Show DIVIDENDS OF THE NORTHWEST special correspondence spokane wash april 5 during the first quarter of 1918 mines in northern idaho and eastern british columbia paid dividends of 2698 9 according to figures just compiled here while these figures show a decrease of from the corresponding a year ago the showing for this year actually represents a material increase as a number of properties which are able to pay dividends have delayed action owing to uncertainties caused in the united states by the excess war profits tax and in british columbia to a new smelter rate which most of the companies claim is too high to permit of profitable mining the following tables show the dividends for this quarter for last quarter and for the quarter a year ago coeur daleanes dAI dA lenes enes istar 1 17 l 17 istar ast 1st ar lg 18 bunker hill hercules hecla int inta callahan federal tamarack caledonia douglas richmond big creek total british columbia 1st ast ar 17 ath ar 17 ar 18 granby can cons hedley gold standard total |