The copper era., 1905-06-29
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c. R. Van Marter, who has been over at Las Vegas, returned home last week. He believes that La: Vegas will settle down and become an ordinary railroad town and that there is nothing there to justify the big boom that is now on. 14O build ings are in course of construction ant will be completed within a few weeks. There are more saloons there than all the other business house: combined. The new road to Bull Frog is completed thirteen miles out and soon teaming will be done from the end of the line. 1900 horses are employed in hauling to Bull Frog and intermediate points. - Kingman Miner.
 The Gold Road company has just paid their April dividend of 1000. This is the largest dividend the com- pany has paid and establishes the richness of the new ore bodies and the better method of treatment. The mine has been opening up won derfully in the 600 level and it is be- lieved that it will be one of the greatest mines in the United States. | The body of ore cut by the croSscut is forty feet in width and the state ment is made that the ore carries milling values all the way across. That there is such ore the dividens that the company has been paying attest. There is no hot air about the business.-Kingman Miner.
 John Brockman and a number of eastern men, who were interested in the Commonwealth mine at Pearce, arrived in Kingman last week, and left for the Gold Road section, where they will examine mining property. Before leaving the country they will look over the Tyro, Azalia and Pill grim mines, and it is more than probable that these mines will be taken over. The mines are among the best gold properties in the terri tory and are well situated for economical working. The Common wealth people are the right ones to handle big deals, and the county is to be congratulated in getting such a concern to invest in it's mines.- Kingman Miner.
 Richard Lloyd, the well known Colorado Springs mining man, who has been looking after the interests of the Commonwealth mining com pany in this county, is reported as saying that the section of country along the river range over ty Search light is the best part of Arizona, from mining stand point, and some day will become the largest producer of gold of any section of the United States. To him conditions for economical mining in that section is ideal, the ores being neutral and well adapted to cyaniding. The veins are immense and carry good values throughout. He advised a well known mining man to confine his attention to the districts con- posing the Blue Ridge range, point ing out it's many excellent mines and the great advantage the mines had over those of any other part of the west.-Kingman Miner.
 Calumet & Arizona, which last year earned net, applicable for divi- dends or surplus. SI I,950,OOO, put the additional sum of S159,O0O into smell ting capacity and the equipment of second shaft, making net earnings of S2, 109,0 In the meantime the mine was extended and improved, dead work ahead was increased far more than the progress of stoping required, and a new mine was opened in the Senator's claims. The copper of the year was sold on an average price of 12.5 cents a pound. The about the same product as during 1904, 1850 tons month, but is selling it at 2.5 cents better than d year ago. This makes a difference in net profits for the year of about $75O, ,OOO. There is still some expense in the construction of additional smelting capacity, but very little for equip ment. Net profits for the mine this year should be almost $3,OOO,OOO, or 150 per cent. of its capital.
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