The San Francisco call., 1897-10-28
THE STOCK MARKET.


Mining stocks opened the day at further ap-
probation in prices, but weakened later and
were lower on the afternoon call. Trading was
not very brisk, except on the noon informal ses-
sion.
The Con. Imperial assessment falls delinquent
in board Today, and the Chollar delinquent sale
takes place also.
The Kentuck has levied an assessment of 8
cents
The Cadmus Gold-mining Company of Nevada
County has levied assessment of 10 cents, de-
linquent November 2e.
The Gray son assessment of 10 cents per share
on Hale q Norcross stock will be delinquent in
office to-day, and there is likely be g further
postponement
The Crown Point official letter says; We have
completed the connection between the south
raise 500 level and the seventh floor drift above,
and timbered it throughout and resumed work In
the latter drift which has been advanced II feet
for the week making its total length 337 feet, and
its face is now viii hin feet OF the Belcner line
The first feet of advance this week disclosed In
the face width of II o Is inches OF very rich
ore AT that point cross clay cut of the pay ore.
and the balance of the distance was through
quartz and clay, the former assaying from So TO
$22 per ton. 1t is the intention TO connect with
the Belcher workings and after completing the
same upraise on the rich ore exposed In the
drift and to explore the unprospected ground
above this point
The Belcher letter says; The north drift from
the incli on the 1900 level is now in $50 feet,
having been cleaned out and repaired 10 feet dur
ing the week. On the S5U level raise Ne. i is
up 43 feet perpendicuiarly, z feet having been
made during the week. The top shows clay and
quartz, the latter OF a favorable character. From
the top OF this raise west drift has been
menced, which Is now in feet, the face showing
quartz giving low assays ! his drift will connect
with the crown Point south Drift, which is
being on the 750level of that company IS mine.
The north drift from raise No. the $50 level
is now 35 feet from the ton of the raise 2S feet
having been made during the week. The face
shows clay and quartz, the latter of favorable
character ! here has been hojsted du-fng the
AT m x
m ming carloads of ore, the average top-car sample
of which assayed $25 20 per ton.
In he COmstock ground of the Savage the
500 level the east crosscut started from the mort
lateral drift from a point 135 feet north of the
main west crosscut has been advanced 3 feet;
total length 40 feet This DRIFT has reached the
easi clay and was stopped. The west crosscut op-
week; total length As feet; face in quartz of low
assay value. On the $50 level they have cleaned
out and retimbered the main west Or II to dis
tance of 16S feet; advanced during the week IL
feet. Brunswick lode-600 level-Ihe main nor,h
drift was advanced "a f. ct for the week; toIRi
length ITO feet north of the south lines lace is in
porphyry and seams of quartz
In the Cho lar mine Il omstock lode) the work
of repairing The main incline is being pushed aud
good progress made. On the Brunswick lode they
continue TO save about eight tons per dav of good
ore from the Slopes above ana below the 3OO 'eVel
They hoisted for the week IS tuns of pay ore, the
top car sample of which avera ed goid $l9 81
and silver l9 ounces per ton. The dump hav-
ing been filled, they res umed The shipment of ore
10 the Nevada mill October - 500 Ieve.-The
main south drift has been advanced 35 feet total
length, 6S5 feet from the Chollar north line, or SO
feet from the POtosi line he of the drift
III face is in quartz and porph giving low
says. sou level-AO. 8 crosscut has been
driven "a f-eV through hard porphyry, which is
still in the face; total eng III, o2 feet No.
crosscut has been advanced 81 feet, and is now
ou e6 feet. The face is in porphyry. The man
south drift has been extended % feet through
hard quartz and porphyry, skirt ng the footwan,
aid i out a to al distance OF 533 feet from the
north line. They have been engaged in timbering
the main drift during the week.
In the PotoSi mine (ComstOCk iode) repairs to
the main Incline Jointly with Cholar are making
good progress. The winze from the south drift,
level has been sunk feet aud is dow I feet.
he bottom shows a width of Is inches of fair
They are opening the third floor above No. cross
cut in pay fair grade. In the main south
sets south of the south raise in fair from
feet wide ON the 100 leve, SO feet north Of the
south raise, they are opening the EAST side of
the raise, in lowsrade ore in the top but OF good
grade in the bottom They hoisted and shipped to
the Nevada mill during past week 106 tons
and l5OO pounds Of ore, the average car sample
going gold S14 Is, silver 17.1S ounces per ton:
battery Sample, gold $12 b5, silver u .05 ounces
per ton.
The ofici al letter from the Occidental ConsoIi-
dated mine FOR the past week says: son tn 500
level no WORK has been done during the week. On
the $50 evei the main south DRIFT has been
tended along and under the body sixteen feet
during the week; toiaI length, TAO feet. Crosscut
5 arted from the sou h drift point 725 f-et
south of the station has been advanced a total
distance OF twenty-Seven feet aud has been
stopped The ledge at this point is filled wlh
by assay. Crosscut 4 started from south drift
point fifty feet north of crosscut ! has been ad-
Nanced fourteen feet; total length, twentS-seven
feet his crosscut shows twenty-three feet of ore
Y average $S per On tn $50 level have
cleaned out, repaired and timbered sxty-three
feet of the south drift; total length 393 teet We
have now reached the end the south drift and
driving south in the LEDGE