The San Francisco call., 1898-05-03
THE STOCK MARKET.


 mining stocks, trade being dull.
 Local securities were active at about Sat urday's prices
 The following bonds paid interest and were quoted ex-coupon yesterday: United states fs new issue, s1; Edison Light and Power 6's, s; Natoma Vineyard 6's, 8; North Pacific Coast Railroad 6's S. and Sacramento Electric Gas and Railway, $2 90: Southern Pacific Rail road of California 5s. s2 50, and Spring Val ley Water As. s1.
 The Vindicator Mining Company of Colorado paid a dividend of 2hc per share, or sS750o. last week. Other mining companies paid divi- dends yesterday follows: Mammoth, Utah. 16c per share $20 900; Lillie, Colorado, Sc per share. s27,ooo; Moon-Anchor. Colorado, 212c per share $15,0OO; Geyser- Marion, Utah. Pc per share, s6000
 The Pacific Lighting Company will pay a dividend of 40c per share on the 9th inst
 The delinquent assessment sales of the Con solidated California & Virginia and Best & Belcher mining companies will be held to-day
 The Central Gasght Company paid a divi- dend of s1 per share yesterday
 Weekly reports from the leading mines are as follows
 Consolidated California & Virginia: 1850 level From north drift skirting along the footwa1l from the incline upraise at point lIS feet on mouth east croSscut No. has been advanced 19 feet. passing through porphyry with clay and lines of quartz; total length, 112 feet From the incline upraise No at point 112 feet above the sill floor of this level from the south drift, at point 300 feet in from it's mouth the end of the east crosscut, south drift opposite the north drift has been advanced fl feet passing through quartz as- saying s2 and So per ton; total length, 36 feet.
 1850 level-From incline upraise No: at from from the south drift skirting along the foot wall at point IFS feet in from its mouth, from the top or the t upralse which has been 1no feet in from its mouth the upraise has been carried up Il feet passing through quartz and porphyry. aSSaying from S1 to j10 per ton; total height, 109 feet. From the old east cross cut the sill floor of this level at a point 93 4-, he -r-od up 15 feet above the sill floor have worked north along the east drift in quartz showing openings we have extracted 47 tons of saying per mine car samples $S9 S7 per ton. mine eight tons of low grade ore. the samples taken from ears when raised to the surlacc floor from the north drift from the drift at a point 2S feet in from its mouth north through old ground of former workings from which we have saved p tons of ore, .ayipg the week amounted to 6s tons. the average as- say value of which per samples taken from
 In the Ophir mine, on the 10oO-foot level. west crosscut No. 3, started from the north drift from the shaft station, 125 feet north from the station. has been extended 20 feet. pass ing through hard porphyry with seams of clay and quartz the latter assaying s1 per ton; total length of crosscut, 1074 feet In the old Central tunnel workings of the Ophir from the sill floor from the west crosseut from the Mexican shaft, starting at a point 434 feet in from its mouth. the south drift advanced feet, passing through quartz of nominal
 Tie official report from the Sierra Nevada mine is follows: Riley tunnel-During the week stoped out from the second floor ITO mining carloads of The assay value of samples was follows: Gold. s46 72; sil- yer, b ounces per ton. Have hauled to the Nevada mill during the week ITO tons of ore. The average assays taken from battery ples was s52 90 per ton. The south drift start ed from the tunnel at point 665 feet in from the mouth. was advanced 12 feet; total length, IS feet face in hard porphyry mixed with retr fror the last shipment of sulphurets to Seby & Co. at Vallejo Junction 900 level-West crosscut No. 5, was advanced 22 feet; total length 47 feet; face in porphyry and gypsum. with
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 Consolidated California Virginia, Best & Belcher and Gould & Curry: 600 level-The joint south drift from the station was ad- vanced 25 feet; total length. TT feet; face in porphyry. The shaft has been sunk Il feet on the inclne total depth, 1040 feet; bottom in porphyry and stringers of quartz. The joint west crosscut started from the south drift, at vanced r feet; total length, 57 feet: face in
 Occidental Con.-The official letter for the past week says: $50 level-The southwest drift from the foot of upraise No. 1 has been ex- tended under along tie vein feet: total crosscut No. 3. 100 feet north of the station has been advanced 25 feet through quartz with punches of pay ore; total height. 62 feet T50 level-From the end of the north drift from west crosscut No. at point 150 feet in, the east CrOSScuI mas DeSn eXtenGeQ 1Z feet in a mixture of quartz and porphyry; total length 29 feet. Have started sinking winze in west crosscut No 1 at point where the ore was first discovered.
 The official letter from the Alta mine for the past week says: Have hoisted and delivered to the mill during the week ffty-eight car loads of ore. the average value of which ac cording to samples, S34 per ton Tho mill is doing good work, as the following viii show: Battery samples, 80 "A; concentrates s10 24, and 40 ounces of silver per ton Set tier samples, 6Gc gold and s3 90 silver per ton
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