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Show ACTIVE SESSION ON THE MINING EXCHANGE TODAY the owners of the stock of the Beck Tunnel company, whose property is located lo-cated In the Tintlc district. It is said that the ore in the mine is so reassuring reassur-ing that the management decided to allow the shareholders to draw down some Christmas money, and It was therefore decided to set aside $10,000 for this pur:oe. The property has developed fast from a mere prospect to a dividend payer, and the long and faithful experience (fT Mr. Knight is responsible in a large degree for the remarkable record that has bsen made by this property during the past year. The high prices paid for all classes of metal help considerably at this stage In the history of newly developed ground. "With some of the higher-priced mining mi-ning securities contributing liberally to the trading;- on the mining exchange this morning, the total number of shares participating; in the proceedings proceed-ings amounted to 10,055H for which the sum of money involved in the dealings was $11,684.12. AJax led off in the trading trad-ing by filling orders for 1600 shares up to 21 cents, while Daly-Judge was run up to $8 as 225 shares were released, and Daly West waa set back to $19 as B0 shares were drawn out. Little Bell was the sensation of the morning, touching (3 la Its upward fl.ght as 2400 shares were - marketed, while Lower Mammoth responded with 200 shares' at ZH cents, and New York was a fraction above 19 cents with the retailing of 3500 shares, and Yankee Con. held out BOO shares at 33 cents. On the open board, besides some of the regular traders participating. Beck Tunnel allowed 500 shares to depart at 30 cents; Columbus Con. was held around $2.89 with the filling of orders for 200 shares; Little Chief trotted out 600 shares at 14 cents; Uncle Sam Con. turned over 200 shares at 41 cents, and Victoria unloaded 100 shares at $1.70. The closing quotations on the regular call were as follows: A lax $ .li, $ .30i t arlsa 1SU .19 'onsolidated Mercur 57 .2 Itolv 1.02'j 1.10 I'faly-West 7.: S.00 Dalv West 18. 50 ' 2t. Kaglo & Blue Bell 1.25 Grand Central 2.75 3.50 Little Bell 2.2i2 3.00 T-wer Mammoth 38 .59 Mammoth 90 1.24 May Day lo1- .114 Ontario 1.4o Sacramento tis MlVa Silver Shield 19 .25 St.ir Consolidated I"1 .lli Swansea i 1.00 South Swansea "3 .10 I'nited States 39.00 Vtah Ho .ft5 T'ncle Sam 40U .43 Victoria 1.60 l.So Boston Consolidated 21.00 22.25 Butler-Liberal ofci .o?i Beck Tunnel 3 .32 Ingot 02 ' .024i Little niief .01 New York 1?' -19i Richmond-Anaconda ... .,. .''I1-1 Tetro or, .10 Victor Consoli(ited ...f )2 .03i M abash 4- r'2l .79 Yankee J S3', .35 Montana-Tonopah 2.25 FORENOON SALES. AJax, 500 at 20c. Dalv Judife. 125 at $3. Dalv West, 30 at $19. Little Boll. 300 at $3; 100 at $2.95; 250 at $2.M. Lower Mammoth. 100 at 3Sc. New York. 200 at 20c: 300 at l&c; 1500 .it l!jc. seller sixty days: 1000 at l&.3c; Too at 19i4c. seller sixty days. Yankee Consolidated, 500 at 33'.c. OPEN BOARD. Max, lOf) at 20c: 100 at 21c. Heck Tunnel, 500 at 30c. Columbus Consolidated, 100 at $2.8S, seller sell-er five davs; 10o at $i.9. Dalv-Judse, 10 at $7.97'. Little Bell. 2"J at $3; 14t0 at $2.97i2; 200 at 2.t. Little Chier. at l'jc. ljwer Mammoth. l'' at 3$e. I'ncle Sam. Sf.i at 41c. Victoria, 1'V at $1.70. TOTALS. Regular. 535 shares for $4476.2. 0)"ii. 470i shares (or $72"7.50. ;rand total, 10.15 shares for Sll.tiS4.l2. SHIPMENTS VIA TONOPAH LINE. The ore shiaments via the Tonopah railroad for the week ending yesterday yester-day were as follows: Tonopah Mining company, 8S0 tons; Montana, 140 tons; Tonopah Extension. 