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Show Stale of Nevada lo CoileriJIuJIion Tax Adds to Its Revenue by Taxing the Net Output of Its Producing Produc-ing Mines. Rcognl.ing the groat Importance of Its mines ns a wealth producer the State of Nevada is taking special measures to add to Its revenue by collecting a bullion tax, computed upon the net output of its bullion bul-lion producing mines at the same rate of taxation as other property In tho State is taxed, .Tames N veil?, appointed State License Li-cense and Bullion Tax Agent, under tho law passed at the last session of the Nevada Ne-vada Legislature, is at the Kenyon and trill bs le re for several days checking up on the Nevada companies who have their headquarters in this eitv. Mr Nevsns, who is In close touch with all of the new co.mp9 of Nevada, us well as the old-time wealth-yielding regions, is pardonably enthusiastic over the great strides now being taken bv his State adding to tho riches of tl, west In No Wise Exasperated. "The greatness of our gold-bearing cyimps has been in no wise exaggerated," ho declared hist night. "1 am contldont that the mines of Nevada will double our population within a few years, The camps at Qoldfleld, Bullfrog and Kawlcb are richer than any Of us understand at the present time, and In fact the entire Staff Is experiencing great prosperity Reno is becoming the metropolis of the State nnd is growing rapidly. A particularly particu-larly commendable feature of this thriving thriv-ing lit t lo city Is the bringing of the waters wa-ters of Hunter creek Into the town, an act for which the citizens have Gov. Sparks to thank, lie could have made a large fortune )v selling his rights In this creek to .m Eastern syndicate, but preferred pre-ferred to let lt no have the waters at a reasonable, price." Immense Ore Body Uncovered. Mr Nevens yesterday received a telegram tele-gram from his associates who are developing devel-oping a property at Kawich, telling of the uncovering of nn Immense body of ore with go'.d values running into "the hundreds hun-dreds of dollars per ton. |
