The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18
OF INTERIOR PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The week opened on the usual listless and un-
changed market, the cause OF which is sufficiently
set forth by the quotations without comment.
The United States bonds were listed at the
Stock and Bond Exchange yesterday and will be
called regularly hereafter.
shipment OF gold bars, valued at about $685.
600, being the product of a three months run, has
Just been received from the Apollo mine of Alaska.
The Live Oak Consolidated Gold Mining Com
pany has levied assessment Of 10 cents per
share, delinquent March 9.
The weekly reports from the Comstock as
foil ows:
Con. Cal. & Va, 1850 level-We continued re-
pairing and easing timbers in the south drift on
the 9th floor (the first floor above the sill floor of
this evel). On the 10th floor (the sth floor above
the sill f1oor) crosscut started at the north
end of the stope has been advanced 81 feet through
porphyry and quartz, assaying So and So per ton.
1850 ieyel-We continue to extract some ore from
the third, fourth, fifth and eighth floors above the
sill floor of this level, working through upraise 2
ana through the upraiSe carried up and from the
END OF the west CroSScut 3 the sill floor OF this
level, both upraiSes being connected with the fifth
floor Ia working to the north the west side of
these openings the ore continues to show width
OF three and four feet, assayng $50 to $45 per
From these OPENINGS and from the north end Of
the stope in old ground of former workings on the
fifteenth and sixteenth floors have extracted 1876
tons OF ore, the average assay value of which-per
samples taken from the cars in the mine-was
SAB 10 per ton The total extraction OF ore from
the mine for the week amounted to 1875 tons (al
which per sample from cars when raised to the
surface, was $3S SO per ton.
From the upraise, started at the 207-foot point
in the northwest drift from the main west drift
from the c. d c. shaft, at point SO feet above the
sllI SIN nooT loot we nave WORKED south distance OF 10
rect and have saved from the narrow streaks ap-
pearlng there about IL tons OF ore, assaying 500
per ton.
1000 level-The north drift from the Con. Vir-
gnla shaft station on this level has been advanced
4O feet, passing through SOFT porphyry and clay;
total length of drift, SIS feet. Have shipped to the
Morgan mill 4l2 tons and 1920 pounds OF ore, as
saying per railroad car samples $3S 25 per ton.
The average assay value per battery samples of ali
the ore worked at that mill during the week, 26U
tons, was $27 43 per ton.
In the Ophir mine the 1000 level the north
drlft from the shaft station adva ced Al feet.
totai length 46l feet in a porphyry formation
rying clay separations The south drift from the
feet in porphyry and clay. No changes are Off
cially reported to have taken place in the Central
tunnel workings.
In the Union Consolidated mine on the 900
level the upraise from the joint west drift 1920
IeeI "est from Union SHAFT has been carried up
ana tlmbered during the week distance OF fee; ;
total height PIP feet. The raise having been
stopped at that point the remainder of the week
was spent In cutting out station at point in the
raise 1l5 feet vertically above the sill floor of the
9O0 level from which it is intended to run one
DRIFT north and one drift south in the ledge, which
at present yields small assays.
In the Hale d Norcross mine the ore streak in
the openings from upraise above the 975 level is
narrower than it was the previous week. In up
raises and the ore streak continues to look the
same as before reported They have started to cut
out station in the main south drift on the 975
ievei oO feet south of uprase 2, preparatory to
starting uprase d. Extracted during the past
week from all the openings 81 carloads of ore, as
ying per car samples $25 II In god and 80 l
ounces of silver per ton.
In the Chollar mine, from the fifth floor OF the
stope above crosscut g 400 level they have run an
east crosscut Is feet, finding streaks Of pay ore of
falr quality. On tire track floor they have ad-
Hanced the north drift from crosscut 20 feet
nndlng streakS of low grade They saved during
the past week and sent to the Nevada mill 81 tons
ana ooo pounds of ore, the average battery from it
and the ore previously accumulated going $29.57
per ton.
In the Potosi mine they opened three sets OF
lmbers south in the track floor of the stope the
4oo level and raised four sets, finding pay in
punches of fair grade. The saved has been
ore accumulated IN the dumps, the average bat
terry sample going $50 rs per ton.
BRUNSWICK LoDE-Shaft 1.-The south drift
from the end of east crosscut has been advanced
% rect through porphyry, clay and quartz; total
length 10Y feet From this point have started st
crosscut and advanced it 1S feet. porphyry and
quartz showing some value; also started west
crosscut 2 from this drift at point IS feet from
east crosscut and advanced same 81 feet through
porphyry and quartz showing some value. From
started west crosscut and extended 1t IS feet
through SOFT porphyry clay and quartz, giving low
assays, total length 35 feet; this crosscut having
reached the footwall 1t discontinued. Shaft
running an east croSscut and have extended 1t 25
rect; race in porphyry. Gould & Curry Company's
tunnel-Ihe west crosScut i'll the main north drift
from the mouth of the tunnel has been advanced
lZ rect through hard quartz; total length II feet
The reports from the other mines contain no
news of i'm portance.
In the Occidental they have finished cutting out
for station on the $50 level. Machinery for the
air compressors will be put in place i'm mediately
In the west crosscut on the ESQ level they are in
promising looking ground.