The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-14

cial was weaker.
Mining stocks were also firm and several
The Alaska Packers Association paid divi-
dend OF Zoe per share yesterday, amounting to
monthly dividend. The stock sold up TO SLIP 90,
the highest yet paid, gain of So since the 1st.
The report from the dissatisfaction mine
for February IL shows IA, 1855 tons ore crushed
and l04 tons sulphurets treated, last-named val
ued at $3.50. The company sent value of
S616S in sulphurets to Tacoma for treatment.
The ore worked averaged 81 IS per ton The
bullion shipment was $21, 623, besides $3.50 for
account Of the Alaska Treadwell mine. The
expenses for the month were S24,a4.
The monthly report OF the Alaska United
mine for February IL shows 13.104 tons ore
worked and $50 tons sulphurets, valued at S16,-
625 sent to Tacoma Smelling Works. The ore
averaged SO 81 per ton. The bullion shipment
for the month was $780, $40 and the expenses
The following companies report cash on hand
February /: Alta, $l64 with $1,000 due the bank
des. S2569; Alpha Con, sass; Belcher. 1904;
Best & Belcher, S3Ol1: Bullion, 1854; Caledonia.
$4,000; Cholar, s623S, with bills payable of s779;
Consolidated California and Virginia, $16 233;
Con. New York, S719; Crown Point, 1904; Con-
fidence, sl6SS; Challenge Consolidated. 1858;
Gould s. Curry, sS34S; Hale & Norcross. s211s;
Julia Consolidated $4ol JUSTICE s25s; MEXICAN
Savage. $S252; Segregated Beicher, s55: Sierra
Nevada, s2772: Silver Hill. sl0l with $1,000 due
on the companys notes Scorpion; SIPS; stand
ard Consolidated. s4s,047; Syndicate, SAL;
Union Consolidated, s12, 49, and Utah Consoli-
dated, s1S1s.
The Occidental Mining Company reports an
The Comstock Pumping Association has
balance of $4,000 on hand, With expenses paid
to February. /. ..... ~.
;. The Gold King mine of Colorado pays a div
idend of 1c per share. or 1000, on the goth.
The Ruth mi mine in British Columbia paid
centrator is being erected for this mine at
Sandon.
The Payne mine at Sandon; B. c., silver
itc
81 200 600 in 1885, Its capitalization is $10O0,U00.
The Pacific Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company
terday.
The official report of the operations of the
Comstock Pumping Association for the week
ending February 10 is as follows: During the
past week the elevator of the Risdon pumping
plant with three sections of pressure and dis
charge pipe were safely lowered into the water,
the connection made with the lower valves
and connecting pieces that required to
divide the water from the pressure column be-
tween the pump compartment and the hoist
ing compartment, leaving valve and con-
necSng piece in the pumping compartment
that will be used for the second elevator,
the pump compartment Is cleaned out and re-
paired, when the water is lowered. When. all
these connections had been made. the work
of installing the pressure pipe was started
and we expect to make connection: between
the sressure pipe in the shaft and our pipe
line on the surface by the night of the 18th
pressure column at the 1400-foot level of the
G. and c. shaft. for possible use in the old
connection
enough to discharge $50 miners inches of water
under head of 1900 feet (the vertical distance
from our tank connecting with the water COM
pany S hume and the 1400-foot level of the c.
and c. shafO: The station at the 1400-foot
level of the c. and c. shaft has been COW
cred with sheet iron, the shaft connection
made: pipes are being laid and everything put
in working order SO that this level can be
reopened. This work is being done for ac-
Company. Two hundred and fifty feet of the
Osbiston connection with the Sutro tunnel has
been cleaned out making total of $40 feet.
Ophir-No underground work has been done
the past week through the Ophir shaft. Cen
trail Tunnel-The north drift has been extended
three feet; total length forty-four feet: face
in quartz and porphyry showing a little water
Have been engaged during the greater part
OF the week in making repairs. thereby delay
tion-The water wheel and blower station has
been. completed and work will be started on
connecting drift upon the arrival of overdue
Sierra Nevada-The north drift started at
point 4SF feet northwest from the $40 foot level
station of the shaft, was advanced SO feet
In porphyry and clay with seams of quartz.
Sierra Nevada and Union shaft-On the 900
level the north drift from the top of the raise
266 feet above the 900 level was advanced
feet; total IS feet face in clay and porphyry
Sierra Nevada, 900 level-The south drift
from the top of the raise so feet above this
level was advanced feet during the week
total 50 feet; face in clay and .porphyry No
work was done in this part of the mine for
three days owing to not having water
Chollar and Potosi-No work was done in
these mines during the past week
Gould & Curry and Best & Belcher-Durine
the past week POS feet of the connecting drift
between the north lateral and Oshiston shaft
has been cleaned out and track laid. making
the total distance repaired $40 feet 1t is now
possible to reach the shaft through this drift
Some OF the station timbers have eaved in ana
the surface timbers Of the shaft fallen into
the station. 1t is the intention to repair this
station, clean out the shaft, catch up the
water to prevent it reaching lower level and
TO put the shaft in such repair Will enable
the pumping association to note the effect of
the pumping at this point. Bonner shaft--All
last week we had three men employed repair
weather.
Utah-Owing to a scarcity of water we cn,y
worked two days during the past week and
advanced the west drift feet n hard pur-
phyry: total length 90 feet
Preparatory work for flooding out the fire in
C. c. and Va. ore slopes was begun last SAT-
urday morning.