thoroughly examined and tested by the proper officers of this mint, and a detailed report upon them was made in May last. It will be seen by the annexed tables that the gold piece of twenty yen is nearly parallel with our piece of twenty dollars. Under this are the denominations of ten, five, two, and one yen. In silver there is the piece of one yen, or dollar, for commercial use, and not for home currency; below this the fifty, twenty, ten, and five sen, a word corresponding to cents. These four pieces are only 800 fine. The values are given in the tables. · We have new coins of other nations and provinces also, most of which are interesting to the numismatist rather than to the trader. Those of Finland, Servia, and Roumania are rarely seen here. MEDAL DEPARTMENT. This department has been in successful operation during the year. A large number of medals have been made and sold, and the demand is constantly increasing. This department does honor to the Government, and should be continued and encouraged. THE MINT-CABINET.· The cabinet of coins and medals continues to attract large numbers of visitors. The full set of the new and improved coins of the Japanese empire was presented to the cabinet by the Emperor of Japan, through the recent embassy from that country. They have been placed in juxtaposition with the ancient coins of Japan, and mark at once the great improvement in their coinage, and the advancing civilization of that people. The cabinet, in its collection of the new and the old, the present and the past, is a place of much interest to the antiquarian and numismatist. The centuries of the past speak to the present through their coins and medals. Valuable additions have been made to the collection of coins during the year. The annual appropriation for this cabinet should be increased. STATISTICAL TABLES. The statistics relating to the deposits of bullion and coinage at the Mint of the United States and branches will be found in the tables hereto annexed. They are prepared with care, and are believed to be accurate. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Hon. GEORGE S. BOUTWELL, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D. C. Director. LIST OF TABLES IN APPENDIX. A.-Statement or bullion deposited at Mint of the United States and branches during fiscal year ending June 30, 1872. B.-Statement of gold and silver of domestic production, deposited at Mint of United States and branches during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872. C.-Statement of coinage at Mint of United States and branches during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872. D.-Coinage at Mint of the United States, from organization to close of fiscal year ending E-Coinage at branch mint, San Francisco, from organization to June 30, 1872, G.-Coinage at branch mint, Dahlonega, Georgia, from organization to February 28, 1861. H.-Coinage at branch mint, Charlotte, North Carolina, from organization to March 31, I.-Coinage at assay office, New York, from organization to June 30, 1872. K.-Coinage at branch mint, Denver, Colorado. from organization to June 30, 1872. 1872. M.-Gold of domestic production deposited at Mint of United States to close of year ending June 30, 1872. N.-Same at branch mint, San Francisco, to June 30, 1872. O. Same at branch mint, New Orleans, to January 31, 1861. P. Same at branch mint, Dahlonega, Georgia, to February 28, 1861. Q.-Same at branch mint, Charlotte, North Carolina, to June 30, 1872. R.-Same at assay office, New York, to June 30, 1872. S.-Same at branch mint, Denver, Colorado, to June 30, 1872. S. Same at branch mint, Carson City, Nevada, to June 30, 1872. T.-Summary exhibit of gold deposited at Mint of United States and branches to June 30, 1872. U.-Statement of amount of silver coined at Mint of United States, and branches at X.-Statement of weight, fineness, and value of foreign gold coins. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE UNITED STATES COAST SURVEY. COAST SURVEY OFFICE, Washington, D. C., September 30, 1872. SIR: I have the honor to present an abstract showing the places at which the work of the survey has been in progress, within the year, on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts of the United States. In all the northern sections parties are yet in the field, and will so continue until the approach of winter, when transfers will be made for resuming operation in the southern sections of the coast. The details of the work done by each of the parties will be given, as heretofore, in my annual report, after the receipt of statements showing the results of the present season in the northern sections. Surveying parties are now engaged either in triangulation, topography, or hydrography on the coast of Maine, at Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island; at Blue Hill Bay; on the islands between it and Isle au Haut Bay; and in the vicinity of Castine, for the survey of the east side of Penobscot Bay; on the west side of that bay above and