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from the LIST day of January until the
"a DAY of December. 1904 amounted
TO I'VE millions of dollars. To move this
wealth $500 railway cars were re-
CURED. making 80 trains. for which
the Rio Gra1de and San Pedro rail-
ways We're paid, according to their
scheduled rates, the enormous sum OF
S6O0, OOO- In brief, this is the history
OF the thirty-TInth year of the life of
one of the greatest mining districts Of
the Rocky mountains. There have been
many sensational strikes made. and
the year hS-s given birth to some entire
~ new mines. but by far the most inn
portant incident has been the crystal
lIzation of the plans of the big COM
p2nleS whereby an enormous tonnage
could be handled at small expense. The
neettng months have also witnessed the
restoration ID the dividend column of
two oid-time producers of velvet" the
Mammoth .Un1 inc Uncle sam and the
Introduction Of three new members to
this aristocrdsic class, the Tetro. the
Victoria and The Salvador.
OF the four old bonanza kings whose
many acres Of mineral claims extend
from peak TO peak and across the town
OF Eureka, the metropolis of Tintic, and
which have been making money for
stockholders. and history for Tintic for
from twenty TO thirty-five years, 1904
has shown a decided Improvement over
the preceding year. OF these the old
ty-three cars IF crude ore, sixteen cars
Of concentrates and forty-one bars Of
bullion. The Bullion Beck, the second
in point OF years of the famous quar-
tette, has been worked almost entirely
by leSSees. >he small amount Of devel-
opnent work being confined to the eX-
treme southern portion Of the territory,
which adJoinS the Centennial Eureka.
the greatest OF Tintic's big properties.
Net smelter returns from shipments
amount to approximately S175.0 900. The
management Is rapidly maturing plans
for a concentration to reduce the low
grade ores in the mine and on the
dumps, which exist I'm almost unlimited
tonnage and form an asset of great
value. The system of concentration to
be adopted has been thoroughly tested
and the construction tof the plant, IL
is promised, Will be begun as early in
the coming year as weather conditions
will permit AT the Centennial-E Eureka
nearly 100, 900 tons OF crude ore have
been shipped 10 the company's smelter
at Murray, and the development work
has been kept so we'll in hand that the
ore reserves are even greater than they
were twelve months ago.
The treasure vaults Of the Gemiui,
the youngest of the four have been
drawn upon for $4,000 tons, much Of
which contained values in silver and
lead that in most camps of Utah would
create q sensation. The company has
also been getting action on some sec
ond-ciass ores that were occupying
room badly needed for dumping ground
but has made no plans for the reduc-
ton of the many thousands of tons of
concentrating ores which exist in the
mine. The affairs Of the Gemini, which
is a close corporation. are not made
public, but the fact that $500 600 has
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Mine Once Known as High
land Boy Now Paying DiVi-
bends Annually Of 100000
to Men Who Acquired it.

not be overlooked.
The equipment about the mouth Of
the mine is a decidedly complete and
interesting feature The buildings are
conmodious and substantial and mine
machinery of the most modern type
is installed. The tramway which con-
veys the ore TO the depot also brings
up the coal required 10 furnish power
TO the mine.
The smelter includes a crushing and
sompling mill, twenty McDOugall
roasters. three Netting roasters- nine
large reverberatory smelling furnaces.
three converter stands, power house
with 1000 horsepower in engines in
stalled. machine and electrical shops
and ore and coal bins. The distribu-
ton and handling Of ores, huXes and
slag s is entirely by electricity
The company gives continuous en-
ployrnent at it's smelter to a force of
about 256 men and in addition to yield
ing large profits TO its owners, is a sub
stantial contributor to local prosperity.
through it's st .ady and remunerative
employment to labor and large pur-
chases of supplies, fuel. etc. from To-
cal sources.
The operation of a smelter requires
a system that is extremely exact That
no loss of energy or material may en-
sue an adjustment is required almost
/ as delicate as that of a tirnepiece.
/ There must be machine shops and
] skilled mechanics on hand for repairs
/ are NEEDED. and so many Interests are
/ involved that delays cannot be toler-
I ated.
