The San Francisco call., 1897-12-07
RECEIPTS o. .KoDUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

hlhlng STOCKS opened strong enough. out tapered
on as the day wen: al d were lower all around
la the afternoon. Trade was dul'.
The Pacific s Tmpr vement Com pany has de-
ciared the regular monthly dividend of 80 cents
per share, payable December 10.
The San Jose Water Company will pay the usual
monthly dividend of So cents per share on Deem
ber 10
The Gould & urry and Best & Be cher assess
ments of 30 and IS cents respectively Will be de-
Eloquent office to-day.
The annual meeting of the NJ ouat Diablo Mill
and Mining Company has been called for Decem
b-r 90
The Virginia Enterprise says: "Fhe test of 1000
IONS OF Gould & Curry rock from o.d fills in the
MI ml-e has proved a success 1t is probable that
zooJ tons Of the rock will be reduced. which
means work for miners and mnlmen"
The Silver King Mining Company of Utah has
declared dividend of 25 c. nts per share, amount
ing to $4,000, payable December 10. This will
increase the total amount of the dividends date
TO Sl,3l2, 500 OF which $45O,0O0 has been de-
clared since January last.
Union Con. is assessed 5 cents.
Weekly reports from the mines are as follows;
ON. N"L. d NA.-1550 level-Tme wnze started
mou' from east crcsscut has been sunk feet,
passing through quartz and porph, ry assaying
north urlit sNiItng along the footwall from he In
clIe up ase at point rs fee on tne slope abo We
this level vas advanced IL feet through pcrphyry
streaked with quartz assayIng 81 ard So; total
leng 16S feet. 1850 level-Fron, incline upraise
at point 6O feet above the sill floor of his level
rom the south drlft Sklrtng a. ong the foo wall at
point rs feeE in from mcut , on the west
side otthe dritt, the upraise has been carried up
GU the slopes feet passing through porphyry and
quartz assaylng from 81 to So total height 40
feet From he old east crosscut on the sill floor
OF this level at point l22 feet in frUm its mouth
the upralse stared from The mouth of the north
drltt has been carried up feet pa sing through
quartz formation assaying 81 and s5 per on: toll
height 80 feet In The top of the upraiSe there is
narrow seam of ere ing $53 per ton
1I5O level-OD the eleventh floor mort b from the
ron fha rOrtf n
DRIFT at point As feet in from its mouth from
the east cIosscut Is feet in from its ,non.b hava
worked e tst and south a short distance, and from
these openings we extracted 9 tons OF ore as
saying per mine car samples $50 O5 per tom The
total extraction Of ore Tor he week amounted 10
l. ms aSssying per SampieS taken from the
cars when raised 10 The sur ace $24 80 per ION
in the Ophlr mine the 1000 level west
crosseut 3, at point l25 feet north of the shaft
station is in .625 feet I he face is in polpnyIv
AMI d1ortte, owing narrow seams of clay and
vein matter. In the o.d Central tunnel WORKINGS
OF the Opnir from the sill floor the west
crosscut from the Mexican shaft starting AT a
point 20 ieet in from is mouth the crosscGt has
en- extended l. feet through IOrphyry streAked
with quartz assaying 81 per ION; total length 800
The Best & Belcher and Gould & Curry COM
panies are 5 IL making repairs 10 the old Bonner
shaft.
in the Gould & Curry mine on the 400 level thev
extracted from The old Slopes 200 cars OF ore the
average car samples assav of which is S2l S5 per
ton They sent 10 the Kin mill z55 tons OF
o e, and there has been reduced AT The mill .sU
silver $40: total, $14 81
No work was done ia Hale & Norcross ground
on the Comsto X lode during the past wees
In the PotoSi mi they making good prog.
in the CnollaT- Pc; osi ioift repairs in ba m n
incune at and above he llLU IrvtI and ar - en-
gagged on repairs in the min west DRIFT on the
tu mel level n the tunnel level the Pot. ST and
Bullion join: south drift advanced Is feet;
total length, 290 feet; face in quar- asSaviue from
az to S4 per On the sixth foo OF the soulh
upraise, tunnel level, they have advanced 10 feet
They shipped the Nevada aniI during the W eek
/ . tons and 73o pounds OF ore. car samples assay
ton. 100 Ieve:- the loo level no othI ng has been
done for the week. Lut they hois ed ami shipped
TO he Nevada mil z IONS ard 1880 pounds OF ore
2.4A.
EBRUNswIo X LoDE-Consolidated California and
lFsInia Best q Belch+r aud could & Curry (shaft
30. ?, 800 levei)-The int east Gloss cut on he
Best Il Becher south boundary has been advanced
20 te t; 'otal length, 200 feet; face in porphyry
and quartz The cro~scui No. 8 which wBs
started in thr south drift 400 feet from the sta
zion, was advanced 20 feet; total length 527 fee
face in porphyry; discontinued. 6 leveI-Ihe
joint east crosscut on the Best & Belcner north
oounuary tney have been repairing during the
week. The joint south drift started from the sta
tion has been advanced - feet; total length 423
tins south driit 420 feet from the shat. started
west crosscut y o. and extended it 10 feet face
IN porphyry.
tHoLLAR-3OO level - The stope shove this |
leve SHOWS no Ierceptio change since last re- |
port They are saving about seven tons ner dav |
of fair-grsde 500 levvI-rhe Joint ca Il cro.s-
the south liue has not been advanced dur-
ing the week. Tney have started ioint weIr
feet through porphyry and SEAMS quartz giving !
low assays. Main south DRIFT has been extended |
feet; face in porphyry with seams of quartz |
through it; total length II feet ana has re4cheu
the Choiar-Potosi line. They are tim herine and |
repairing the main thorough fares where neces
sary. They have shipped during the " eek to the
Nevada mill SO tons and 35U pounds of ore the !
top car samples OF which went $50 20 in gold and |
IL. 80 ounce OF silver Battery samples - Gold !
$l2 81, silver 10 90 ounces
PoTt sI-The south drift from shaft l, 500 level, |
has been driven ~ feet sou.h for the week
through hard porphyry; total length l2O ieet The |
Joint east cut on The north line has not been
ad vanc, for the week. They have started a |
joint ives, crosscut opposite it which has been
driven - feet through pOrphry ana seams Of low
grade quartz.
In the Sierra Nevada mine Clayton tunnel
worSngs) the west crosscut started from the top
of the ia.se, 81 feet above the tunnel level has
been advance d 1S feet during The week: total
length, Is feet: face in OLD filings; WORK sus
pend-d. STAR ed an crosscut at a point 40 |
ieet south from The VIM. and advanced the same
feet; length. 3 feet. Ths new or Riley
tunnel has been advanced during the week so |
Zee. total length 4Ol feet; face in porphyr ON |
the 9U0 level of the Union shaft wOrKin2s of the
Sierra Nevada the north lateral drift was ad- |
vanced during the wees 3 feet total length 477 |
feet north from the Sierra Nevada shaft; sace in
DO phyry with seams of clay.