The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-04-30
Haley's Splendid Showing

HE state bullion tax collector, Mr.. Haley, has just issued his
last quarterly statement for 1909, by which he is able to give
Il the total output and revenues of the state from mining sources
Tor the entire year. The showing is immensely gratifying, disclosing
as it does that the value of the mineral output OF the state for last
year nearly doubled that of the year preceding.
1t must be understood that the statement of the bullion tax col
lector does not give the true output of the mines of Nevada for the
time specified simply the output on which bullion tax is paid. Bull
lion tax is paid on the net profits of a mine. There is a large tonnage
produced right along in every mining section that does not show a
net profit in current operations. There are scores OF good properties
hat are without local mills and so far distant from milling facilities
that the ores are not marketed but saved for future handling. These
ores do not figure in the tax collectors calculations. The entire
amount of ore extracted from the mines OF Nevada for the year l9o9,
would doubtless approximate S30OOOOOO.
But a good idea of the advance being made in Nevada mining may
be had by comparing the figures of the bullion tax collector for the
year 1908 and 1909. Such a comparison shows:
The tonnage has increased from / ,166.525 to 1906 1926 tons.
The value has increased from ~$14s373,545 to $24,969, 531.
The taxes collected have increased from $1O1, 656 to $224,579.
The expenses increased from $l2, 259, 91 to s2OyOs3y9 47.
White Pine county leads the state in gross production in tons
having produced l67o,o95 tons. Esmeralda county follows with the
richer metals, having 509SO1.
Esmeraida leads in values for the year, with $9. So. s3l. White
Pine S copper follows, with $7,1l4,354.
A discrepancy may be noticed between the relative increase in
tonnage and the value of the tonnage. The tonnage increased $50 per
cent and the value of the output only 70 per cent. This is accounted
county, where there is handled a tremendous tonnage of copper ore
of low grade. Outside of White Pine county the extraction has in
creased lin a greater ratio than the output showing improved facilities
for saving values. There is a noticeable difference also in the IN
creased value and the cost OF production and extraction. The value
traction-that is, mining and milling, has increased only &c pei cent.
and the amount of ore handled, one and onehalf times again as large.
The bullion tax collectors office has reason to feGcitate itself nn
on the splendid showing made this year as compared with the year
previous. While the value of The output has increased only 20 per
cent, the collections in bullion tax have increased 100 per cent, the
total collections for 1909 being 1921. 51985, against $lO1 500 % in
1908. Tax Collector Haley modestly ascribes this aattering showing
to the campaign of education on part Of most of the assessors Of
Nevada carried on during the past two years Mr.. Haley might
truthfuny have said that this Campaign of education of the asses
sors was due to the campaign of the tax collector among the as
SCISSORS, for 1T was the persistency with which the tax collector pursued
the assessors and the different mining companies of the state that
brought them up to the full measure of duty required by the law.
Mr. Haley has made a most intelligent and conscientious official
and Nevada taxpayers owe him much for the collection of the magaf,
cent amount OF nearly a quarter of million in bullion tax to apply
"ea'nS inc expenses i state and county government.