( Limestone must come from the quar-
/ ry, coal from the mines and iron in
i some form must be obtained. All OF
/ which are so important that to q cas-
/ nal visitor the ores seem a secondary
/ matter. That calls on a smelter man
/ agement are IN fact as urgent as on n
/ circus manager, with the smelter man
I having the most complex task he is
under another disadvantage by the
( comparison, for while the Snowman
gives but two performances a day for
| only a part of the year, the smeIter-
man has to arrange for a continuous
performance that knC S neither nights
nor Sundays, and for which an end
must not be planned
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prospected and that the coming season
win see a large output of gold bull
lion.
Very little has been done with the
Queen of Sheba. but there is said to be
a move on foot now looking to the re-
organization of the company and the
proper equipment for mine and mill
for energetic operations. The property
is a very fine one and it is hoped that
the reports being circulated VIII prove
correct
In the southern portion of the coun-
try embraced in the Deep Creek re-
gion some Roadway has been made
during the year and prospects for the
future are considered bright by those
who have been in communication with
It A small mill was started on Trout
creek property during the fall, but
nothing was heard from it since the
start was made.
L. G. Kerrick and his associates have
been steadily developing a splendid
property and men have been at work
all through the districts for the great
er portion of the year, the statement
being offered by we'll posted man
that never in the history of the region
had assessment work been so honestly
and thoroughly done as il has this past
year.
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long time the Humbug was uncle
Jesse's banK-Hnen ne wanted an OK
ira amount OF money for any purpose
he sent orders for a few more cars of
ore and it came forthwith. That he did
not get all this ich store house con-
tanned. however, is evidenced BY the
output for this year, which amounts
to lao tons Of high grade, the cars
running from $1,000 TO $4,000 net. from
which the com pany derived a revenue
OF from 40 10 so per cent. Recently a
test was male Of the second grade
dump at the rIumbug, with the inten-
ton Of concentrating it for shipment.
but it was found to be too high grade
TO handle advantageOusly, and its con-
tents. some 1000 IONS. are being mar
keted in the crude state. From this
dump the company viii realize close 10
$50, co., a caceful sampling showing
that a profit Of s. per ton can be de-
pended upoI. The prospects OF the
Uncle Sam for 1905 are indeed bright,
and the stockholders are TO be con-
graduated on their good fortune in
having Mr. bern associated with the
company as manager.
At the Yankee Con.
Following the policy outlined two
years ago by the eastern stockholders.
who control he mine, superintendent
Turner of the Yankee has continued to
open up and block out big bodies OF
ore that yield d handsome margin of
profit, the while adding quite A bit TO
the surplus In the company's strong
box. Replying to a request for a
statement of conditions, Secretary
Amsden writes:
Il am very busy getting things into
shape for the annual meeting next
month, and nave not the time for go
ing into the details In fact, we do
not care TO eive our bank balance, the
net returns on cur shipments, etc. Just
now, as we want to have something 20
tell the stockholders at the meeting. 1
will say, however, that our financial
condition is better than ever before in
the history of the company, and as 10
the physical condition of the property,
a visit to 1t will, think, convince any
one that il is quite healthy.
1t is the practice of the mana cement
to publish in pamphlet form the yearly
reports OF its officers, and il is reason
able to assume that the amount Of
money on land Will be made public
when the yearly meeting is held in
January. 1905. During eleven months
Of the year SOS dry tons Of ore have
been mined and sold, and $3.50 has
been expended on development work.
superintendent Turner declares the
mines is $50 per cent better than IT was
one year ago, and in proof has to eX-
hibit on the 100-foot level below the
tunnel two handsome shoots or assures
Of ore 400 Feet apart. which are con-
nected by a cross hssure Of equal value.
giving from east to west 400 feet OF
unbroken stopping grOund-twenty-fiv
feet below a separate and parallel east
and west fisSIre has been opened for
a distance OF $50 feet and on the 300
and 500 levels the drifts from the in
cline shaft IRE rapidly nearing the ore
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bodies The management has made a
test on the milling ores recently, Of
whtch the mine contains 6O, 900 tons,
which was quite satisfactory but no
plans have yet been discussed for a
concentration, though il Is conceded that
a plant Will eventually be erected
President Dubois has declared that the
Yankee VIII not resume the payment
Of dividends until it has reached a stage
of deVelOpm cut that viii insure their
continuance. 1t is not considered prob-Y
able. notwithst lnding the value of the
present ore reserves that any distri-
button viii be ordered at present. but
Il is quite safe TO say that the mine
could be depended upon for a modest
sum each month for a cOnsiders bic
period Of time
May Days Record.
