Gilpin observer., 1904-12-01
NEWS FROM THE MINES AND MILLS
Cripple Creek Dividends.


A compilation of the dividneds paid
to date by Cripple Creek mining COM
panies shows the enormous total OF
$1S, ,137, 1866 since the early days OF
the camp. This is exclusive of the
profits of certain close corporations,
such as the Strong and Granite COM
panies, which have been large. Their
earnings. as well as those of lessees.
cannot be stated definitely
The United Gold Mines Company,
which had passed dividends for up
wards of a year, this month declared
half-cent dividend of $4,000, while the
Cripple Creek Consolidated company
declared one for $4,000, this being the
first dividend as a result of direct earn
1ngs ever paid by the company. Some
time ago an eight-cent dividend was
paid by the Cripple Creek Consolidated
in order to divide the proceeds of the
sale of q portion of its property.
The Elkton, Cripple Creeks old-time
bonanza, it is learned upon high au-
thority, will resume the payment of
dividends in the immediate future 1t
is stated that the company, which has
been earning near the $25,000 mark
each month for some time, now has
$4,000 on hand. and will pay a one
cent dividend on Christmas, the dis
bursement being $25,OOO. A regular
monthly dividend of $l2,500 will be
paid after the first of the year.
1t is claimed from high, authority
that the Isabella Mines Company will
pay a dividend soon after January 1st
hn CT hn, toI, nnl
the well informed state that a half
cent or one-cent dividend will be de-
clared soon. A half-cent disbursement
would total $12,O1462
Following is list of the dividend
paying companies and totals to date:
Acacia. last dividend $14,3S9.S9. paid
April l, 1904 Total to date, $50 ,3S9.S
Butterfly-Terrible, last dividend S6,-
$50, paid October 2S. 1901. Total, $31,-
25O
c. X. & N, dividend of s1s,319, paid
August 25, 1904. Total, $l57 500.
Cripple Creek Consolidated, paid
100000 as result of property sale sew
eral months ago; this month paid $10,-
900. Total. $4,000.
Doctor-Jack Pot, last dividend $29,-
900, paid August 20, 1901 Total, $232,
900.
Elkton. last dividend cents, $780,
900. Paid March 20, 1902 Total, ST.
404, ,460.
Ell Paso, last dividend cents, $49,-
900. Paid November 25, 1904. Total.
$457,5OO.
Free Coinage. dividend of IL cents
per share, amounting to 100000. Paid
in September, 1901.
Gold Coin. last dividend l cent; S10,-
Dat
$1,000, 900.
$2S, ,105.50. Paid July 20. 1901. Total,
| $272, ,421.50.
Golden Cycle. paid in dividends to
July 26. 1908, $513.3OO.
Ingham, dividend Of one-quarter
cent; $3,425. Paid August 2S, 1901. To-
tai, $3O,7OO.
Isabella, last dividend j cent; $22,-
500. Paid March 90. 1900. Total,
$742.50O.
Jack Pot. last dividend cents; $75.-
900. Paid December 90, 1899. Total.
| $15O,OOO.
Katinka. paid first dividend of $1O,-
900 in October. 1903.
Last Dollar, last dividend cents;
100000. Paid February %, 1903 Total.
$1sO,OOO.
Mary Mckinney. last dividend 3
cents; 100000. Paid April 10, 1903. To-
tai. $4,000.
Modoc. last dividend cents; $10,-
900. Paid April Is. 1902. Total, $780,
900.
Nugget, last dividend l cent; $9,910.
Paid July 10, 1901. Total, $3O,6O0.
Old Gold, dividend of one-half cent;
$10,505.75. Paid March 10, 1904.
Pharmacist Consolidated. the old
Pharmacist paid total Of $4,000.
Pointer, last dividend l cent; $12.-
500. Paid June 1. 1901. Total, $25, ,0OO
Portland. last dividend cents: $780,
900. Paid October Is, 1904. Total, $5,-
57.OSO.
Stratton's Independence. last divi-
dend 20 cents; $241,O0O. Paid October.
1901. Total. 1858, 1856. This is in ad-
dition to disbursements by the STRAIT
tons Independence, Limited, of Lon
don.
United Gold Mines. last dividend one
half cent; $4,000. Paid November 25th
Total. including Consolidated Mines
and New Zealand, 81, 1,095.575.52.
Vindicator, last dividend cents:
$4,000. Paid October 25, 1904. Total.
$1.192 600.
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| vember 18th says: Colonel w. c..
| Greene of New York and Cananea Mey-