The San Francisco call., 1895-11-26
THE STOCK MARKET.

Occidental Con. passed the dollar mark yester-
day, selling up to 81 05 the afternoon CALL The
condition of the mine appears in the weekly letter
below. The other stocks were firmer somewhat
than Saturday, but all were eclipsed by the ex-
ctement in Occidental.
The close was weaker, Occidental closing at 80
cents, but the other stocks as rule were higher,
as will be seen below.
The Iowa assessment will be delinquent in the
office to-day.
The delinquent assessment sale OF the Alpha
Con. Mining Company will be held to-day.
The bullion statement Of the Con. Cal. & Virginia
for November is as follows: Worked at Morgan
mill 1887 tons of ore; bullion produced-god $16,-
80 At, silver $19242 80; total, $35, ,422 10. Yield
in bullion per ton-gold $11 sc, silver $13 Sc:
total, $50 3d. Assay value Of the ore per ton per
battery sampes-gold $13 80, silver $19 SO; total,
3s 70 Assay value OF the ore per ton per railroad
OccIDENTAL-55O level-The northwest drift is
now in 52S feet having been extended IA feet dur
ing the week. The face of the drift continues in
clay and porphyry, with small seams of quartz
showing some value The southwest drift from
main west crosscut has been extended 10 feet, to-
tai loS feet: the face Is in porphyry, with small
seams OF quartz.
$50 level-The northwest crosscut on this level,
having reached the ledge at point 275 feet west
OF the old ven was stopped after reaching the
west wall, and drift started northerly in the
vein. AT a point II feet from the crosscut the
drift broke into hgh-grade gold ore. The whole
face of the drift is in assaying from $50 to
$lO70 and will probably assay over 81 so in gold.
In the Ophir mine, the north drift from the sta
tion the 1000 level has been started and ad-
vanced % feet in porplyry formation. In the
workings in the old Central tunnel region OF the
Ophir streaks and punches of fair. grade quartz
continue to be found. During the past week tons
OF ore assaying $21 per ton were saved
The official report of operations in the Consoli-
dated California and Virginia mine during the
past week states that the usual prospecting work
teenth and sixteenth floors above the 1850 level,
without important changes in conditions. On the
1850 level, from the sixth and seventh floors,
opened through upraise 2, are extracting ore
along west side, showing a width of feet and
assayng 500 to $40 per ton.
West crosscut started from south drift on sill
floor of this level north from and near upraise
No. has been advanced "a feet in porphyry and
quartz, assay ing 81 and So per ton Total length
floors from upraise No. 2, and from north end of
stope on eleventh. twelfth. thirteenth and four
teenth floors. have extracted 222 tons of ore, the
average assay value of which, per samples taken
from cars in mine, was $41 OF per ton Have re-
tance OF 50 feet northwest from mouth of west
crosscut that connects with our slopes on
west side OF mine. 1000 level-west crosscut
started from north drift from Consolidated Vir-
ginla shaft station on this level. a point 200
feet fee north Of station, has been advanced
50 feet, passing through porphyrry and
Total extraction of ore for week, all
from 1850 level, amounted to 222 tons, ASSAY
surface, was $40 81 per ton. Average assay value
(per battery samples of all ore worked at mill dur
closed run for month. Bullion shipped office in
San Francisco, cleanup assay value $23, ,4Sl 65,
with the final shipment to be made.
In the Alpha Consolidated mine they have ex-
tended the southwest DRIFT on the $50 level feet
total length % feet: face is in quartz, giving
assays from $40 to $25 per ton in gold. Are pre-
pairing to start an uprase in the
In the Alta mine from No. 2 crosscut the 1875
level they have started north stringer of ore
which is improving followed. The average
assay OF what they are saving from is $64 so per
| ton.
| In the Hale & Norcross mine on the 975 level
the ore streak in the slopes continues to hold its
| the ore does not look so well the south side.
] Have extracted during the week from all openings
30 carloads of ore assayng per mine sample S76 40
| per ton
| In the Cholar mine they are stopping ore on the
fifth floor of the $50 level stope and extracted dur
| ing the past week 79 TONS the average battery
| sample OF which was $32 "a per ton.
In the Potosi mine the extraction of ore from the
| 550-level slopes for the week 239 tons and
1400 pounds. the average assay value of which per
battery samples was $50 81 per ton. They shipped
| during the week bullion valued at $5977 so.
BRUNSWICK LODE OPERATIoNs-Shaft ! on
| Hale IL Norcross ground the Chollar Com
pany's north boundary has been sunk a distance OF
| IA feet the incline, passing through quartz
| have also made connection which affords good
| ventilation for the shaft. On the 18th inst work
| was resumed in shaft 2. and il has been sunk G
| feet on the Incline passing through porphyry
total depth 134 feet. They cleaning out an old
| tunnel east of this shaft in order to make connec
| Company's tunnel, which'was started at point
| 400 feet from the mouth OF the tunnel has beer
extended 20 feet, passing through porphyry and
| clay; total length 79 feet.