Show Silver Nears Hears Ratio Bryan Made Famous With the price of ot silver soaring soarIng soar- soar Ing Ins to a a. point higher than arty any figure since 1872 1812 reported this week there thero Is something doing in family heirlooms The old silver tankard stands In danger of ot dis dis- solution Such Is the the information gathered gathered gathered gath gath- ered at the local United States as assay assay assay as- as say office In the federal building where an Increase Is noted in the offerings of ot sliver relics from tram the general public Be De it known that old slIver silver which has lost its utility or ornamental or ornamental ornamental or- or value may be sold to the government go providing pro the tho seller seneI adds ono one part of ot gold to every 1000 parts of at sliver silver and the silver stiver must not be over parts pans base metal Thus it it If itIs Is possible to to turn In old silverware watchcases Jewelry jewelry Jew jew- elry of at all kinds An old ring or ora ora a a. bit of gold added will serve sene forthe for tor forthe the n necessary essary gold content According to Charles Gammon assayer in charge there Is more of or this class of or silver than ever eer be before ton arid and some additional bullion from the mines Is comIng coming com corn ing log in In due to speeding up of production production production pro pro- and the th opening of new silver mines Silver has very nearly nearl reached the famous standard of or 16 to 1 In other words sixteen ounces of at sliver silver at 1299 per r ounce Is equal to one ounce of ot gold at the government standard of per ounce a ratio made famous by Dr Bryan If It the silver sliver In bullion form torm should go above the value of ot silver sliver coins coIna In circulation It Is not permissible to offer the coins to be melted down There is a law against destroying money It might be a different tale If It one had plenty of at Mexican dollars I |