Show THE ALICE COMPANYS REPORT A Good Quarterly Showing1 for Ihtttef Great Mine Secretary B CL Rayboulds quartery report of the Alice Gold and Silver Mining Min-ing Company dating from January 1 to April 1 1885 has just been published It shows the bullion yield of this noted Montana mine for the three months to have been 25227456 assay value discount dis-count on silver and expressage on bullion bul-lion footing up 5050454 leaving a net product of 21171002 showing an aver fi < rn monthly net iirnrlnntinn of nvor 70000 The disbursements show an expenditure expendi-ture for permanent improvements of 4161428 for prospecting and dead work 1852510 for ore extraction 5379005 for ore reduction 7005210 for general supplies 619749 for expense accounts 756560 and dividend No 14 of 50000 A cash balance remains in the hands of the treasurer and superintendent of 117944 The expenditures during this quarter were increased by additions to the t machinery ma-chinery Item of 216481 was paid on Cornish pump account the entire cost of which is 5711896 The mills were shutdown shut-down for nearly half of the month of February Feb-ruary to make the change in the pumping system as they run entirely with the water pumped from the Alice mine Sev veral thousand dollars were paid during the quarter for two revolving cylindrical dryers for use at the sixtystamp mill The Cornish pump is running satisfactorily satisfac-torily and has done so since it was started AH the machinery at the mines I I and mills is in good working order Superintendent Su-perintendent W E Hall reports that the I mills ore doing good work and the mines are producing the usual quantity of ore The sinking of the Alice shaft from the 700 to the 800foot level was recently started and it is expected will reach the 800foot level and work will be commenced com-menced there in the near future A new hoisting rig double directacting engines size 18x48 inches will be placed on the property for use of this shaft during the I next quarter |