380 tons; Belmont, 115 tons; Midway, 65 tone; North Star, 30 tons. METAL MARKET. rtf Silver is again advanced today to Sj GS cents, copper castings to 1H cents, and electro to IK 11-16 cents. () 9r while lead is commanding $5.25 per 100 oounds. ' I OaE SHIPMENTS. Taylor-Brunton are in receipt of six cars' of ore from Ttntic, five cars from Nevada, and two cars from Bingham. The Pioneer sampler Is in receipt of two cars of ore from Bingham, one car from Alta and one car from Untie. MINING BRIEFS. An assessment of 5 cents per share has been levied by the Century mine In Park Valley, the same to be-delinquent December 15. and the sales day Is set for -January 15. President Butler and Manager Rook-lidge Rook-lidge of the Pioneer Sampler have gone out to the American Ozokerite company's com-pany's property on Soldier Summit and will have work resumed. Manager Harry S. Joseph ran out to the Silver Shield property last evening, even-ing, where some important disclosures are reported to be taking place in the mine. Manager Henry M. Crowther of the Continental-Alta properties departed for the snow- lad hills of that camp this morning and will remain in the diggings for several days. Ore and hu'Mon settlements yesterday yester-day amounted to $iil,400 dildend as fololws: Silver, lead, copper and gold ores. 29,600; base bullion, $31,800. Superintendent John M. Harrington of the Nevada-Superior has sent in an order for 1000 ore sacks to be filled with the fine ore that has been encountered en-countered in that property. . Peter Kass. superintendent of the Odin mine in Thayne's canyon, is down from Park City and reports some fine carbonate ore now coming in strong in the mine. Manaster J. K. Darmer has returned from an 'inspection of the May Day mine and reports that a station has been cut at the 500-foot level, and drifting from this point is in progress. Superintendent James Quinn of the Buckhorn Ophlr mine has returned to the city after inspecting mining properties prop-erties In the Klko. New. district. Ctil4. Cole & Co.. Broken, 100 Atlas block. Both 'phones 325. SALT LAKE MEN ADDING TO NEVADA HOLDINGS. That Salt Lake mine owners in Nevada Ne-vada are adding to their holdings in that section is shown from the following follow-ing by the Tonopah Bonanza: ' "Lynch and O'Meara, who have made such a success of the Nevada-Alpine mine it Lone Mountain, purchased the Valculde property at Silver Peak this week. The Valcalde lies Just west of ine Mohawk-Alpine, which is one or the best mines in the State of Nevada, or as a matter of fact anywhere else. Thtre are immense bodies of milling o:e on the Valcalde and they will pay from the gTass roots down. Lynch and O'Meara will erect a mill on the property prop-erty in the near future." PROMISING STRIKE IN THE LITTLE BELL MINE. At a depth of between 1100 and 1200 feet below ths surface in the Little Bell property at Park City, a large ore rhute has been encountered that is identical with the immense ledges that were exposed in the upper workings of fee' famous Qiiincy property which ;idjoin the Little Bell. Manager Hpiro. -ho visited the property yester-ray yester-ray returned to the city last night and' was very much elated over the snowing under ground, and had no hesitancy hes-itancy in paying that be believed he had as large a high-grade ore body as had evr been located in the diggings of the great camp of dividend payers. This showing in the Little Bell means a great camp to neighboring properties, as it establishes beyond a doubt that xistence of ore on the north side of the dyke, which was established as the dead line for ore bodies by some of the early operators in Park City's famous tami'. COPPER BELT LINE CAN NOW HANDLE SHIPMENTS. A second engine has been repaired and put in commission on the Copper licit line at Bingham, and it is reported from the camp that several of the mills that have been tied up because of I the failure of the transportation com pany to supply ore will again resume operations and that there will be a hlrd engine placed in service within a few dava. This tie-up affected such ' nroperties as the Boston Consolidated, t-tah Copper. Ohio Copper, the Tampa and Bingham Consolidated smelters, and at the tjme of the accident to the engines of the Copper Belt the mine managers were very outspoken on the ' Xr facilities that were placed at the dtapMsU of the producing properties for thP marketing of the product. Vow that the line is again opened for trXerrlng of ores It I. to be hoped that some provision will be made 10 SSeKnJthr tle-uP by a trivial -iccident to the engines. BECK TTJNNEL COMPANY WILL PAY A DIVIDEND. After ft conference with Jesse knight, i , Secretary F H- Mead announced yesterday yes-terday afternoon that there would be dividend or 1 cent per ahare paid to |