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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
MINING DIVIDENDS
INCREASE OVER
LAST YEAR
Profits Are Larger, Notwlth-
standing General Belief
That Metal Indus
tries are Ian
gushing.

With the closing of the third quar-
ter of the year, judging from the fig
ures available to the Mining World,
the year, it is believed, will close with
a record of dividend disbursements
greater than that for any year in the
history of the industry,
Between January l and October l.,
123 mines and metallurgical works re-
porting to the Mining World, have
paid dividends totaling s55,S87,047, as
compared with S45,972,275 paid during
the same period in 1909 by 1913 com
panies. That the dividend payments of
these mines and works are of regular
occurrence, is proved by the fact that
since incorporation, they have yielded
profits which permitted the disburse-
ment among shareholders of the enor-
nous total of s6S0,S3S,1 41. This is
equivalent to a return of 113 per cent
on the total outstanding capital of
$500, 447,7S4.
In addition to the above there was
declared during thei nine months of
corporations, s10,992,523, as against
S13,1S7,595 during the same period in
1909 Since incorporation these nine
companies have paid to shareholders
S113,461,747, a SO per cent return on
the S341172,125 issued capitalization.
Then, too, there large profits which
have been divided by numerous private
and close corporations, TO say nothing
of the vast sums earned by smaller
mine owners and prospectors.
OF the 123 companies contributing to
the years total, 81 are classed as gold
silver-lead-zinc producers, and which
contributed s23, 1886 to the s55,SS7,-
047 total. OF these 81 operate proper,
nd ic-.
tributed among the shareholders 3d.
429,S23 Fourteen Canadian companies,
10 operating in. Ontario, and four in
British Columbia, contributed $685..
976. Twenty-one Mexican companies
participated in the distribution to the
extent of s3,65S,930.
Twenty-three copper companies, all
but one operating in the United States,
divided among the shareholders during
the nine months of 1910, SO. 4S2,118-
During the same period in 1909, 16
companies distributed s14,S54,022. On
their combined issue share capital of
S119,S ia, return equivalent to
2S9 percent has been made since incor-
peration which means that 1858, 232,e5S
has been divided among the sharehold-
ers.
Seven metallurgica1 companies hav-
ing an issued capitalization of 1925, 49,
$50 have paid to shareholders s1O5.-
725, 407, return equivalent to 46 per-
cent. So far this bear these seven
companies have distributed S12175,0 64,
as compared with sS,431, 044 during the
same period in 1909.
One metal selling company, the Unit
ed, has to it's credit this year s1,000,000,
and since incorporation s11 200, 00G. a
220 percent return on the s5,000,000
capital issued.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15

Iceland is not inhabited by tribes OF
eskimos, as the average American
fondly imagines, but by a hardy, Wig
orous cultivated race of Norsemen,
justly proud of their Viking ancestry,
of their 1OOOyearold political independ-
ence, and particularly so OF their
great achievements in the field of lit
erature and art In spite of the iso-
lated position of the country and the
rare visits of great artists. the Ice
landers love Of music amounts to
passion.
This summer Arthur Shattuek, an
American pianist, toured the island,
and he was received with an enthus-
iasm which would be hard to match
in any country of the globe. AT Reyk-
javik, the capital, he was received in
person by the prime minister. who acts
as governor under the Danish crown.
The stay in Reykjavik was marked
by a series of ovations- The Mems
Choral society of Reykjavik was as
sembled in the concert hall, and
unique program rendered.
Mr.. Shattuck and his companion, DR..
Rogers, were bent upon making the
rarely attempted journey across the
interior to the north coast, for which
the guides. Sigurdsson and Stefansson,
and a packtrain of Is ponies had al
ready been engaged.
The excellent concert grand piano,
sent from Copenhagen for the tour.
was shipped by boat, and the party left
Reykjayik for the overland trip on
July "a. The first days trip ended at
Thipgvalla, the most famous spot in
Iceland, an immense sunken lava-plain
enclosed by black ramparts of basalt
into natural audience chamber. Here.
the Icelandic parliament met for a
thousand years, and some of the most
thrilling scenes from the Sagas were
enacted. On the second day, passing
the active volcano. Mt. Hecla, the party
reached the famous geysers, the larg-
est of which has spout Of over 200
feet. After this point all semblance to
civilization was left behind and they
had to sleep in their tents or, in case
of severe snow storms, in occasional
sheep shelters that are found in the
wilderness. One day the party passed
in a binding sandstone. On the 21St
of July they encountered a raging
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
HAS SHIPPED ORE
HERE FOR 20 YEARS
La Duria Company Has a
E:ecord for El P:lSo
SHIPMENTS

The La Dura Mining and Milling
company, recently taken over by the
Mines Company of America, owner and
operator of the La Dura mines at La
Dura, on the Yaqui riSer, in Sonora,
Mexico, has a credit Of shipping it's
ores to the FL Paso smelling works
continuously for over 20 years with
out any interruption, and is said to
be one of the largest producing mines
in the state of Sonora of pure high
grade ore shipped from the vein to the
smelter as mined. The ores are gold,
silver and copper.
Since the La Dura has been taken
over by the new company new ma
chinery is being installed under the
management of H. G. PaIsgrove, and
it is expected that the amount of
shipments will be trebled in the near
future.
The first five carloads of ore
shipped to FL Paso smelling works
since the La Dura was acquired by the
new company gave values Of over $780,
OOO- The acquisition of this great
mine was contaminated through George
Shroeter, consulting engineer of the
Mines Company of America
Dolores Adds Equipment.
The Dolores Mines company of Chi
huahua, another acquisition of the
MINES company of America, has re-
Gently added more machinery and re-
Gently begun shipping three or four
carloads of concentrates to the Ell
Paso smelter that run on an average
10 ounces in gold and 900 ounces in
SliFer per ton. This mine ships a
higher grade of concentrates than any
other mine in Mexico. w H. Paul. the
manager, and family have Just re-
turned to the mine from New York.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
New Plant Is Most Uptodate
and New Processes Are
Used in Refining Ore.

The first unit of the new cyanide
mill at the Nulture mines, Arizona,
which was completed in August, now
handles -0c tons of ore daily. Inc
September o;eanuH for the old mill was
$500. The cid mill. which has been
running fer more than year on de-
velopment ore handles 20 to % tons
of rock a day. During the six months
ending Joly l, 1910. the total value OF
the geld tUli:on recovered by the old
mill was S2>.670
The New Plant.
The rock crushing plant of the new
mill comprises $50 ton ore bins, No.
8 Gates rock cruSber with a rated ca
pacity of 40 tons per hour through
two inch Iirg The crushed ore falls
upon a 1e-inch belt conveyoI from
which the ore is taken by a four ton
side dump car by an incline track to
the top of the mill 500 feet south OF
the mine.
Modern Milling Process.
The mill bins have a capacity OF $50
tons, whence the ore is delivered ey
mechanical feeders to 20 stamps,
weighing 100 pounds each. These are
designed for inside amalgamation and
are followed by silver plated copper
tables After passing through clas-
sitter to separate the sand and slime,
the sand is reground in two five foot
Australian grinding pans. to reduce
II to a fineness that will permit the
most effective recovery of the gold
Continuous DecantatiOn.
The treatment is by a process known
as continuous decantation-' The
finely ground ore passes through three
Dorr pulp thickener tanks. each 81
feet in diameter and u feet deep, the
pulp being dewatered at the end by
means % az Oliver filter, II feet in
diameter The dissolved gold is re-
covered from solution by the Nor
riIl process zinc dust precipitation.
Immnrense Stamps.
The entire construction and equip
ment of the new cyanide mill is the
most substantial and up to date that
can be lf.ade. The stamps are the
same as those used at the famous
Rand. South Africa. mine, and the
heaviest ever used in this country.
Vulture is a hustling mining camp
Development work on its immense ore
bodies is being pushed with vigor- The
shaft on the east incline, which was
begun in August. is well under way,
and is being heavily timbered through
out This shaft will open up the. ore
bodies on the 200 and 500 foot levels.
On the west incline Wine is being
sunk that is all in ore
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
VALIDITY OF TWO CENT RATE
AT ISSUE IN HIGH COURT

Washington, D. c., Oct 15.-Stub-
bornly contesting every points attor-
neys for the state of Missouri and the
railroads therein yesterday began ar
gument before the supreme court as to
the validity of the two cent passenger
rate. and maximum freight rate laws
Of commonwealth.
It is claimed by counsel that the is
sues in controversy will affect rail-
way legislation in nearly every state
in the union.
The case includes questions of juris-
diction over federal courts over state
legislation and the proper basis Of
arriving at the remuneration gained
the railroads under the federal con-
stitution.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
S|NALOA DISTRICT
SHOWS RICH
COPPER
CroiX Company Is Develop
ing It's Properties in That
District Regularly.

