The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was no particular change In mining stocks
yesterday, some being aud others frmer.
Trading rather quieter than of late
The Champion mine of Nevada City will pay its
forty first dividend of 25c to-day.
Belcher is assessed 20c.
The Crown Point delinquent sale takesp ace to-
day.
he Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Company
paid regular monthly dividend of 3Uc and the
spring Valley Water Company regular monthly
dividend of 5Oc yesterday
Weekly reports from The mines follows:
Con. Cal. and Va, 1850 evel-1he south drift
started from the double compartment incline up
raise at point IS feet the stope above tn is
level, has been extended 1S feet, passing through
porphyry clay and narrow streaks of quartz assay
ing ST 80 per ton oa length "a feet. East cross
cut started from this drift 90 feet south of the
raise has been advanced 20 feet. passing through
ton; tota. length Al feet. 1000 level-trom IN
cline upraise at point 90 feet above the sill
floor of this level the south drift skirting along
the footwall has been exte nded Is feet, passing
through porphyry ana quartz assaying 81 per ton;
to- al |, Myth 96 feet
From upraise 2 at a point 65 feet on the siope
above the sill floor the ncrth drift has advanced
-5 feet passing through p rphyry and quartz rs
sa ing from 81 to SIS per ion; total length az teet
1850 leveI-Ou the eleventh floor north from the
uprase a west crosscut has be started and ad-
vauced 80 feet .ssing through porphyry and
quartz assaying from 81 to s6 per ton. No ore
was extracted from the mine during the week.
In the Uphir mine the 1000 level west cross
is in porphyry, clay and quartz OF nominal value.
In the old Central tunnel WORKINGS vi The Opnir
from the sill floor fl ON The west crosscut from the
Mex can shaft at a point 1872 feeG in from its
mouth the south drift has been extended 10 feet,
passing through porphyry and quar,z assaying 81
and 81 25 per ton; toial length zo2 fee1.
In the SIERRA Nevada mine clayton tunnel) the
east ciosscut from The BOTTOM Of the winze has
been advanced during the week IL feet: total
leng h, 40 feet; face in clay. A south drift has
been started on the pay streak ' point % feet
east from the bottom OF the winZe ana is now out
Al fant Dhn foo. 10 In ntn aNdr,
some quartz o. no value. This drift was started
three-ioot streak of grade, which extended
only 2lz feet, when 1t cut out The remainder of
this drift material of vaiue. On tnr 9v0
level the Union shaft workings of TIE Sierra
ing The week 20 feet total distance 3o0 feet north
from the Sierra Nevada shaft and 145 feet from
crosscut 8; face In porlhyry.
NO work was done on Haze & NorcrosS ground
on the Comstock during the past week.
in the Chollar mine the repairs IN tie 45U level
west drift from the shaft and in the station and
main incline The llU0 level are still under way.
In the Potosi mine the south drift from the top
of the upraise, 100 level has been driven 27 feet
for the week; total length 16S feet; face in hard
porpnyry. he north drift from the top OF the
raise from No Iosscut, tunnel level, meet the
north drift the 100 level, is lSl feet having
been advanced "a feet for the week; face In por.
phyry; about 40 feet separate the Two drifts.
DRIFT from the shaft, 45O level, and in repairing
and reuimberhg the main incline at and above the
ll0U level.
BRUNSWICK LoDE-Con. Cal & Va, Best
& Beicher aud loud d Curry Shaft 9, 800
level-The joint south drin started from The
station has advanced "a feet; total length
539 feet: face in rorphyIy and small
stringers Of quartz The west crcsscut started
from the sonth drift, which was run from the east
crosscut. has been extended 16 feet; tota length
II feet; face in porphry, showing stringers of
quartz tO0ievel-The joint crosscut on the
north boundary has been advanced % feet: total
length 155 feet; ice in porphyry. The joint
south drift started from the stati has been ad-
vanced "a feet; total length l49 feet; in por
phyry
Chollar, 800 and 400 leveis-The Slopes on and
above these levels are yielding about the same
They are breaking about seven per day of
good ore. The dump the mine Is fulI. and they
resumed shipments of the Nevada mill
september A. On he 40v eveI No. west cross
extended 15 feet; total length 12S feet
connected with he top upraise from tie 5U0 level.
The connection has Deen tim bel eG, and they are
ene aged in taxing out the waste and chute
500 levtI-No. crosscut has been extended %
feet since last report total length So in
hard rock. Incline upraise No. started from