The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-08
County Mine Assessments

The following communication from
Thomas McGrath. assessor OF Clear
Creek county, is given space because it
is OF interest to every mine owner, opera
tor or person engaged in the mining
business:
Your attention is respectfully called
to the following sections Of the revised
statutes Of Colorado, 1903:
Section 56lS-All mines and mining
claims whose gross production shall OK
ceed five thousand dollars (s5,OOO) in
dollars and cents, per annum, shall be
classed as producing mines, and all 9TH
ers shall be classed as non producing
mines.
Section 5619-Every person or persons,
corporation or association owning or
operating any mines or mining claims
which shall be a producing mine, as
herein defined, shall between the 1st and
18th day Of January in each year, make
out and deliver to the assessor Of the
county wherein such property is situate,
a statement showing:
1st-rhs name OF the mine or mining
claim.
2d-The name, or names, OF the owner,
or owners, thereof.
3d-rhe number Of acres contained in
such mine or mining claims.
4th-The number of tons Of ore ex-
extracted during the preceding year.
5th-The gross value Of any such ore
tracted, in dollars and cents.
6th-Actual cost Of extracting same
from mine, which shall not include the
salaries Of any officers or agents not ac-
lively and consecutively engaged in or
about the mine.
7th-Actual cost OF transportation to
place Of reduction or sale.
Sth-Actual cost of treatment, reduc-
| tion or sale.
9th-The net proceeds, in dollars and
cents, after deducting the above ex
penses.
Which statement shall be signed and
sworn to by such person or the superin-
tendent or managing agent Of such cor
poration or association.
Section 562l-Ali surface improve
ments and all machinery located upon
any mine or mining. claim, or claims,
shall be separately valued for taxation
and shall be taxed at their full value.
Section 5622-If any person, corpora
tion or association engaged in mining. as
mentioned in these sections, refuses or
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SCISSOR of the county where such mine or
mining claim is located, the statements
herein required, such assessor shall list
the property and from any information
obtainable shall assess the same at its
full value.
Section 5624-If anyone herein requir-
ed to make stateme Mt shall knowingly
and wilfully swear to any false state
ment contained therein, then such per
son shall be guilty of perjury and shall
be prosecuted aud punished as provided
for in other cases OF perjury.
Some Of our readers will remember r
Harvey A. Shipman, the consulting en-
gineer Of the Golden Glory company Of
which A. A. Hayd IN is secretary and
James Young of Lawson, manager. 1t
will be with great regret that they learn
of his death which occurred at St.Joscph's
hospital in Denver last Sunday. He was
mining engineer of very high standing
and was at one time manager OF the
Stratton Independence of Victor, Colo.
He was sent to Australia in 1902 to take
charge Of large mining properties after
which he went to South Africa where
he contracted fever which preyed upon
his system until it terminated in death.
During his visits here he was always Of
the most affable turn of mind and in any
gathering he was the life and soul and
no one would think that he was fighting
against pending death. About year ago
Glory as an expert and his sincere en-
ergies were enlisted in behalf of this
company. He was just in the prime Of
his usefulness when the grim reaper.
death, cut him down. He leaves widow
and myriads of friends to mourn his
passing into the Great Unknown.
Photographer L. Mclean spent Tues
day in Denver on business.
Hon. Tom Henehen, member OF the
legislature from Silverton, and formerly
superintendent at the Newhouse tunnel
came up from Denver on Wednesday
and spent the day with his friends going
from here to Alice on mining business.
The month of December was perhaps
one OF the most uniformly cold of any
months for many years. There have
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