The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14

interfere. California mas yielded UP to
the date of the last compilation of sta
tistics more than 1880, goo, 900 in
gold alone.
IN OTHER STATES
The annual estimates for several
other States have been given out, but
they are incomplete The copper out
mt of the Butte district in Montana,
concerning which reliable data is re-
ported. amounted in 1906 to 342,s8g, 800
pounds, which is an increase of 49,,
soc. 900 pounds over the previous year.
The Anaconda Company alone pro-
duced 100000 tons of ore and 7.467,000
pounds of copper.
utah claims that 1905 was the most
prosperous year in it's mining history.
Twenty-Five Utah mining companies
each disbursed in dividends during the
year the sum of 100000 or more. as
follows: Beck Tunnel Company at Tin
tic, ss25.OoO; Gemini, 100000; Grand
Central, $4,000; Mammoth, $4,000;
Victoria. s125,000; Utah Consolidated
at Bingham, $3.50, 900; Silver King at
Park city. 100000; DAILY West. 1892
600; Consolidated Mercur, 100000;
United States at Bingham and Tintic,
$685. 900.
In this connection the fact is inter-
esting that the mines Of Tonopah have
paid s2.2OO.O0O in dividends since jan
uary /, 1905. This sum was made up
by $1,000, 900 paid by Tonopah Mining,
$500. 900 by Tonopah Belmont and $780,,
600 paid by Midway. The Mohawk mine
produced s1,066,500 in gold. according
to official figures, in the month OF No
vember alone, and this was exclusive
of ore in transit and ore In the hands
of smelter concerns, for which payment
had not been returned when the figures
were prepared.
The most interesting statistics of
any, IL they were available. would re-
late to Nevada, but there is no official
in the State who, is charged with the
duty of making the compilation. The
year 1907 Will undoubtedly be much
greater year in Nevada than 1905 was
TO ENLARGE FIELD
The Sierra Mining Exchange. which
was organized in 1905 TO assist in the
development and exploitation of the
mines contiguous TO the town of Tuol
umne, will include Alpine, Mono, Gala
veras and Tuolumne counties in it's
field. An exhibition of ores will be
maintained and maps. drawings, ETC.,
illustrative of the mines in the coun-
ties mentioned. will be provided for use
in the general promotion work. J. T.
lHOiupSOn, the pTSSlucHI VI thc cA-
change, says that sales of properties
have already been stimulated by the
organization.
Many prospects in the vicinity of
Orc Elmo, Siskiyou County, are being
A new dredger company
has secured all the property along Orc
Elmo Creek above Scott River. The
land will be thoroughly tested for gold.
The Blind Lode and Extension mines
are working. Several mines have
closed for a time. Among these are the
Eastlick hydraulic mines. the properties
of the Wright & Fletcher Company and
the mines of the Medina Company.
II has been determined. so says the
Placer Herald. that the ledge in the
old mine formerly known as the Os-
born, which has come under the man
agement of the Northern California
Mines Company, is compact at a depth
of $50 feet. Electric machinery has
been ordered for the development OF
the property.
The San Bernardino Times says that
a phenomenal strike of gold has been
made in the victorville mining district
I'm San Bernardino County, in what is