Show COLORADO ouray herald the camp bird comes to time with the regular quarterly dividend of two shillings per share or on the shares of stock at present outstanding this brings the total dividends declared by the london company since 1901 up to and the grand total profits from the group to a figure in excess of ouray herald long and beach are reported this week to have 2 inch streak of 1700 ounce silver and 4 ounce gold on their claim on the muldoon dike just above the camp bird mill when it is remembered that the great virginius virgillus Virgin lus vein had scarcely more than a 2 inch pay streak and paid from grassroots long and beach should feel encouraged to prosecute development with strong hopes of ultimate success georgetown courier the capital mill has been busy this week on an ton run of ore from the company ground above the foot level this is an exceptionally rich ore and a large amount of gold is being saved on the plates as well as a high percentage of the other values which is being separated on the tables hummer and herber are ready with a large run of ore from their lease as soon as the company finishes the run on their ore boulder miner work was to have been commenced on an extensive scale at the prussian mine alid mill this week but the severe storm has delayed operations and until the weather is settled and the roads are only a small force will be employed this week work has commenced in replacing some of the old timbers in the tunnel which will be put in shape so a larger tonnage can be brought out to the mill work on remodeling the mill will probably commence next week georgetown courier A shipment of two classes of ore was made from the smuggler last friday which returned remarkably good profits to the owners the shipment consisted of three tons of lead ore and ten tons of zinc ore the lead ore gave of ounces in silver to the ton and 45 per cent lead while the zinc class returned 76 ounces in silver to the ton 1312 13 Vs per cent lead and 36 per cent zinc the thirteen tons of ore gave a net return of 1402 or considerably better than an average of a ton there are a number of lessees lessels on this property who are also making steady shipments of very rich ore |