The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The Comstocks were steady again yesterday
and several showed slight advance over Sarur-
day. The close was however, lower.
The Spring Valley Water Company, San Jose
Water Company and Pacific Gas Improve m ent
Company will pay monthly dividends of so cents
per 'sha are to-day.
In the ophr mine on the 1000 level, west cross
cut 2 from the south drift from tb shaft station
Is In l54 feet The face Is In porphyry, sho win 6
clay seams In the o.d Central tunnel workings OF
the Ophir a slight Improvement occurred during
the past week. The south drift from old up
raise northwest OF the Mexican shaft cut into q
quartz formation assaying Sc to 81 per ton.
In the Comstock workings OF the Hale & Nor
cross mine. on the 90O-foot level in No. ] up
raise, they worked north and south on the sixth
floor. The ore streak continues about the same
as in last report. Advanced the west crosscu!
from the sixth floor 6 feet; total length, 65 feet;
No upraise and advanced same ieet; total
eight 23 feet. Top in quartz ana porphyry. Have
ieyelsnn sb portion OF me n,e Sa ,aa
bottom In porphyry aud old fills. Extracted dur
ing the week from 500 level cars OF ore, say
Ing per mine car sample: Gold, 81 76; silver, 8
ounces per ton.
LRUSswICK LoDE-Consolidated California &
virginia Best & Belcher and could d Curry,
SHAFT 2-Have starteo from the station q joint east
crosscut and extended 1t II feet. passing through
has been extended "a feet. passing through
porphyry and stringers Of quartz: total length in
Best & Belcher ground, 81 feet. The joint west
crosscut Best & BeIcher and Gould & Curry
boundary has been advanced l. feet, passing
through porphyry and stringers of quartz; total
eng n, 20 feet.
HALE 81 NoRCRoss-Shaft /. 400 levei-Ad-
vanced east crosscut from main south drift %
feet total length As the last II feet through
soft porphyry streaked with quartz from TO 20
inches thick of low value Have eastd d the tim
oers In main north drift and started an east cross
cut lU0 feet from the incline, and advanced same
20 Feet; face in porphyry. The joint a company
upraise In Chollar ground. 200 level, was carried
up 2s feet and connected with the surface; total
height, 17S feet.
SHoLLAR-Shaft has been sunk j feet on the
incline, total deIth 695 feet. 1t Is following the
footwali, on which eaks of lowgr de quartz
2Oo leve-The Joint savage Norcross- Cn ollar- Po-
tosi double compartment yer il al aise has been
carried up 40 feet has been come ted with the
SURFACE, thus furnishin natural rculation Of
air. as well as tscape for men, to- al he'll hit 30
1eet SOO levei-kast crosscut !. SO feet sou n Of
the north line. has been advanced feet total
length 95 feet, through hard porI hyry, with SIN all
sfringers of quartz through 1t, carrying little
value They have followed the streak # pay ex-
posed In the crosscut Is feet to the sou h. he
continues in the face of about the same width and
grade reported last week. 400 level-The south
Crift on this level has been driven IL feet and IS
now out 56 feet south from the line The face
continues In hard porphyry and low-grade quartz.
Inc letter from the Occidental Consolidated