The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07


close was weaker again.
The Hale & Norcross delinquent assessment sale
takes place to-day.
The assessment on Gray Eagle win be delinquent
in Office to-day.
The superintendent of the Hale & Norcross an
nounces the shipment OF bullion valued at $780,
500. OF this $14,969 is III gold and 10, 700 fine
ounces in silver.
Following were the sums disbursed by mining,
milling and other companies ON and around the
Comstock to employees for January: Hale IL Nor
cross 1886, Andes (estmated) 1920, Con. CAL
and Virginia $12.926 so, Mexican $20S5 50, Ophir
$3673 so, Bess & Belcher $I50l 80, Gould d.
Curry S1l03, Alta (estmated) $1,000, Utah 1865,
Occidental $2500 Brunswick Exploration Com
pany $3432, Kentuck $75, Savage S296S, Crown
Point $2414, Yellow Jacket 1887, Confidence
$500, Challenge $156, Belcher $500, Seq. Belcher
1852 Imperial $106, Bullion $1083, Cholar $2766,
Potosi $4050, Union Shaft $2795, Sierra Nevada
$S1l, Alpha 1885, Nevada Mill $25O0, Electric
Light 5000, Water Company $4,000, quartz mills
$4,000. Total, $69,239 ST.
The quarterly interest the per cent bonds
OF the Pacific Rolling Mills will become payable
on the 10th. On the same day twelve bonds drawn
by allotment will be redeemed. The par value of
these bonds is $4,000.
In the Crown Point mine the southeast drift on
the 600 level is out 1853 feet. The face shows clay,
quartz and porphyry. the quartz yielding assays
OF from 81 to 30 per ton, gold predominating
The north drift on the eighth floor OF the stope
above the 700 level has attained length of 100
feet, at which point it has been stopped. The face
is in low-grade quartz The raise from the east
crosscut the 100 level is UP Is feet in low
grade quartz, assayng from SO to SO per ton at the
ton. We have repaired the lateral DRIFT of the 500
level and at various points the 700 level since
last report and the usual repairs in the shaft
| constantly being made.
In the Confidence mine west crosscut from
the surface tunnel is out 40S feet. The face is in
hard porphyry. In the east crosscut from the end
of the north drift 60 feet above the surface tunnel
level general prospecting is still going on. No ore
! was hoisted during the week.
In the Seq Belcher mine on the 300 level
| the JOINT prospecting work with the Becher, de-
| scribed in the weekly report from that inc, was
| pairs are being made preparatory to opening out
on this level. no was hoisted during the week.
Following is the official report of the work done
| in the Overman mine Tor the month OF January:
| From north drift from shaft 900 level have ex-
tracted "A tons and US pounds of ore. Car sample
assays averaged $41 So per ton. incline
uprase from north drift is up a total
distance of 15s feet on the stope above
in mixture of porphyry and quartz the latter as
saying SO to SO per ton. On HOO level have
the southeast drift and extended it feet. This
| drift is now in Caledonia ground. The face is in
vein porphyry with seams or quartz Have
shipped 10 the Brunswick mill for reduction 80
tons and 1l70 pounds OF ore There have
been worked at the mill 151 tons and 4SO pounds
Gross amoant OF bullion returned 1884 S. being
70 per cent OF the battery assays After deducting
$2575 u.
| On the s0Olevel of the Belcher mine tife joint
Belcher and seq. Belcher west crosScut from the
south lateral dr. it is out 267 feet. The face shows
porphyry They hoisted during the week and
stored in the orehouse at the mine forty-three
mining loads of ore, the average top car sample
assay of which was $27 TO-
| In the Bodie Consolidated mine during the week
ending February the east crosscut from the
north drift 200 level extended 10 feet, face
| IN porphyry North drift from above crosscut
was extended ~ feet. There is about feet of
| low-grade quartz in the face. The east crosscut
| from the south drift 200 level was extended 8
feet face in soft porphyry East crosscut from the
| Gildea vein on the 800 level was extended Is
| feet; face in hard porphyry. Upraise from south
| drift 800 level was extended 16 feet; face in
| porphyry. South drift from east crosscut 800
| level was extended feet; face in soft porphyry.