Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-23
AMALGAMATED GETS
 $500 ACRES MONTANA.
John D, Ryan, Managing Ol- rector of Company, Engin-
 eerS the Big Deal.

In the Great Falls Leader of Mon day last appears the following story:
 Another land deal involving up ward of 3,500 acres of land lying along the Missouri river between this city and the Great Falls controlling a vast amount of water power, has just been completed and the deed transferring the title to the property was today placed on record in the office of the county llerk and Fe- cordef.
 'The land involved is that which has been held for the past two years by James Breen, the well known min ing man of Spokane, who secured it by purchase from various owners who had been holding it for a number of years.
 This immense tract of valuable land has been secured by John D. Ryan, managing director of the Anal. gamated Copper company, and presi- dent of the Great Falls Water Power and Townsite company, and it is sup posed that the land is to be thrown lin with the large tracts recently se- cured by the Amalgamated interest through the purchase of the Great Falls Power and Townsite company.
 By this purchase the Ryan inter ests have secured control of all the river front between this city and a point some distance below the Great Falls, thus giving them a free hand ! in constructing the several dams they , expect to erect across the Missouri ! for the purpose of developing the in mense water power now going to waste"
 The copper stocks during the past week showed more activity and strength than the balance of the list Trading has been somewhat narrow,
 a few issues furnishing the bulk of ithe dealings Amalgamated has been Iquiet in sympathy with the general dullnesS of the New York market. The volume of trading has been very small and the price has not shown any marked change
 Locally the activity has been con fined largely to Arizona Commercial and Old Dominion, which have shown decided strength, and have usurped the leadership so long sustained by North Butte. The buying of these stocks has been of an aggressive ! character, and as offerings have been Comparatively light prices have ad-
 vaneed easily.
 North Butte has been more suscep- tible to Amalgamated's influence than
 other issues have been, and as Anal gamated has been dull this has kept
 North Butte down. The further post
 ponenent of action in the issues, how lever. have maintained a good degrees i of strength. and are in position to advance sharply with any increase in the demand The Lake coppers oc- cuply a very favorable position. and
 when the Calumet & Heela is able tt
 take possession O. the Osceola and other properties in which 1t is inter.
 ested. Lake buyers will come into the
 market in force It is probable that 1 the influence of the Calumet & Hecla ' will be extended even farther than al lpresent, and that tile company will completely dominate the Lake dis trict.
 Improvement in the copper metal market is certain to come Ia short
 time. With the election satisfactoril,
 settled consumers will enter the mar ket again. and this will be reflected in the stock market It is true that at present there are some uncertain ties. but the big profits gre made by