The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
pay quarterly dividend of per cent on octo-


Der Is.
During October the regular quarterly dividends
will oe paid by the following corporations: Fire
mans Fund Insurance, So; Bank of California,
So; Nevada Bank. 81 so: Sutter-street Railroad
81 25, and California Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany, rs cents per share.
The October interest is now due and payable on
the following bonds: United States fours (old
issue), quart erly: Geary-street Railway fves,
semi-annual Northern Railway of California
semiannual; California Electric Light skies. quar-
terly; Southern Pacific Railway OF California
skies, semi annual; Southern Pacific Branch Rail
way OF California skies, semi-annual.
quarterly dividend of 80 cents per share Is
now payable on the capital STOCK of the Stockton
Gas, Light and Heat Company.
The Napa Con. Quicksilver Mining Company
paid regular quarterly dividend of 10c per share
and an ex,ra dividend Of l0c per share Yesterday,
paid quarterly dividend of Ia per cent yester-
The Pacific Lighting Company will pay divi-
dend OF 35c per share on the 5th
The American Sugar Refining Company will pay
the regular quarterly dividend to-day OF per
cent on common and 134 per cent on preferred
The Canadian Pacific Railroad Company paid
dividends OF per cent on common and per cent
The Spring Valley Water Company, San Jose
Water Company and Pacific Gas Improvement
Company will pay monthly dividends OF So cents
per share on October TO-
The official report from the Savage mine for the
week ending September 20 says that the surface
repairs have been completed and work in the mine
was resumed on the 18th inst. At Brunswick
shaft the repairs in the stations and in the main
ing has been resumed. The shaft is now down
61O feet on the slope, 13 feet having been added
the past week. The footwall is exposed in the
bottom, OF which lies streak of quartz from one
to two feet eide Of value On the 3OU level the
north drft has been extended and tlmbered 40 feet
Tor the week, and is now out l23 feet The ground
continues as last reported-soft porphyry ana clay
On the 400 level the joint Savage Norcross
north drift, under the supervision OF the Hale q
Norcr0SS Company, Is now out 95 feet, having
been advanced Al feet during the past week. The
Norcross Chollar- Potosi upraise has been started
from the south drift the 200 level, midway in
the Chollar ground. The purpose of this upraise
is to furnish natural ventilation and manway to
the surface.
In the Crown Point mine the east crosscut from
having been advanced 13 feet since last report.
he face is in quartz of low grade. Are engaged
the 700 level raise. Completed the chute in he
SO0 raise, and are now opening 10 the west on the
twelfth foor The usual repairs are under way.
In the Belcher mine they hoisted during the
week 62 mining carloads of ore. the average assay
OF which was ST % PER ton. The gross returns
In bullion from the 43 aons and 1160 pounds OF
ore worked by the Brunswick mill during the past
week were $7732 04, and the average battery
sample OF the same WAS $19 68 per ton.
The Joint Confidence, Challenge Consolidated
ana consolidated Imperial west crosscut from
the surface tunnel is out TAO feet, 13 feet having
Deen added during the week. The face shows
porphyry. West crosscut from the surface
tunnel is out 70 feet having been advanced feet
during the week. The face shows quartz of
value.
No ore was extracted from the Confidence mine
during the past week. The usual Joint prospect
Ing work is being done the surface tunnel level
The yield OF the Overman mine for the past
week amounted to nine tons and 450 pounds of
ore the average car sample assay of which was
$23 "a per ton. On September % 150 tons of
cumulated ore was shipped TO the Brunswick mill
In the Segregated Belcher mine during the past
week there were hoisted thirty-three mining
loads of ore. the average top car sample assay of
which was $50 SO per ton. There have been
shipped to the Brunswick mill during the week
16l tons and 11t0 pounds of ore, the average bat
terry sample of which shows value of S19 40 per
ton. The returns in bullion from this ore will be
given in next weeks report.