Arizona republican., 1898-07-10
UTAH MINES.

way men yesterday shows an increase in tonnage from the various camps during the first half of Che present year of approximately 45 per cent and the belief is expressed that a cores bonding increase will be maintained during the last half of the year. h. deed, the record of one of the avenues through which the. tonnage for the first six months of 1897 passed shows an increase of 53 per cent The must striking evidence of the increase is that afforded by the mines of Tintic's proud trinity of camps-Eureka, Nam moth and Silver City. The record shows number of new producers in that district, while the older ones, with isolated exceptions, have added to their output. In the column Of youngsters, for example, none are more prominent than the Grand Gen. tral. A year ago it was among the prospects. During the month of June it marketed seventy-five cars of ore or nearly 2,00O tons, of the value of $S5,000, or more after the cost of smell ting and transportation had been de ducted. At the same time it paid It's initial dividend of $31, ,25O. This is one example of changes that may be wrought in a prospect in the course of twelve months. Then there were oth- ers-none, however, that have approx imated the tonnage with which Grand Central is dashing ahead.
 Of the old timers the Mammoth, per- haps, affords the most impressive dem onstration of the tonnage of which that class is capable at great depths the 1,700-foot level having just been cut in its shaft
 For emphasis, reference might be made to the Bullion-Beck, although at the present time shipments have been suspended because of his inability to renew the contract with the smelters
 Equally as gratifying are the reports concerning the increase from Bing- ham, although a fat contributor to still better showing was withdrawn when the management of the great Highland Boy decided to suspend pro duction pending the construction of a line of railway and an independent smelter When this young whale dropped out of the column of Bingham producers it was marketing about 1000 tons of crude ore and 1,500 tons of con- centrates monthly.
 Of the old timers in that locality the Niagara may be brought forward as an example of what they may be re- lied on to do with an intelligent ex- p1oration of new ground. A year ago it was shipping only in desultory way. At present it's tonnage compares favorably with any in the list That Bingham will do it's part in maintain ing the increase that has characterized the first hal; of the year may be relied on, for evidence of a steady gain is found in the record for June. The smaller camps are right in line with the increase, although not so apparent under casual observation.
 The increase in the output of Mercur has been bigger, perhaps, than in any camp in the commonwealth. It is less pronounced, for no record of tonnage is kept beyond the mills with which each company reduces its own ore that reaches the world without in the form of auro-cyanides or gold bullion that are measured in pounds rather than tons.
 The Golden Gate or De La Mar alone has added 400 tons to the daily record of that which is put through the re- spective crushing plants at the re- spective mills, while not one of the plants in the camp but has registered a big increase :n it's tonnage over that of the first half of 1897.
 The dividend record for the first six months of the year has been right in line with the splendid record for steady tonnage. Since the first of the year the Bullion-Beck has distributed $30,O00, with total of s2,147, ,000, while the Geyser- Marion has paid s21, ,0O0 for the same period, with total of $S4,- 900 to date The Grand Central did not join the column until June, when it scattered checks amounting to S31,- 250, while the Horn Silver paid $40, 900 with a total of $5,19O,000. Then there is the MOmmoth with a record for six months in 1898 of $120,000 and total to date of $1,270,000. In the same per iod the Mercur has divided S205, 900 among it's shareholders with a record of s1,091 900; the Sacramento. $50, 900, with total of s5z,000; the Silver King s225 900, with total of s1,575,0 ,000; the South Swansea, S22, 300, with a record to date of 7,40O; the Swansea, s30,- 900, with a total of S101, 800. From these sources the holders of mining securities have during the first half of the year received dividends amount ing to s754,750, while in addition to this are each month distributed by what may be characterized as the si- lent companies and individual hold ings.
 No one, unless he. is directly con- cerned, ever learns of the moneys that are cut up each month by the Gemini- Keystone or Eureka nor the Old Jor- dan and Galena of Bingham, together with others of the same dumb class. Uncle Jesse Knight, owner of the Un- cle Sam and Humbug, does not bother himself in keeping the public advised of his earnings from those properties that are xery heavy and the same ap- plies to others of the category. With