The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-16
THE STOCK MARKET.

Trading Continued dull yesterday, and prices
showed but little change. No news OF any impor.
lance received from the ComstOck but several
of he leading operators intend leaving for Virginia
City to-day. on the early cali Mexican sold at
81 So, Curry 81 %, Sierra Nevada 81 60 Union
81 IS and Andes soc. In the middle stocks Bullion
sold at 81 20 and PotOsi 81 S. or the south end
Belcher was heavy at 81 600 95, Confidence 81 So,
Con. New YOrk soc Crown Point 81 rs, Justice use,
OveTman 81 and yellow jacket 81 O5. After the
call trading In Belcher, Con. New York and Con.
Cal & Va was quite active. Belcher sold up to So
under sales OF 1900 shares, Con Cal & Va 50 800
80, 750 shares, and New York SOC 1000 shares.
On the 2:30 P NJ. call the south end stocks were
strong and fairly active but the north end stocks
were weak, Con. Cal and Va. selling down to So 20
under sales OF 40 shares. coming mainly from
Walls. After the call trading was limited but
prices remained steady and no change OF impor-
lance was to be seen at the close.
NOTES
Silver was trlhe stronger yesterday. selling at
csc in New York.
Robert f. Morrow leaves for the Comstock to-.
Bullion valued at $S453 OF has been received
from the Bulwer.
AT the annual meeting of the Middle Creek Gold
Mining Company the following directors and off
GERS were elected; Charles F. harris Presidents g
Bertheau, Vice President; X. Jordan, George w
Peterson. Or. !. kellogg, II. d. Hawkes. and e.
Chapman. Ii. d. Hawkes. was appointed Secre-
The CaIav eras County Prospect reports another
rich strike in the Austrian mine on Indian Creek
which the rock is completely filed with gold and
suiphurets Of the richest sort
The Yreka Journal reports the following OF the
mines In that section: 4 man named Burlington
has been taking out considerable gold from rich
ledge on Ash Creek, tributary OF Klamath River
about six miles below Henley, pounding the quartz
In a hand mortar. lie realized about 81 100 during
the week before last ana the smallest amount
realized has been $500 In week. The indications
very favorable for the ledge being permanent
and not simply rich pocket.
FOw Ter a Pool also have a very rich ledge on the
same creek, specimens from which seem almost Ike
pure gold. They VIII take out fortune, no doubt,
from this claim, even II II should only prove TO Do
apOckeU.
Parties from the Phil Mott claim and others In
tend commencing work again in opening river
claims above and below Ash Creek next spring. and
especially al oregon Bar, where good prospects
James Ironsides OF the Cherry Creek quartz ledge
realized SIS per ton from lot OF quartz crushed in
the DgHes arastra at Deadwood lately He also
sent sulphurets from the tailings below for an as
say, the returns from which showed percentage
to the ton OF slg96 20 in gold aud SIS o5 in silver
OF 1913 "a in gold and silver THIS ledge is on
DeadwOod Mountain and extends from GreenhOrn
Greek to Cherry Creek, Mr. Ironsides owning three.
fOurths aud our CITY Marshai M2beu. the other
fourth Mr. IrOnsideS has some OF Ter rich lodges
on Cherry Greek, IN one Of VIII en- f. J. King is In
tereSted, out the Others are owned by himself alone
The incline at the " How Creek coal mine is now
down 10 depth OF over 800 feet. where fine bed
OF coal has been found. measuring feet IA thick
ness Inc company VIII pro1A3{ put IN pump
soon, as the water coming n exceeds 400 gallons
hour. At present the water T. hauled ont by the
watercars, Tour times an hopr the car-boN holding
about 100 gallons. with pump. tho steam engine
can De used IN hsulug cOal-cars exclusively.
Lee, Lash a Co. OF the Greeuhorn Greek blue
gravel claim have their new SHAFT down about rs
feet and expect TO strike bedrock tm IS feet more,
so as TO put In pumping machinery for drainage.
They expect 10 hnd the blue gravel fully as rich as
at the old shaft farther the creeS from the stage
road Just south OF Yrcka.
The quartz placer and hydraulic miners are very
hopeful OF good this winter and during next
spring and summer in mining operations as the
Snow-stOrms already Will be the means or supply
Ing great amount Of water in the various streams
and bitches for filling siuices and turning wheels OF
the quaTtz-mil's We have had more than double
the amount OF snow already than during last win
ter, with a likelihood OF considerable moro before
next March. else rain, which is just good.
from the fact that when raining In the low valleys
during winter snow-StOTms most always prevail ia
the mountains where 1t proves valuable fountain
for streams during the warm spring aud summer
days
Assessments Pending.