below Belfast; and in Penobscot Bay north of Islesborough; on the western side of the Kennebec, in Maine, for the determination of geographical points, and for like service, in New Hampshire. Special astronomical observations have been made at Cambridge, Massachusetts, to determine the precise relation in longitude between points in the United States and points in Europe; one of the parties in that service occupied a station on St. Pierre, Miquelon Island. The magnetic elements have been determined at stations on the coast of Massachusetts. Special examinations have been made to verify the sailing-directions for harbor charts of the coast of New England. The tides have been recorded constantly during the year at North Haven, in Penobscot Bay, and at the Charlestown navy-yard. A hydrographic party is now at work near the Monomoy Shoals, and off-shore soundings have been con tinued along the northern sections of the coast. The plane-table survey of the coast of Rhode Island is in progress near Perrysville, west of Point Judith, and also the detailed survey of New Haven Harbor. Views have been drawn for the charts of several harbors between Portland and New York. Special hydrographic investigations are in progress in New York Harbor and in the adjacent waters; and the tides have been steadily recorded at Governor's Island. Field-parties are completing the shore-line survey at the south end of Lake Champlain, and others are sounding its northern branches. Triangulation is in progress near Barnegat, and plane-table work and hydrography near Little Egg Harbor, on the coast of New Jersey. Points have been determined for the construction of a comparative chart of the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia, for which the soundings were made last winter, and the magnetic elements have been determined in that vicinity, and also at Washington City. The tides have been regularly recorded at Old Point Comfort, Virginia. Geodetic reconnaissance is in progress near Harper's Ferry. The detailed survey of the James River, Virginia, has been extended upward to Warwick River; that of Pamlico River, at Washington, North Carolina, has been completed, and also that of the lower part of Pungo River, and the vicinity of Cedar Island, in the lower part of Pamlico Sound. In that sound, the main triangulation has been extended and progress has been made in the soundings. Cape Hatteras has been included in a resurvey which revealed changes in contour; and recent soundings develop the dangers to navigation at the Hatteras Shoals. Plane-table work has been completed at Bear Inlet and Brown's Inlet, on the coast of North Carolina; and the several channels leading into Cape Fear River have been sounded. Little River entrance, near the boundary-line of South Carolina, has been examined, and much of the coast-line traced southward to connect with a detailed survey which now includes the shores of Winyah Bay. The survey of the Sea Islands and channels between Coosaw River and Broad River, South Carolina, has been well advanced toward completion; and the sea-water channels inside of Saint Simon's Island, on the coast of Georgia, and between Talbot Island and Saint John's River, have been sounded. Latitude, azimuth, and the magnetic elements were determined at a station on Saint Simon's Island. The measurement of a primary base-line near Atlanta, Georgia, and the determination of points in geodetic connection with the line, are now in progress. Along the eastern coast of Florida the survey south of Matanzas Inlet, including the branches of Matanzas River, is well advanced toward Mosquito Inlet. Below Cape Canaveral, a shoal has been developed near Indian River Inlet. Soundings have been continued in the approaches to the Florida Reef and in the Gulf of Mexico; and the inshore hydrography has been completed at the eastern approach of Saint George's Sound, as also the survey of the Gulf coast, between Saint Andrew's and Mobile entrance, including Choctawhatchee Bay. The hydrography has also developed the approaches from deep water to the Mississippi Delta, and the vicinity of Trinity Shoal off the coast of Louisiana. In the Mississippi River the survey has advanced from Magnolia upward to Jesuit Bend, including determinations for latitude. and azimuth. On the coast of Texas the hydrography has been continued in San Antonio and the adjacent bays; and the longitude of Austin has been determined. Sherman Station, in Wyoming Territory, and Verdi, on the Union Pacific Railroad, in Nevada, have been occupied as points in the geodetic connection between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and collateral observations of much interest have been recorded. On the western coast of the United States the following sites have been, or will be occupied in prosecuting the field and hydrographic operations now in progress in accordance with the plan of work for the season. The parties are all in the field, and will, as heretofore, report their results at the end of