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DW Balch Assay for Savage Assay Office

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DW Balch Assay for Savage Assay Office
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Savage Assay Office Assay Report. On Gould & Curry Printed Paper, but the 'G&C' is crossed out and 'Savage' is wand written. Assays are for the Call, Nevada and Empire State mills. The assayer was D. W. Balch. For March 31st, but no year.



D, W, Balch was a very important Comstock assayer. He was appointed as the first assayer for the new Mint in Carson City. In August 1869 D.W. Balch took the odd step of recommending a friend, Dr. Wesley Jones, for his position but without actually submitting a resignation. He would go on to hold other assay positions: Savage Assay Office, Comstock Assay Office,



Here is a transcription of the actual appointment of Balch by President Grant, "Washington D. C., April 13 1869. To the Senate of the United States, I nominate D. W. Balch to be assayer of the United States branch mint at Carson City, Nevada under act of Congress approved March 3, 1863. US Grant" HWAC# 60653 Date: 1869 Location: Virginia City, Nevada