The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22

dividend of 40 cents per share on the 18th. ST.
by the Makaweli Sugar Company was PAID on
The ore shipments from the mines of Eureka
August IS We're % as follows Cyanide 46 so
pounds; Diamond "a 10; Eureka Consolidated.
Hamiton~Rocco, Homestake. 2li, $50
The report from the Ophtr mine for the
on Monday morning jointly with the Mexi-
can Company, we started work In our shaft.
the 1OO0-foot level and found the shaft TO be
in a fair condition. The stations, however
will require considerable repairs. Central tun-
nei-The ioint Mexican west crosscut ad-
vanced "a feet; total 1O4 feet face in sort vein
porphyry During the week part of the north
DRIFT from which the joint crosscuts are run;
was timbered. as the ground was heaHy ana
rect connection drift was extended "a feet
total 346 feet; face in hard porphyry with seams
of clay The formation in the lace is chahs-
extended feet; total length AZ feet; face in
fnd se tda s5 feet The
face is in clay and vein porphyry, the VEN
having narrowed to a small seam OF quartz
In the Chollar and Potosi mines the joint
west tunnel has been advanced during the
week 27 feet; total length 435 feet; face IN clay
and porphyry. Have one man on repairs IN n
parts of the mine. The joint Bullion-Potosi
Length. 3l7 feet; face in porphyry. Sutro tun-
mel level-The Zadg DRIFT has been advanced
10 feet during the week; total length, l0lo leet
face in very hard porphyry. &.
The report of the Consolidated California and
Virginia mine for the week is as follows: l4O0
level-The west drift has been advanced through
porphyry and quartz a distance of "A feet;
total length S18 feet. 1850 level-Makfng nee
essary repairs here. 1850 level-F'rom the end
of the west crosscut from the sill floor OF the
south drift have raised and connected with
the small southwest drift from the second
floor of the Slopes. We drifting north from
this point and have reached the old raise men
toned in previous reports. The ore that was
encountered five weeks ago in the southWest
drift. II feet from the track. was cut in the
progress of the north drift and proved to be
only a small bunch. At the present end OF
our north drift we have some punches OF good
ore around the bottom of the raise. In the
| slopes the raise from the bottom OF the fourth
floor was carried up one set, making the eighth
set from the sill floor. From this top set a
small drift % feet west and an open
ing was made into the south drift on the 100
level This drift is being enlarged and tim
bered. A good circulation of air has been
obtained by making this connection. A timber
chute is being put in up to the top set at the
slopes 1900 leVel-West crosscut l. started
from the south drift so feet from the winze
station has been advanced 20 feet; total length
81 feet. The formation passed through is
rather hard porphyry, with some punches of
low grade quartz and clay seam three inches
thick has been cut. Resumed work in the face
of the south drift cleaned Ii out and retim-
bered for distance of 80 feet; total length 2O5
ranging from SO to $6 per ton. 1850 level-At-
intervals during the week the work of repair
ing this station was carried on. The water is
to-day Saturday 90 feet below this station
No ore was extracted from the mine during
the week.