The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-05-15
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BULLION TAX REPORT.

stated that they placed an'arhitrary'
assessment upon an output of about
$4,000. The evidence showing the
facts as stated l.ereir are of record in
this office and open to your call or in
spection by any citizen. This matter
is gone into TO some length in my re-
port to the officials of Humboldt
county. Your attention is respectfully
called to the report 10 Humboldt
county which is attached hereto.
This is not a matter which the
officers of Humboldt county can claim
Ignorance, for, as already stated, their
attention was called to the violation
of the law in two official reports fro1
this office. / am placing the matter
before you for consideration and to
carry out such instructions as you
may deem necessary.
Lander county showed no ore pro-
duction during the last year. This
however, is not discouraging, for not
| in many years has SO much develop
ment work been in progress in Ian
der county as has been during the
year of 1908 Indications for the pres
ent year are encouraging for bullion
taxes there for the assessor and
other officials of that county are CO.
operating in every way to- insure re-
turns and revenue to both the state
and county
SHOWING IN LINCOLN.
Lincoln county showed but little
improvement in the amount of bullion
1 tax. collected for the last quarter of
1908. The officers are apparently US
suits and have succeeded in getting
statements and securing bullion taxes
from leasers operating in that county
Your attention is respectfully called
to the report of this office to the
officials of Lincoln county. Three
leasers operating in Lincoln county
with every crude method at their
command produced total of $4,000
On this output they paid tax OF
S34.41. On the other hand, the BAN
berger Delamar company, with ev
cry facility for the economical hand
ling and treating of it's ore, had 8
total output of more than $134,O0O
This company, on this immense ricf
output paid a total tax Of $3.50
This same ratio, or greater, prevailed
in regard to this company through
: out the entire year In Lincoln coun
) ty. which showed total output o
: close to 100000 The total tax col
lected in Lincoln county for tn
9 year was $14423. 1t is to be hope'
that during the present year meth
cd will be devised whereby this glar
ing and shameful condition will b.
: remedied and that persons or corpor
ations now receiving every encouras
ment and protection from liberia
! government will be compelled to pa
4 at least a small cost of conduct
ing that government
:. LYON TO THE FRONT.
: Conditions in Lyon county relatin
to the bullion tax were found in goo
: condition, so far as caring for thi
!, revenue source is concerned. The las
quarter showed an amount Of ia
:. nearly four times as great as durin
: the first three months of 1901
Though this total amount is not gres
it In manner illustrates the manne
d in which interest in the bullion ia
= sources has increased during the vel
}. "Nye county, the figures show, mas
:, the best record Of any of the cou
IF ties of Nevada in the matter of tt
20 bullion tax 1t takes first rank in tt
" total amount Of bullion produced |
=, * we'll as the number of tons. AS
" the bullion tax 1t ranks first for Il
10 last quarter of 1908, passing Esme
A. aida county by good margin.
y Il do not attribute this SO much
the amount of ore produced as
n the methods used by the officials
Nye county in caring for this reven
y. source Investigation showed that t
!" assessor Of Nye county is more en-
- getic, and careful If possible, in t
collection of this tax than any 9th
" official In this state.
"Ormsby county has as yet made
showing in the bullion tax. Mel
or has Douglas county.
"Storey county has made an exc
lent showing for the entire year. r.
office found that the officials Of st
: ey county are giving this work W
careful attention and they are getti
all the revenue possible from t
source.
Z "Washoe county has made q st
In the way Of report on the con
ton of bullion tax sources. with
result that it is placed on the
of bullion tax payers. The amount
small, 1t is admitted, but 1t is
start nevertheless and 1t is to
hoped that it means bigger retu