ChofX, Sinaloa, Mex, Oct. 15-The
Choix Consolidated Mining company. a
Los Angeles corporation, has recently
placed an order with the Mill and
Smelling Engineering company of New
York for the construction of a modern
copper smelter of a capacity of 100
tons of ore a day.
The Properties.
The ChoiX company owns 26 mines
near ChoiX, in northeastern Sinaloa and
western Chihuahua, Mexico, situated on
both sides of the Fuerte river, and
on the line of the Kansas City, Mexico
& Orient The nearest railroad sta
ton a present is the town of Fuerte
about so miles down the river.
Gold, Silver, Copper and Lead.
These properties include mines of
gold, silver, copper and lead. The
main ore bodies are of copper, which
all carry good values in gold and sill
yer. There is also sulphur, iron, silica
and lime in the mines.
The country surrounding Choix for
many miles is mineralized. but is yet
practically a virgin undeveloped coun-
try.
The new survey being made by the
engineers of the Pearson railway will
the way to Aglabampo, which is at
the mouth of the Fuerte river
A Rich Field.
In the same district are rich veins
of gold quartz in the hills on both
sides of the Fuerte. One lode is about
100 feet wide on the outcrop, which
is claimed to average So. in gold, and
numerous smaller veins are rich in
yellow metal. The gold belt in the
gneiss granite and. sedimentaries ex-
tends up the river and includes the
Lluvia de ORC, one of the greatest gold
mines in Mexico All along the upper
Fuerte river in the Choix district are
old placer diggings worked only by
Mexican gambucinos. The ChoiX, dis
trict is one of the most inviting fields
In Mexico for the miner and capitalist.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
IMPORTANT SALE MADE IN
THE OLD HAT DISTRICT

An important mining deal closed,
in which Col. William L. Davis of Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo. purchased the Key
stone group of claims in the Reid. or
Old Hat district in the Catalina noun
tains, half way between Benson and
Winkleman, Ariz-, within eight miles of
the proposed route of the FL Paso &
Southwestern railroad down the San
Pedro. The keystone claims are also
Is miles south of the mines recently
taken over by the Copper Queen COM
pany in the same district.
The keystone group consists of 81
claims in rich copper belt and was
owned for many years by Frank Foran
Col. Davis Will begin development work
at once.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
The VULTURE MINE COMPLETES
INSTALLATION Of A MODERN MILL

Mining company, owners of the Her
shall mine
The Hershal mine" said he, lis a
steady producer of high grade silver
ore, and ships to the FL Paso smelter
several hundred tons per month. There
are large ore bodies exposed in the
mine. The workings have reached "a
depth of 500 feet. Douglas Gray, the
manager, is installing an engine and
air compressor. which will facilitate
the work and increase the output.
Mining is proceeding with new impet-
us in the Tombstone district since the
uEwaterirg of the big mines to the
1000 fee level and drifting is being
prosecuted at that level with great
vigor, and exploitation for expected
rich ore todies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
AMERICAN APPLIES
FOR WATER RIGHTS
Wants to Construct a Power
Plant Near Canelas in
State Of Durango.

Torreon, Mex, Oct. 15.2Roeer p
Chase. we'll known mining man for-
merly Of Silverton, Colo. has a1nlfed
TO the state government of Durango
Tor concession to build long canal
and reservoir for raising and storing
water for power to be used in pro-
peIling the machinery, for treating the
ores from his mines near Canelas. that
state Mr. Chase calculates to obtain
nearly 100 horsepower from this wafer
course and will commence construction
Work as soon as the concession is
granted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
RICH MAEACHITE ORE
DISCOVERED IN WILSON NINE.

