The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks opened firm yesterday and sold
higher on the first call, but fell back the noon
session under decreased trading.
On the afternoon call prices broke all along the
line, as Will be seen by the sales. The close ap-
pears below
The cause OF the advance in ChoIlar and other
stocks was the news that on Monday ore assaying
$50 TO $50 per ton had been struck q short dis
tance inside of the north boundary line Of the
Cholar, in the south drift from shaft on the 800
level OF the Norcross- Choar workings on the
Brunswick lode. More work will have to be done
TO determine the extent OF the find.
The following additional companies had cash on
hand July 8: Belcher, $685. Bullion, S5393;
Bulwer Consolidated, s6469; BodIe Consolidated,
$1l5O; Confidence, $1736; Challenge Consoli-
dated, $l4Oe; Consolidated Imperial, ss74; Gale
donia, $4573; overman $40. .351: Scorpion. S15l3;
Silver King S435; Standard Consolidated, S3629.
The Hale & Norcross Mining Company reports
having overdrafts at banks here and in Virginia
City amounting to SASS, and has all the expenses
of the mine for June to pay besides
The San Francisco Gaslight Company has de-
ciared monthly dividend of SO cents per share,
payable July l5
clared semiannual dividend Of s3 per share, pay
able July 10.
Additional reports from the mines are as fol-
lows:
CHoLLAR (Comstock workings)-Are stiI en-
gagged extracting ore in the stope above crosscut
on the 42O level both in the old filings and
streaks OF pay on the wallis In the south stope on
this level and in the winZe below it they continue
to turn over the old filings, which have been low
in grade for the week, and to follow the streak
going south, which is of fair They have saved for
the week and shipped to the Nevada mill lIs
tons of ore, the average battery sample of which
assayed s24 81 per ton. They shipped to the Car
son mint bullion valued at $6376 81.
CHoLLAR brunswick lode)-Shaft 1.-The main
incline has been sunk twelve feet since last report
and is now down 492 feet on the slope. The bot
tom is In porphyry.
3OO-foot leveI-The Joint Norcross-Chollar soutb
DRIFT on this level has been extended 40 feet dur
Ing the past week; total length 140 feet. 1t is
skirting the footwal, and is in porphyry and seams
of quartz of low grade When in IA feet IL will
have reached the ChOllar line aud from that point
viii be conducted by that company. 200-foot
level-The south drift this level is out 1875 feet
having been advanced ] 8 feet during the week
When in 130 feet this drift entered the foorwa n
and has now been turned 10 conform to the direc,,
tion of the vein, which is about IL degrees east of
south. The face is in hard ground. No crosscut
on this level has been advanced 81 feet during the
week, and is now out 104 feet The face has en-
tered what is believed to be the hanging wall. The
east and the direction of the vein being 10 to Is
degrees east of SOUTH this does not repre-
sent the true width OF the vein. having cut across
IL diagonally.
PoTosI (Comstock workings)-The east cross
cut from the north drift from the top of the raise
from the 45O level south lateral drift is out SO
ieet. The face is in a mixture of porphyry and
quartz On the $50 level the south lateral drift
mas peen temporarily discontinued, and they have
startec a west croSscut from 1t 100 feet south of
the main west crosscut. 1t is out Is feet: in por-
phyry and quartz.
HALE q NoRcRoss (Comstock workings)-On
the 500 level the north drift is out las feet The
race is In porphyry and a streak of good ore. On
the SIo level the ore streak in upraise is very
small In upraise the ore is now of too low grade
10 warrant extraction. Extracted during the
week from 975 level IL cars of ore, assaying per
mlne-car sample$6 81 in gold and S.23 ounces of
silver per ton.
HALE q NoRCRoss brunswick lode)-Shaft l is
down 4S2 feet. The bottom is porphyry and quarz.
zUO-foot level-Started an east crosscut at depth
OF 81 rect in the winze our south boundary and
oroVe the same 81 feet to the hanging wall. Cut
d streak OF mixed porphyry and quartz about lS
inches thick OF low value 5 feet from the hanging
wall. After reaching the hanging wall continued
SINKING the wiDze and reached the foot wall at a
oepth OF 81 feet, passing through quartz and por-
phyry OF low grade. 300-foot levei-The north
drift from the station is 76 feet The face is
IN oorphyry and quartz Work this drift
suspended July i. The south drift from the sta
ton Is out 3S feet. The face is in hard porphyry
and stnngers OF quartz