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Show 1 :;; "... ! " ' ' - "" : then the regular broad-gauged engines will be employed In the handling of the ores of that region. . . UNCLE SAM PROPERTY STEADILY IMPROVING Superintendent C. ' C. Griggs of the Uncle Sara Consolidated mine at Eureka Is In from camp and will probably remain re-main over to attend the regular meeting of the directors, which is scheduled -to take place on Saturday of this week. It Is thought that the regular distribution of $5000 will be posted by the directors st this meeting, as the treasury is said to be in excellent condition. Superintendent Griggs reports the property prop-erty improving all the while, and a goodly good-ly tonnage of high-grade ores is coming rrom the new ore chute that waa uncovered uncov-ered in the territory off the 600-foot level. The indications are that the Uncle Sam property is now In shape to give the shareholders another fortune that will compare favorably with all the money that has been taken out during its past wonderful record. Trading was a shade lighter "thli morning on the mining exchange. The total number of shares disposed of was 26.300. for which the sum paid out was $5715.37. " . . ; Con. Mercur was the first trader, and ; 200 shares of this security were al- . lowed to go at 593 cents, while May Day. distributed $000 shares at fractions - above 12 cents, and Silver Shield loosened loos-ened up BOO shares at 22 cents. Butler-Liberal Butler-Liberal came under the wire with 700 shars . around 10 cents, -while New " Tlorlt . continued weak, selling 1000 shares at a-fraction better than 17 rents, with Tetro being checked back to -tt cents as 2300 shares were released. 5 , Victor- Con. turned over 3000 shares at "l j 3', cents. On the open board AJax dropped to 1 20. cents as 1000 shares came out; Beck Tunne! .moved forward to 35 cents with the marketing of 1000 shares; Columbus Co-lumbus Con. turned loose 200 shares at 32.95; Carisa dumped 1500 shares at 21 cents: Daly touched 31.55 in its upward flight, filling orders for 600 shares; Llt- tie Bell remained strong, selling 200 "shares at the top price of $2.25; Lower Mammoth moved forward to 38 cents as 2600 shares were disposed of. and Little ? Chief was pressed back to 3 cents as ( OEE SHIPMENTS w The Pioneer sampler has released two cars of ore from Alta, one car (J) fom Stockton and one car from Tlntic. Taylor-Brunton have re- leased two cars of ore from Ne-. vada. eight cars from Tlntic and W one car from Bingham. - CLEAMlirO UP OLD CAVE MIKE. , Ben Hampton, a 1 veteran mining man irom the southern camps, is in the citv and says that work Is progressing very satisfactorily In the cleaning up of the old Cave mine. In Beaver county. As soon "this property has been put in condition shipments of a good grade of ore will fov low, and it is thought that the property can be made to produce a profitable amount of stuff for an Indefinite period. Much old and new ground Is being opened up in that stretch of mineral belt, and one of the properties that Is looking very promising at this time Is the Carbonate Rattler. METAL MARKET. Silver Is being settled for today at 63 cents per ounce, copper cast- ings at 17 cents and electro at 17Vi cents, while lead commands $6.25 per 100 pounds. t o500 shares were transferred. , I The closing quotations on the regular . call were as follows: Bid. Asked. AJax .2H 3 .22fc Bullion-Beck 1.00 1.40 i Carisa 21 .23 1 ' Consolidated Mercur .: 9 .6 J Daly . I.39 2.00 Daly-Judge 7.60 8.00 ,! Daly Wrest ; 17.76 19.12V ' . Eagle A Blue Bell 85 .jb Grand Central 3.12V4 3.40 if Horn Silver 1.30 1.35 I Little Bell 3.00 3.24 Lower Mammoth 35 .37 j . Mammoth 90 1.18 May Day , 12V4 .12 Ontario 3.50 6.09 Silver King 42.50 60.00 Sacramento .. .11 Silver Shield 21 .22 Star Consolidated 12 .12i ' Swansea SI .75 South Swansea .03 .OS f, Cnlted States 39.25 40.2i I Ctah .... . . I t ncle Sam 394 I Victoria 1.70 2.00 - Boston Consolidated 23.00 24.60 , Butler Liberal 104 .10 I Beck Tunnel 33 .35 ! Ingot 02 V .02'4 (, Little Chief 03 , .044 i. I New York 17Vi ' Richmond-Anaconda .. 