Six feet of malach1te ore, running 81
percent copper. has been uncovered in
the Wilson mine in Salt River noun
tadns less than 10 miles south of Phoe-
nix, .Ariz. Bail and Rosenwig, owners
of the property, are running an open
cut into the discovery as fast as pos
sibIe to determine its extent and rich
ness.
The six feet of ore appears to have
the form of a chimney leading to a
large deposit below. An assay of
rich looking sample gave 81 percent
copper, S2.1S gold and s1.25 silver per
ton All the other samples gave good
results Considerable excitement pre-
walls in the district over the discovery.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
MEXICAN NINE OWNED nv
Ell PAS0ANS PRODUCES WELL
Had Been Idle for Fifteen Years Uptu
Operated by Moss & Dfsboff.

~-A ASCSA Au1c lOr Fl1feen Years T7nffT
Operated by Moss & Dfsboff.
A mining property lately acquired by
Messrs- Moss and Dishoff of Ell Paso.
lying three miles north of the Ignacio
mine IN the Magdalena mountains.
ana 10 miles east from Ahumada sta
ton, 80 miles south of Ell Paso. in tbe
state OF Chihuahua, has a credit of
ore production and shipments Of a
value of over $4,000.
This property has lain idle and dor
mant for Is years 1t was formerly
called the San Jose mine and was
worked by Burns and Daily in the old
days.
The new owners have given If the
name, La Imigracion and have ARRANGE
ments all perfected to prosecute worI,
vigorously upon the receipt of their
title from the Mexican government
which will be soon. There is nIentv
OF lead and silver ore in sight in the
property, and it will become profit-
able shipper at once.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
OCAMPO DISTRICT IS
SHOWING DEVELOPMENT

New Workers have a deal on for the
purchase of the Candemena silver mine
near Ocampo, Chihuahua, Mexico.
d. w Smyth of New York and W. r.
Morley of New Mexico are developing
a gold prospect south of Ocampo.
Edward J. Davis of Pitts burg, Pa, is
negotiating with w. H Wyman OF
North Arlington, Mass, and William P
Miller of San Francisco for the sale to
them of the Sanuayacan Mining COM
pany's mines and mill at Sahuayacan in
the Ocampo district.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
GRANITE GAP Is WAITING
CARS TO SHIP ITS ORE.

The Granite Gap company, near
Stein. n. NJ, has its first shipment of
80 tons of ore lying on the platform,
awaiting a car to ship to the Ell Paso
smelter. Another carload is on the
patio of the mine ready to be hauled
to the railroad and Mr.. Morris says he
expects to have another carload ready
to follow.
This mine, owned by Ell Paso people,
is the north extension of the old Louise
claim that produced 100000 up to 1908,
when it was closed by a lawsuit against
the manager, S. c. Pratt, of FL Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
WORK UNDER WAY AT THE
SAN IGNACIO MINE NOW

At the San Ignacio mine in the Mag
dalena mountain east of Ahumada. re-
Gently puprchased from Louis Vidal bv
j. Franklin Burnham of Boston. work
sinder Superintendent Rice has already
hegdna "a large dryer is being put
In sstfeng with the Steel-Sutton drv
cercentratcr- This mine about 90
years ago had shipped several hundred
thousand dollars worth of silver-lead
ore, and recent development has open
ed up plenty of ore
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
GLOBE AND Ell PASO. co.
TO DEXEIOP PROPERTIES.

Globe, Ariz., Oct 12.-Plans are now
being made for the beginning of devel-
opment work on the property of the
Globe, Arizona, and FL Paso Copper
company.
The company holds options on two
groups of claims located about nine
miles west of Globe. On both these
properties Edward c. O'Keefe mas an
nounced his intention of exercising the
option, and the requisite deeds and
stock payments have been placed in
escrow.
The property of this company COM
prises "A claims. According to the OPP
ton, the company must eXpend at least
900 in development within a year
from the date of sale.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
FLOW OF WATER. INCREASED
IN OLD nRNTNrnE nrr,rn

The flow of water in the Old Dornin- )
ion mine in Globe, Ariz., has materiaIlv.
increased within the past few weeks
and is now pumping approximately
S,50O,000 gallons of water a day. or
fully 100000 more than was being
pumped 80 days ago The increase has
been gradual and no difficulty has
been encountered in handling the in
creased supply.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
SUPERINTENDENT HAS NARROW
ESCAPE IN GRANITE GAP MINE,

J. r. Morris, superintendent of the
Granite Gap Mining company's prop
critics at Granite Gap camp, in PeIon-
clio mountains. II miles south of Stein.
\. NJ, narrowly escaped a serious if
not fatal accident while inspecting a
large chamber into which a drift had
just been run. From one wall a mass
Of lead carbonate ore overhead. which
probably had been loosened by the
shooting, fell, a large piece falling on
his foot, which temporarily crippled
him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
CLAIMING Ar GLoRE

j. Park Claiming, chief consulting
engineer for the Lewiston interests.
is in Globe, Ariz., for the purpose of
making a thorough inspection of the
Miami Copper company's property. He
is accompanied by Benjamin J. Law
renee. a New York mining engineer.
Mr. Claiming was a delegate to the
mining congress as representative Of
the committee on mining legislation
He will remain in the Globe district
10 DAYS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
PENNSYLVANIA ENGINEERS AND
FIREMEN GET WAGE RAISE

Harrisburg, Pa Oct. 15.-Pennsyl-
vania railroad engineers and firemen
on the lines in this part of the state
are to receive an increase of about 10
percent in wages, not including the in
crease of percent announced in April
1t is understood that the increase will
date from June l.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
COPPER REEF EXTENDING
ITS TUNNEL, SYSTEM

Sinking of the shafts on. the property
of the Copper Reef Consolidated Mines
company, about II miles east of Fort
Thomas, Ariz., continues A vein nine
feet wide was struck at a depth of 240
feet, showing a good percentage of
copper sulphides. The tunnel being
driven under contract to connect with
this shaft measures 502 feet and it is
estimated that I24 feet more will cut
one of the minor veins.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15

don't believe there is any other
medicine so good for whooping cough
as Cnamberlain'S Cough Remedy"
writes Mrs. Francis Turpin, Junction
City, Ore. This remedy is also unsur-
passed for colds and Group. For sale by
all dealers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
SUSPENDS RATE INCREASE
ON THE EASTERN LINES

Washington, d. c.. Oct 15-The in
terstate commerce commission has de-
cided to suspend the effective oper-
aticn of the proposed rate increases on
eastern lines until February l.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
REPORTED
PURCHASER OF JARILLA MINES

Phelps-Dodge company is reported TO
thave bought the iron properties in the
Jarilla mountain, New Mexico, belong
ing TO George J. Green. The deposits
are now being prospected by driving
three tunnels into the lode
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
ASH PARK TO SHIP.

Arthur Murphy, manager of the Ash
Park Mining company, II miles south
of Sheldon, Ariz., is preparing to ship
1000 tons of gold-silver ore to the
company's bins and chutes on the Ari-
iona & New Mexico railway in the Dun
can district.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
CLARA CONSOLIDATED SHELTER
RESUMES OPER ATIONS

The smelter of the Clara Consolidated
Gold and Copper company has resumed
permanent operations. The several tests
have proven that copper can be turned
out at the smelter at Swansea. Ariz..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
TIZ- For Sore Feet

Cures Tired, Aching. swollen. Sweaty
Feet Callouses, Banions and Chilblains,
right Off At all druggists, 25c for
big box
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15

at a minimum cost. The development
of the mines is rushing. The shafts
are being sunk with the intention of
reaching the 1000 foot depth. Mean
while crosscuts will be run for the de-
velopment OF ore bodies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
cpEExEcANANEA OIITPUT

Cananea, Mex, Oct. 1.-THE output
of the Greene Cananea company, or
Four C's, as known here, was 100000
pounds of copper during the month Of
September. =
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15
HERSHAI NINE Is STEADY
SHIPPER TO LOCAL SHELTER.
II. c. Earle Returns From Tombstone
and Tells of Operation In the
HerxhaI Shaft.

F. C. Earle has just returned from
visit to his old home in Tombstone,
where he lived in the early SOS when
his father was general manager of
the Visnia Mining and Milling COM
pany. He is president of the Hershal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-15

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