The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-25
kECEIPrs OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

mining STOCKS developed CONSIDERABLE strength
on the afternoon call and Chollar sold up to 81 20.
Treding, however, light.
The Homestake Mining Company Of Sou Da-
kota will pay monthly dividend of rs cents per
share to-day.
The Delinquent sale of the Fox assessment on
Hale d Norcross stock has been pos poned to
June A.
Cox. CAL & VIRG1NIA-lOO0 Ievel-The west
crosscut started from the north drift from the
Consolidated Virginia shaft this level at
point 200 feet north from the station has been adj
v"nced 80 feet, passing through softer porphyry
and clay seams total length 255 feet. 1856 level
The double compartment Incline upraise has
been carried up along the footwall IA feet; to- al
height 81 feet; top of opening in porphyry with
quartz assaying from So to 50 per ton.
1850 level-From the ninth floor south drift, at a
point 265 feet in from its mouth, the uprase has
been carried up feet passing throu h a quartz
formation assaying 81 10 ~ per ton; total height
33 feet from incline uprase l. at point 80 feet
above the sill floor of this level, from The
end of the north drift he upraise has been carried
up on the footwall feet, passing through
showing average width of 31a feet: to al height
above the sill floor 81 feet. Our opening on the
top shows length, north and south, Of 10 feet
and a width of $40 feet of good he average
assays from all around this top o. ening $50 05
per ton. We have extracted from this point and
from the south drift from y o. upraise II tons
of ore asssylng, per mine car samples, s64 20
per ton. The south drift started from
cline upraise at point 40 feet above
the sill floor OF this level has been extended along
quartz assaying from SO TO $40 per ton; total
length AZ feet All along the side this drift
on the footwali we have worked upward in the
streak, which was one foot wide, and continued
with the north drift from urraise /. All The ore
found here has been removed which amounted to
a few tons, assaying $40 to $50 per ton.
1850 level-From the thirteenth floor the east
side above the sill floor of this level, the north
end of the stope in old ground of former workings,
we have started a drift in q northwestery direc-
ton TO connect with the END of the old cross
cut on the 1850 level. The total extraction of
FOR 10 UrQar Tod
assay value of VIII ch per IMPLIES taken from the
cars when raised to the surface. was So 81 per
ton.
lnithe Ophir mine, on the 600 level. west cross
cut from the main south drift. is ID GIL feet. 1t
has passed through soft porphyry. showing seams
or clay ana quartz, the latter averaging 81 per
ton, aud the face is now In diorite, west
country rock, and work has been stopped. a west
crosscut is about to be started from the m ain
north drift at point l25 feet north from the
shaft station on this level In the old Central tun.
mel workints of The ophir. from the sill floor from
the west crosscut from the Mexican shaft, at a
point 81 feet in from its mouth, the south drift
having been extended / feet, passing through por-
phyry anu quartz assaying So and So per ton;
total length 81 feet.
in the Hale d Norcross mine in n %. upraise
from the 90U level they have been imbering the
west crosscut from the tenth floor west of the
north and south drifts and making necessary
crosscut 10 feet through ore, average width about
4 inches, assaying, gold 81, silver IL ounces per
Ton.
he official letter from the Alta mine for the
past week says: The north drift started from the
east drift. 725 level at point ITO feet from the
shaft, driven Ia feet in hand ground; total
length 1U6 feet. The streaks of In the face
continue without change. assaying from 50 TO
S34 80 per
No work was done in the Cholar ground on the
Comstoek lode during the past week.
In the Potosi mine work was done during the
past week In the upraise above No. enst crosscut
on the tunnel leve., as they were engaged in TIM
bering on the track floor and in making repairs TO
the chute and gangway.
BRUNSWICK loDE-Con. Cal. & Virginia, Best
q Belcher and Gould C Curry-Shait has been
sunk II feet on The incline; total depth 500 feet;
started 2S5 feet from the shaft on the south drift
has been extended II feet: total length lac feet;
race In porphyry and stringers OF quartz The
Joint south drift ended .S feet; total length
os3 feet: face in porpnyry and quartz
OCCIDENTAL 1ON.--The official letter for the
past week says $50 evel-West crosscut 2, started
600 eet south Of No. from the tunnel lew /, has
been extended 10 feet through hard porphyry;
total length 81 feet The upraise from west cross
cut Is up ll5 feel, having been extended 20 feet
during the week: top in low-grade gold ore.
tended ~ feet through low grade gold ore; total
length lO4 feet The Wine from said crosscut Is
me ore from this point assays about So per ton in
gold. $50 level-rhe south drift has been ex-
Tended 8 feet; total lensth 800 feet face in ore
CHoLLAR--Shaft has been sunk feet on the
iucline total depth GOT feet; the bottom s in por-
phyry showing some quartz 200 level-There is
no change of import ance in the slopes on or above
this level 800 level-Are working on the seventh
floor in the upr.iise; there is change in the ore
Slopes. Advanced west crosscut / feet: total
lensth 40 feet: the face has reached the footwal.
u level-On the seventh floor they continue to
extract ore OF fair grade.
500 level-The south drift has been advanced "a
feet total length from north line $50 feet face IL
in porphyry- Twenty five feet back from the face
of the drift they struck q small seam of quartz
" hich they followed along until i: went off to the
east side of the drift, the course OF the ore Is
about 10 degrees west of south, while the course
OF the drift is 80 degrees west OF south. The
streak is from to inches wide and assayed from
$4 TO STA
600 level-Advanced south drift 33 feet total
length 45 feet; the face is in porphyry and seams
OF quartz Have saved from all points and shipped
to the Nevada mill during the week 256 tons anu
100 pounds OF ore. assaying as follows: Top car
sample gold $l9 IL, ounces fine silver 1915
wagon samp e, gold $l777, ounces fine silver
20. SO; battery sample, gold $40 IL fine ounces
silver 1886 Have shipped to the United States