The San Francisco call., 1897-06-29
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks were irregu ar yesterday some
selling higher and o. heis lower. There was no
general tend-ncy either direction. Sales were
rather larger than usual
North Gould & Curry is assessed 10 cents.
The Continental Building and Loan Association
has declared dividend for the year ending June
80, 1897 at the rate Of per cent pr annura on
ordin ary deposits, per cent on term deposits
and ~ per cent on iDstallment stock, payable
July I.
The Ontario Mining Company Of Utah Will pay
Its 2i5th dividend on June 80 at the rate of 10
cents per share, amounting to $1,000 making
Sl3, ,445, 900 paid 10 date.
The Mountain Mill and Mining Company of Ne
vada County has levied assessment OF cents
per share, delinquent July -
Weekly reports from the mines are as follows:
Con. Cal d Va, 1000 level-West crosscut l.
starte from he north drift from the Cons old ated
Virginia shaft on this level at point 200 rect
north from he station, has been ad yapced 81 fe.t
passing through soft porphyry showing clay
seams; total length. $50 fs ct 1850 ieveI-The
double compartment Cpraise / has been cerriad
up along the footwall 10 feet; total height l63
feet; top OF opening in porphyry streAked with
quartz In the lower half OF the face asssying 81
per ton
1850 Ievel-From the ninth floor south drift. at
point 265 feet in from its mouth, from the top of
the upraise carried mp ~ feet west crosscut has
been 81 rted and advanced 20 feet, passing
through quartz assaying from 81 to 81 per ton.
From he incline upraise J, at a point 60 feet
above the sill floor OF this level from near the enu
OF the north drift the uprast has been carried up
on the fOOtWA y feete passing through iON-prad.
ore 8 inches wide assaying from 81 to &12 per ton:
total height above the sill floor 90 feet. In the
top OF the opening the quartz is inches wide as
saying 81 ana " per tor. Along the south end of
the upralse, from the sill ioor upward for so fee
we have extracted tons of ore, as aging, per
mine car samples, 81 per ton. North from o.
upraise from the point 40 feet above he sill floor
W have upIaised 10 feet on the foo wall passin I.
through quartz asshying from SIS to $40 per ton;
We have extracted from this point one ton OF
ore assayng, per minecar samples So per ION
shows ~ he nFF
mer workings. From upraise on he sill floor of
this level a north drift skrti1g along the foot ali
has been started and advanced 23 feet, passing
through quartz formation assayiug from So TO
81 per ton. No ore has been hoisted nom the
mine during the week. We have shilpei TO the
Morgan mill during the week 265 tons and $40
? uuds of ore. atsaying. per railroad samples
$7l So per on. The average assay value per ba
terry samp es, of all the worked at that mill
during the week, SS5 toas and 81 pounds was
S6s OF rer ton This the c'o,iBg run BuI-
lion on hand in assay otfce-cleanup-assay value
about $4,000.
In the ophir mine, on the 1000 level, ives cross
cut from the north drift, 125 north of the shaft
station is In l22 feet: the face clay and lines
OF quartz. In he old Central tunnel workings OF
the Ophir from the sill floor from the west cross
cut from the Mexican shaft, at "A point 1872 feet in
from its mouth, the south drift has been extended
II feet, passing through porphyry and quartz as
saving 81 per ion: tota, length III feet.
In he sierra Nevada mine, on the 900 level,
drift at point l4O feet north from the sierra \ =
vada shaft, was advanced during the week Is
feet; total length S3 ieet At this point work was
ledge matter, all OF whici assayed from 81 10 s3
per n IN gold Have resumed work in the north
latera. drift 900 level. and advanced The same II
feet total length 214 feet north from The sierra
Nevada shaft In the Cedar Hill workings OF The
Sierra Nevada mine, east crosscut B. started from
The northeast drift at point Al feet north from
the La ton tunnel, was advanced 81 feet; face in
porphvry, clay and qusr:Z otal length 3. ieet
from the W. Sc cfosscut, 500 level has been ad-
va va ced IA ieet during the past week: otal length
ZS feet IA e IN porphyry- A re engaged present
IN ope1 up ground from the did south drift
near The south bounGary of the mine, all OF which
IS IN quartz; average assays from So TO SIS per
ton
Nowork was done in the CholIar Mining Com
pany's ground on the Comstock lode during the
past week. -
In the Potosi mine Com stock wOrkIngs) the
south drift from the top of the upra Sc on the 100
Lew was driven lS feet for the past week. The
~ raise tiOm No. east crosscut on the tunnel
level has been advanced feet since last report
and Is now up A feet, the top being in low-gra lie
quartz and porphyry,
Brunswick LoDE-Con. Cal and Va Best &
Belcher and Go IL Curry-~haft = has been sunk
ID feet on tho incline. total depth $40 feet; bottom
in porphyTy and stringers of quAr,z 300 level
The east crosscut star ed 3SS from the shaft
In the south dTiit has been extended "a feet total
length 25S feet face in porphyry. clay and quartz
The east crosscdt 3 started in the south DRIFT lis
feet south from croSscut 2, has been extended l9
feet; total iengh lO9 feet face in porpnyry show
ing some quartz
OCCIDENTAL CoN.-The official letter says: