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Show CAPITAL k tOIIC IHTB SDAHO FIELDS AY. 6. Pa,ge States Several Districts Dis-tricts Arc More Active Than for Years. " "Whether It Is the reaction from excitements excite-ments in mining fields farther West, or the tardy realization' of intrinsic merits, that is bringing to the mineralized por.-tion por.-tion of Idaho her just recognition, he is not prepared to say, but that ( this recognition rec-ognition Is had at this time is vouched for by W. G. Page, the mining engineer, who is back from a professional visit to Custer and Boise counties. Mr. Page states that In several spots he vls"ited there Is an activity never before equaled, and results are being achieved that are bound to cement a firmer conlldenco In Idaho and her mines on the part of the world.- In Stanley Basin, the Valley Creek company is busily engaged in turning turn-ing Its resources to light, whllo the stamp mill .and cyanldlng plant is operating smoothly and at a fine profit. - In Stnnley basin the great dredge Is being operated with success, while a strong company Is installing a cable dredge which will be ready for work before be-fore the snow flics this fall. Tn Germania Basin Is a property being operated with great success, the largest owner In the samo being "Bob" Montgomery. Mr. Page states that the work being urged forward upon the Sawlooth-Payette property prop-erty is being rewarded by splendid results, re-sults, this property showing ip some very gratifying lead oro chutes. On Wood River, he statos there are more men employed em-ployed and better results being gained than at any previous period of that section's sec-tion's history. , Idaho Is coming Into her own, and those that know are agreed with Mr. Page that the coming year will find an Interest centered that way which will be backed by large amounts of willing capital. cap-ital. New York Mining Stocks. James A. Pollock & Co.. bankers and brokers. 6 West Second South, furnish the following Kew York mining stock quotations, received over their private wire yesterday: LISTED STOCKS. 1 Sales.j H. L. IC.se Balaklala G00 5 51 5i Newhousc 2,300i !) S S3 ' (Tenn Copper 2SJ 2S 2S Utah Copper 22 21j 22 NEW YORK CURB RANGE. 2 1 Sales.j II. I- Clse Cum. Ely 200 G3 Cg Ely Con 100 g ' g g Dom. Cap 2.500 3J 21 3 G. G. S , 3,000 1 3 1 Nev. Utah 3,000 3iJ 3 35 Mitchell 300 12 12 13 King Edward 200 lg j 1 NEW YORK CURB CLOSE. I Bid. l.Vsked. Newhouse $1 9 Utah Copper 21 J 22 Nevada Cons 01 10 Cum. Ely 6U Off Balk 5 .53 King Edward g Nlpisslng 6 Gg Davis Daly 79 S GIroux 5$ G. G. St. Sil..: 3 i Nev Smelting 12 lj Mltchel U 18 Nev. Utah 3i 3i Silver Queen 1 Ely Cons g Dom. Cop 3 ZlK Gibraltar 13c 15c Tlntlc 33 4 Montgomery Sho 5i Gi Butte & L 1 13 Tenn. Cop : 2S 2Sj Boston Copper Gossip. James A. Follock & Co., bankers and brokers, G West Second South street, furnish fur-nish the following, received over their pri-vato pri-vato wire yesterday afternoon; Calumet, Mich., bept. 28. It is reported here that the Osceola will curtail production produc-tion on October 1. When asked by a representative rep-resentative of the Boston Flnanclul News as to tho truth of tho report. General Manager Hair refused either to deny or affirm it. It is generally believed that the company will roduce Its force with as little lit-tle publicity as possible, becauso of the Calumet and I-Iccla litigation. Boston News Bureau says At a meeting meet-ing of directors of United States Smelting, Refining and Mining company hold yesterday yes-terday afternoon, Charles G. Rice was elected a director in place of C. A. Hlght. resigned. William G. Sharp was elected president: Charles G. Rico, vice-president; und F. W. Batcheder, secretary and treasurer. treas-urer. The directors declared the regular riuarterly dividends on both preferred and the comnon of S7J cents a snare, payable October 15, to stockholders of record at Ihe close of business October 1. This declaration dec-laration was made after a full consideration considera-tion of the earnings of the company and taking into consideration copper aL less than 15 cents per pound and lead at 11 cents per pound. Mining Notes, j Senator Thomas Kearns Is in California for several days. George E. Gunn left for the East yesterday yes-terday on mining btislness. A. J. Brtincau leave today for New York and Boston on mining business. Thomas Weir, manager of the Ule Copper Cop-per and the AJax Mining companies, is back after several months in Europo Lafayette Hanchctt, general manager of the Newhouse interests, wa9 in Beaver county inspecting the Newhouse property. George H. Dern, manager of the Con-soldlated Con-soldlated Mercur Gold Mines company, leaves this morning for the property at Mercur. J. A. Czlzek, the well-known mining engineer, en-gineer, was in Salt Lake yesterday en-route en-route to his mining Interests in Montana and Idaho. Word has reached Salt Lake that George Wlngfleld and Senator George Nixon of Goldfleld had put chased 10.000 acres of oil lands in Iho Virgin section- of Utah, and also a lownslte. Those mining in- terests have evidently gone Into the Utah oil fields for bear, as two drilling rigs have been ordered by them for this re- h glon f: |
