The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
THE STOCK MARKET.

Comstock quotations showed no particular
change yesterday.
The Exchequer assessment falls delinquent in
board to-day.
The Con. Cal. & Va has shipped bullion valued
at $500 TO the Carson Mint This was the
cIea n-up Of the recent run of the Morgan mill.
Additional reports from the Comstock as
follows:
Con. CAL. d. VA.-1OOO level-From west
crosscut q started point in the north drift $50
feet north OF the Con Va shaft station or S5 feet
south from the boundary line OF the mine,
at a point 436 feet from its mouth from the double
compartment uprase SO feet above the sill floor or
this level, the west crosscut has been extended 30
feet, passing through porphyry and clay streaked
with quartz of ow assay value; total length 81
feet 1850 evel-The upraise started from east
crosscut at point Sc feet from its mouth the
ninth floor Of the south drift has been carried up
l6 feet, passing through porphyry reaks of
quartz assaying from 81 to $5 per ton. 1850 level
From the NINTH tenth. eleventh, seventeenth and
eighteenth floors, above the sill floor or this level.
at the north END of the stope in old ground of
former workings have extracted during the
week "a tons .of ore. the average assay value of
which, per samples taken from the cars in the
mine, was $50 81 per ton. From the south drift
from the west crosscut from the northwest drift
from the G. and &. shaft, at point zoo feet in
from its mouth fr m the end OF the east crosscut
the upraise has been carried up Ia feet and con-
nected with our eighth floor at the north end of
the old slopes: total height, 50 feet The total ex
traction OF ore for the week amounted 10 "A tons.
cars when raised from the surface, was $26 81 per
ton. From the twenty-sixth floor the west DRIFT
has been extended feet through porphry and
quartz assaying low; total length, % feet
From this drift, at point 40 feet in from
It's mouth, north drift has been advanced 20
feet and south drift has been al vanced 10 feet.
Both Of these drifts are in porphyry and quartz
assaying from 81 to SO per TON. On the east
side Of the twenty-sixth floor in the old slopes
some gas has been escaping from the old timbers,
which we have controlled by filling the open space
with fine rock and saturating ell the surroundings
with water We have shipped to the Morgan
mill 295 tons and Il $50 pounds of ore assayng per
railroad car samples $50 81. The average assay
value per battery pies OF all the ore worked at
the mill in closing the run (3s4 tons and 1850
pou Gs) $50 SO per tom bullion on hand in
our ASSAY office (ciean up) assay value SdS,s9o.
OPHIR-in the Ophlr mine on the 1000 level
west crOsscut is In 25S feet. The face is In por
phyry and clay with thin lines OF quartz In sew
aral places In the old central tunnel workings OF
the mine quartz assaying 81 to 50 and So TO $40
per ton Is being found.
In The Potosi mine (Com stock lode) no work has
been done since the Iast official report
In the Che lar mine (Comstock iode) no work
has been done since the last official report They
shipped 10 the United States mint al carson four
oars or bullion, the cleanup Tor december the par
value of which $9543 81, from which they
have received $2724 05 in gold, and have shipped
to the San Francisco office four bars OF hne silver
valued at $3324 05.
Cox. Gal. & Va, BEST & BELcHER AND GOULD
d CUKRY-Shaft 2, 500 leyei-hast crosscut /,
started from he station. tended 20 feet, pass
ing through porphyry, clay and strlgers OF quartz
total length 2O6 feet Best & Belcher has started
from the station south drift and extended 1t "A
feet, passing through porphyry and quartz Iun-
nel-The main tunnel has been exc nded Is feet
passing through porphyry and quartz; total length
in Best d Belcher ground. "a feet Al point in
the tunnel so feet from the Gould & Curry south
boundary they have started an crosscut, !,
and extended it 10 feet; face in quartz The joint
west crosscut on south boundary has been adj
vanced ~ feet passing through porpnyfy ana
quartz: total length, l3U feet
CHoLLAR--Shsft ! has been SUNK IL feet for the
week and Is down 7S4 feei on the incline in
the footwa rock. zoo ievei-Are PREF airing TO open
on Inc ore exposed in the south drift on this level
5Ou Ievel-Are preparing TO open in the ore ex-
posed In the south DRIFT and to resume at an early
day In the raise from the No east crosscut on
tnis level. 400 level-No. / east crosscnt 81 feet
south OF the north line las been extended 70 feet
ior the week. aud is out ~ feet from the lateral
dr1 l. IL has cut several seams OF pay assaying
from 81 to S25 per ton, and the face is now IN
vein porphyry and seams Of quartz. No: cross
cut on this level so feet south of \ o. has been
driven 81 feet for the week. and is now out 80 feet
from the lateral drift he face is still IN vein
porphyry. Ii has cut severtl stringers OF ore.
varying in width up to inches, ASA ing from SIS
to $50 per ton. The south drift on this level has
been advanced 35 feet, the face being in porphyry
ana seams OF quartz assaying as high as so per
ton Total length south OF the north line 200 feet