The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02

and upward for 20 feet we have extracted Is tons
from the twenty-sSt floor, at point l1S feet IN
from the mouth OF the drift, north DRIFT ma S
been started and advanced 80 feet, passing e
through porphyry showing narrow streaA ;
of quartz OF low assay value Opposite e
the south drift the north drift has been advanced
with quartz assaying So and SO per ton. Fro II
the tenth and eleventh floors on east slde-aooVe
the sill floor of this leve-at the north END OF the
slopes, in old ground of former workings, we nave
extracted twenty tons of ore, the average assay
value per sam pie taken from the cars IN the mine
was $4O AZ per ton From the wes' oriis AT =
point 100 feet in from its mouth the north Drift
mas been advanced 80 feet, passing througn por-
phyIy streaked with quartz or low a-say value l
total length SO feet. No work has been done dur
ing the week in he south drift where the streak
or good cut last week. we nave COM
peted hlling the open space In the Slopes between
the eighteenth and twenty-sixth floors, ana are
now putting IN stone and cement oul Kneao IN
the west drift. 90 feet west from the old stope
The total extraction of ore for the week amounted
TO thirty-eight tons: the average assay from
ssmp.es taken from cars when raised TO the sur
face was S43 40 per ton
In the Orhlr mine o the 1000 level west cross
cut is in 353 feet The face is in soft porphyry.
seams clay and lines OF quartz assaylng oU
GEMS per ton In the o d Central tunnel workings
OF the Opnir. from the SILL floor from the west
crosscut from The Mexican sIait at u oint l3Z
feet from its mouth from the end of the south driit
30 feet in from its mouth from The upraise carried
up 15 feet they have reopened the old west cross
cut and have extracted therefrom tons OF ore
In the Hale & Norcross mine, on the 900 level
the upratse started from the sixth floor 81 feet
the past week and shows l5 inches OF quartz as
saying So in gold and 10 ounces OF silver per ton
No. upraise-Are raising fer the tenth hoor
(worked north from ninth hoor) without any
change since last report.
BRUNSWICK LoDE-Con Cal. and Va. Best &
BE cher and Gould d Curry shaft 2, 300 level.
The east crosscut started In the south DRIFT 100
feet from the shaft has been extended 13 feet,
passing through porphyry and stringers OF quartz;
total length 23 feet Work the bottom of the
shaft has been discontinued for the present in or
der o put in chute at the 800 Lever.
completed
and chutes and on the 26th ult sinking was re-
sumed. adding 6 feet Tor the week; total depth of
shaft 500 feet; the bottom is in the foo all. 200
level Have opened five floors above 200 evd on
he ore streak and find it anout foot wide, but Of
fine grade. Are sinking below this level and have
opened one set in depth 80 rect long and are now
preparing 10 sink wlnze to connect with the
openings above the 300 level.
800 level-Have sed 50 feet on the streak
and find 1t maintaining in size and value 400
ievel-Advanced east crosscut 10 :eet since last
report, making its total length no feeI, here it
stopped in hard rock. We have continued so. 5
fee, where It stopped in the footwalL Have re-
sumed work in the main south drift this leve.,
and have turned its course little ives. of south
conform 10 the formation as disc oSed in no.
crosscuts- This drift has been driven IS feet: ::
total distance from north line A9 feet the face is
In porphyry with seams OF quartz through it, from
which as high as So assays have been obtained.
he upraise fIom east crosscut Is up 29 feet ad-
vanced for the week 9 feet: the lop shows feet
wide, which is saved for pay 1.-The face and box
samples ranging from $l5 10 $32 per ton. 500
levei-ihe station having been com pieted a south
drift was started from il on Monday and advanced
29 feet in the five days; the face in stiff ground
composed of porphyry. From all points have
saved and shipped for the week IL tons and 800
pounds OF ore; average car sample assay: Colo,
s3l o7; silver, SIS 90 per ton. Wagon samples
Gold, $27 7S; silver, 1919 ounces. Battery
p es, average for the week: Gold, $35 OF; silver
Is. % ounces per ton.
The following companies report cash on hand
FeDrua Y i: Alta, $3lS9; Andes, STATS; Alpha
Consolidated, s3UO5 Best & Be. cher, S544 with
$250O due the bankl: Bullion, $29S; Caledonia,
$3O46; Ihollar, $l73l with $1,000 due the bank
on Eote); Challenge Consolidated, S2O51; Con-
solIdated Imperial, $500: Confluence, $2027;
consolidated New York, S451; Consolidated tali
Eek chequer, $2674; Gould & Curry, $94oS; III e
& Norcross, $2265; Mexican. $62S6; Occidental
Consolidated S1U67; Overman, $6148; Potosi
S6630: savage. $l2.3Z4: Sierra Nevada 5000 !:
Segre gated Belcher, S516; silver Hill, $40. Syn
dictate, $3.50; Union Consolidated 5000; Utah
Consolidated, S463.
The belcher Mining Company reports in
debtedness of $SOl, and the Lady W Rshington one
OF $104O. Andes is assessed l0c.