The San Francisco call., 1896-10-07
THE STOCK MARKET.

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The Comstocks were decidedly firm yesterday.
Business was no. very brisk, but prices advanced
all along the line, as will be seen by the list Of
sales
The close was stiff at a further advance
The Ophir assessment falls delinquent in Office
to-day.
Recent bullion shipments from the Bodie mines
include the following amounts: Standard Consoli-
dated, bullion and concentrates, $1,000: Bodie
Consolidated. $4,000. and Bulwer Consolidated,
$6430
Weekly reports from the Comstock are as fol-
lows:
The Consolidated Cal. & Va. mine for the week
ending October is as follows:
1000 Ievel-From west crosscut 2, started at a
point in north drift 500 feet north of the Con- Vir-
ginia shaft station S5 feet from south boun-
Gary line of mine point 436 feet from its mouth,
double compartment upraise has been carried up
IA feet, passing through porphyry, clay and lines
OF quartz of low assay value: total height 80 feet
Top Of upraise is in more favorable looking for
nation tDan at point of starting. 1850 level-On
the ninth floor, which is the first floor above sill
floor, the south drift at point 800 feet in from its
boundary line, advanced 15 fees, passing
through softer porphyry showing clay separations;
total, 102 feet.
1850 levei-From twelfth to twenty-fourth
floors above sill floor OF this level at north end of
stope in old ground of former workings, have ex-
tracted during the week 80 tons of ore; average
assay value Of which per samples taken from cars
in mine, go % per o work has been
done ON he sixteenth floor from upraise which
connects with twenty fourth floor from end of east
drift On the eighth floor from end of north drift
are putting in square sets OF timbers, preparatory
to upreising and connecting with thirteenth floor.
Have extracted few tons of ore from this point
assaying S24 95 per ton The total extrac ton of
ore for the week amounted TO 35 tons, the aver
age assay value of which, per samples taken from
cars when raised TO surface was $5S "a per ton.
In the Hale u Noscross mine (Comstock work
ings). on the 900 level (No. l upraise) have been
working south on tae fourth floor: also north
the sixth floor. The ore stFeaks look about the
same as at last report. 1lG0 leyel-Have been
cuting out for winze station in the north drift at
The mouth of the east crosscut preparatory to
sinking on the streak of mentioned in the last
report. They will sink the winze before uprais1ng
on this streak. Extracted during the we from
900 level % carloads OF ore, assaying, per
mine car samples, $26 in gold and 81 ounces Of
silver per ton.
CHoLLA (Comstock workings)-Are still OPEN
ing south on the ninth and tenth floor, and north
on the ninth floor in the north stope above cross
cut 2, $50 level, following the pay lying !
streaks on the hanging wall Are also stopng in
the south stone on the sixth and seventh floors
pay of fair grade. Have saw from thes points
during the week 73 tons and 200 pou nds of
which has been shipped to the Nevada MIL and
will be allowed to accumulate in the dumps until
enough for run has been shipped Have shippt
TO the United States mint at Carson. New, bars
of bullion OF the par value of $97S7 "a, from which
has been received the gold va ue of S272l "a net
and the fine silver bars have been shipped 10 the
san Francisco Office for disposal This is the
cleanup of 600 tons OF ore worked in September
The mill worked the up to 1872 per cent OF the
battery sample assay.
CHoBLAR brunswick lode)-Shaft has been
sunk l6 feet for past week and is now down E26
feet on the slope. The formation shows no change
since last report 2U0 level-The joint Savage
Norcross-C -Chollar-Potos upralse double compar.-
ment is up So feet; advanced for the week Is
feet; the top is hard rock 300 leve,-1he south
week, making tota length 351 feet. The face is
in stif porphyry. 400 eyel-rhe joint south drift
OF the Norcross-t hoar has been advanced 19 feet
and is out 1O3 feet. The face continues In n ar 4
porphyry, with small punches of low grade quartz
through it, Have hauled 10 the Nevada mill 2l
tons and 500 pounds of ore, saved while running
the 300 level. south drift Oh the pay the average
car sample of which was $36 80 per ton.
PoTosI (ComS ;oek workings) = Upraise from
the Intermediate level, opened at the top of the
$50 level. is now up 80 feet. The top shows
buuches Of fair grade ore which is being saved.
Are opening ont to the south at the foot OF this
raise on streak of ore giving fair assays Have
saved from this point during the past week l3
OF which was $2S IL per ton. On the tunnel level
have Started west drift TO con meet with the top
OF he raise Just noted. Are repairing in the main
shaft and in The air gallery above the tunnel level
OCCIDENTAL Con-, $50 level Have been
tmDering the north and south drifts from the east
crosscut AID are raising 10 connect with the Ed
wards shaft. $50 level-The winze being sunk
from the north drift from west cfosscut on this
level is down to the $50 level, and are cutting
out saion at that point and preparing to cross
cut the ledge. We have shipped 10 the selby Com
pany $1,000 pounds of concentra es, valued at
$149 per ton, coin value, being the product of 5O7
tons of ore mied in company's mill Have
| stopped the mill for the present.
tain no news Of special Importance.
BRUNSWICK LoDE-Con., Cal. g. Va Best e.
Belcher and Gou q Curry-Shaft 2-This shaft
was sunk IL feet the incline; total depth 434
feet; bottom In porphyfy. $50 level-East cross
cut 3, started at point in the south drift 81 ct
from east crosscut ], extended IL feet, pass-
Ing through porphyry, and discontinued: total
length 20 feet Gould d Curry tunnel-The main
tunnel has been extended feet; total length 969
feet; face in porphyry. East crosscut d. started in
this tunnel $50 feet from its mouth, has been ex-
tended / feet, passing through porphyry; total
(TOuld dy rFv aato cd
jointly with he Best & Belcher COMPANY on the
boundary a west crosscut, and have advanced it S
feet; face in porphyry and quartz
HALE q NoRCRoss-At shaft i have sunk the
shaft sixteen feet on the incline, passing through
hard porphyry and quartz; total depth, 626 feet
4OO level-Advanced the Norcross-C -Chollar Joint
main south drift nineteen feet: total length los
feet; face in hard quartz and porphyry Advanced
the NorcroSs-Savase main north drift forty-one
feet and timbered the same; total length 1877
deet; race Is IN SOL porphyry with seams OF quartz
The joint four companies upraise on the zoo level
In Chollar ground has been carried up fourteen
feet; total height ffty-seven feet: TOP in hard
porphyry. In the north drift on the 500 level
drain has been cut and water tank put In to
catch the seepase water from this drift.
The following mining companies report cash on
hand October /: Alta. $l71: Alpha Consolidated.
$3.50; Best d Belcher, $I4e77: Belcher. ST
989; Bode Consolidated 1884 with S3609 OF mn, M,
sold bullion: Bulwer Consolidated S457e with
S645o 81 nnsold n bullion; Bullion, $82l3: Gale,
donia, S4l90; Confidence, $6l5l: Chollar Sl5-
O4S; Consolid ated Imperial, $3456; Consolidated
California & Virginia, Sl4,816; Churc b. $685.
Challenge Consolidated, 1857; Consolidated New
$l346; Gould & Curry. $21S5. with $4,000 due or,
the company's note at the Nevada BANK.
Julia Consolidated SAL: Hale q Norcross,
ue he nI baS soo Sns ore Se,is Valued sass, $500
1888; Overman. 1866; Ophir 81 $40. Occirienfai
Consolidated, 1888, with $4,000 due the Nevada