The morning call., 1891-11-17

Hawaiian Commercial Company yesterday 80 641
shares were represented and the following Hoard
A b. Spreckels, Vice President, and IL. L. Dodge
John /, Roster and Claus Spreckels Trustees L.
statement showed balance hand of Sl5 9Ol 90
after paying all expenses.
The Presidents report showed the past year to
nave oeen very prosperous Tor the company. 2l71
acres having Melted l1,o37 tons OF gar aud this
hood of $4,000 tons. The suit that was Brought
against the company by the Maikapu Plantation.
lulu, for Partition of the waikapn Commons and
1000 damages. was dismissed. and counter
psny for a partition of the commons and an ac-
counting. 1t will up for trial about January.
Occidental Con- Mining Company yesterday SPAS
shares were represented and the following officers
ser. vice-Presdent and E. b. Holmes, Joseph VOL
berg and d. Zadlg. Trustees. A. X Durbrow was
peIintendent The Secretary's financial statement
showed an Indebtedness OF $2l,7l5 0s, with an as
sessment OF S25,00O under collection as an Offset
The Superb ntendenrs annual report was as fol-
lows: During the year a total OF 1919 tons of
in the mine, and sent to the company,s uifI
for reduction. The yield therefrom In concentrates
6Sl SO was in gold and $66.Ol5 al in silver The
average assay value OF all the mined and milled
ton. The yield per ton was: Gold 81 81: silver.
81 %; total SO SO per ton, being 81 per cent of
year the prospect work in the mine was confined to
the 800, $50 and $50 levels
On tne oUU ltNei q urltt was run south from the
main winze distance of 100 feet. and ore aver ag-
ing SIS per ton was found, aud about 700 tons was
extracted and milled.
In driving the DRIFT further south the ore fell off
In value, and work at that point stopped. on
the $50 level the main north drift from No 1 WINE
was extended 544 feet to the north line OF the NINE
where 1t connected with the north incline Wine.
The drift was run through quartz the whole dis
tance and some punches of cool were found.
We are now sinking Wine at point 400 feet
north OF No. Wine in very favorable looking
quartz. We will sink two more wines on this level
at points where some ore is in sight On the $50
level We have drifted south 245 feet aud made
three crOsScuts; they all showed quartz with
punches of good ore. We are still driving the
south DRIFT in favorable looking ground.
The north drift on same level has been driven l0l
feet through quartz and pOrphyTy giving ow ass Iys
This drift viii enter the belt quartz found
on the $50 level, and Will be driven through inter
estIng ground to the north emo of the mine "A dis
lance of 500 feet. We have entered into 4 con-
tract with the Comstock Tunnel Company to con-
meet the Occidental mine with the Sutro Tunnel.
The DRIFT has been started at point In the SutrO
Tunnel where IL cuts tue Brunswick Lode, and Will
follow the course of the vein into the Occidental,
where II will finally connect with main orth
wnze. This drift will drain and prospect our mine
to the depth of 230J feet the slcDe or the vein
and give us a good circulation of air and furnish
roadway for and waste and otherwise facilitate
the working OF our property. We have taken the
necessary steps to secure patents for all the
pany's outside claims which include the East North
Occidental, the Edwards. the South Occidental the
Star King and the Silver Star