Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-29
MininQ SngItgrS and StOCR Quotations
CONFIDENCE IN
 MEXICO KEYNES.

stands the great Esperanza gold mine in Fl Orc. which Is largely controlled by British investors, slthoufih Ame.- jeans are also heavily interested. Dur ing the nine months ending with Sep tember the EsperanZa mine yielded dividends amounting to S1,S04,175 and since it's acquisition by the present company, in October, 1903, has paid its stockholders the enormous sum of s9,222. .040 on a capitalization of $2,- 275,000. It is noteworthy that the dividends paid so far are equivalent to more than four times the purchase price of the property.
 The Fl Orc mine, sort of half brother to the Esperanza by reason of the fact that its shareholders are chiefly British and Americans, paid dividends of S3SS,S00 for nine months this year. Since incorporation in July, 1899, the Fl Orc Mining & Rail way Co. Ltd, has declared dividends of S4,39S,6 500 on an issued capitaliza- ton of S5,400,000. The profits dis tributed among the shareholders to date are equivalent to the purchase price of the properties owned by the LA OlO A'o.s d SooO lSoiu Aoi uAuS years operation.
 Las Dos Estrallas in the state of Aiichoacan and in which foreign capi. tai is heavily invested, has had unin- terrupted prosperity, judging by the large dividends that have been paid since organization. For the nine months ending with September the dividends amounted to S675,0 900 mak. ing a grand total of s3,4SO,000 to date on a capitalization of S150,000. Good management and rich ore explain why the shareholders have collected such fabulous dividends.
 Dolores, another foreign owrfed gold mine situated in the Guerro district Chihuahua, has paid dividends of s17S,1S5 this year, making a total Of $415,764 since incorporation in Jan uary, 1904, on an issued capitalization of s1,979.S25.
 Santa Gertrudis Guadalupe in the state of Hidalgo, controlled in Mexico, is inc of the best paying gold and silver properties in the republic. For the nine months ending with Sep tember this mine paid dividends of s12O,0OO, and during it's existence it has yielded the large total of $3,760,- 0S2 on capitalization of $S,000,000.
 San Rafael in Hidalgo pays regular monthly dividends, and for the nine months ending with September an nounced s47,60e, making a grand to, of $3,151,13S on capitalization of only s60,O00.
 In the copper group dividends are few, but with a return of an active market and better price for the metal there should be more profits distri- buted among shareholders. It is hoped that when the affairs of the Greens companies ate straigtnened out dividends will be resumed with out delay. However, there is one American owned copper property that continues to pay dividends; it is the Teziutlan, which in nine months de clared S240,000 and has disbursed to date $I,S2O000 on an issued capital ization of SS,000,000.
 A source of substantial revenue to shareholders is the exploration or se- curities holding corporation Invari- ably these concerns pay dividends equivalent to or s per cent per an mum, and in a few instances 10 per cent and more.
 Summed up, the profit earning pow CT of Mexican mines and metallurgical works is surprisingly good, and with few exceptions the better managed properties should yield a satisfactory interest on the capital invested.