October. Progress has been made in the hydrographic reconnaissance between Panama and San Diego. The station near Cape San Lucas, at which the transit of Venus was observed in 1769, will be determined in latitude and longitude. At San Diego the tides have been constantly recorded. The survey of the coast of California will be resumed at San Pedro Bay; that of the Santa Barbara Islands has been continued; and the crest-line of the mountains which range along the Santa Barbara Channel has been traced. Reconnaissance has determined suitable points for the triangulation between Santa Barbara and Monterey; the survey of the coast is well advanced between Point Conception and Point Arguello; also south of San Luis Obispo, toward Point Sal, and south of San Simeon; and the latitude and azimuth will be determined, if practicable, at both stations before the close of the season. In the operations of the year are included the survey of the South Farallon Island, and the outline of sand-drift on the San Francisco peninsula ; the contour of Table Mountain, north of the Golden Gate; comparative soundings at San Francisco entrance, and the tides of the year at that port. Cordell's Bank will be developed by soundings in the course of the season; at Mendocino Bay latitude and azimuth will be determined, and the survey in progress in that vicinity will be extended northward. Magnetic observations will be made generally at stations which may be occupied by the astronomical party. Soundings have been made to develop a bank off Cape Mendocino; the survey of the coast below Shelter Cove is in progress; latitude and azimuth will be determined there, and longitude at Eureka, when the telegraph reaches that place. Soundings are in progress along the coast of California between Shelter Cove and Rocky Point; the survey is extending south of the False Klamath River, California, and along the coast of Oregon north of Chetko River. At Astoria the tides of the year have been recorded, and longitude will be determined when telegraphic facilities reach that port. The survey of both shores of the Columbia River has been continued, and that of Shoalwater Bay, in Washington Territory. At False Dungeness the astronomical station has been connected with the triangulation of the Strait of Fuca, and Smith's Island has been occupied for completing the main triangulation which embraces the waters of Washington Sound. The plan for this season includes, also, determinations of latitude and azimuth at Steilacoom and Dwamish Bay; the selection of a site for a base-line on Whidbey Island, and triangulation for extending the survey in Puget Sound. On the coast of Alaska good progress has been made in the hydrographic reconnaissance. Observations of much importance have been made on the tides and currents, and a number of geographical points have been determined. The office operations in drawing and engraving have kept up with the results in field-work and hydrography. Twenty new charts have been published, and nine others, which show extensive additions in comparison with their first issue. Fifty charts, of which thirteen were commenced within the year, have been in hand in the drawing-division. Of the engraved charts 11,500 copies have been printed and distributed. Ninety of the manuscript maps on file in the archives have been copied within the year, to meet calls for information. As these usually pertain to places near the more important ports, a few of the topographical sheets, showing much variety in details, have been reproduced by lithography. The process is cheap, and its extension is under advisement, as affording means of special usefulness in the inception of local improvements, in which success must depend on accurate information in regard to the surface-contour. Tide-tables for the ensuing year have been prepared, and will be published as heretofore. Respectfully submitted. BENJAMIN PEIRCE, Superintendent United States Coast Survey. Hon. GEORGE S. BOUTWELL, Secretary of the Treasury. REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office of the Light-House Board, August 31, 1872. Hon. GEORGE S. BOUTWELL, Secretary of the Treasury: SIR: The following report of the operations of this Board during the last year is respectfully submitted: There are now in the Light-House Establishment of the United States: Sea-coast lights ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. Harbor and river lights.. Fog-signals, operated by steam or hot-air engines Buoys actually in position... ON THE COAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. Sea-coast lights .... Harbor and river lights. Light-ships.... Fog-signals, operated by steam or hot-air engines Day or unlighted beacons. Buoys actually in position... Sea-coast lights Harbor and river lights. Light-ships ON THE PACIFIC COAST. Fog-signals, operated by steam or hot-air engines. Buoys actually in position 81 Fog-signals, operated by steam or hot-air engines. 7 Day or unlighted beacons.. 1 Buoys actually in position.. 214 |