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Show OGDEN BENEFITS BY PROMONTORY MINING Special to The Tribune OGDEN Dec 21 That this city is de riving no small amount of benefit from the extensive mining operations oa Promontory Point thirty miles west is indicated by the fact that more than 100 men are employed on the Lakevlew Zinc company s property alone All of the supplies for the new camp are purchased In this city and the Southern Pacific company Is reaping a harvest of railroad fares between Ogden and Saline the lat ter being the principal station for the new mining district Scores of persona, sightseers workmen and mine owners, are traveling between this city and camp daily The lkev1w company pioneer con cem in the field established a new divl dend record for December by declaring an extra monthly dividend of 1 cent per share This makes a total of 3 cents for December or about $8000 The com pany Is now shipping about 750 tons of ore per month and expects to double this output by February Contracts have Just been let for 1600 feet of development work. The Lakevlew Is regularly em ploying sixty Ave men and forty others are working on leased ground |