Important discoveries have been made on the north-west slope of Battle mountain by the Portland company, made on the Wisconsin claims, at a depth of 1700 ft., is reported to be rich in gold.

During the Month of May 1906, the United States Surveyors General for Colorado through the General Land Office approved Amended Work at Survey No. 7554 Am., Wisconsin, Hawkeye, Buckeye, Colorado City and Last Effort Lodes, in Pueblo land district.

Company is active or promise to be active trader on various exchanges.

Name: PORTLAND G. M. CO.
Capital: $3,000,000; par value, $1; Cash reserve at date of last annual report $602,672.10.
President: James F. Burns
Vice-President:
Secretary: F. G. Peck
Treasurer:
Superintendent:
Manager:
Office/Contact: 68 Bank Bldg., Colorado Springs. Home office, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Lessees:
Description/Note: Pays a dividend of 2c or $60,000 a month, and has paid in dividends to date $3,500,000. See Plats B, J.
Owns: Anna Lee, Baby Ruth, Black Diamond, Blue Stocking (part), Bob Tail Nos. 2 and 3, Buckeye, Captain, Colorado City, Cyclone (part), Doubtful, D's Own, Fairplay, Four Queens (part), Hard Scrabble Nos. 1 and 2, Hawkeye (part), Hidden Treasure, King Solomon Placer, Last Effort, Little Harry, Lone Pine, Lost Anna, Lowell, Milton, National Belle, Portland, Queen of the Hills, Modak, Rex, Rosario, Scranton, Strong (part), Success, Tidal Wave, Total Wreck (52½-100 of), Vanadium, White House and Wisconsin, a group on Battle Mt., in center of Sec. 29, containing 133.563 acres.

Bird and Gill, leasing on the Morse company's Wisconsin, on Battle mountain, using a steam hoist, sent out 60 tons of $50 ore last week.

Baldwin, leasing on the Morse company's Wisconsin, on Battle mountain, using a steam hoist, sent out 65 tons of $50 ore last week.