The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-21

There was general decline yesterday under light
sales. No news OF any Importance was received
from the 'front.' but favorable reports were quite
numerous from the winze being sunk below the
1350-foot level OF Alta judging from the action OF
the stock during the afternoon.
On the early call prices were trifie lower and
trading light sales being made in opnir at 50 70,
Mexican 50 20. Curry 81 30, Best Il Belcher 81 80.
Con. Cal & Virginia 81 IS, Sierra Nevada Il ou
and Union 81 s.
In The middle stocks Bullion sold at 81 so. Chol-
lar 95c, Norcross 81 40. Potosi 81 80 and Savage
S. 6U The south-enders were steady, with sales in
Alta at 95c, Belcher 81 5O9l o5 lS50 saares),
Crown Point 81 10, overman 81 AS. Seq. Beicher
soc and Caledonia 40c. The balance OF the list
showed no change, but were steady and inactive.
After the call the South-enders were quite In de-
mand, no less than 1900 shares of Alta changing
hands at 95c. with CONN buying. Con. Cal. VIZ
glnia were also in dem ana al 81 10 and $50 shares
changed hands, tho market closing at a lew cents
advance over call prices.
On the 80 p NJ. call no particular chanGe'was TO
be seea until Alta reached, and the market was
steady but Inactive. Al the CAL OF Alta Epstein
After the call the stock advanced to 81 20, The
balance OF the list showed little improvement,
closing steady but quiet.
NOTES.
Silver was trife stronger in New York yester-
day. selling at "a 'st.
Bullion valued Al SIS, l22 81 has been received
from the Overman.
Daniel Buck, the mining Secretary, IS confined to
has house VITA ssriOas Illness
special meeting of the stockh olders OF the Sill
yer King has been called Tor December 10Th.
AHo MOINdu aiming COMPANY has ltNIcu d. as
sessment of Toe per snare
The Mount Diabo and Holmes mining compani es
at CaEde aria are about to submit the following
scale OF wages to h=ir miners for aceeptance or re
lection: When silver is quoted at 81 OF per ounce
So % wages per day Will be paid; when the price IS
quoted below 81 per ounce the wages VIII be vs.
per day; II silver reaches par 81 29-29l 81 per
day VIII be paid. If these terms are not accepted
before December LIST both mines Will be shut down
for the companies say that they unable 10 make
any money by producing silver at its present low
rate and with expenses as they have been. The
matter has already been talked over by the miners,
and it is believed that they will accept the PROPOSE
tl0n and that the mines Will not shut down.
The following are the latest reports from the
BoDIE-East crosscut l 7O)-foot level was e1-
tended - feet. East crosscut from main north
drift 7O0-tOOt level was extended feet. Mort
GRIT 62Oioot level was extended 29 feet South
drift 80 feet above the 500fOOu level extended
5 fleet North diff from uprase from south driit
2OOfoot level was extended feet.
MoNO-SOuth drift 7OO-tOOt level was extended
II feet. East crosscut from above drift was ex-
BULwER-South drift from east crosscut from
fiat upraiSe l5Ot0Ot level was extended 81 feet.
East crosscut 2OO-fOot level was extended feet.
Central Nevadan: The Golden Gate mine IS To-
Gated eighteen miles due west Of Lodi, Nye County,
aud IS producing some very fine ore. -Four tons Of
the rock taken to the Cariin sampler by Thomas
kenvon, one Of the principal owners, and assayod
the first OF the week went 10 ounces IN gold and
1910 ounces in silver per ton which netted the
lucky owners $500. In conversing with Mr..
Kenyon, who. 10y tue way, is a clever man, he aid
thirty tons or such were now on their dump anu
large VEIN in sight He had a Few specimens Of
gold quartz sight for sore eyes. Mr.. Kenyon de-
parted FOR home Tuesday morning.
Extensive operations, says the Reno journal
beIng carried o. in Black Knob Mining District fit
teen miles from Loyeiocks, IN Humboldt County.
There are two wr-defned anthony leadS In the
district These owned by Eastern ana
under the management OF DR.. II. II. HutCheus. who
is prac- IDEAL chemist and assayer. There Ten
claims OF 1900 feet each the lead. TwoOr three
OF these claims are developed by shafts aud tunnels
TO considerable extent. There Is a shaft Of 500
ieet III one of the claims, aud drifts have b
on the lead from tae shaft, 100 feet the first
level zoo feet the second and 500 the lowest.
The ore Vein ranges in thickness from inches to
feet. The ore averages 1913 per cent metal some
OF Il running as high as 10 per cent, which is pure
ant nony, wholly free from Causue, and NETS
readily in the flames OF candle. Il is estimated
that there 1000 tons Of in sight IN the Mines
and 400 tons Oh the dump.
DR.. Hutchens has built double reverbeTatory
furnace OF his own design at the mines There
only one OF two smelling works In the United states
Tor the reduction OF anthony ores, ana these
built on .fvrent principles from that at Black
Knob. As soon as the arrangements now being made
are completed the furnace wal be steadily. coal
being used as fuel, and carloads Of star anthony
will be shipped weekly from Lrveloc Ks to the East,
where IL is IN demand for making type, baObit
metal and for numerous other purposes.
Assess rnents Pending.
The following is a list of assessments now pending: