The San Francisco call., 1898-06-24

met and reduced the salary of the caller from $50 to 5 per month whereupon the caller after be filled by the members in turn. with out compensation. The board voted down a motion to look into the question of Comstock drainage and the resumption of deep mining.
 In local securities the principal change was an advance in Oceanic Steamship to s5S 75.
 The Savings and Loan Society has declared semi-annual dividend at the rate of per cent on term deposits and 3 1-3 per cent on ordinary deposits. payable July l.
 me German Savings and Loan society mas declared semi-annual dividend at the rate or 40 per cent per annum on term deposits and $50 per cent on ordinary deposits, free or
 The Mammoth Mining Company of Utah has declared dividend of per cent per share. amounting to s2O, O00. payable June 30.
 The Standard Consolidated Mining Company has received three bars of bullion. valued at
 The Sierra Nevada Mining Company has been notified that .260 in gold coin stands to its credit on the books of the Selby Smelting M pounds of gross weight of concentrates worked.
 Three of the California quicksilver mines ending June l.: Aetna, gross receipts s3s 500. net 2.773 dividend GOO. surplus $2773; Napa Con-. gross receipts s57 600. net s24,s51 divi- dend s2o, ooo, surplus s4s51; New Idria, gross receipts s612 2oo net s3S 250 dividend s15 o00 sur plus S23,350. The above companies have de clared dividends. payable July l. as follows: per share regular and 10c per share extra, or 2o,0Oo; New Idria. 1Gc per share regular and DC
 
 In the Belcher mine on the 10o0-foot level work has been resumed on the east crosscut now out 145 feet having been advanced II feet during the past week. The face shows porphyry There have been hoisted during the week AS mining carloads of ore. the average top car sample of which shows an assay value Of s29 S2 per ton Have shipped to the 63o pounds of ore for reduction. the full re- turns in bullion from. which will soon be re- ceved.
 The osNcia, Ia,+er from +be Justtce nina for the past week says: The upraise from the face of the south drift from the bottom of the winze our works from the old south drift Near the top of this upraise we cut through the clay wall have been stopping in the south drift from the top of the winze. The ledge shows width of three feet and gives an average assay of ss1 50 which average sss s7 per ton. On the 17th inst. ore This mil commenced con @ working sA our ore ore on the 18th inst. but owing to breaks in the ma chinery only sixteen tons have been milled: Bat tery samples of the same average: Gold, $S0 14; silver, s20 73 total $50 S7 per ton. At the We WSodville shaft we have put in in fey guides preparatory to starting the west drift This shaft and machinery are now in good
 The Elkton Consolidated Milling and Min ing Company of Cripple Creek, Colo, paid its 20. Including the just declared the divi- dends ;nds Paid ga will aggregate s556,seo. -
 The swansea Mining Company of Utah, at its recently held annual meeting, elected George P. Holman president Theron Geddes treasurer and general manager, and s. O. Shy der secretary. In addition to these John J. Judson. William Hatfield and Joseph Brinker were made directors. During the past fiscal year the Swansea marketed 4900 tons of ore, from the sale of which 1t derived s121,0Oo. It distributed twelve dividends, amounting to ss0- coo, and in the operation of the property ex- pended s5S 900.
 The Homestake Mining Company has declared It's regular monthly dividend of 25 cents per share, payable June 25, and an extra divi- dend of 25 cents payable at the same time.