01 .03 : Tetro ; .07 .07 ' : Victor Consolidated 03" .03 Wabash .4 &6 .... i Yankee .. .SI .... i ' Jim Butler ta .69 i Mbntana-Tonopah 2.35 2.37 I . Tonopah common 13.60 .... j ' Tonopah Belmont 1.56 1.70 Tonopah Extension 5.40 6.00 f Tnnnnah MiHvav 1 S'U 1 ffi AFTERNOON CALL. Trading was well distributed among the various mining securi- ties on the exchange this afternoon. starting with Daly, which made a sale of 100 shares at 31.55, after which a higher price was aaked. and May Day dumped 1000 shares at 12 cents. Sacramento filled orders for U00 shares at prices ranging from 10 to 10 cents, while Uncle Sam Consolidated responded with 1000 shares at 39 cents and Little Chief was sent back to 2 cents with the release of 600 shares. - FORENOON SALES. 5 Consolidated Mercur, 200 at 59c. . May Day. 600 at 12c: 1500 at 12c. Silver Shield. 00 at 22c. i - Butler-Liberal. 3)0 at 9c: SOO at 10c. ' New York. 600 at 17c; 600 at 17c. Tetro, 1100 at 8c; 1C0 at 8c; 100 at 7c; lono at 7c. Victor Consolidated. 3000 at 3C. OPEN BOARD. Ajax. 1000 at 2tc. Beck Tunnel, 500 at 35c; 50) at 34c. Columbus Consolidated. 200 at 32.95. Carisa. 500 at 21c, buyer thirty days; 1 X at 21c.- ' Daly. 200 at $1.50: 100 at 31.53; 300 at 31.55. Little Bell. 2v0 at 33.25. i Iwer Mammoth, lloo at 37c; 1500 at SSc ,' Little Chief. 15o0 at 37ic: 600 at 3c; 2000 at 3c: 1000 at 3c; 00 at 3c. j May Day. K at 12c. seller sixty days; ' 1C00 at 12c; 1000 at 12c: 10oo at 12c. TOTALS. 1 Regular call, 9700 shares for $1013.25. t Open board. 16,600 shares for $4702.12. f- Total. 26,300 shares for 35716.37. TODAY'S BOSTON QUOTATIONS. James A. Pollock & Co.. bankers snd brokers. 6 West SeconJ South street, furnish fur-nish the following closing quotations on the Boston stock exchange, received over their private wire today: Bingham $34.75533.00 Daly West n9.00rrl9.50 Utah .. 356.25a&.50 United Copper 339 .('& 39. 25 Amalgamated 92.50tf92.62 Boston Consolidated' $25.62'(J 25.86 MINING BRIEFS. James W. Neill came down from Butte last night, where he has been operating seme .promising propositions, and departed depart-ed for Los Angeles last night to visit his family. Manager L. A. Copeland of the Taylor-Brunton Taylor-Brunton sampler, had President Frank W. Taylor In tow yesterday and took him cut to the mill at Murray. Treasurer F. A. Schlrmer of the Boston Consolidated has sailed for London to be present at the annual meeting of the company. com-pany. It is understood that he has the proxies of the American shareholders.' Ore and bullion settlements yesterday amounted to 3121.700. divided as follows: Silver, lead, copper and gold ores, 353,300; base bullion. 3b8.400. The mines of the Coeur' d'Alenes will yield upwards of $13,000,000 this year, which Is greater than the entire crops of some of the best States in the Northwestern Northwest-ern country. Messrs. Higgins and Burroughs have zone to Dillon. Mont., where thev have :! . Child, Cole & Co.. Brokers, I' 100 Atlas block. Both 'phones 325. i TO REVIEW WORKINGS , j !; ON OLD PROPERTIES : J. A Czizek. who is associated with A i W. SIcCune in the ownership of the 1 Lucky Ben properties in "Warren county, j Idaho, is making arrangements for re- ! ' newal of work at the mine. Associated J with Mr. Czizek in the control, of the j - Mammoth group, which adjoins the Ben , . Davis, is an English syndicate, and they 3 will Join forces with Mr. Czizek in the development of both of these properties v. on an extensive scale. j ' The properties were abandoned seve.