The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining shares somew hat lower on the early
calls yesterday, though the decline was slight
Bus dull. On the afternoon call still
lower prices ruled.
The con. Imperial assessment falls delinquent
in offlca to-day.
Exchequer is assessed sc.
A dIVioend OF 1Oc per share was paid yesterday
by the santa Ros lila mine Of Mexico
A quarterly dividend of sc per share will be
paid on the 18th by the Pacific Auxiliary Fire
Ala m Company
he regular quarterly dividend of 81 ler share
will be paid by the Central Gasght Company
this month
The next monthly dividend of the Pacific Light
ing Company, 10 be paid on the 5th, will be at the
rate OF 4Oc per share, or sc per share more than
the previous monthly dividends by that corpora
ton.
Weekly reports from the mines follows:
Con, ,odated California e Virginia: 1850
ievel-Tne south drift started from east crosscut
at point ~ feet in from its mou his been
ad vanced l5 feet, passing thoougn quartz and
porphyry assaylng from So to $S on total
length u feet We have saved from this drift
tons of ore assaytns 50 a ton. The north drlfJ
sklrting along the footwall from the incline up
rai'e at point 17s feet on the slope above this
s.reaked with quartz assayiDg nominay; Total
Length SS feet. 1850 evel-From incline upraise
at point 80 feet above sill floor at this level The
south drift skirting along The footwali has been
exteI ded feet, passns through pofphyry
streaked with quartz sssaying from 81 to So
point 195 feet IN II, m its mouth we are cutting
out on the ives! side Of the drift on the foo wall
at II point 81 rect above the north drlt from up
raise 2, north DRIFT has been stared and ad-
vanled 20 feet, pa sing through porphyry and
quar-: assaying 81 and s. tor
1850 leve-On tre eleventh floor north from
the upraIse from the west crosscu'. at a point 80
feet from its mouth. the nort n drf has been ad-
vanced IL feet, passing through quartz assaylng
from 81 TO SIS per ton, total lie 9Th 10 feet; work
has b zen suspended as the face OF the drift in
old ground of former workings. Next week we
shall start east crosscut from this drift at
point 43 feet in from is mouth. No ore ha, been
cd frOm u N q q
In the Ophir mine, on the 1000 level. west cross
3, started from he maiu north drift from the
pofphyry, showing clay ans and lines of quartz
In the old Central tunnel workings of the Uphir,
from the sill floor from the west crosscdt from The
Mexican shaft, arted at point 30 feet N from
its mouth, the crosscut has been extended II feet
THROUGH broken ground consisting OF porpnyry,
ay and Iartz assaying 81 and So per ton, total
length 237 feet.
In the Mexican mine, the 1000 level, in the
north drit from the Ophir shaft station 4s0 fet
from the station, 25U feet north ON the south
boundary line of he mine, and opposite west
crosscut l. the east cro sent was ad vanced 2S feet
passing through sof perpnyrv showing Gay sepa-
rations total length, 800 feet. In september,
So, they extrac; ed from the 1858 level 33 tons
OF ore, assa, ing a bout s25 per ton. This ore
recently sold 10 the Ophr 5. NJ. Co. for $ll AT per
workinys) duting the past week they TOOK out and
s. ortd in he ore house lS cars of OF the aver
age assay value OF SIS S5 per ton in geld. The
new or Riley tunnel has heen advanced during
the week 43 feet: total length, l3S feet; face IN
porphyry. On the $40 ieve of the Union shaft
west croSscut S arttd from The north lateral
drift at point 100 feet north from west GRO ,scut
8 $50 feet II from the Sierra Nrvada
shaft has been advanced during he week 6 fect;
total length, l3I fe-t; face in porphyry and seam
of clay and "a SeepaSe tf wafer. Part OF the week
has cen devoted To repa. ring.
In the PotoSi mine they made good progress in
repairs in the main inclife at and above the ] 10
level. he north sop", tunnel leve, third floor
above o. l cross; ut, shows from two three
feet of fair-erade ore. On the tunnel lev / the
Wine from the south DRIFT. souh of No. east
croSscut, WAS not sunk further during The week.
They have resumed work in No. l east crosscut,
tunnel level and advanced the same feel, total
the clay wall. south stope from No crosscut,
tunnel Ieve. l5 feet south of crosstut, shows a
streak OF ore 21a feet wide of fair grade From
the south drift. 90 level, are opening out with
square III feet south of the upraise. During
the past week they have extracted 112 tons and
100 pounds of ore, which we shipped to the Ne
vada mill, the top car sample of which averaged:
Gold, $l3 21 silver, fine ounce, 1914. Battery
samples: Gold, s12 10; silver, IA. As ounces
BRUNSWICK LoDE-Con. Cal IL Va, Best tS
| Becher AID Gould & Curry-shaft 300 ,evel-
The iJint east cgosscut on our north boundary has
been advanced feel; total length IA feet face
III pCrphyry and quartz East crosscut 3,
when started in the south drift 400 fees from
the station was advanced % feet: tot al lie 9Th,
4O5 feet: face in porphyry $50 evei-The joint
ca It crosscut on our north boundary has beei ID
vanced 81 feet; total length, .4O5 feet; tace in
porphyry. The Joirt south drift started from the
station has teen .adva ced 70 feet total length,
300 feet; face in porphyry and quartz ,hollar-
800 level-Are extracting about tons Of good ore
per day from the Slopes and below the 80
level 400 level-1 he ore slopes from the up caise
/ from this lev. are about Exhausted 500 level
The south drift has been xtsnded SO fee for the
week. and we now out 7l7 feet from the north
line, or 81 feet from the Potosi line in
the course OF the drift face in porphyry,
cay aud quartz giving low assays. On the
600 level-No. east crosscut- l43 feet south OF
No. or 3i3 feet south Of north line was extended
26 feet through hard porphyIy and is out SS
feet No. east eros 'cnt 100 feet south of No. 3
or 44s feet south Of he line; was adv need q fee.
and is now out lis feet: face in hard porphyry
They have discontinued this crosscut. started
east crosscut 5. 100 feet south of No L. 553 feet
south of the north line. Main south drift mas been
extended 29 feet: face in hard porphyry and quartz
of low gr de; total length o62 feet south of nor
line. They doing the usual amount of pros
petting aud repairing throughout the mine. They
shipped during the week to the Nevada mill lO4
tons and 15ii0 pounds of ore. the assay value Of
which was: Wagon sample gold. ST. U.s. ounces
OF fine silver 1856 Top car sample gold, SlS "a;
22.S6 fine ounces of 81 yer.