In the May Day. the Yankees close
neighbor on the north. an important
strike was made in October. which
bids fair to renew the prosperity that
made the stock such a popular invest
ment in its early history. An incline
winze which was sent down from the
level 300 feet below the tunnel has
opened d fine body OF silver-lead ore
OF good shipping grade. and a small
mountain Of milling ore. OF the thirty
five cars shipoad during the year, two
thirds came from this ore shoot which
is in entirely new ground. On the ZOO
foot level IN the southern portion Of its
territory the Yankee vein assure. which
was SO prolific IN May Day ground on
the upper levels. has again been opened
and shows good values. In addition 10
materially -educinE its Indebtedness.
the management has acquired by pur-
chase the Little Ben fractional claim.
which lies between the May Day and
the Uncle Sam
Tetro Pays Dividends
After several years of incezsant
search. the Tetro ore channel was dis
covered this year. and although Il was
found 10 occur on neighboT'S line, yet
it was Of such generous proportions
and excellent values that there was
plenty TO divide. Besides paying for a
great deal Of development enough was
realized from the sale of seventy-nine
ears Of ore 10 pay $4,000 in dividends,
and the new year finds the company
with all bills paid and $4,000 in the
treasury At the Salvador. a GOdiva
hill property belonging to Jesse Knight.
twenty-five carloads Of ore were
shipped during three months of the
year, from which $4,000 in velvet was
distributed and in the BulliOn-B Beck
tunnel some very rich copper ore was
found in a assure about 500 feet in. on
which a wiL.ze Is going down. The hill
promises some sensations during the
next twelve months.
This is the history Of the year Of the
principal mines OF TiutiC, a year of
great prosperity, during which S746,50O
has been distributed in dividends, and
ore reserves created that insure con-
tinuanCe Of The story. North OF Tintic
district Is 4 treat mineral zone that
promises TO duplicate its achievements,
and here may be found opportunities
for the investor that are unriyaled-
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way said the doctor, he was on board
again very detected. and coming up 20
me offered me a dollar TO bleed him. \
dollar cash on this coast Is a thing Il
man 80 seldom gets he never parts with
il if he can help II. Evidently Ii was best
20 bleed him for his minds sake. So
did IL. You see. sir he said while the
operation was going on. an old Indian
squaw. she bleed my feet a good spell
ago. and I haven't had ne'er A pain since.
SO when they told me there was a doc
tor aboard I thought IL was a good
chance. But he added. half regretfully.
1T didn't feel quite the same She bored
the holes with a kind O corkscrew'
At another time Dr. Grenfeil was at
tending to a large number OF patients
in the hut Of Eskimo chief They are
sometimes so indifferent To pain that we
could dispense with anaesthetics he
says. Curiosity is marked in them
as in monkeys. II came at last TO the
turn of a girl with an intractahIe frost
bite 81 the toe. for which the only cure
was amputation- Apparently il was a
proud moment in ner life Having eN-
planned as best I could the treatment
her case involved. I not a little sur
prised when she SIT right down and held
up the toe which gave her claim 90
so much attention. indicating that she
wished me 10 proceed at once She
showed the greatest interest from start
70 finish and ! left her a marked per
son IN that settlement
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been paid in dividends this year is
quite conclusive proof that the prop
erty is in excellent physical condition.
At the Mammoth.
over on the other side of the range
the great Mammoth mine, the Nestor
of Mammoth Hollow, which has been in
continuous operation for thirty years
mas been the scene OF most gratifying
disclosures underground. and. Kidding
itself Of the costly legal battles with a
nelghbor that have Slapped its revenues
for the past five years, has passed
around To the holders of its certificates
during the past six months $I20. 600 in
six dividends of $50, 0O0 each An en-
tirely new assure has been opened on
the ], 900-foot level 2S0 feet north of the
shaft measuring forty feet between
walls. the ore hanging in value from
SIS TO $40 ger ton. which has been
stopped downward for 200 feet Recent
ly the main working shaft has been
sunk to the 2.i90-fOot level. and drift
is being pushed forth 10 connect with
the workings. From the bottom of the
shaft another drift is heading for the
east fissure. $50 feet distant. in which
no Stopping rds been done below the
1900 level. IN addition TO these big re-
serves the company Is extracting ore
from every level from the SEQ down to
the 1900, and iessees are reaping re-
ward for their work on the upper levels.
The Mammoth mine has been, and is
yet one II the WONDERS OF nature =
work. From the surface down TO the
deepest workings there is not level
without stope of gigantic proportions
in which gold and silver and lead and
copper have been distributed in Law
ish style, ana IL seems that not even
with great deptn will this rich store
house be exhausted.
Grand Central Pays.
The good effect OF the death of the
litigation between the Mammoth and
Grand Central Mining companies was
not confined 20 the former corpora
ton. Freed rom this expensive bat
tie. the mana cement of the latter has
opened the great channel TO the north
of the disput ed stope and found there
in ore of sucn marvellous values that
the old workings have paled in COM
parison. For more than 100 feet a
winze was put down in high grade ore.
from the LOO below the 1,200, and the
shaft has been sunk to the 800. from
where a drift is being pushed out to
connect with the winze. which will have
ample time to reach the point of con-
nection while an avenue connecting
with the shaft. 600 feet distant, is being
created. Six l0-ceut dividends and two
have been paid in the last eight months
Of the year. and il is expected that the
record viii he better in 1905
Victoria Cuts In.
The record Of the Victoria mine is
mine adjoins the Grand Central. and
shares the big new ore body which
tTaverses the north territory of the
latter. On the 9th of November work
was begun on me 500 level of the Cen
trail and within five weeks thereafter
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the shareholders were treated to the
maiden dividend of cents a share
amounting 10 $500. this from the sale
of FIVE carioa Is Of ore which netted
Victoria stock Is owned by the big
men of the Grand Central making il
quite certain that the most amicable
relations viii continue to exist between
the corporations
Eagle & Blue Bell.
The plans OF the big Boston corpora
ton which purchased the Eagle &. Blue
tsriahZing, and the mine has been put
into shape Cor The extraction Of its ores
as the demand may come from the
cOmpany's smclter- a new double
compartment shaft has been sunk zoo
feet below The tunnel level a depth Nof
1900 feet beneath the surface. and sink
ing viii continue for at least 80 feet.
Between the 200 and 400-fo5t levels an
immense ore channel has been opened
and the ore blocked out for stopping.
At present the output is confined TO
sixty tons a lay. The mine has been
equipped with uew hosting machinery
and air ccmDF5ssors. and is capable of
turning out big tonnage. 1t lies be-
tween the Victoria and the Centennial
Eureka. and produces some very rich
ore but is especially valuable to the
company owning il because of the high
percentage of silica existing. making it
a valuable flux for the product of it's
Bingham mines-
Over at the Star.
There was a scrap over the control
of the Star Consolidated mine in May.
which resulted i'm a change of man.
agement, and since that time the mime
has been i'm charge of j. p. Turner, the
efficient superintendent of the Yankee.
But very little work has been done
until quite recently. and even n1w the
working force IS confined to seven zen
A very desirable contract has been
made with the smelters that enables
the management TO market a limited
tonnage of low grade silicious ores.
from the sale Of which $4,000 has been
realized. an amount sufficient TO pay all
mine expenses ana also to discharge
the obligations that existed when the
present board of directors took charge.
Underground 4 tweive-inch streak of
good silver-eopper ore is being eX-
plotted from the bottom of an old shaft
125 feet below the surface, in what is
known as the east assure, and a raise
is being ma L. from the 400 level in
the same fashion, at point below the
shaft The west countrysis also receiv-
ing some attention. and the rich terri
tory from which nearly a hundred
thousand dollars was dug last year, is
being explored OIL the 6O0-foot level.
The Mines of Godiva Hill.
The mines located in that part of Tin
tic known rs Godiva hill have all given
good account of themselves during
the year. The GOdiva was reOpened
early in the year. after a period OF
ldlenesS covering several months. and
q drift was driven on the 400-foot level
TO connect With the ore shoot which
had been opened by the Tetro people,
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pounding away at that country for
years. We have talked the merits OF
our own and our neighbors' properties
till we became hoarse. There IS moth
ing in if. All we can do is TO keep
pegging away and bide our time. The
rush into Nevada, / think, viii bring
many men into our country during the
coming year or two and some of them
will learn that we have about the fin
est mineral section in the west. The
news will be spread and finally the
infection will strike vital spot in the
mining world and our troubles viii be
over. Our turn is coming but i am
satisfied that nothing we can say at
the present time VIII hasten the day"
Fish Springs Producers
The Utah mine. at Fish Springs. has
been a steady producer of rich ore
during the year. but the moneys de-
rived from it's sale. for the most part,
been used in development. The COM
pany recently took a lease and bond
on the Galena and both properties Will
now be developed Systematically at
depth.
The Midas is another producer that
is being handled under bond It is re-
ported that the mine is being steadily
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DEEP CREEK

Hope, which nerves the toiler's arm
and which history has shown to have
had more to do with the making Of
mines out Of prospects and the dis
covery of new fields of mineral wealth.
has been the one passion Of the human
heart that has kept things moving in
the Deep Creek region beyond the des-
ert during the year just closed With
the sturdy miners and pTospectOrs and
the operating companies Of that section.
however, the hope has not been that
mineral i'm commercial quantities would
be discovered; that happened years
ago. The hope there has been that the
promised transportation facilities, the
building Of the railroad that would per-
nit OF the marketing of ores, would
become a reality. For twenty years
the riches OF that region have been
preached. demonstrated and eNempli-
ned, and for nearly that length Of time,
year after year, have the men and
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companies who have spent their time
and substance there been promised that
their delyerance was at hand 1t has
not yet come, but hope has never been
abandoned and it never Will be. The
mineral is there and while life lasts
the men who have proven il viii cling
10 their holdings and continue TO hope,
even though they are at last COM
PEELED to give up 81 despair.
a year ago IL seemed certain that
the ore in the Western Pacific would
be building into that country from this
city and renewed activity was. chroni-
cled all through the various camps. II
has continued steadily through the
year and it can truthfully be said that
a splendid exhibit has beel. made. con-
ditions taken into account
Work in Clifton District.
The Wilson brothers. at the head %
the Lucy l., Clifton Copper Belt and
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other propositions, backed by their
eastern associates. have performed
vast amount of development work in
their Clifton properties. Results,
would they consent to their publicity.
would bear startling witness to the fact
that wonders have been accomplished.
They have preferred, however, TO re-
main silent and await the time that
the properties could be made produc-
tive through the aid of proper trans
pOrtaticu Facilities, and other operat-
ors have been prone 20 follow their
example.
The New York Giant company has
been spending a great deal of money
during the season, also. But like the
Wilson's. Manager Wilbur r. Bsbcock
has refrained from parading his accom-
plishments.
J. p. Gardner and his associates have
also been noiselessly, but persistently
developing properties in that section
and the same Is true of the Young
brothers. Rodenhouse. NJ. r. Evans and
numerous other parties and companies.
And MS one of the operators OF that
section remarked the other day. when
asked 10 make a statement of What
had been done during the year:
What is the use2 We have been
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Cause.
Chicago News.)

INlIIICatU LNtWs.l
The Harrison street car was crowded
when the tall woman struggled No the
aisle and grasped a strap Twelve mon
were seated on each side. but no one arose
and offered his seat. At last a small boy
touched her on the arm.
You can have my seat, lady" called the
youngster.
Thankyou." said the tall woman. seat
ing herself in the vacant space, land now
what prompted you to do that, my little
man? Was IL not politenessZ"
No" replied the boy. there's a nail
sticking ND in that seat