-al '-- years ago after a tunnel had been driven , In on the Lucky Ben ground for a dls- ?"i tance of 800 feet. Mrr Czizek estimates 'U that n additional drive of 800 feet will il t ut the lead 4o0 fee, below the old workings. work-ings. The tunnel in. th.j Mammoth ground, which has been extended into the , 'i mountain for a distance of 700 feet, will ' ' ' e continued till It cuts the ore channel. , Under-the management of Alex Moffat. ' ' the properties are expected to respond with a good tonnage of high grade by the 4 'time the winter snows have cleared away. 1 Reports from the Montana property in Custer county are to the efteUt that the ' tunnel has been extended for a distance . J of llo- feet in the mountain. Mr. Czizrk says that while the contact has not yet 1 ; ! 1 ben reached, he expects to cut Into It 1 ' ; within a short time. made arrangements to operate' the oil wells of that section on an extensive scale. George: Z. Edwards, formerly of the Consolidated Mercur mill. Is down from Pearl, ldav where he is operating some properties that are giving encouraging results. re-sults. Manager -Edmunds of the Edmunds properties, in Box . Elder county. Is in from camp and says that snow has stopped operations at that point for the winter. Superintendent Gallagher of the New Stockton mines says that the new engine is In place and that the balance of the equipment will be installed in a short time. . ,- LOST PACKER SMELTER , WILL START IN SPRING l . : - Superintendent Patrick Sheehsn of the I ' Ixst Packer mine has reported the im- iTaftlcability of starting up the smelter ' until next spring. It seems that the pro- duc-t that was taken from the mine and stored in the ore bins at the smelter was ' j . iiniie wet and since the advent of winter ; 1 in the hills of Idaho the ores are covered ,i ' - vtti ice and snow, making the stuff too 1- ' damp to throw in the new furnaces that -' I -" were to have been fired up several weeks ; ' resident James Iters is disappointed lhat they were unable to st least make a test of the plant that has Just been com-" com-" ' - t.leted. Nevertheless, he says, the devel-' devel-' ' ..nment of the property will be continued ! throughout the winter months and in the L spring the smelter will go Into commis-. commis-. ' Mia, . ' . TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF COPPERS BELT LINE t J Shippers of ore over the Copper Belt . line have received word that the w . - i 4 '. ,ne WOuid be running regulsrly on that fine running today, and at the local of-fls of-fls of the Companies who use this line Surest deal of pleasure Is felt over th f.,, Sf affairs For a couple of week; ' - he Ohfo Copper Boston Consolidated 1 and ' : vub Copper companies have been handl-.T.nrvMi handl-.T.nrvMi bv the crippled condition of this - ne and the output from these proper-line, proper-line, ana '"":. .duced as a result. No ri?7 ta law W the local officials of the nio Grande fo? the conditions ex Istlng - it i said that they have applied! to ! fte' Den r official, for additional en-i en-i The maTseS 0" tne" road refused to f . - fisd new equipment for the reason that ! wlthhi 1 few months they expect toha" , '. n2w route to the mines hauling the ore. to Garfield Beacn. ana 1 .''.. ' |