The San Francisco call., 1897-03-09
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

There general change in mining stock
yesterday. An assessment of 25c was levied by
Con. Cal. & Va, delinquent April l3.
The directors Of the Bank of British North
America have declared a dividend of per cent,
making per cent for the full year 1896, and
leaving about $4,000 TO be carried forward to the
account of 1897.
Weekly reports from the Comstock are as fol-
lows: Con. Cal. d Va.-1000 leve-From the
north drift from the Con. Virginia shaft on this
level, at a point 200 feet north of the station an
east crosscut has been advanced % feet, showing
clay separations and fine lines of quarIz. 1850
leve-1 he double mpartment incline upraise
has been carried up 1S feet on the slope along the
footwall above this level. The ore str' ak has
been continuous through this opening, but mar
rowed TO four inches in the west face in the south
half Of the opening, assaylng $36 per ton. The
ore streak in the north half of the opening in
the west face shows width of 10 inches, aging
$26 35 per ton. Above this streak in the face
from $50 to $50 per ton. We rave removed fr m
this level 10 surface-ore bins the ore which
was stored in the drift am uniting TO 13 IONS, as
saying per mine car samples $19S rs per ton.
1850 level-We are repairing and easing timbers
on the ninth foor in he south drift ON th 9 ninth
floor, the first floor above the Sill floor or this level,
at point 1U0 eet east and 20 feet north of
line from the Con. Virginia shaft from the incline
upraise at "a point 60 feet above the sill floor
this level, we have worked north and south along
the footwail on the ore streak, which is 3 feet
wide. We have extracted from this open. ng 3S
tons of ore assaying S3b IA per ton. 1850 level.
From the thirteenth floor on the east side above
the sill floor of his vel at the north end OF he
stope IN old ground of former workings have
extracted 1S tons of ore. The average assay v.lue
per samp.e taken from the cars in The mine was
So 0S per ton The total extraction of ore for the
week amounted to 50 tons he average assay
from samples taken from cars when raised to the
In the Ophir mine, west crosscut 2, on the 1000
leveL Is in 437 feet The face is in soft porphyry,
seams of clay and lines OF quartz In the old Cen
tral tunnel workings of the Ophir from the sill
floor from the crosscut from the Mexican
shat at a point j 81 feet in from its mouth from
the end of the south drift so feet in from its outh
from the upraise carried up 15 feet from the end
OF the old west crosscut south drift has been
tended l3 feet passing through porphyry and
quartz formation assaying from $5 10 $40 per ton.
NO work was done IN Chollar ground on the
Comstock lode during the past week
In the PoUcsi mine during the past wee< the
south drift from the top of the raise from the in
termedate level started on the tunnel level AS feet
south OF the north line was advanced 25 feet and
is now 200 feet. The material encountered
and that uow In the tace is low grade quartz Civ.
ing ASSAYS o. from So to 81 80 per ion;
BRUNSWICK LODE onso ldated California &
Virginia, i9est & Belcher and Gould IL Curry
SHAFT 2, 800 leve-The east crosscut started in
the south drift $50 feet in from the shaft has been
extended Is feet. passing through porphyry
total length 80 feet Shaft has been sunk 8 feet
on the incline, total depth COS feet: bottom in
porphyry and quartz. The JOINT sou.h drlft.has
been advanced 20 feet total length 2lo feet; face
in porphyry
OCCIDENTAL CoNsoLIpATED-The official letter
says: $50 levei-The main east crosscut on this
level has been extended 5 feet, total length TIL
ieee, iaCe III naru porpnyIy. Az PoiHt ooo IeeG
south OF upraise have STAR ed west crosscut
fiom the tunnel and cut ledge feet wide that
assays from "a to $12 per ton in GOLD. 750 level
The southeast drift from he west crosscut was
extended lS feet through suft porphy ry, quartz
and clay; total length l25 feet.
sou level-The south drift from the bottom of
tn winze-This level extended IA feet, total
length l37 feet: formation quartz and porphyry
100 level-Have opened a sta ion from the winze
going down to the $50 leve at a point 90 feet
down and have started to drift south on the ore
found here. The pay s,reak Is 2 feet wide and
gives S25 ton In gold.
CHoLIAR-Shait has been sunk IL feet on the
incline for the week and Is now down q total
depth of S52 feet. The bottom is in the ledge but
the ground is hard. 200 vei-Resumed work in
the slopes on the morning of the Sd inss., and on
This level have started west crosscut !, 80 feet
south OF the north lne 1t is in ~ eet in porphyry
and seams Of qrartz The wipze teow this evel
Is down a feet the incline, the pay being feet
wide In the bottom. here is no change in The
stope. 800 level-The slopes above this lev@