Arrastras; and Roasting furnaces.