The morning call., 1891-09-17

There was a further advance in Comstock shares
yesterday and considerable stock changed hands
during the day. News from the front states that
drifting north in the body the ls0Ofoot level
Of Con. Cal. & Va. Will be commenced In few
days which is very encouraging to the stock-deal-
ing public. On the early call Johnnie Walls began
selling 0phir and sold the stock down to 81 50. He
pursued liko course In Mexican, Curry and Best
q Beicher. all of which showed a slight decline
the call. Con. Cal. d Va. on the other haud was
strong and active selling up to $73s. In the middle
stocks Chollar and Potosi strong, as were
Crown Point and Belcher in the south end, the mar
ket looking well at the close of the call After the
call prices were little lower for time. then ad
vanced, Ophir selling up S5 under sales of 2425
shares, Mexican So 10, Best Belcher SS So Sierra
Nevada $3 63 and Con. Cal Il Va. 81 so und er sales
of 1775 shares the whole list closing strong the
noon recess. On the 2:30 p. NJ session prices were
still better, Con. Cal Va selling up to $784 and
Ophir S51s Business. however. comparatively
light, but the market looked healthy After the
call prices werd little lower and closed a trine
weak and topaeayy.
The San Francisco Street Indicator Company has
levied seSsment of lc per share.
The delinquent sales OF Exchequer and Gould
Curry take place to-day.
The Geary-street Park and Ocean Railroad Com
pany has declared dividend of 81 per share, pay
able September 2lst
The Manhattan mine at Austin has changed
hands II is said thar the new company VIII soon
resume operations and Austin expects to boom In
consequences
AT the annual meeting OF the stockholders of the
Gray Eagle Mining Company yesterday S4 1872
shares were represented and the following Board
of Directors elected for the ensuing year: H. w.
Gray, President; Q. l. Benton, Nice-President and
ID. e. Allison. W. f. Lamb and W. A. Searles. Trus-
tees. A w. Barrows was reelected Secretary.
Bullion shipments valued at 10000 have been
received from the Msyfower Gravel Mining Com
pany on September account. A dividend OF zoe
per share has been declared on the May flower, pay
able on the 2lst inst.
Instead OF $34 56l 80, as incorrectly reported.
Silver was weaker in New York yeste rdly, selling
Three boxes of bullion. valued at $ll ,5s2 II,
have been sent to the Carson Mint from the Con-
Cal Il Virginia.
ii. NJ Levy and E b Holmes of the Savage Di-
rectory returned from the Comstock yesterday.
The following official letters were placed on file
BoDIE-East crosscut l, 7OO-foot level, was
north drift, 70o-foot level, extended 10 feet.
UpraiSe from south drift, same level. was eI-
tended II feet. South drift from second incline
level extended feet Upraise from south
drift, 400-foot level, was extended feet.
MoNo-South drift =, 70Ofoot level, was ex-
was extended feet. East croSscut from south
drift extended IL feet
east crosscut 4, 200-foOt level, extended
feet. upraise from east crosscut from fat up
raise was extended 10 feet aud a crOsscut from
top OF same was run D feet and connections made
WITH the lO0-toot level
HALE n NoRCRoss-on the 1l00-foot level the
west crOsscut on our north boundary is advanced
As feet. The north drift from the wInze at the end
of the No east erosscut, l45O level was extended
20 feet. making the total lao feet; face OF this
drift is in low-grade ore on the 1900 Level No. 3
crosscuU advanced rs feet making the
total 80 feet; ace is in porphyry. No. Wine,
started at the end OF No. east cr0sscut, is down
80 feet; from this point we have started west
prospecting drift, which Is advanced 8 feet The
main incline Is repaired and retmbered 80 feet
below the station aud Will commence this week to
open the 1880 level.
sAvAek-Durlng the week have hoisted sos ears
of from the 800. 75O $50, 100 and l40J
levels; shipped to tie Nevada mill 500 tons aud
miiIed 535 tons; average battery assay. S2l. Have
bullion OIL hand amounting to Sl4,529 80. The
west drift from the new station, Potosl tunnel
level was advanced 20 feet, making the total 81
feet: face Is in pOrphyry. On the $50 level the
west crUSscut from south drift is advanced ~ feet
in quartz and porphyry. ON the 1900 level the
north drift from Hale & NOrcross side ad-
vanced 20 feet, making Its total distance l30 feet
from the south boundary; face is il quartz. show
ing some fa grade Z en- feet back from the
face OF the north drift we have started east aud
west crOSsCuts.