The San Francisco call., 1898-06-07
THE STOCK MARKET.

An advance in Sierra Nevada to 75c was the only noteworty feature to mining stocks yester- day.
 The sugar stocks strong the Bond Exchange, and Hawaiian Commericial ad- vanced to s23 37t.
 The Chollar Mining Company has levied an assessment of 15 cents per share. delinquent July 12
 The Savage Mining Company has levied an assessment of 10 cents per share.
 The Laird Mining Company of Placer County has levied an assessment of 10 cents per share, delinquent June 25.
 The Morning Star Mining Company of Iowa Hill. Placer County has declared another divi- dend at the rate of s per share.
 Weekly reports from the leading mines are as follows:
 Con. Cal & Va.--155o level-From north drift skrting along the footwall from the incline up- raise at a point IFS feet on the slope above this level 70 feet in from it's mouth, east crosscut No. has been advanced 14 feet passing through porphyry streaked with quartz. the latter assaying sS per ton; total length 91 feet. From the incline upraise No. l at point 112 feet above the sill floor of this level from the south drift at a point 300 feet in from its mouth drift opposite the south drift has been ad- vanced 6 feet, passing through quartz assaying s5 per ton; total length 70 feet From the end of this north drift a west drift has been ad- vanced F feet. passing through quartz assay cline upraise No at a point 50 feet above the sill floor of this level, from the south drift
 
 length Of ITS feet, we are repairing and retm- bering the drift We are also repairing up- raise No. from this level upward. From the old east crosscut on the sill floor of this level, point S3 feet in from it's mouth from the upraise carried up 15 feet above the sill floor from the north end of the openings have upraised 2S feet, passing through porphyry with streaks and punches of ore, from which we have extracted 30 tons of low grade ore assay ing, per mine car samples, s7 1S. 175O level On the eleventh floor from the north drift from the east drift. at a point 2S feet in from TOT n he north drff which Is in total length of IS feet the west drift has been extended 20 feet, passing through ton; total length S7 feet. No ore has been ex- tracted from the mine for milling during the week.
 Sierra Nevada, Riley Tunnel-During the week we stopped out from the fourth and fifth floors 175 mining car loads of ore. The average assays of car samples follows: Gold S42 96; silver, 10.31 ounces per ton. Have hauled to the Nevada mill during the week 234 tons and 500 pounds of ore and milled about the amount. The average assays from bat tery samples was $40 30 gold and 10.S9 ounces bounds of sulphurets 9undrie to ss9Pea se2Pe o and received returns from 2701S pounds of sul- ,phurets, which were shipped to Selby & Co pounds s11.375. On June shipped one bar of bullion to the United States Mint at Carson weighing 142S and 20-100 ounces. of the par value of s25O3 27 The west crosscut from the south drift from point 50 feet south from the tunnel has been advanced "A feet: total length S4 feet; face in porphyry and clay. On the 900 foot level of the Union shaft work ings of the Sierra Nevada west crosscut No 6, at point 100 feet north from crosscut No 5, advanced feet; total length 127 feet: face in Nprphyry with seams of clay with a strong flow of water from the face and roof.
 Brunswick Lode, Consolidated California and Virginia, Best & Belcher and Gould & Curry 600 leve-The joint south drift from the sta tion has been advanced 20 feet; total length SPA feet; face in porphyry. The shaft has been sunk IA feet on the incline total depth HOO feet; bottom in porphyry. The joint west crosscut started from the south drift at a point 500 feet from the station, advanced feet: total length. 129 feet; 1t discontinued Have resumed work in the joint east crosscut started in the south drift 800 feet from the station and advanced it feet; total length. "A feet; face in porphyry and quartz. Sutro tunnel level- Joint north drift from the Sutro tunnel has been cleaned out and repaired a distance of 33 feet; total length, 100 feet.
 Occidental Consolidated-The official letter says: During the week have been repair ing track, putting in ore chutes and over hauling the mill, which will start crushing on or about June TO-
 For the month of May the mining milling and other corporations on and around the Com, stock paid out total of $53, ,955 to employees The pay rolls about s3000 less than for the previous month, and included the follow ing: Andes (estimated). S400 Con- California and Virginia, $7679: Ophir, S2002 Mexican s1626: Best & Belcher. s1936; Gould & Curry S2259; Utah, S141; Occidental (estimated) sl5G0: Alta (estimated), S2500; Brunswick Lode s6O35 Crown Point. s914; Belcher. s1423; Yellow Jack ct. s1464; Confidence. slo3; Challenge. s1O3: I'm Chollar. s1S96; Bullion ss7: Potos. s2462; Union Shaft. s20s1 Sierra Nevada, s1575; Alpha, sS52: Overman (estimated). 5000; Caledonia (esti- mated), $500.