The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
THE STOCK MARKET.

Yesterday was another dull day in stocks and
values were slightly weaker than on the pre- ceding
day.
In the Chol lar mine (old Comstock workings) in
the stope above crosscut, $50 level, they are
opening on sire axis lying Of the main ledge on
The ninth floor in fair grade. the south stope
THIS level they are asserting old filings and
saving the punches of ore encountered there. In
the winZe below this point there Is no change
worthy OF note to record for the week. They have
shipped to the Nevada mill for reduction during
the past week 14l tons ana 300 pounds of ore
Ihe average battery sample of the ore was s26 SO
per ton.
In the Potosi mine (old Comstock workings) the
north drift from the top of the raise from the 450
level south drift is out ll3 feet: extending So
ieet during the week; face in porphyry and string
ers OF low-grade quartz. he south lateral drift,
ooU level, started ON the main west crosscut
from the shaft, is now out 6S feet: extended 20
feet since last report face in clay and porphyry.
ne usnal repairs are under way ON the tunnel
ieVeI they have stopped the east crosscut from
the south drift the fourth floor of the raise and
and quartz of low assay value They have 81 sopped
Lhis crosscut and started raise from the main
south.
The ore produced by the Savage mine from the
ooU leyel workings during the past week. ac-
cordlng to the official letter, amounted to 206 car
loads, of the average assay value of $50 II per
ton. The amount Of ore shipped TO the Nevada
mill was $50 tons and the amount miIled was 200
tons, the average battery assay of which was $46
per ton. Bullion valued at $644O is on hand at
the mill There was shipped to the United states
Mint at Carson on June 13 2s41a pounds of
bullion OF the assay value of $6811 06 per ton, of
winch $lS8O 80 Is gold and $49S0 18 is silver.
In the Brunswick lode worKings of the Savage,
In shaft l, they have finished the station on
the 800 level and intend start a north drift
therefrom on the 18th inst. The joint north drift
on the zoo level Is advanced 27l feet. The
face is in porphyry.
The yield OF the segregated Belcher mine during
the past week was l9 mining carloads of ore OF the
average assay value of SO SO per ton.
Inc yield OF the Belcher mine for the past week
amounted TO SO mining carloads of ORE averaging
oy assay $lS 5O per ton. They have shipped to
the brunswick mill 346 of ore The battery
sample ASSAYS have not yet been received.
The Joint Confidence, Challenge and Consolidated
imperial west orosscut from the surface tunnel
is out 542 feet; the face shows porphyry. West
crosscut from the surface tunnei has been started
and is out feet the face is in quartz of value
In the Crown Point mine work was done in
west crosscut on the 700 level during the past
week. In the raise from the south drift this level
they have been tim bering and carrying the raise
from the connection to the tenth floor of the stope
to the 600 level and on the eleventh floor.
On the 90 level the west crosscut opposite the
east crosscut the south end OF the SOU lateral
drift, has passed through width of four feet of
quartz assaying from So TO Sl2 per ton chiefly
gold, and the face is now in porphyry. Work in
other parts OF the mine continues usual.