The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
RECEIPTS OF INTERIOR PRODUCE
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was not much change in mining stocks
yesterday The leading stocks about SC bet
ter in the middle of the day. but they dropped back
again at the close, as a rule.
On the Stock and Bond Exchange Market-street
Railroad was lower, at S43 rs. There was a sale
Of $4,000 OF Contra Costa Water Company's 5 per
cent bonds at l0012.
The Gray Eagle assessment Of cents per share
will be delinquent in the boards to-day.
The official letter from the Confidence saws:
West crosscut from the surface tunnel is out
220 feet, having been advanced 30 feet during the
week. The face shows porphyry, with streaks of
quartz of no value. The west crosscut from the
top OF the Joint Confidence and Challenge Consoli-
dated npralse 80 feet above the surface tunnel ia
out 1875 feet, having been advanced Is feet during
the week. The face shows pOrphyry The north
drift from this crosscut is now In % feet, 20 feet
having been made during the week. The face is in
quartz giving low assays. There has been no ore
extracted from the mine during the week.
The Overman official letter states that during
tne past week they extracted nine tons OF ore from
the north drift on the 900 level. The average car
sample assay value of this ore was $42 20 per ton.
The brunswick mill has worked 200 tons OF Over
man ore and returned bullion valued at S4726 10.
On October lS two bars of bullion, valued at
$46S7 81, were shipped to San Francisco.
SAvAGE-On the $50 level west crosscut l
started from the north lateral drift 1O6 feet north
OF the station is advanced 100 feet; face in all
quartz giving low ASSAYS In the east crosscut
from the face of the north drift fourth floor of
north uprai.e they have timbered the drift con-
Meeting with the crosscut up to the fourth
floor. and have commenced Stoping ore from the
east crosscut On the eighth floor OF the north up
raise they have resumed work in the north drift
which is now advanced 80 feet. During the week
they have extracted ard hosted Al of ore
from the west crosseut 1850 level and from the
east crosscut fourth floor above the $50 level. Car
samples average $50 Ob per ton. Shipped TO
Nevada mill 80 tons of ore and mled 80 tons;
battery samples average $26 O6 per
PoTosI-We continue to extract ore from the
fifth sixth and seventh floors in the Slope above
the north drift from the east crosscut $50 level.
he fourth floor is exhausted the pay having had
length there of so feet. On the fifth floor we
have worked 70 feet in length with three-foot
have extracted and shipped to the Nevada mill for
reduction during the past week 2b7 tons of ore the
average battery sample since last report being
$3l 40. We have shipped on the October account
two bars of bullion of the par value of S4615 SO.
We are finding punches of pay in the back
ledge, lying Just west of the streak on which we
are now working. which is separated from it by a
heavy clay. The back ledge worked years
ago, and the pay we getthere lies Just east of the
old timbers.
Ophlr smart work is now being done preparatory to
drifting south and getting in touch with the north
erly work in the upper part OF Consolidated Cali
fornia and Virginia. A large block of UNEMPLOYED
ground exists in this part OF the above-nam
mines, and the work be done is largely upon the
suggestion of John w. Mackay.
III is reported that the Consolidated California
and Virginia Mining Company has arranged with
tne Nevada Bank to procure sufficient money to
carry the company along without the necessity for
the 1000. 1850 and 1850 foot levels is being done.
prosecuting on the 10Ofoot level Will be begun
next week.
Assessments Pending.
ronowing is a list of assessments pending: