The San Francisco call., 1897-12-16
RECEIPTS OF 1koDUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET,

Prices for mining stocks were rather weaker
yesterday, though the decline was insignificant.
The Champion mine of Nevada City has de-
clared Its foIty-fourth dividend OF 25 cents paya-
oie on the 21st. This mine is a regular dividend
payer.
The La suerte Gold Mining Company OF Nevada
County has just levied an assessment of ia cents
per share, deliuquent January IL. 1898.
The Hama Plantation Company levied an
assessment OF 81 per share, deli quent January
is.
A special meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Hama Plantation Company has been called for
February ID, 1898, consider and pass upon a
proposition 10 increase the capita stock of The
company from So, 100000 To s5.00O.OOO. and he
mum Der OF shares from 50, 600 u 30, 600
AT the reoently held annual meeting of the Gold
Point Mining company OF Grass Valley the fol-
lowing directors were elected for lS97-9S: samuel
Granger T. :. Richards, James Watt. James
Wales ana =. B. Brady The directors organized
by electIng Samuel Granger president, f. > Rich.
ards VIce-pFe sld mt ana superintendent, James
Watt treasurer, and A. B. brady secretary,
The joint Confidence Challenge con. ana Con.
lmper al west crosscut from the surfac tunnel
IS out 1861 feet, having been advanced 16 fee tor
The past week The face is in porlhyry, and there
Is still a strong flow of water.
In the Consolidated Imperial mine the surfac e
tunnel is now Ia 424 feet from the south line OF
he company's ground. The face shows oil fill
in s.
In the Crown Point mine the raise from the
south dIiit on the intermediate level is up to a
totai height OF So fee. and has been s-oped. The
top is n mixture OF clay, porphyry and low
grade quartz Work resumed ia the south
drift on the 700 level 10 connect with the a bove
ubraise. This DRIFT has 10 TO IL ieet to reach the
raise.
The joint Belcher-Crown Point west crosscut
from lne top of the Ielcher upraise on the $50
level is out 105 feet Tne face is in low grade
quartz
In the Belcher mine on the 1910 level the east
crosscut from The north drift the in cline is
Is feet The face shows od Fl liugs On the
sou level the west cr,sscut from the Top OF raise
Is n fHpp hpt iOy ahan
he Joint WORK WITH The CIovn Point CCm paly,
as described in The Crown Point report, is
making the usua progress The yield OF the Il
cher mine tor the past week amounted to l9
mining carloads or ore, OF the average assay
value OF 81 40 per ton.
he official letter from the Justice mine for the
pas, week says; West crosscut No. l started
nom .he mort drift, 40 level, is out II 1eet
The face is in porphyIy and quartz giving low
says Ihls Drift has not yet reached the foOtwall
W ork In this crosscut has been suspended for the
present d a southwest lateral DRIFT has beeu
started from the bottom of the incline shaft with
" view OF running crosscut to prospect the ore
vein south OF the SHAT. When this drift is Ii a
sufficient distance this crosscut will be started 81
ieet s9uth OF ctosscut L During the week we
hOisted tons and $50 pounds OF ore. The car
sampes OF which averaged S37 % per ton.
N the Comstock ground OF the Savage Mining
Company, Ou the sou level, I'M. west cross, M
starred from the north lateral drift from a DO Mt
l35 feet north OF he main crUsscut, has been
auvALced i feet; total length us feet; fac. in
| porphyry. II The 13O level main west drift
has been Gle aned out repaired a dis. Ance OF 6
feet; total length, Z33 feet Brunswick lode
r asst Irosscut Z, started a point las feet orth
OF crosscut !, or l7U feet north of The line, has
been advanced - feet through h-rd poTphyry;
total length, 10 feet; stopped Operations re-
sumed IN the face OF the main north DRIFT, which
h-s been extended 20 feet; to al length Z35 feet;
face In pOrphyry and quartz giving low assays.
/ he official letter frC m the occidental Consoi
! dated mIne for The past week says: $50 level
The south drift, fom west c. osscul has b, en- eX
tended IA feet totsl length, 90 feet The face Is
| IN ore assaytng about a per ton in gold. 63L
! lvvei-t I'm the END OF the main south drift we
have started an east crosscut which Is now IN
quattz and porphyry. 40 Ievel-Me have ex
Tended the main south drift feet; total length
500 feet. he fac Is in ore of fair grade
The directors OF the security Savings Bank have
AIRED thr usual dividends for the ha year end
ing Dece ~ Der 81, the rate OF per term
and 313 per cent per annum on ordinary depos is
payable January z