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Show 10 INTER-MOUNTA- MINING REVIEW. IN STOCKS LISTED ON THE SALT LAKE STOCK AND AUN1NG EXCHANGE. Locatio of NAME OF COMPANY. Mines. . Tintic-- . Ajax... Park City Park City Anchor. ... ....... Camp Floyd Annie....,..'. Brick Consolidated. Vanderbilt, Cal. Bullion-Bec- k . Tintic Centenniaf-Eurek- a , , , Tintic . Park City Daly Dalton & Lark. . . . Bingham. ....... W . Park est, . . Daly City.; Eagle Camp Floyd. East Golden Gate.. . . ......... Camp Floyd; . . . : . .'. Tintic Eureka Hill Tintic . . : Four Aces. . I . . : ; Fish Galena:... Springs Camp Floyd Geyser : . . . . ... Gemini ; . Tintic'.....,... . ..-Herschel Camp Floyd Alliance ...... v.-......- -- ...... .. x .... ........... : ..........a..........1 .... .... Horn Silver. .......... Mammoth ..V. Malvern; Mercur v. Marion.! .. Frisco..- v Tintic . . v ,. Camp Floyd Camp Floyd Camp Floyd lit! ..... ..... ... .. .... Ontario :...... ... Overland . . . ... :V. Silver King ........ Park ... . Sioux-Consolidat- - . . pty. . , . . . Park City. Tintjc. ed . Sunshine Utah....:. Total,. This, list is incomplete, as many Utah mines have been and are now operated at great profit by individuals. and close corporations that do riot publish dividends. Twelve millions would be a conservative estimate of the amount of dividends paid by these mines. SLOANS HAND BOOK. Both statements are denied by the officials, and the A useful compendium on mining and metallurgy, president, Mr. Trent, states that at least 155 feet more combining a history of the development of mining in will have, to be sunk befor the main ore body can be Mining reached. The same gentleman states that as soon as Utah. For sale by the ore is struck the stockholders will be made acquainted Review. Price 50 cents. - Inter-Mounta- The Salt Lake Stock Exchange, recorded an active week with heavy sales and a good advance, in prices along the line. The producing mines appear' to be attracting the attention of investors, and as such stocks become more in demand the prices become stiflfer. On many of the frst rate stocks there is a marked disinclination on the part of the holders to let go anywhere near the present prices, and this condition practically removes these stocks from the speculative class. The annual election of the Ajax was held on Monday, resulting in areorganization of the board. The effect was immediately reflected in the stock which advanced 40 per cent. The property is reported as improvihg regularly, new ore ground being opened up and the mines being put in condition for economical handling. Alliance and Annie are doing nothing. Anchor was in good demand, selling at 1.471-- 2 during the week, but just at the close the mines were reported shut down and the stock fell back. It is the impression that the management proposes to wait for concentrating facilities before renewing active oper ations, as large bodies of concentrating ore are now in the way of the first class ore, and necessitates ex pensive handling. Bullion-Bec- k paid a dividend of 30 cents per share on the 20th, inst. bringing the total of dividends up to $2,165,000. The incident did not affect the stock to any extent and it remains at last quotations. Is about the same. The small number of shares of this stock that are floating makes it difficult to get, and holders make a price more for the sake of the quotation than with any intention to let is in much demand go. Daly is Weak, but Daly-Weand at good prices. East Golden Gate did a heavy business at low figures, 36,000 shares having changed hands at 2, 2 and cents. Conflicting reports are afloat to the effect 2 that ore has been struck in the drill hole and that the stock is being taken in by the officers of the company. Cen-tennial-Eur- - 1- -2 non-liste- d stocks closed as follows: v 'Shares Sold. in MINING STOCK REVIEW. st The their eka with the fact. Four Aces whose mines are in the revived Silver City district, is making good progress, but the stock is held away out of the reach of buyers. The output of the mines is increasing and the values aae good. Galena continues ore shipments and is well treated on the board. It is stated on good authority that with railroad transportation this mine and its neighbor, the Utah, would rival the best mines of Tintic. Isolated as they are in the Deep Creek district makes the cost of transportation so heavy that only the highest grades of ore can be shipped. The decision of the court in favor of the Geyser in its apex defense against the Marion has had the natural effect of sending the stock higher. The company is enlarging its mill and there is an impression that a December dividend will be declared. On the 20th Mammoth declared a dividend of 5 cents per share payable Nov. 2nd, Prior to the announcement the stock was selling above $2, and advanced to $2.15. The companyis out of debt, the mines have good reserves of ore that are little effected by the metal market, and there is a current belief that commencing with January 1897, dividends of 10 cents per share will be the rule, Mercurs dividend of 12 cents was paid on the 20th. The stock is in good demand and is held easy. Silver King is refusing tempting offers and holds out for $18 per share. Sunshine was offered as low as $1.60 but can find no takers at better than $1.15. d In the class. the Swanseas are still the favorites, with sunbeam following closely. The mines of the latter company are showing up plenty of ore, and the continuity of the vein has been demonstrated by the fact that it was cut on the 300 foot level. The ores from the new strikes are very rich in silver, and the outlook for the stock is most flatter1- -2 non-liste- 500 3,000 4.000 500 Total. SO.OoO MANITOU TUNNEL POWER PLANT. This station is located a short distance above the Iron Springs hotel, at Manitou, Colorado, and consists of a 500 horse power, Pelton wheel direct connected to a general electric companys generator The wheel runs under a head of 600 feet and is speeded at 600 revolutions. . The power thus generated is carried a distance of eight miles and runs an air compressor for su; plyinjf the drills, operating in what is known as the trick-le- r of Tunnel, which is being driven through a vpur Pikes Peak range. This tunnel is 6,400 feet ng and forms a part of the new water works system " Colcarried orado Springs. Operations on the tunnel are on from both ends, and light as well as powe! s supwell as plied from the station for the power house a:1 - all underground work. This is believed to be the first instance which ii the resources of water power and electric:- v have. been brought to bear upon a project of this harac-terand The facility it has afforded for the rnp;d economical prosecution of the work has beer, gratI fying surprise to all interested in the enterpri.-b The thirteen inch main supplying Coloradi' 'Prin$ ing. Dalton, sale of delinquent stock has been until Nov. 1 7th. A force of men is at work on carries a pressure at the reservoir of 170 ot the properties and the stock is in fair demand. Tetro it is now proposed to . utilize, by means c in Tintic was in demand but none of the stock Pelton wheels and electric generators, for lighting t brought out. city. - i - post-pone- pounds-whic- |