The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18

company has levied an assessment of 10 cents per share. delinquent February Is.
 On the Bond Exchange the Sugar stocks sold at advance.
 Weekly reports from the mines are as fox lows:
 Consolidated California and Virginia, 1850 level-The north drift skirting along the foot wall from the incline upraise at point ITS feet on the slope above this level was advanced F feet through porphyry streaked with quartz asSaying 60 cents per ton; total length. 26S feet From the incline upraise No l, at point ll2 feet above the sill floor of this level. the south drift has been advanced 22 feet. passing through quartz and porphyry assay ing s per ton; total length, 14s feet. 1850 level From incline upraise No. 1. at a point IFS feet in from its mouth. from the top of the south has nds been B ee ing through porphyry and quartz assaying We have extracted from this drift tons of iow-grade ore. assaying ss 55 per ton From level. at a point l22 feet in from its mouth rom the top of the upraise. which has been in from it's mouth west t drift riff has been ad Vanced IS feet. passing through porphyry and which we bave ex1ractsd tns of re ,ss9I, ing. per mine-car samples. s52 95 per ton. 1750 level-on the eleventh floor north from the top Of the upraise the north drift has been tended A feet. passing through porphyry and quartz assaying s1 to s2 per ton; total length. week amounted to tons. the average assay value of which, per samples taken from the ton.
 In the ophir mine. on the 1000 level. west from the shaft station on the sill floor of this level at point l25 feet north of the shaft sta through porphyry. showing clay and narrow seams of vein matter assaying 50 cents per tunnel workings of the Ophir from the sill hoor from the west crosscut from the Mexican mouth the @ ss been esended m fII n T through porphyry showing clay seams: total In the Gould & Curry mine. on the soo-toot level of the Bonner shaft. they have resumed work work in the joint east crosscut. on north
 In the Choilar mine they are making good the 100 level north of north upraise. and have put Tn two sets of timbers in the incline above the 100 level since last report.
 In the Potosi mine they have put in two sets or timbers in. the main incline above the HOO repairs to the main airway on the 100 level. On On the tunnel level the joint Potosi and Bullion south drift was advanced 12 feet; total length SsO feet; face in old ground. On the sixth noor n or the south upraise. tunnel level: above drift. 10 feet; total length. 36 feet; face in streaks or quartz and porphyry.
 workings) they have been engaged during the week repairing the north drift near the air 5 tbs fana flnsned at timberng and resumed work 70 feet; total length. 6O4 feet; face in porphyry shaft workings of the Sierra Nevada they naTt haTe nnlshed making repairs to the track in the north drift and resumed work in west cross cut No 5. and advanced the same 20 feet; total ieneth SO feet; face in porphyry and gypsum.
 brunswfck Lode-Consolidated California and virginia, Best & Belcher and Gould & Curry snaIt No 2. 600 level-Joint east crosscut started Jointly by the Gould & Curry and Best and Beicher companies from this drift, at a point 42o feet from the station. has been ad- vanced 2S feet: total length, 75 feet; face in porphyry and stringers of quartz.
 advanced 24 feet through hard porphyry: total length 3S feet. 300 level-The stopes above this level are yielding about usual The streaks oI pay are becoming smaller. but the grade is been advanced 19 feet during the week: total length, l16 feet, or 156 feet west of the foot wall formation. through hard rock 500 level The Joint upraise has been extended 9o feet. total height 145 feet; and it has heen connacts s5 With the 300 level about 20 feet west of the mouth or the line crosscut. They are doing a considerable amount of repair work including Ig IIiInoerlng and retimbering. throughout the
 Potosi-500 level-The joint west crosscut has been advanced 19 feet for the week. total length, lfs feet, or 156 feet west of the foot wal: lace In hard rock. 500 level-The Joint upraise has been extended 30 feet; total height I4o feet; connected with the 500 level at a noint zU rect west of the mouth of the line crosscIIt Potosi ground this week -- -'A
 occidental Consolidated-The official letter TOT the past week says: 500 level-West cross cut No has been driven II feet through hard . poIPnyry total length, 20 feet. $50 levei-East STosscut \. ,. started at point in south drift S49 feet from the station. has been advanced 70 feet; total length, 112 feet; face in hard porphyry. 75O level-We have extended the along the footwall of the ledge; face in fair grade ore The crosscut to the east starte5 at a point $40 feet south of the station on tbIs of fair quality NAAAONeA Oic