The San Francisco call., 1897-02-16
RECEIPT, OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.
Mining Shares showed No Change
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Mining ShnreS Showed No Change
Worthy of Note Yesterday.
Weekly reports from the leading mines are as
follows
CONSOLIDATED CALIFoRNIA AND VIRGINIA
1000 level-The south drift started from the west
crosscut at point 124 feet in from the top the
upraise from west crosscut from the north drift
from the Consolidated Virginia shaft station has
been extended % feet, passing through porphyry,
clay and quartz of low assay value; total length
IO2 feet. 1850 leve-For convenience we shall
hereafter designate as the 1850 level all mine
work from the west drift on the twentyslxth floor
above the 1850 level. The south drift from the
west drift. which parallel with and to the
foo;-wall where the good strea< of ore found,
has been ext ended Is feet, passing through por-
phyry streaked with quartz in the lower hal of the
face Of the drift, the streak dipping toward the
assaying from Sd to s15 per ton, total !engIh 40
feet, Th drift has been timbered distance of
SO feet in from its mouth. In cutting out on the
eas, and west side of this drift for po is have
saved tons of ore sayIng $ll5 20 per ton.
looo leVel-We are repairing ana easing timbeis
on the ninth floor in the south drift On min tn
floor (the first floor above the sill floor of this
Ievel) at point 100 eet east and % feet north
an east line from the Consolidated Virginia shaft
the incline upraise has been carried up 1S feet on
assans 81 sS 90 per sa ond
helght 80 feet on the slope above the 1850 leve.
the sill floor of this level, we have worked west
on streak of ore and have extracted therefrom
tS, TONS assaying $40 80 per ton. From the top of
the incline raise. SS feet up the slope, west
crosscut has been started and advanced l9 feet
passing through porphyry clay seams and lines OF
quar'z sa. Ing 81 rs per ton. This crosscut will
coming week '"'
1850 level-From the TENTH eleventh, twelfth
ana thirteenth floors on The side above the
s moor OF this level at the north end of the stope
In the old ground of former working, we have ex-
tracted 81 tons of ore the average assay vaue per
ssa pes pn Iaken from the cars in the mine was
20 oo per ton The total extraction of for the
week amounted to 81 tons; the average ASSAY
from sampl.s taken from cars when raised TO the
SURFACE was $41 OF per
In the Ophir inc on the 1000 Ieve, vvas, cro.s
@ Gu. Is IN 3sS feet The face is in soft porphyry
seams OF clay and lines of low-grade quar;z From
lhe olo central tunnel workings of the Ophir they
So 81 per ton. ' iAe
In the Chol!ar mine work was done during
the past week -9
IN the Potosi mine the south drift from the ton
OF the raise connection the tunnel level has
peeh auVanced III feet during the past week, Ind
is noW OUT Total distance Of III feet. The face
from 50 to $12 per ton
In the Hale & Norcross mine they continued
easiag iihoers In he ain shaft berween the 7U0
ana ouu levels. On the 900 level the upraise
started from the sixth floor 81 feet south of \ O. l
upiAlse was carried up feet Total hei gh;, 81
.eet, iollowlng stringers of quartz assaying SO
Slo per ton. No. 2 upraise-Startei an east cross
cut from the tenth floor and advanced 1t IL feet
through porphyry.
BRUNSWICK LoDE-Con. California and Vir-
glnla est ~ Belcher and Gould & Curry-Shaft
-oVo ievei-ihe east c-oSscut started in the
south DRIFT $50 feet from the haft has been ex-
tended 10 feet, passing through porphyry and
strlagers or quartz; total length 49 feet The
chute on the sou eve has been completed and
tne station enlarged. WORK was resumed In the
smart, which was sunk ] 6 feet he incline; to-
tai depth o5b feet: bottom in porphyry. Work
was fesu ned In the joint sou,h drift, and IL has
oeen advanced Ii feet; total length $50 feet; face
In porphyry.
Occidental Con-55O Ievel-The main east
crosscut on this level has been extended 10 feet;