Show I Business Business Barometer I heaver Beaver Copper has announced an as assessment as as- of ot a a. quarter of a cent delinquent delin delin- quent February 6 G and sale day March 27 27 and O. O K IC Silver one of ot half a a. cent de delinquent delinquent de- de February I 20 and sale day lay March larch 15 S a a Owen 1 K 1 Brinton formerly of ot Salt Lake and more moro recently of Butte Mont has been elected general manager of the can Western MacVichie Copper vice company fc P president Captain Pt and Dun Duncan general gen gen- eral oral manager nager of the Deep Creek Railroad n. company and for several years past pat general Ken gen en- en eral manager of the Western Utah Copper Copper Copper Cop Cop- per company will remain With tho the COPper copper ropper cop cop- per company in the capacity of ot consultIng consultIng consulting consult consult- ing and advisory engineer a a a aThe The Mining 1 company has declared the usual monthly dividend of 50 cents a share payable January 2 23 25 to tostock tostock tostock stock of ot record January 20 The Merritt Oil all corporation has completed completed com coin another well In section 3 4 In the Big Wig Muddy field with an Initial production production production pro pro- of ot from to barrels This Is makes makei the fourth well to be finished on Merritt l ground within the tue last week Three more wells weli are closely approaching approach approach- In ing the tho sand and should be completed within the next ten days Tonopah Extension net earnings for tor November Output slightly lower than previous month due to shortage of labor caused by the influenza epidemic a a 0 United States Manganese corporation has taken over the Valley Forge mine a a. gold silver sliver lead zinc property in the I Ten Mile Montana 1 and has also alao acquired control of the Monarch mine of ot acres in Powell county Montana which recently shipped a car said to run 3 32 per cent copper 35 ounces silver sliver 10 10 per cent lead and 5 In gold per ton a S a I Vacuum Oil company Is understood to tobe tobe tobe be planning an increase of capital Present Present Present Pres Pres- ent Issue is while surplus is about The close of ot the war makes males possible extensions in Its vast ast foreign foreign foreign for for- eign business which Is maintained in all parts of the world Earnings In 1917 were compared with the preceding year a a a Directors of th the North Butte putte Mining company have passed the due at this time The company has paid 1 I per share for tor 1918 in quarterly Instalments Instalments ments meats of ot 25 cents each A director of the company says Passing of this tills I dividend Is regarded as only temporary and was done to conserve the company's i reserves until the copper market rights Its lt North Butte Is producing I pounds of ot copper per per- month I |