The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
RECEIPTS OF INTERIOR PRODUCE
THE STOCK MARKET.

Occidental was the strong stock yesterday sell
ing up 10 81 20, gain of 24c over Saturdays best
price, though sales were not very heavy. The
leading Comstocks showed no material change.
Yellow Jacket started up after the afternoon board
and rose to SIC.
The Con. Cal. & Virginia carries over into jan
uary a cash balance of $l5,75 with all expenses
paid.
The AlaskaMexican Mining Company has de-
clared dividend of 1Oc per share, payable on the
2Sth. The mill capacity is now being doubled by
the addition of sixty stamps and after July it
is expected that the dividends will be increased.
The Alaska-Treadwell dividend of 3512c per
share VIII be paid on the 18th. The amount is
SIS, 900.
Additional weekly reports from the Comstocks
are as follows:
OPHIR-1oOO level-The south drift from the
station has been advanced 20 feet; total length
z25 feet; in porphyry formation, carrying clay
separations in heavy ground
Have continued Jointly with the Mexican Com
pany the work OF making repairs in the main shaft
upward from this level.
Central Tunnel-25O level-The east crosscut
started from the old north drift at point 1872 feet
in from its mouth has been advanced Is feet in
quartz, assay1ng S2 and SO per ton; total length.
40 feet
Opposite this east crosscut a west crosscut has
been started and advanced 10 feet in quartz for
ma ion, assaying from So TO $l5 per ton.
BY careful asserting we have saved five tons of
ore, assaying $50 per ton
Tunnel level-The crosscut running west from
the drift run .northwesterly from the Mexican
shaft-56 feet above the sill floor of this level-has
been extended Is total length 270 feet; pass
ing through quartz and clay, asSaying 81 and So
per ton.
HALE & NoRcRoss-975 level-Upraise i
Have been working north on the sixth, seventh
and eighth floors. The ore streak continues at AL
points and is fully as wide and of as GOOD grade az
it was when making last report. Upraise 2-Have
been working south on the seventh floor, also
north and south on the eighth and ninth floors.
The ore continues about the same in width and the
ore is of the same excellent quality at date OF
last report. Upraise Slave been working the
| nrf Nha str nnF1 i'm and ,
grade of ore Is very good
The usual amount OF retimbering and repairing
done during the week.
Extracted during the week from openings 80
$40 SO: silver. Al 9-lO ounces per ton.
| Shipped to the Brunswick mill during the latter
part OF this week 304 tons OF The remainder
OF the ore we have on hand will be shipped during
the next three days.
ALTA-825 Ievel-The south lateral drift, 1926
level was extended IA feet: total length, 243 feet
Work in the north lateral drift, same level, was
suspended owing to the bad condition of the air.
We are now running south in the old vein with a
fair prospect of getting ore.
ocCIDENTAL-550 level-The west crosscut
started at point 260 feet south of the main Wine
has been extended IL feet through porphyry; total
length, SO feet.
600 level-The main northwest crosscut started
at a point 30 feet north OF the Wine station is in
335 feet having been extended l5 feet during the
week. The face is in hard porphyry with some
seams of quartz The north drift from said cross
cut B In 1O5 feet and we have started
CIT from the end of the drift.
| The upraise from said north drift has been car
ried up and connected with the north drift on the
800 level; The northwest drift started from the
loot OF the upraise has been extended III feet;
lotal, 20 feet; face in clay and porphyry with
seams OF quartz
The southwest drift started from the northwest
crosscut has been advanced IA feet; total length,
| ~ feet; face in ore of fair quality.
$50 level-West crosscut has been extended 10
feet total length 122 feet, and continues in hard
porphyry.
In the Chollar mine they are extracting ore
from the third, fourth and seventh floors of the
slopes above the 400 levels. On the eighth floor
they have encountered old workings and are now
going north, skirting the old Slopes, and the rock
contains some good They also working
south on the second floor and getting some fine
grade ore. Extracted and sent to the Nevada
mllt during the past week 6S tons and 100
pounds OF ore, the average battery assay of which
was SGT 73 per ton. In the Potos mine they
We're working on the twelfth and thirteenth floors
of the slopes above the $50 level, and getting
! some fair grade ore. Extracted and shipped to
the Nevada mill during the week 1853 tons and
zoo pounds of ore, the average battery assay Of
! winch was S27 as per ton. shipped two bars of
bullion, the par value of which was 1888 "a.
BRUNSWICK EXPLORATION CoMPANY-Shaft
! on Hale d Norcross ground near the Cholar
Companys north boundary-East crosscut i,
started at point 10 feet from the bottom of the
shaft, has been advanced % feet, passing through
sort porphyry, clay and quartz showing value;
total length, 40 feet. From the end of this cross
cut we have started south drift and advanced the
same IA feet; face In porphyry and clay.
smart q on the boundary OF the Con- Cal d Vir-
| been sunk seven feet on the incline, passing
through hard porphyry; total depth, ZIG feet. AT
the bottom OF the shaft we are now cutting out for
station preparatory to starting an east crosscu
at point in the Gould 81 Curry'S tunnel, 500
rect from the mouth, have started an east cross
cut, No q and extended 1t II feet passing through
porphyry, clay and quartz.
Inc annual meeting of the Belcher Mining Com
pany Will be held to-day.
The Pacific Lighting Company has declared a
monthly dividend Of 30 cents per share, payable
February 3.