The San Francisco call., 1896-03-10
RECEIPTS OF INTERIOR PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The market was quiet yesterday and prices
showed marked change from Saturday. The
close firm.
On the Stock and Bond Exchange sar Francisco
Gas advanced to SS311a and for Edison Light an
Power, 500 was bid.
Bode is assessed Is cents.
Additional weekly reports from the Comstock
follows:
OPHIR-100O level The south drift from the
station has been advanced "a feet; total length,
449 feet; and has made connection with the drift
run north from the Con. Virginia shaft station on
this level.
Have continued Jointly with the Mexican Com
pany the work of making repairs in the main
shaft near the sill floor of this level.
Central tunnel l-25O level-Work on this level
was suspended on the first day of this month.
Tunnel level-On the north side OF the crosscut
running west from the drift run northwesterly
from the Mexican shaft-56 feet above the sill
floor Of this evel-at point l49 feet in from the
mouth of the crosscut--we have upraised 20 feet,
following up some ore streaks found there, and we
have extracted therefrom tons OF ore assaying
about S25 per ton.
HALE d NoRcRoss-975 level No. l upralse-
The ore steak on the eighth floor is becoming too
on this floor.
No. uprase-On the seventh. eighth and ninth
floors working south the grade of the ore streak on
these floors has deprecated very considerably dur
ing the past few days and VIII not now pay to
save On the ninth floor working north the ore
streak is narrow, but OF good quality. On the
tenth floor working south the streak is about
the same as at date OF last report.
No. upraise-Have been working on the sew
enth floor. We have made connection on this floor
with the slopes from No. upraise. The ore streak
continues in the roof and north end of raise, but OF
lower grade than heretofore.
No. upraise-Have been working north and
south on second floor The ore streak is of good
quality. Have done the necessary retimbering
and repairing during the week. Extra cted during
the week from our openings 40 cars of ore, assay
ing per mine car sample, gold $2l 20; silver. 26.
ounces, per ton.
Observation-Disclosures shaft-The shaft st arted
al point on the surface of the Edwards location
near the south line is now down 40 feet, having
been sunk IA feet during the week; formation,
hard prophyry.
65Olevel-fhe main northwest crosscut started
a point 2l feet north of the winZe station has
been extended II feet through hard porphyry
total length, 4O5 feet.
750 level-The west crosscut started In the north
drift at point 80 feet north of the main Wine
has been extended II feet; total length, 2l9 feet
and continues in hard porphyry.
During the week We have set up and now have
in successful operation complete drilling plant
consisting of q Best crude-oil engine and q Rix all
compressor, which furnishes power to run Phoe
nix drill. The plant is located in the mine neal
No. upraise on 5 so level and the air is conveyed
in pipes to the face of the west crosscut on 75C
level, where the drill is set up. BY the aid OF this
drill the work will be greatly facilitated and we
will reach the point beneath the ore body discov
cred on the $50 level much sooner than by hand
drilling.
OvERMAN-Extrae ted SO tons and 100 pounds
of ore from the north drift on the 900 level. The
assay value of he ore per car samples was $50 4:
per ton. On the HOO level OF the Caledonia have
extended southwest drift So feet through porphyry
seams of clay and quartz. The quartz is of low
value Have cut water in this drift and have tim
bered the same. Total length of drift past east
crosScut 14S feet.
BRUNSWICK EXPLORATION CoMPANY-Shaft
1-Sinking resumed Oh the 2Sth ult., and the
shaft has since been sunk IL feet on the incline
through porphyry clay and quartz; total depth BIZ
feet 200 level-From the end of the south drift
from east crosscut / have started west crosscut 4
and advanced it 1S feet through porphyry and
quartz Shaft 2, $50 level-The south drift from
crosscut J. As feet from the station, has been
extended 81 feet through porphyry and stringers
of quartz; total length 81 feet. Goull d Curry
Companys tunnel-The main north drift has beer
extended 80 feet through porphyry clay and
quartz; total length $50 feet.