CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I,  Stephen  C.  Miller,  President  of  Boulder  Total  Return  Fund Inc.  (the
"Registrant"), certify that:

         1.     The Form N-CSR of the Registrant  (the "Report")  fully complies
                with  the   requirements  of  Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         2.     The information  contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
                material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of
                operations of the Registrant.


Date:    JULY 14, 2004                             /S/ STEPHEN C. MILLER
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                                                   Stephen C. Miller, President
                                                   (principal executive officer)


I, Carl D. Johns, Vice President and Treasurer of Boulder Total Return Fund Inc.
(the "Registrant"), certify that:

         1.     The Form N-CSR of the Registrant  (the "Report")  fully complies
                with  the   requirements  of  Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         2.     The information  contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
                material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of
                operations of the Registrant.


Date:    JULY 14, 2004               /S/ CARL D. JOHNS
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                                     Carl D. Johns, Vice President and Treasurer
                                     (principal financial officer)