The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-14
On hand september l3:


The following companies report an in debted-
ness Be cher, $42U9; Chollar, due bank SIo-
OOU. less 1919 cash on hand; Haze q Norcross,
S4375: Lady Washington, s2ln1; Poiosi, due
bank $4,000 less 1925 cash on hand; Savage, due
bank s65UU, less 1881 cash on hand; Sierra Ne
vada, due bans $500, less 1924 cash on hand
Silver King, 1851.
Weekly rel or;s rom the mines are as follows:
Con CAL & VA.-155O level-The south drift
started from the double compartment Incline up
raise l, point l7s rect on the st3pe above TINS
level, has been extended . ieet. passing through
poTphyry, clay aud narrow SANS OF quartz assay
ing 81 per too. TotaI lengi h. 13o feet Eas cross
cut q started from this drift loo feet south OF ths
upraise has oeen advanced - ieeL, passi 5S
1850 Ievel-From incline upraise at point so
feet above the sill floor of this level the south
drift skirtin along he upraise has been advanced
y feet, passing thr, ugh IorphyTy and lartz as
saying rs cents per ton; totai length 81 feet.
From upraise al point 65 feet on the Slope
above the ST floor the north drift has been ad-
vanced % feet, passing though porphyry ana
length II feet. 1880 leve-Continue repairing
The upraise and drifts therefrom connecting "itn
The old east crossrut the 1880 level On the
eleventh and twelfth floors along the west side of
the drifts where are Repairing We find narrow
streaks of assaying from 81 to $40 per ton.
No ore was extracted from The mine during the
week.
Gu from the north DRIFT from The SHAFT station is
ex ended a al distance OF g feet. the face IS
Ia porphyrr. clay ana quartz. Ia the old central
tunnel workings of the pphir from the II moor
from the west crosscut from The Mexican shaft at
a pont 80 feet in from its mouth The south DRIFT
has been extended 10 fee. passing throus por-
phyry and quartz assaying 81 and 81 per ton; Total
length 242 1eet-
In the Sierra Nevada mine dayton tunne), the
east crosscut from the bottom of the winz- has
been advanced during The week 70 feet; 10 al
length "a feet: face IN clay. Al point ~ rect
east from the Wine thev cut through streak OF
quartz porphyIy and clay feet thick. On the
south side of crosscuJ the streak averages as
says OF S35 per ton in colo, with occasional
punches OF high grade On the north side OF
said crosscut the material is OF lower grade assay
ing from S4 TO 81 per ton. On the 9UO level Oh
The Union shaft workings OF The Sierra Nevada
the north lateral drift advanced during the
week 20 feet; total distance 80 feet north from
croSscut 8; face in porphyry, with flow OF water
therefrom.
Nowork was done in Hale & Norcross ground
on the Comstock during the past week.
In the Chollar niue the repairs IN the 45O leVel
west drift from the SHAFT an In the station and
main incline The hoo level still under way,
and in both of which they are making good
progress
In The Potosi mine the south drift from the top
Of the upraise. 100 leve has been driven ~ feet
for the week; total length $50 feet face in soft
porphyry. The north drift from the top OF the
raise from crosSCut :, tunnel level. 10 meet the
north drift on the 100 teve is out 157 feet having
been advanced 29 feet for the week; face Is in
porphyry AMI quartz giving low assays Ihey are
still engaged in repairs in he main west DRIFT from
the shaft and in repairing aud Tetlm oerlng me
100 evel station the IN ain incline, in both OF
which they making good rogress-
In the Alpha Consolidated mine on the oUO
Level the east crosscut started from the south
DRIFT near the south boundary line or the mine
has been ad vahc ed during he week feet; toial
length is feet; race in p mixture OF quartz and
clay yielding assays fIom 81 10 ; 10 per ton