The morning call., 1892-12-30
THE STOCK MARKET.

Marks purchases OF Con. Cal & Va. and other
leading norshend stocks the feature OF yester-
day. Prices were advanced under lively sales and
a tone was impaired 10 the market such as has not
been seen for some time.
Charles II. Fish. president of Con. Cal. & Va ana
Ophir, left for the Comstock last evening and in
letter 10 him from Mr. Lyman, the following en-
couraging news wasiearned.
In the mine everything 1 working most favor
ably. The water that was turned into the 1900
south oilft is having the desired results. IL has
made the old Goa. Va shaft upcast from the 1850
the very thing we wanted. expect now to reach
the siltn0Or OF the 1900 stopes within week and
when We get there IL VIII not take long 20 MI up
the connection leading down 10 the 1850. with all
the 1900 ="
This means good deal for the future outlook. as
the company will begin extracting ore with nice
balance on hand and can Continue prospecting with
a fair hope Of again getting good pay
were the favorites and sold mp to Sls4 each. 1910
shares OF Con. Cal. & Virginia placed en- record.
active.
After the call Con. Cal. & Virginia advanced to
81 IS uuder sales OF 1900 shares and The market
closed quite strong at the noon recess.
No further change was TO be seen in the afternoon
session aud the market closed hrm.
NOTES.
A shipment containing 6O5S fine ounces OF silver
has been received from tne Mount Dablc
Bullion valued AZ $500 has been received from
the h2yhower gravel mine
Silver advanced TO sZ1a in New York aud ssi4d
The Mutual Ice Company has levied sn assess.
ment OF 81 MS per snar delinquent January 26.
past week says: We have hOIsted All cars OF ore
from the e5o, 100 aad 400 levels: shipped 10
the Nevada mill $50 tons and milled $50 tops
Average car sample assay, S22 ; per ton Average
battery assay. t2O 6S per ton Bullion weld TOR te
week, S1524 40 Shipped TO United States mint at
carson December - 35g pounds OF bullion ON
the HOO level We are Stopping ore north from the
eleventh hoor up 20 the fourteenth floor TIE uorrh
prospecting DRIFT on the eighth hOtr was advanced
total distance OF 53 feet. We are now upraising
from the face OF this DRIFT On the I45U level ths
west erosscrt started 100 feet from our south
boundary is advanced IS feet The face Is porDhyrv
and qasrtz The joint north drift with the tiouIa
curry company on the Sutro tunnel level was
advanced 10 feet; face In very hard porphyry
Inc tolloWiag weekly letter has been received
from belcneT; The raise from the lateral drift ON
the 400 level. 100 feet south OF tie main raise
h1s been advanced % feet during the week and ts
now mp 20 feet Tue top Is in porphyrv- and CLAW
The west crosScut from the south drift on the 35u
level has been advanced 10 a total length OF 80
Ieet III has been stopped and south drift started
from IL, which is nov out IS feet The face is In
porphyry. with clay wall overhead. This wall
mas DrOken away III one or two places, expo ing
streak OF quartz lying on 1t about reet in width
which assays from SIS 10 SIS Per ton This trifi
400 lever, mentioned above, and has about rs
feet TO go. The north drift on the $50 level has
been Continued for distance of IL feet nortn OF
the SUI level wiDZe. The face IS In porphvrv and
sreaks OF lively looking quartz assayIng from 81
70 81 per ton. The north stope from the winze 90
ieet above the $50 level delft. been carried
about 30 feet north. The face shows a streak of
ore ieet In Width OF good quality. There Is no
change TO report elsewhere. Have shipped tn tne
tons 100 pounds of Gre the average battery samule
or WHICH was $25 81 per ton