Show COMSTOCK MINES IN GREAT MERGER Old Properties Likely to Go Into One Company San Francisco Cal Ct March 27 The companies which will probably comprise the Comstock merger recently recent announced announce together with their capitalization aro are as follows Company Shares Par Capital Alpha 25 Alta Ala 1080 20 2160 Belcher 30 Best Bet Belcher 25 Bullion Bulon 1000 Caledonia Caledonia 30 30 Con Va 2160 25 Chollar Cholar 1000 1120 Crown Point 25 O Confidence 25 60 Challenge ro 30 Con Imperial WO 25 Exchequer JoO 1000 Gould Curry Curr 1000 Hale Norcross 1000 Justice 1050 30 Kentuck Con 30 Mexican 25 50 Ophir 2016 30 Potosi 1000 1120 1112 Savage 1000 1120 1112 Sierra Nevada 1000 Union Con 1000 Utah Uth Con 1000 Yellow Jacket 30 Total The stocks of ot these thee companies for years ears have been selling far tar below par pr so that in forming a merger it is not likely I that thata a total valuation of ot would be given them The greatest production from these mines occurred from 1370 1870 to 1880 IS In Inthe Inthe Inthe the next decade occurred the deep min mining minIng mm ing while the decade to 1900 19 was one of assessments ruin and neglect neglect Since Sinco 1907 Comstock Tunnel Interests by Franklin Frankln Leonard Leonar Jr in commenced to se secure secure cure cur control of ot the various mines and andare andare andare are probably now In position to throw con control control trl into a new company Many of ot the mines have within the last year or two resumed mining operations and are now shipping to the plant erected and operated by Charles Butters Buters Ltd Ld of ot London Belcher Beicher Holds Record The Belcher Beicher holds the record as the lar Ian largest largest gest dividend payer having disbursed to stockholders 1531 0 but the last pay payment payment ment mont was wa on April Apri 10 0 1875 1876 since which time them there have lave been ben innumerable as assessments assessments The Crown Point with l 11 90 paid out in dividends stands sec second se se ond best bet but its Is last payment was In Jan January January uary uan 1875 The Savage has disbursed ti n the last dividend having been in June 1869 The most recent declara dedam declaration tion ton was In 1903 when the Ophir paid a dividend of ot 10 cents a share or a total since organization of 1802 These properties In years ears gone gono by have laid the foundations for many man large for fortunes fortunes fortunes tunes there having ha been extracted from fromal all al the Comstock mines In their early earl days In excess of The mines are drained and ventilated by the Com Comstock Comstock Comstock stock Tunnel company operating the old Sutro tunnel and it is not unlikely that this corporation will wi play an important part in the merger Comstock Tunnel stock and bonds ponds are listed on the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York stock exchange The company has hasa a capital of ot 00 stock par 2 and 2760 income bonds Upon which no Interest has been paid since 1 11 per cent In November 1892 1892 |