The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
The following companies had cash on hand on
April according to the statements placed on file:

The Ophir reports an indebtedness of 500. Occi-
dental $204, and Surnmit S1Sl6
*With an overdraft at the bank of $4,000
.*With note due the bank amounting to sl5,-
OO0 and an assessment in the process of collection
Additional weekly reports are follows: Ophir-
1000 leve-The west crosscut, No. i, started from
the south drift from the shaft station on the sill
floor OF this level at point $50 south of the south
boundary line of the mine, has been advanced 33
feet passing through porphyry carrying seams OF
seepage of water. Central tunnel-The south drift,
80 feet above the sill floor, from the upraise sta
on the north side of he crosscut running from
the drft run northweSteriy from the Mexican
shaft 90 feet above the sill floor Of this level at
point 194 feet in from the mouth of the crosscut
has been extended feet through quartz assayiug
from $5 to $S per ton; total length, II feet From
the mouth Of this drift we have commenced TO
OCCIDENTAL CoN.-Edwards shaft-The shaft
started at point on the surface OF the Edwards
location near the south line is now down ITO feet
having been sunk 13 feet during the week; forma-
tion soft porphyry. From the bottom OF the shaft
we have started west crosscut, and it is now In
IL feet in soft porphyry. $50 level-The north
west crosscut has been extended feet; total
length 455 feet. This crosscut has now reached
along the wall. The drift is IN II feet in
quartz, clay and porphyry, the quartz showing
crosscut is IN 1913 feet; extended Is feet during
the week through lOw-grade ore: total length lac
feet. $50 level-The west crosscut has been ex-
ended n feet, total length 293 feet, and con
tinues N hard porphyry.
BRUNSWICK EXPLORATION CoMPANY-Shaft
No. This shaft has been sunk 6 feet on the In.
cline, passing through porphyry and quartz: total
depth. 376 feet 200 lavei-The north drift which
was started from the station has been advanced
l6 feet, passing through porphyry and quartz
showing value; total length. 116 feet. AT this
point in this drift, 100 feet from the station we
ran west crosscut (No. p to the footwall, pass
ing through quartz Shaft No. 2-The west cross
cut no. u started from the south drift 80 feet
from east crosscut No. l has been extended
through hard porpnyry, seams of clay and quartz;
total length b6 feet
GOULD Il CURRY COMPANY's TUNNEL-The
main north drift has been extended rs feet pa as.
ing through porphyry, clay and quartz: total
length, $40 feet.
SAvAGE-During the week we have hoisted 3b
cars of ore. Car samples average $40 49 per ton
Selby Il Co.'s returns for the concentrates reported
shipped in last weekly letter show bullion value at
$ll ,002 55 and coin value of same $764S 81
The March payrolls OF the Comstock foot m
$50, ,2S6. This is $4,000 less than for February I
and the smallest in a long time. The money is fo
labor in % mines.
James l.. Flood and Pat Kervin returned yester-
day from Grass Valley, where they had been to
make arrangements to open up the celebrated
Allison Ranch mine. Superintendent Kervin Of
the Brunswick mine at Virginia City will be SUPER
intendent and Thomas Cavanaugh foreman
Advices received during the morning stated that
gold ore had been cut in the kimball shaft in the
Occidental ground