Show AROUND THE MINES the output of cripple creek in loll 1011 showed an increase lq crease of in goldi gold the production belne being or fig per cent of tho the total gold yield of 0 mhd state the tha official returns ot of tho the states etalea of australia show elbow that antho in tho first half of 1913 tile tho gradual de decrease creaso in gold production which has going on tor for several years still con finues copper seems to bo be alias h hoad opa for the future with un tin as a second thoro there la is also albo a probability that tho iron resources of the continent will be bd i developed before long on a considerable scale the number of deep mines in colo rado producing metals in 1012 1912 was against in 1911 the average total recovered value per ton of oro ore ed increased from 1360 1350 in 1911 to 1432 in 1912 the annual meeting of the stock holders heldora 0 of the stewart mining corn com pany which was to bo be held at kellow on august 29 was postponed until monday sept 29 tile the stockholder present voting in favor of this plan the first drat six months of the present year show eleven mines on the shipping list at tonopah To with bno more tho halifax added since me june tho the halt half years record amounted to 2749 ll tons lona of ore having baying a gross milling val 10 the production ot or gold in colorado in n 1912 showed a decrease in value ot of of silver liver nn an in increase creaso of ounces 0 of f copper a decrease of 0 1785 pounds of load an increase ot of 78 imundi ana or of zinc As spotter spelter and zinc in zinc oxide art ari increase of pounds nevada ai rectors havo loc lared the regular quarterly dividend of 31 cents a sharo share payable september 30 this division of will re quire the disburse disbursement went of and bring the total amount of dividends paid by the company up to which Is 6 50 for each share issued with an available ore supply to last two years the morn idora hill mines on sunset peak in idaho will start its new mill operating in a few days changes and additions have b been made in the machinery to recover more fully the values existing in raw ore during the first half of 1912 there were six mines on the iho shipping list at tonopah To these being tonopah mining tonopah dellmont belmont montana tono pah tonopah extension west end and macnamara these six mines during the period named made an output of tons of ore having baying a gross milling value of the te ely expositor states that oneff one 0 the phases of the recent merger at that camp under the consolidated coto cop per mines company was the installation of a large concentrating plant and ara smelter efter and the officials of the company intend to make a decision in this important matter by tile the first of too conlin coming month mont copper pro production la in colorado do creased from pounds in ieli 1911 to pounds in 1912 lake san juan gilpin son san maguel dolores dolorea clear creek and ouray counties in tho the order named were the largest producers lake county alone furnishing 29 per cent san juan 15 16 gilpin 14 and the seven counties combined 92 per cent i there have been not less than tyone ty one dividend paying companies in recent years within the section but only a very few of this number today are paying regularly the lev few that are depended on by virtue of their resources and value of their prodoc pro duc tion are tho the centennial eureka cureka chief consolidated engle eagle and blue bell and iron blossom what is regarded as one of the most important strikes in the tha coeur dalene dist district riot this cupl summer mer and the most important opper copper c a strike since the big bag disclosure made in tho the national property last spring Is reported from a property operating by george brett 0 of f kellogg on the north fork river the property Is located about twenty two miles about prichard the court has handed banded down a ruling in the case cas e of the round mountain sphinx vs the round mountain mining company which puts a stop to future dividends of the tha defendant company pending the litigation now existing between the parties but which gives the defendant company the right to operate in the ground in dispute under certain conditions report from mullan idaho district are that not for years have such signs of activity and prosperity been in evidence with the hunter snowstorm and morning mines working to capa city and the national employing a largo large lorce force in the construction ot of ma ita new mill added to the many men working in ili the smaller properties in that vicinity it la Is taxing the business houses and bearding and rooming houses to their capacity to accommodate the business that is pouring into that camp western Aust lalla rIalla alone shows si a gain in gold production for tho the halt hall year hilt but it Is rather notable that there should be such a gain after a decrease that has continued for over four years the change was largely duo due to an improvement pro in the grade of ore in B some ome of tho the kalgoorlie mines shipment of ore from kootenay and Doun boundary dary mines to trail smelter last week totaled tons making ata a to tal for the year to date of 2 tons tona in the ciocan the anre foremost most shippers were tho the standard Standa Td 74 jail ans and the utica 30 tons |