The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.
Mining Stocks We're Slightly Lowe
Again Yesterday,


Again Yesterday.
The Occidental assessment falls delinquent In
Office to-day.
The Natoma Vineyard Company paid the usual
monthly dividend OF cents per share on the
10th.
A semtannua dividend OF per cent was paid
by the Ang. Californian Bank (Limited) on the
18th.
The Oakland Gas Company paid dividend OF 25
cents per share yesterday.
The Pacicf and Sunset Telephone ana Telegraph
companies paid the usual monthly dividends yes
terday.
The Orleans Mining Company of Grass Valley
has LEVIED assessment Of 10 cents per share, de-
linquent April IA.
Weekly reports from the Comstock are as fol-
lows:
CONSOLIDATED CALIFORNIA AND VIRGINIA
1000 level-i he east crosscut started from the
north drift from the Consolidated Virginia shaft
on this level, at point 200 feet north from the
station has been advanced 30 feet, showing clay
separations and fine lines Of quartz assaying so
ton; total length, 20 feet face OF the cross
cut is ih hard porphyry.
1850 leveI-Tbe double compartment incline
uprase has been carried up 8 feet on the slope
along the footwall above this level total height
36 feet. The top OF This opening Is In porphyry
streaked with quartz assaying 80 and S5 per ton
does not show in the face of the upraise. 1850
level-from the ninth floor south drift at point
started and carried up IA feet passing through
quartz formation showing streak of ore foot
ore assaying $3S so per ton. The Top Of the open
ing is in quartz assaying from "a to $15 per ton.
on ON m the anar ninth ., S first floor above 9S
feet east and 25 feet north of east
line from the Consolidated Virginia shaft
from the incline upraise at a point 60 feet
above the sill floor of this level, we have worked
north and south along the footwail on the ore
streak. which is one and two feet wide and have
q frOn ass
ing S44 SO per TOE The south end Of this opening
shows the old stope tmbers put in two years ago.
1850 level From the twelfth and thirteenth
foors-on the east side above the sill floor of this
levei-at the north end OF the stope in old ground
of former workings, we have extracted three tons
OF ore the average assay value per samples taken
from the cars in the mine was $13 O5 per ton. The
81 tons: the average assay from samples taken
from cars when raised TO the surface was $50 27
per on.
In the Ophir mine, on the 1000 level west cross
cut z is in 453 feet; the face is in soft rorphyry,
seams OF clay and lines of low grade quartz In
the old Central tunnel workings, from the sill
floor from the west orosscut from the Mexican
shaft from the south drift from the upraise car
rled up Is feet from The end Of the old west cross
cut from the end of The south DRIFT an upraise
has been slar;ed and carried up IA feet, passing
through porphyry and quartz formation assaying
In the Hale q Norcross they have completed re-
pairs IN the main shaft from the surface TO the
iSoo level and other necesssry repairs inc
tunnel. 9O0 leve-Upraise 1--Have started an
east crosscut 81 feet south and under the south
crosscut at this point, showing stringers or quartz
of low value Upraise.2-Extended the wess Cross
cut starred from the tenth floor lO feet: total
length "a feet; face in quar,z. Advanced the
north drift started from the tenth floor 10 feet to-
tai leng h "a feet; through porphyry and small
buncIes of ere.
No work was done in the ChoiIar mine on the
CONS. ock during the past week.
III the Potosi mine the south drift from the top
OF the raise from the intermediate level started
the tunnel level 46 feet south of the nor, line
is out 222 feet having been run ~ feet during the
week; the face is in low grade quartz Have
started an east crosscut at point 2l3 feet south
from the raise. and 1t has been advanced IL feet;
the face is in low grade quartz.
Brunswick lode Consolidated California and
Virginia, Best & Belcher and Gould q Curry-The
joint shaft has been sunk i feet on the incline:
total depth 625 feet; bottom In porphyry SUI
level-The joint south drift was extended 70 feet:
total length 26O feet: face in porphyry and
ringers OF quartz. The east crosscut started in
this drift has been extended II feet, passing
through porphyry and strngers OF quartz; total
length 100 feet
OccIDENTAL CoN-The official letter for the
past week says: Tne main east crosscut on the
$50 level has been stopped for the present. The
reached the footwall The ledge 1, five feet vi de
and the assays show value OF from > to Sl2 In
II south 75O level-Have done no work on this
level during the week. so level-The south drift
was extended ls feet: total length 1s ieet the
pay streak is about II inches wide and shows an
average value of $22 ler ton.
CHoLLAR-No. shaft has been sunk IL feet on
the incline, total depth S64 feet: the bottom Is IN
porphyry and small stringers Of quartz 200 level
West crosscut ], so feet sou h Of the north line,
Is out Is feet. The last fee. show width OF
quartz from lS inches to 2 feet, and still In the
face. o good ore. the face samples running from
$50 TO $50 per ton. half gold. have started NO.
west GRO scut 40 feet south Of No !. which is In
32 feet in porphyry. Owing to heavy storms and
bao roads have done but little the rast week In
the Slopes, and having tiiled the surface dump
have hauled no ore. Hope to resume the II ST OF
next week both opng and hauling 500 level
The south drift has advanced 81 feet and is now
out IS ieet The ground, which has been hard.
has changed in the past 10 feet to soft porphyry.