The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-21

has declared monthly dividend of soc per
share. payable March 1.
A dividend of 25c per share will be paid by
the Red Mems Hall Association on the 21st
inst.
A dividend of 25c per share paid by the
Hutchinson Plantation Company yesterday.
The Portland mine of Colorado paid a divi-
dend of $50, coo yesterday.
The terris-Hagerty Copper Mining Company
of Rawlins Wyo., will pay dividend of $4,000
The Isabella Mining Company of Colorado
will pay a dividend of &c per share, or s135, 0O0
on the 18th inst. This is the mine in which
reported recently
dividends OF Utah mines this month have
Champion $4,000; Central Eureka, 5000; Grand
CentraI SSl,250; Silver King, $500 Swansea,
The Sierra Nevada assessment of zoe per
share will be delinquent in the office to-day
The official report Of General Manager Ross
OF the Comstock Pumping Association for the
Ing the past week the pressure column of the
making a continuous line of 1900 feet of IL
inch pipe. slight delay caused. due to
line that required special care In bracing and
staying it properly in the shaft. Slight changes
were made in the discharge pipe and few
special connections had TO be made at differ
ent points along the line of the column. These
being made, so that the line can be tested to-
morrow (February 1S). For the safety of our
our tank connecting with the water company $
hume to our valves in the pressure line ON the
1850 level The line can be extended when re-
quired and is arranged to work auto
matically. In addition to this device we will
use telephone communication between our tank
and the 100 station, SO that our men IN charge
of the elevator be. constantly advised OF
the condition of the tank and fiume by the
water companys Waterman who Will be on
duty. Four hundred feet of the Osbiston shaft
connection with the Sutro tunnel has been
cleaned out, making a total of $40 feet.
NJ. W. Fox president, and Joseph R. Ryan.
superintendent, of the Hale q Norcross Mining
Company inspected the pumping plant. as in
stalled and examined the Hale x NOrCrOSS
connection with the south lateral branch or the
Sutro tunnel, with view of making necessary
now flowing into the lower level. When the re-
pairs are made the water viii be delivered into
In the Sierra Nevada mine the north drlft
from the main northwest drift on the 40 level
advanced 81 feet during the past week and
is out 100 feet. The face is in porphyry
and clay, with seams Of quartz on the sgo
drift from the top of the raise at point 80
feet up is out II feet. The face is in clay and
The official report from the Consolidated itiate1
pumping plant was safely installed in the G:
and C. shaft. The station on the l4Oe level ,ei
in working order for this level. The first bulk
head was drained out and so feet OF the drirt
cleaned out retmbered ana arafn srst
repair. Work has been continued on the IN
stalation of the electric plant Just ap1Ve zone ons
order so that work can be started on the lower
levels as soon they are drained
In the Ophr NINE in the old Central tunnel
workings. the north drift toward the Mexican
mine has been extended 10 feet; total length;
81 feet; face in quartz assayfng soc gol9 and
1.76 ounces silver. The iron, copper ana iead
sulphides that are again showing IN the , lace
of the drift now carry more gold and silver
than at any time since the drift was started
On the Sutro tunnel level of the Ophir the
waterwheel and blower station mas oeen com,
Connection will be made with the pressure pipe
and the blower started. AS soon as the DRIFT
has been cooled work will be started on tne
connecting drift. O cx
mines 400 feet of the connecting drift between
the north lateral and Osbiston shaft has been
cleaned out and track laid, making the totaI
distance repaired GAO feet Al inns POM r. Inc he
partly caved and the shaft so tightly PACKED
with timbers and debris from the surface that
it is necessary to blast the timoers before Ihey
can be taken out. This work is now being
done with three shifts of three men each. Re
timberfng will be started next week Ihere IS
quite a stream of water flowing down the shaft
but it has not been possible to measure the
flow yet. -, c,.,i -
Potosi mines during the past week.