The morning call., 1894-02-24

The break begun Wednesday continued yester-
day and many thousands of shares OF the leading
stocks changed hands. 1t was current report that
MI. Flood back OF the decline, but that vas
mere speculation, as he has been under the
weather for some time, \ 9th ng new Has received
from the front showing any change in the Mines
so all the stories and rumors were mere contee-
lures.
on the early call of the Pacific Board HirschheId
had large selling order on nearly everything on
the list and he sold them. Con. Cal. & Va. hing
down to 50 80 and OphIr TO 81 20 Ia the big
board Epstein was an active seller and Con. Co.,
shares. Ophir sold at 50 20. Mexican 81 25, Best
& Becher 81 50 ana Sierra Nevada ) To- The
balance Of the ljst followed suit with the erceD-
ton of PotOsi which WAS quite stroug al o. %.
After the call a reaction took place under lively
sales ana con. Cal. & Va. sold up TO IS 30 under
Uphir sold up to So IS. $3.50 shares and Next
can to 81 so 45OO shares and the market osed
fairly steady at the noon recess. No further
change WAS 70 be seen on the $50 P. n call, but
after the call values shaded on again and closed
weak and'topheayy lastevenlng.
NOTES
The assessment on Iowa is delinquent in the
The deIinauency on the East Sierra Nevada has
been postponed In office until March 20 and the
sale day until April 10, 1894.
silver took big tumble yesterd day and sold
down to 1890 in New YORK and 271ad in
London.
an assessment OF 75c per share, delinquent
April 4.
declared q dividend of cents per share payable
on and after the 26th.
Following are copies OF weekly letters just re-
ceved from 1uscarora mines: Navajo he
Slopes above the $50 level are not looking as well
as at last report. Belle Isle-West crosscut from
top of No. 2 raise has been extended 10 feet. The
slopes have yielded about as usual.
ON the Savage the 1880 level the southeast
drift started in fhe east drift 120 feet from the
shaft station advanced 20 feet total length
100 feet: passing through some ore giving tair
assay. This drift has been connected with the
north chute running from the $50 to the lOO
| levels This connection affords good ventilation
and facilitates WORKING this level. In the south
east drift at point ITO feet from the shaft sta
| tion they have started east crosscut On the
100 level the west crosScuJ from the north DRIFT
started at point 1872 feet north from the station
was advanced % feet, total length l06 feet; face
| in Iow-grade quartz and pOrphyry. From the
twelfth floor of this lead they have started south
prospecting DRIFT and advanced same 20 feet;
face in quartz. giving some air assays. The east
vanced 20 feet total length II feet; face contin-
ues in favora Bile looking vein material 4 he south
prospecting drift from the eighteenth floor Is ad-
vanced lS feet; face in quartz giving some tair
assays.
In the Seq Belcher the raise from the south
drift on the 1850 level is now up SO feet. The
formation in the top remains as reported last
week. The east crosscut from the foot OF THIS
raise has been extended a total distance OF q
feet the face is in hard porphyry. The north
drift on this level has not been advanced since
last report
Assessments Pending.