The San Francisco call., 1898-12-13
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was a fair business in local securi- ties. and Hawaiian Commercial advanced points. Oceanic Steamship was also frmer.
 Mining stocks showed changes worthy or note. and were quiet, as usual.
 The assessment Of 41s cents per share on the capital stock of the Coast Development Company will be delinquent in office to-day
 The delinquent assessment sales Of the hleA- ican and Best & Belcher mining companies will be held to-day.
 The Mercur Mining Company of Utah has declared a monthly dividend of 12h cents per share amounting to s25. 900, payable on De- cember 20.
 The Spring Valley Water Company will pay the regular monthly dividend Of 5o cents per share December 20. o. ,nd
 The annual meeting of the Head Center ana Tranquility Mining Company will be heio 'o- day. ,,, 1,,ao-,+ Powder Company has been called for Janu- ary 9. r Mining
 The annual meeting of the ir1bsr Thorpe ss Mihihs
 The Champion Mining Company Of Nevaos City Is laying pipe line from the spahSe tSa water used for power at the Spanish VIII De afterward used at the Champion. Ane e" pipe line will be about 5000 feet long. , The Del Monte Gold Mining Company ,ar has elected the following officers: Joseph FasS1eT, 9I president j. Lo9psg end John su liyan treasurer George 'Briter mas peen oP pointed superintendent u,,ora tion Company, Limited has declared its M hfth scsp1 oap1- dend at the rate of per cent payaDie Deoeii--
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 5s Con: Cal Wa sS5Os5 fnpeTiai GEnh92oi s2oi5s & Curry s10, l27 Hale & Norcross $2s2o' ht- Jus tce ss Julia Con sss2 pN.as Mexican sas savage sssi ssis seera eersli4 Nevada sssss Standard Con
 os besides unsSld pHlion s,os vsned sTnd,caas as ssi4i5' Union Con s771 and Utah Con- sI4o
 Occidental Consolidated reports an lnaeo'eu @ s,i ness Of sS93s .ss sg and eioe owes the bank $500 Silver King has an indebtedness of si'e3;
 In the Consolidated Caitorhhna ha nst as easteriy winze station on the 1750 level was repaiIso sa and bukhead covering & Temosef es the ~ levels are drained by the Pumping Association: tne me i'o1 e level station has been repaired me noof aoor ~ the station being entirely rotten new io4 to has been put in and the station made reaoy eo receive the switch plates and track wnen I. S ouired. All of this work has been done on sociation The pump engine has been over hauled for in stripping the pump eT6psfee 16 airs transmission plant and preparing 1t to receive the hydraulic pipe for the new pumping ,b Pan, Gar All of this work has been done py the Ooin- stock Pumping Association
 Tn the Ophir and Mexican mines the Centras tunnel has been cleaned out for f tbe Mexican shaft. A crosscut has been driven ga Ste from the drift north Of the Wlnze on the Central tunnel level. the location or this crosscut being ITO feet north and 200 feet west erly from the Mexican shaft This orosscut has been run in the expectation Of finding an ore streak that is believed to exist to the east of the starting point. The ground is in bad condition and will require extensive repairs, but they expect to reach the ore before mak- ing the necessary repairs that may be re- | uuired before extracting ore or moving waste | from this point party of three miners is extracting little from point 145 feet 1 west of the Mexican shaft on the north side of
 the drift and ffty-hve feet east of the winze station.
 l In the Sierra Nevada mine, the northwest l drift from the station at the 140-foot level ot | the shaft was advanced twenty feet, making | a total of 47S feet; face in porphyry and clay l with seams of soft quartz through it. Most | bers and repairing the drift. 900-foot level The station at the top of the raise, eighty feet | above this level. has been completed. The | north drift started from the top of the raise l eighty feet above this level, was advanced ter ! feet; total length twenty-two feet face in DOT
 phyry.
 In the Chollar and Potosi mines they are
 making necessary repaIrs to the shaft
 station on the tunnel level. which will take several days to complete.
 In the Occidental Consolidated mine, accord
 ing to the official report of Superintendent A
 T. Eager, the work of prospecting the ore body past week. The north drift was extended eigh
 feet with quartz of the value and char ! acter at the south end of the chute. 55 1 foot level-work has been commenced drtftine | on the footwaH north to encounter the ore body found the 450