Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10
DOES IT PAY:

The San Francisco Chronicle says thai
the people Of San Francisco are called
upon for nearly a million dollars per
month to pay assessments on minss In
various sections OF the Pacific slope. II
also makes the assertion that NEARLY oil
the mines are conducted on the most
prodisal methods Of expenditure. The
average Superintendent gets from $4,000
to S25, 900 Q year. Contracts for timber.
oil, fuel and for milling and refining
ores are let upon principles Of libsrsli'y
toward the oontrsctor-who 10 often one
Of the mining officers, and. therefore.
in effect contracting with himsslf-thas
would have satisfied the rank avsrice Of
Boss Tweed himself. and that would not
be tolerated in any other private busi-
ness" To all Of which the Daily En-
change replies. ~pertiusn,ly and correctly
as follows:
The above is from the ChronieIs OF this
morning. II 10 an old Acquaintance In a
sliehtly new dress-donned the fall fash
ions, so TO speak. One would suppose
that the Ckronieis would tire Of such sense
lsss mi~sststements, and endeavor, II II
really wishes TO make IN impression. to
come a. near the truth as IL can. THE
average Superintendent gets from 5000 to
S23 900 n year" There never was .
SUPERINTENDENT on the whole coast. even
In our fiushest days. that received . salary
Of S25, 900 q year, aud the Chronicle knows
IN. w. do not. know Of any that got
$40. 900 or SIS. 000. We believe away back
in the early DAYS Of the Comstock. the
Superintendent Of the Ophir. Savage and
Gould 4 Curry were paid $1,000 . month.
bu, they were turning out bullion by the
million. Colonel Fair got only soOO Q
month from each OF the bonanzas in their
palmiest days. The highest superin.
tsudent's salary on the Comstock 10 $1,000
q month. and that 10 paid by the Union
Con. only. The salaries OF the other lead
ing mines do not exceed $500 . month.
and some Of them are much less; most OF
the smaller assessment mines not paying
more than $3.50. And 30 with the Presi-
dents and Secretaries-yery lew OF the
former are paid any salaries at all. and
those Of the Secretaries are reduced 70 .
minimum. Where the latter used to get
$3.50 and $500 q month each. they are now
glad enough to take 500 and even less.
There has been 30 much humbug and
MISREPRESENTATION In the ChroHiets. aud
other newspapers about the cost OF work
ing mines. that IL Is the duty OF those who
are in position to know the facts TO speak
ont, or course there 10 no doubt that
Comstock mining Is expensive business;
IL could not be otherwise. but we denounee
the efforts Of = few people to make 1t sp.
pear that Coms,ock mining 10 only . sys-
ten Of highway robbery. Look at the
financial statements Of the various compA-
mics and see where most Of the money goes
IN. What industry dependent upon con.
tributions from the public can ever stand
the rates Of wages imposed by the Miners
Unionsp Where under the sun do men
laboring men-receive Sl20, $3.50 and sls(
month. except in the mining camps o.
the Pacihei The Chroniets asks, Docs !
pay to contribute these large sumsl'
Well. yes. IL pays about 5000 miners AND
mechanics the biggest incomes they eve
had In their lives, but whether 1t pays tn
stockholders or not, 10 . question the com
panies have nothing TO do with. The!
must go on paying these enormous wage
or shut down the mines, and We regret u
say many are doing the latter. We agre,
with the CArosiels that the mining outlool
on the Comstock Is not . pleasant one. bu
let u Law the blame where IL belongs.