The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-18
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Compared with Saturdays best prices the mar
ket was lower all along the line yesterday. Chol-
lar sold down to 81 95 on the afternoon call.
The close was still lower, with Chollar down to
81 S5, Potosi SAC, Hale & Norcross 81 10, Ophir
90c, and so
Additional weekly reports from the Comstock
are as follows:
In the Ophir mine on the 1000 level crosscut l
$50 south of the shaft station is in 525 feet The
face is In porphyry, carrying clay seams, with
slight seepage OF water In the old Central tunnel
workings northwest of the old Mexican shaft some
past week On the 1000 level of the Mexican
mine crosscut 230 nor, b of the Ophir boundary
is in 667 feet The face is In hard porphyry and
clay seams.
In the Hale q Norcross mine on the 800 level in
No upraise have been working on the second
floor on a small streak of ore. Have started No.
uprase at point SO feet north OF upraise / on a
narrow streak of ore. Extracted from this level
during the week cars Of ore assaying $5l 90 in
Resumed work on this level Have been repairing
north drift and have advanced the same 8 feet;
total length 1875 feet Face in old fills of low
grade. Extracted from all openings during the
week cars OF ore. assaying per mine car sample
$37 20 in gold and 20 ounces of silver per ton.
In the Chollar mine (Comstock workings) in the
Slope above No. crosscut, 45O level, they are
driving south on the tenth floor. The east casing
carries 3 feet of good ore, but the filings are of
too low a grade to save
In the south stope. same level. they have worked
up to the fifth floor on the east side, and are also
working south on the sixth floor Have saved
and shipped to the Nevada mill during the week
lZO tons ana l4OO POUNDS or ore. Average assay
OF the topcar sam lie was $50 per ton.
LII the Potos mine (old Comstock workings) the
west crosscut from the north drift from the top Of
the raise, 400 level is out So feet. The face is in
iow-grade quartz From the south lateral drift 80
feet from the top of the raise, same level, have
started a crosscut west which is out IL fee. The
face is in iow-grade quartz. On the $50 level the
west crosscut was stopped on reaching the loot
wall From this crosscut they have started
drft south 100 feet from the lateral and 1t IS In ~
feet. They have shipped to the Nevada mill dur.
ing the week tons of ore: The average assay OF
the topcar sample was $26 80 per ton.
CONSOLIDATED CALIFORNIA AND VIRGINIA,
BEST d BELCHER AND GOULD d CURRY (Bruns-
WICK ioae workings(-The Joint shaft mas oeen
the bottom is IN hard porphyry. 100 levei-The
south DRIFT started from east crosscut has been
e1tenoeo feet, passing through porpnyIy ana
strangers OF quartz, total length 129 feet Goulo d
curry tunnel-The west croSscut started SoO rect
from the mouth of the tunnel has been advanced
feet and discontinued, total length "a feet; the
race ia In porphyry. The east crosscut has been
e2s s o feet, passing through sort porpn1yry
ana punches of quartz; total length 40 Feet work
was resumed in the face of the tunnel on the 9TH
inst, and 1t has since been advanced feet, total
length S79 feet: face in porphyry and quartz.
SAVAGE Brunswick lode workings)-Shaft i,
SUo ieve-The joint north DRIFT has been advanc ed
81 feet making its total length from the shaft
station 1872 feet; in porphyry, clay and seams
OF quartz giving low assays
HALE d. NoRCRoss brunswick lode workings)
-Shaft has been sunk ID feet on the incline,
passing through porphyry and stringers OF quartz;
total depth 566 feet. 800 level-Advanced main
nortn drifth from alton 81 feet; total length z3S
feet. + ace in porpnyry and strngers Of quartz
Cnoiiar BRUNSWICK lode workingsl-Shaft mas
been sunk Is feet-on the incline and is now down
566 feet 200 level-The south drift on this level
mas been advanced IT feet, ana is now out 246
ieet south from the north boundary line The race
is parity In the footwall, small streak OF quartz
ana soft porphyry being exposed on the east side
o0O level-The south drift on this level has been
advanced AZ feet, and is out 1873 feet south of
the north line. For distance of LBS feet south of
the north line the face since previous report
showed width of from 1S inches TO 2 feet of good
ore, since which point porphyry has predominated.
IN tne Occidental Con mine the winze In the
north Drift on the 700 level is officially reported
TO De down AZ feet and showing feet of $50 ore in
n. M Gorham is mentioned as the probable sue
cessor OF the late r. p Keating, superintendent OF
the Savage mine