The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28

The strength that marked the close OF the market
Monday continued yesterday the early call
under light sales and there a slight increase in
prices in one or two stocks Calls were made in
Ophir at So 90. Best IL Becher So so and Con. Cal
Virginia 81 80, to sales OF $50 shares. In the
middle stocks Savage was heavy at 80 %, Norcross
81 and Cholar 81 o. In the south-enders Jacket
was steady at ST. so and Crown Point 81 20. The
balance of the list showed change, but after the
call prices weakened off considerably under active
sales and Con. Cal. & Virginia sold down to 81 10.
Savage also weakened of and sold down to 81 IS,
under sales of about 900 shares. The market
closed weak and heavy. but opened little stronger
the 2:30 O'Clock afternoon session. Con Cal. Il
Virginia sold back to $4 80 and carried the balance
of the list along with IT under light sales After the
call prices advanced still further under active sales
and Con. Cal. & Virginia closed at So bid.
NOTES.
John W. Mackay returned from the Comstoek
w $. Hobart. the mining capitalist, returned
yesterday from extended Eastern trip
The Kentuck has levied an assessment of 10 cents
per share, and the EUREKA Drift Mining Company
silver was strong Ia New York yesterday, closing
The Tnsca rora Water Company has resolved to
increase Its capital stock from 10000 shares to 2O-
900. and Will hereafter pay quarterly dividends.
shipment containing l0,62S gross ounces OF
bullion has been received from the holmes.
BulIou valued at about $1,000 has been received
from the Mayhower gravel mine.
1t Is expected by those In authority that the Union
mill az Tuscarora Will be started up about Novem-
Der 10th. large quantity of ore from the Belle
Isle. North Belle Isle, Nevada Queen Common
wealth, North Commonwealth, Navajo and Del
Monte mines has been accumulated.
Following is the official report of the pumping
operations in the Crown Point incline for the week
ending october "a 1891: The pumps Deen
running steadily during the week The sinking
pumps have been running Tor the last three days
and tomorrow we expect to lower them another
set. which will enable us to get down the dIa-
mond drilling machine and bore another hole
through the bulkhead. The surface OF the water in
the Becher incline is now sIxty-one feet below the
floor of the 1000 station. the water having been
lowered twelve feet since last report. The alrshat
incline has been fixed so can get down. to the
surface of the water and fad 1t level with the
Belcher water.
The weekly letters from the Tuscaroras as
NAVAJO = No. l upraIse from south drift $50
level extended up feet: vein giving fair assays.
The slopes are producing the usual amount of good
BELLE IsLE-North drift $50 level has been eI-
tended feet in very hard rock. Line crosscut $50
level extended % feet IN bctterlookiug rock. No.
l upraise from No. south drift same level ex-
tended up - feet. producing some good ore. Slopes
remain unchanged
from chute 8 extended 20 feet in the vein Fourth
!evel-No 2 raise has been extended up so feet
through the vein, with small seams of ore. Picked
sapples sssyed SIS2 per ton Have started to drift
NFvADA QUnEN-North drift from No. = shaft
extended 20 feet; ore passed under the bottom OF
connect with south drift from second level Of Com
monweath, which has been extended 20 feet,
showing very high grade in top Of DRIFT.
DEL MoNTE-Third level-No. north drift ad-
vaneed II feet No. raise put up 70 feet; ore
feet wide, OF which is very high grade.
Hoisted from this raise ~ carloads OF ore inter
mediate drift from Wine advanced 15 feet; shows
spots OF orc IN the face d DRIFT
NORTH COMMONWEALTH - second level-South
drift has been extended Is feet through the VEN,
exposing some GOOD ore aSsaying 81 IL per ton. a
drift has been started follow the north under
present Slopes. Slopes continue to look well both
ways Husted cars first class 500 per ton, and
IS second class
NoRrH BELLE TsLr-No. 8 north drift 400 level
has been advanced o feet aud timbered: the ore
continues good, 40. l Wine from this drlit eA-
tended down "A feet vein feet wide and some OF
the seams are yielding rich No. up aise same
level has been connected with south DRIFT above.
North Intermediate DRIFT from top OF No upralse
above 400 loot level extended - feet South DRIFT
from west croSscut, $50 foot level Belle Isle, eN-
tended II feet and connected with No upraise.
face looking favorable. Line crOsscut, 400 foot
level Belle Isle extended % feet No. upraise 500
level extended up feet, vein larger and ore i'm
proving The Slopes producing the usual amount
OF good ore.