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Show Sew Mining Companies. Yesterday afternoon tbe articles of incorporation of a couple of new miniDg companies were filed in tbe office of tbe clerk of the probate court. The names of the companies are the Wi&conain Gold Mining Company Com-pany and the Escondetla, which ia a Spanish expression for hidden treasure. treas-ure. Tbe properties are located in California, the Escondeda in Lob Angeles County, and the Wisconsin in Nevada County. The capitaletock of the latter is placed at $2,500,000, shares at $25, and the capital of the Ejcocdeda at $1,000,000, with shares at $10, half of the capital stock of each being paid up. The directors of the Wisconsin Wis-consin are W. H. H. Bowers, W. L Hoge, Wm. M. Raymond, W. E, Smedley. W. E Jacobs, F. E Sir-gent, Sir-gent, Malcolm B. Brownloy, Knut Posse and Herbert Pembroke. Wm. Smedley is tbe president; W. L. Hoge, vice-president; Wm. Raymond, treasurer; W. H. H. Bowers, secretary. secre-tary. Tbe ofiicers of the Escondeda are: W. E. Smedley, president; Wm. Raymond, viceprejident; W. L Hoge, treasurer; W. H. H. Bowers, secretary. Dbectors, W- H. H. Bowers, W. L. Hoge, Wm. M. Riy mond, W. E. Smedley, W. E. Jacobs, F. E. Sargeant, M. B. Crownley, H. Pembroke and Knut Po;fle. Some work has already been done on the properties, which it is said fully warrants war-rants the undertaking. About forty tons of the ore was reduced last year and made a very excellent allowing. |