The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks opened slightly higher than they closed on Saturday, but soon weakened and fell back, as will be seen
 Overman and Seg. Belcher are both as- sessed 5c
 The favorites continue to decline on the Bond Exchange, Hawaiian Commercial selling down to S20 and Hutchinson Plantation to S4S' Oceanic Steamship being about $l OH lroin Saturday.
 The san Francisco Gas and Electric Com pany will pay the regular monthly dlVloeho of 50 cents per share on May l.
 Weekly reports from the leading mines are as follows:
 Con. Cal & Va. mine-1550 level-From the north drift skirting along the footwau rom the incline upraise at a point IFS feet on the stone above this level, l00 feet in from its mouth. east crosscut 2 has been advanced 10 feet, passing through porphyry showing clay separations total length 7S feet. From the ln- cline upralse l. at point ll2 feet aooVe the sill floor of this level, from the south drlft at & point 300 feet in from its mouth near the end of the east crosscut a south drift opposite the north drift has been advanced feet, passing through quartz showing narrow sCeaHs ana punches or ore. from which we have extracted 1A tons. assaying per mine car samples S2S S2 per ton 1850 level-From incline upraise at
 point 50 feet above the sill floor of this level, from the south drift slirting along the loot wall at a point IFS feet from its mouth, rom the top of the upIaise which has been carried m it's mouth, the upraise has been carried up y feet. passing through quartz and porphyry as saying Sl per ton; total height go feet From the old east crosscut on the sill floor ot tnls level. at a point S2 feet IT. from US lnouth' from the uplaise earned up b feet apONe ttle sill floor, have worked north along tile east drift ill quartz showing narrow streams and punches oI ore. From these openings we have extracted 4 tons of ore, assaying Der mine ear samples SsS 2 per ton. Have also extracted from this part of the mine lo tons
 h., lfe when raised to the surface was y io per tOIi' l756 level-On the eleventh floor north from the top of the uprase from the north drltt, +o feet in from the mouth, from the east aEltt at d point 26 feet in from it's mouth rom the end ot the north drift, the east driit mas been da Vanced II feet, passing through old ground or former workings assaying from SZ to SzV per ton, from which we have saved tons or ore assayinS SS2 oU per ton' total tehsll 4- feet. The total extraction of for the week amounted to SS tons, the average assay value of which per samples taken from cars at the surface was S59 46 per ton.
 Alpha Consolidated-Cn the 50o-foot level. during the week they started q south drift from the main south drift and advanced the same l2 feet through quartz. From this drift they have taken out F cars of ore. The aver age assay from samples taken rom the cars was, gold 8 50, and $ ounces of silver per ton.
 Sierra Nevada. Riley tunnel-During the week we extracted from the south side Of the tunnel 45 mining carloads of ore and stored 1t in the ore house. The assay value of car samples was as follows: Gold $35 S2; silver, 10 ounces per ton. On south side of the tunnel the pay ore extended but feet south. This Crosscutting the ledge, or ore body. At that point the shows a width of IA feet and extends in length along the tunnel for 42 feet. Have completed the milling Of lS0 tons and 750 pounds of ore. The average assays of bat tery samples from the were $59 S5. Have shipped one bar of bullion to the United States Mint at Carson weighing 109690 ounces. for which We received $ll20 e gold coin and 96S. 70 ounces of fine silver. Have on hand 9S00 pounds of suphurets from the last l07 tons of ore, which will be shipped to Selby & Co. to- lnV ( 1-il In el-fT mt lcN of ha Union shaft workings of the Sierra Nevada the north lateral drift has been extended during the week 10 feet: total length 635 feet north from the Sierra Nevada shaft; face in DOT phyry, with seams of clay. We stopped at this point and started No west crosscut at a point 100 feet north from crosscut No 5, and advanced the same feet.
 Alta-We have extracted and hoisted to the surface g carloads of ore. which according to car samples assayed $36 42 per ton. The stopes are looking very well and the vein is widening as we go up on it. Starting the mill has been delayed on account of not being able to get the castings needed from the foundry but we will start in tomorrow, April 16
 Brunswick lode-Con. Cal. & Va, Best S Belcher and Gould & Curry-600 level-The joint south drift from the station has been ad- vanced IS feet; total length 672 feet; face in porphyry. The shaft has been sunk l5 feet on the incline; total depth lclS feet; bottom in porphyry. The joint west crosscut started from the south drift at a point eco feet from the station was advanced l2 feet; total length g feet: face in pOrphyry.
 Occidental Con.-The official letter for the past week says: $50 level-From the end of the southwest drift from the foot of up- raise l we have started a raise in ore of fair quality. $50 level-East crosscut B. started at a point $40 feet from the station, has been ex- tended IS feet through porphyry and quartz total length 295 feet The raise from east cross cut 8, 100 feet north of the station, has been advanced II feet through ore assaying $50 per ton; total height 26 feet. Have started a north drift from crosscut 2 in ore of fair quality. 7j0 level-From the end of the north drift from west crosscut I, at a point 15O feet in, we have started an east crosscut. It Is in feet in a mixture of quartz and porphyry, the quartz showing value.