The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28
THE STOCK MARKET.

The week opened quietly as far as mining
stocks were concerned. and quotations showed
no changes worthy Of note. Business was small
as usual In the afternoon session there was
a slight advance IN several of the Comstocks.
The Scorpion assessment falls delinquent In
Office to-day and the Best & Beleher assess
ment sale takes place also.
The Msrlset-street Railway Company has de-
cIared the usual quarterly dividend OF 60 cents
per share, payable ON January 10.
The French Savings AMI Loan Society has
declared semi-annHal dividend at the rate OF
4 per cent per annum term deposits and
3Is per cent on ordinary deposits, payable jan
uary
The California Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany has declared a semi-annual dividend at
the rate Of per cent per snnum term de-
posts and ID per cent on ordinary deposits,
payable January 3
The Humboldt Savings and Loan soeiety has
declared a serni-annual dividend at the rate
OF 4,s9 per cent per annum on term deposits
January D.
Weekly reports from the mines are as fol-
lowsi
Consolidated California and Virginia, 155o
leyel-The north drift skirting along the foot
wall from the incline upraise at a point IT'S
feet on the slope above this level was ad-
vanced 20 feet through porphyry stresked with
quartz assaylng 81 per ton; total length, 22S
liz feet above The sill floor OF this level, the
south drift has been advanced T feet, paszinR
through quarts and porphyry asseying from 81
70 81 per ton; total length, rs feet 1850 level
From incline upreise No. / at point 90 feet
above the sill floor OF this level from the south
DRIFT skirting along the footwall at a point 17s
feet In from its mouth, from the top Of the up
raise which has been carried up ~ feet the
south drift has been advanced % feet, passing
through porphyry and quartz assaying 81 per
ton; total length, CO feet. From the old east
cresscut on the sill floor OF this level. at
point 122 feet in from It's mouth from the top
Of the upraise, which has been carried UP 30
feet, we have worked north. south and east
along old ground Of former workings and have
extracted II tons of ore assaying, per mine
samples 81 30 per ton. 1850 level-On the
eleventh floor north from the upraise from the
west orosscat from the north drift at a point
so feet in from it's mouth, the south drift has
been advanced 81 feet. passing through por-
phyry and quartz assayins 90 cents per ton;
drift has been suspended. The total extraction
Of ore for the week amounted to tons, assay
ing, per samples taken from the cars when
raised to the surface. S24 so per ton
In the Ophir mine, on the 1000 level west
orosscut No. ia in 71s feet. The face Is IN
porphyry, showing seams Of clay and vein mat
ter In the old Central tunnel workings of the
Ophir, from the sill floor from the west CROSS
cut from the Mexican shaft starting at a point
225 feet IN from its mouth, the crosscut has
been extended IA feet through porphyry and
clay streaked with quartz assaying SO cents
In the Sierra Nevada mine dayton tunnel
workings) the east crosscut started at a point
40 feet south from the winze has been ad-
vanced 16 feet total length, As feet; face in
porphyry and quartz, assaying 81 per ton. The
new Riley tunnel has been advanced during
the week 81 feet; total length, $40 feet; face
in porphYry. On the 900-foot level of the Union
shaft workings OF the Sierra Nevada, west
crosscut No started from the north lateral
drift at point 100 feet north from west cross
cut No. and 450 feet north from the Sierra
Nevada shaft. was advanced Is feet; total
length, 65 feet; face in porphyry.
No work done in Hale s. Norcross ground
on the Comstock lode during the past week
In the Chollar mine they are making good
progress with the repairs in main incline
above the hoo station and in the main airway
on the 100 level north Of north upraise.
In the Potosi mine on the tunnel level the
main joint Potosi and Bullion south drift was
advanced is feet total length, 352 feet; face
in hard quartz assaying low. On the sixth
floor OF the south upraise, tunnel level. we
have connected with the sixth floor above No.
crosscut north stope We are now driving
east the sixth floor in new ground assaying
from IS to $40 per ton.
Brunswick lode. ChoIlar 300 level-From the
stope above this level they are saving about
5 tons per day OF fair grade ore. 800 level
The west crossout has been advanced II feet
during the week; total length 123 feet; face in
porphyry 900 level-The west crosscut No. 2
started 90 feet north Of No. west crosscut
was advanced q feet; total length, 48 feet; face
in footwaI where the drift was stoned A.
the end of the main south drift have started
an east crosscut on the south line and ad-
| vanoed the same II feet; face in porphyry. The
length, IS feet; face In low grade quartz They
are doing the usual amount of timbering and
repairing throughout the mine.
Potosi 500 IeveI-The joint west crossc1,t has
been advanced q feet for the week: total
length. 12s feet; face in porphyry. 600 level
The Joint upraise has been extended 20 feet;
total length. S5 feet; top in low grade quartz
Are doing the usual amount Of timbering and
repairing throughout the mine
The Continental Building and Loan Assooia-
ton has declared annual dividend OF per
cent per annum on ordinary deposits. per cent
on term deposits 10 per cent on class r stock
and u per cent on class a stock
A bullion shipment valued at $4,000 Is on
the way to this city from the Alaska Urea well
mine, via Port Townsend.
The annual meeting or the California Sa 70
Deposit and Trust Company has been called for
January 10
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