The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
THE STOCK MARKET.

The Stock and Bond Exchange was in session
yesterday, but the other boards were closed. None
of them will be in session to-day.
The weeKly reports from the Comstock are as
follows: Consolidated California and Virginia
1000 level-West crosscut from the north drift
from the Consolidated Virginia shaft station
started a. point $50 feet north of the station or
S5 feet south from the north boundary line of the
mine, has been extended 25 feet, passing through
harder porphyry showing clay seams and lines of
quartz of low assay value; total length, 46l feet
1850 level-On the ninth floor (the first floor
above the sill floor of this leve) the south DRIFT
from the east crosscut from the drift run south
from the end OF the stope has been extended %
feet, passing through porphyry, clay and quartz
assaying 81 per ton; total length, 4O3 feet. 1850
level-From the thirteenth, fourteenth, sixteenth
and twenty ytrst floors above the sill floor OF this
level, at the north end OF the stope in old ground
of former workings. we have extracted 80 tons of
ore, the average value of which. per piles
taken from cars in the mine was $63 "a per ton
We have resumed work in the northwest drift
from the upraise which was carried up from the
northwest drift from the main west drift from the
c. Il &. shaft, so feet above the sill floor of this
level We have continued filling in with fine rock
the open stope square sets at the south end of
the openings above the level The total extrac-
tion Of ore for the week amounted to 80 TONS the
average ASSAY value of which, per samples taken
from cars when raised to the surface, was $50 SO
per ton.
In the Ophir mine, on the 1000 level west cross
cut from the south drift 20 feet north of the CON
Cal. * Virginia boundary, is in Ale feet. The face
is in porphyry showing clay and narrow
cut from the north lateral drift on the 1000 level
(tne Mexican crosscut) no change of importance
has occurred In the old Central tunnel workings
of the Ophir little prospecting is still being done
and some small streaks Of low grade quartz are
being found.
In The Union Consolidated mine the east crosscut
from the south drift at point so feet south from
the uprase 1l5 feet vertically above the sill floor
OF the 800 level has been advanced during the
week 10 feet total length Is; face in porphyry and
clay East crosscut 8 from the north lateral drift
a. a point rs feet north from crosscut was
advanced II feet, total length 81 feet; face in
porphyry
are still showing in the face crosscut from
the north lateral drift in the Layton tunnel work.
ings.
In the Savage mine (Comstock workings) on the
ooO level they continue TO stope some ore north
ana south from the upraise and upward to the ESQ
level The Slopes continue to look about the sa me
as at date of last report. The yield the past
week was lS2 carloads OF the average assay value
OF SIS III per ton shipped to the Nevada mill
10 tons OF ore and milled $50 tons; average bat
terry assays of same S29 Sd. They have bullion
on hand at the mill of the assay value OF $3lO6 20
On the $50 level they have retimbered the main
south drift from the station distance of $50 feet
AT this point they opened and retimbered a winze
connecting with a north drift from he top of the
500 level ore slopes. This connection affords
$50 level. ~
Con Cal. & Virginia, Best & Belcher and Gouln
d Curry brunswick lode)-Shaft 2-Ths shaft
was sunk feet on the incline, total depth c66
rect; ootom In hard porphyry Gould q Curry
tunnei-East crosscut started in the tunnel has
been extended 26 feet and discontinued, total
length SO feet; face in porphyry. Have started
from the end OF the tunnel. 500 feet from the
mouth, west crosscut and extended it 26 feet
passing through quartz and porphyry showing
some value.
Savage brunswick lode)-shaft 1.-The Joint
north drift 200 level is now advanced 500 feet
~ rect having been added during the week From
tne lace OF THIS drift cast crosscut was started
AND advanced IL feet: face in quartz. clay and