The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The week opened lower In mining stocks, as
will be seen by the quotations. Chollar sold down
to CSC.
The ophir Delinquent sale takes place to-day.
The Market-street Railway Company has de-
clared the usual quarterly dividend Of 6Oc per
share, payable April II.
The Independent Red Mems Hall Association
paid dividend of 25c per share yesterday.
The Calumet and Heca Copper Mining Com
pany Of Michigan has declared quarterly divi-
dend Of $5 per share, payable April 23.
Weekly reports from the miues are as follows:
Con. CAL. & VA.-l000 evel-The east crosscut
started from the north drift from the Con. Va.
shaft on this level at point 200 feet nor h from
through porphyry showing G. ay separations; total
length lao feet. 1850 ievel-The double COM
partment incline rpraise has been carried up 10
feet on the slope along the footwall above this
level total height 6S feet. The top Of this open
Ing is in porphyry sreaked with quartz assay ing
from ST 10 $i5 per ton. We have suspended the
work of upraising and shall start north ano south
drifts running alo the footwail the coming week.
1850 evei-From the fiftn floor south drift at
a point 20U feet in from its mouth, from the up
raise, feet above he sill floor, west drift has
been started and advanced 32 feet: passing
81 per ton On the ninth foor-the first floor
above the sill floor Of this level-at point 100
feet east and 20 feet north Of east line from the
Con. Cal. & Va shaft, from the incline upraise at
ont gu feet above he sill floor of this level a
north drift has been arted and advanced 20 feet
through quartz formation assaying from az to $3
per ton. 1850 level-From the tenth fioor-on the
east side above the sill floor of this evel-at the
north end of the stope in old ground of former
workings We have worked north in quartz forma-
ton assaying from 81 to IS per ton. No ore has
been extracted from the mine during the week.
10 he Uphir niue on the 1000 level west cross
cut is In 49l feet. The face Is in soft por-
phyry seams OF clay and quartz assaying DO cents
per ton. In the oh central tunnel workin- y of
Ophir the upraise from the end OF the south drift
from The old west crosscuI from the upralse car
red up i b feet from the Mexican shaft has been
carried up D feet, passing through porphyry and
quartz streaks assaying from 81 to $16 per ton;
total height. "a feet.
In the Hale d Norcross mine on the 900 level in
upraise the west crosscnt started from the
south upraise on the sixth floor advanced 23
quartz Upraise 2-txtended the west cross
cut started from the tenth floor ten fee: total
length, SO feet, through quartz and porphyry of
low grade. Advanced the north drift from the
tenth floor ten feet; total length, SO feet face in
heavy Tough clay.
mel level started from the south drift at point
213 feet south Of the rise, connection has been ad
vsnced during the 70 feet, making It's to lai
length % feet. The face IL in old filings This
Drift has been stopped and they have commenced
putting IN square sets the west side Of the old
slope III the east crosscut for the purpose Of ex-
tracting ore.
No work was done in Chollar ground on the
Comstock lode during the past week.
brunswick lode-Consolldated California and
Vlralnia, Best d. Belchrr and Gould & curry
Shat; No has been sunk II feet on ncline total
aep aepi n 6os feet bottom in porphyry and quartz
300level-The joint soui b drift has been advanced
30 feet; total length 325 feet; face In porphvry
and quartz. East crosscut started in this DRIFT has
been extended "a feet, passing through porphyry;
total length 162 feet
OCCIDENTAL CoNsoLIDATED-The official letter