The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-07
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was very little change in the stock market
yesterday. Prices advanced a few cents during Inc
morning call under purchases by Malls, SAID 10 Ut
to cover short sales and then declined In the after
noon under very light trading The levying OF t"C
assessments and the knowledge that several more
would follow gave a heavy aspect to the market
No news of any importance was received from tht
'front.' and the clippers are anXlously awaiting the
arrival OF Mr. Macsay, hoping that his presence on
the lode will give 1t renewed life aud yigor.
On the early call ophir sold at 50 40. Con- Cal q
Va. So Is, Union 81 80 and Mexican 81 so saw
age was steady at 81 95 and Chollar at 81 30
After the call Sierra Nevada was the only STOCK
to show any life. Laing, anticipating the assess
ment, sold the stock down to 81 20 under sales oil
1000 shares. The market closed heavy and opened
duh the . 80 P. NJ. session, when very small
lot OF stock changed hands.
Alter the call there was little demand for Stock
Prices advanced again and the market clo'eo
hrmer.
NOTES.
An assessment OF so cents per share on Sierra
Nevada was levied yesterday also one of 80 cents
Bullion valued at SS443 "a has been received by
Silver weakened off still further in New York
yesterday selling at 96l2
Following is Q ofiicial report OF the pumping
operations in the Crown Point Incline for the week
ended october 3, 1891: The pumps have been rum
Ming steadily during the week. In order to draw
the dril 70 OF the bulknead we lowered the water
down TO within twenty feet OF the bu'khead VITA
the sinking pumps AT 10 80 A. N. yeseraay W.
incline very freely. In a few minutes the water
came up within reach OF the station pumps After
starting the alton pumps we found that they could
hold the water It flowed through the bulkhead
At $50 this morning the water in the Belcher In
cline had been lowered 6t2 feet since drawing 'he
drill rod
the weekly letters from the Tuscaroras are as fol-
ISDEPFSDENcE North shaft sunk feet, com
pleting the necessary work
ELKO CoN.-East crJsscut from bottom OF In
cline extended = feet i'll very hard rock.
CoNMoSwEALTH-Seco level, north drift from
chute 5. extended feet in low-srsde ore. Fourth
level raise .. has been put up IA feet
NEVADA QUEE&-SOuth drift from second leYel
Comm onwenth exteudsd - feet still shows
punches of ore aad water coming IN the race Shal1
2 sunk u feet; VIII reach the vein this week.
NAvAJO-Winzs l in west crOSscOt, $50 level. as
been sunk feet and is showing some ore. The
slopes are Welding the usual amount Of ore. The
pumps are working well and handling the water
easi.v.
NORTH COMMONWEALTH - Second level, north
DRIFT. from raise l has been connected with south
drift from joint raise; distance 90 feet have
started to open up Slopes between the two rails eS
Raise has been started 10 feet south to open th'
DEL MoSTE-Third level north drift from east
croSscut extended IS feet in vein formation Nortt
drift from west crosscut advanced IS feet in tht
vein. Cros,cut from north drift IN feet Wine ]
has been started from north drit l.
BELLE IsLE-Have completed timoering the
Ross crOSscut on the $50 level and extended II
feet. DRIFT from the Ross crosseut extended
feet, and a connection made with west crosscut
and the air is much improved by the connection
connected with drift 3. An upralse mas been com
mencei on the vein in drilt3 and advanced II teet
showing some good ore. Slope is yielding the
Usual amount OF good ore, and as soon as the
raise in 80. , IS connected with the North Belle
Isle drift on the 20J ledge VIII be ready for
stopping The North Belle Ise crosScut IS daily
expected 10 cut y o. vein Oh the 400 level aud al
this is done the Belle Isle Will drift soulI OIL
the
NORTH B Ellie IsLE-Drift from the south line
crosscut on the 400 level has been extended feet
all rich of about inches in thicEn IS Have
commenced cutting out for wlnZe near the face OF
No and viii SINK to the $50 level OF the Belle
Isle on tliS rich vein. The upraise from No. has
been extended feet and IS stil. showing fine ore.
total height feet and II feet yet TO go 10 con-
neCti1n with the go level OF the Belle Isle. on
the $50 level Of the Belle Isle have started DRIFT
to connect with the top OF this raise and nope 10
make connection about ten days. Have started
an uprIIse from the Belle Isle. 90 feet above the
Ross crosscut, ami have extended II Il feet, aud
hope soon To cut ore shoot Of the Belle Isle, from
which such good ore has been taken during the pas
year. L ernsscut the 40 level OF Belle isle
has been extended % feet, and 1t is expected u
reach vein at any moment South Intermediate
above 500 level EXTENDED feet and yielding
good