The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-31
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks were firm yesterday and some
showed slight advance Occidental sold up to
81 20 the afternoon CALL Business also
better, though not unusually active.
The Crown Point assessment falls delinquent in
Office to-day.
Within the past two weeks Oceanic Steamship
stock has risen from "a to 1914, with sales of
nearly $500 shares.
The Dutch Mill and Mining Company Of Cali
fornia paid its second dividend of &c per share,
$1,000, on August 1S
The second dividend Of SOC per share, or $4,000,
since the reopening paid by the Gwin Mining
Company Of Tuoumne County IN August.
The Pioneer saved $i4 500 last month agains,
an expense OF $780, and declared dividend Of
$4,000 for July. This is OF The mines that the
near Blue Canyon. The same mine produced
s13. 241 last month at an expense OF $65S2.
The Piacelvle Nugget says he 81 Alright mine
is now paying $40 600 dividends rer month
The Mercur mine Of Utah paid a dividend of
Of On 5000 on "a nnn t ne
The Red Cap Mining Company Of Humboldt
County has levied an assessment Of SO per share,
delinquent October l.
Weekly reports from the mines are as follows:
Con. AL & Val 500 level-The south drift
starred from thu double compartment incline up
raise ! point l7S feet on the slope above this
level has been extended feet passing through
porphyry clay and narrow streaks Of quartz as
saying rs cents per ton; total length 100 feet.
Most OF the wee< was spent in timoering. The
cas-. orit started from this south drift 10 10 feet
passing through porphyry and clay with lines of
| quartz total length 100 feet
point 265 feet in from its mouth from the top OF
the upraise carried up 129 feet the west crosscut
and quartz as saying soc per ton; total length 50
feet The face of the crosscut is in west country
upraise No. !, at point go Feet above the sill
flo of this level, the south drift skirting
along the footwsll has been advanced Is
| feet passing through ,porphyry and quartz
assayng ST. per ton; total length 81 feet From
No upraise, at point IS fe t on the stope above
the sill floor, the north drift has been advanced
% feet, passing through porphyry and quartz
assayng from $2 to $40 per ton: face Of the drift
shows some narrow streaks Of ore assaying SO rs
per ton; total length 30 feet
No ore extracted from the mine during the
| week We have sent to the Kinkead mill 671a
tons Of low grade ore assaying, per agon sam
Piles. S IA S5 per ton. The average assay value.
per battery samples OF all ore worked at that mill
during the week (95 tons) $40 go per ton
| This sh pment was the final shipment for the
present crushing.
crosscut g. l25 feet north of the shaft station, Is
| I'm 365 feet; the face Is in porphyry. clay and
the old Central tunnel workings Of the ophir
| from the sill floor from the west crosscut from
mouth. the south drift has been extended 10 feet,
passing through porphyry and quartz assaying
81 so per tons total len. tn 222 feet.
| In the Sierra Nevada mine the winze started in
the north drift at point 24O feet north from the
Layton tunnel has been sunk during the week IL
feet: total depth, AZ bottom in quartz Of low
assay value 300 level - The north lateral
drift advanced during the week 25 feet; total
distance S2l feet north from the Sierra Nevada
shaft and 80 feet from crosscut 3; face in
porphyry with slight seepage Of water.
In the Utah Consolidated mine the north drift
started from the main west tunnel at a poin. 1858
feet in from its mouth has been advanced 80 feet,
passing through porphyry showing lines of quartz
No work was done In Cholar or Hale q Nor
cross ground on the Comstock lode during the past
week.
In the Potosi mine they are still engaged in
| repairs in the main west drift from the Choar
week to complete. They have repaired the shaft
10 the $50 level, and will commence repairing the
main incline on Monday, August 80. The south
is now out 80 feet; the face is in soft porphyry
The drift to meet It, started from the top Of
the upraise above cas-; crosscut 2 tunnel level, Is
out lU4 feet; there is no change in the material.
BRUNSWICK LODE Cor. CAL d Va,
shait 8 SO level : The joint south Aa drift
started from the station advanced Is
feet total Length 4sS FEET face in poEpnyry The
the station has been extended IA feet, total
length $50 feet: face in quartz and porphyry At
main south drift they started south DRIFT and ex-
tended it IL feet; face In quartz showing some
Best & Belcher north boundary has been adj
vanced 81 feet, total length SO feet face In Dor
phyry The Joint south i.. drift started from
OCCIDENTAL Con The official letter for the
past week says: 1850 evel-kast crosscut on the
tunnel level has been extended l iest: total
length, s12 feet; face still in soft formation with
streaks of quartz. $50 level-The south DRIFT has
been extended l3 feel; total length, 617 feet
There is no change in the appearance of the ore
since last report. The ore body now shows total
length of IS feet, and no crosscut has vet been
run TO determine It's width. Have not made con-
nections with the winze that was sunk from the
$50 level.
Chollar-300 and 400 leves-The slopes on and
above these levels are yielding ABOUT 10 to IL tons
OF good ore per day On the 400 level the west
crescent has been extended 80 feet and Is now out
AZ feet The face IS in porphyry.
QUO lev 1.-The main south drift has been ex-
tended SO feet for the week: 20, al length SO feet
The face is in porphyry. The upraise star ed from
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