The San Francisco call., 1899-07-18
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Securities were moderately active on the
morning call with advance in Contra Costa
Water to s74.
In the afternoon business was active. with a
decline in Gas and Electric TO s69 10 and in
Paauhau Plantation to s39 S71k.
Mining stocks quiet and not materially
changed. The telegram from the pump said:
"A break occurred in the supply pipe on the
street at $40 p. m Saturday. We stopped the
pump thirteen hours. The water raised 22 feet
We started the pump at $50 a. m. yesterday.
and continued to run as usual The water is
now 1870 feet inches below the 1850 level. and
is 4 feet inches deep on the floor of the 1850
The Eureka Consolidated Mining Company re-
ports s1154 cash on hand July l.
The Comstock Pumping Association reports
a balance of about sl3.500 in its treasury.
and Virginia mine for the past week reads as
has been engaged in the following work at the
c. and c. shaft during the past week 14o0
level-The west drift has been extended "A feet
total 702 feet. The face is in quartz and por-
phyry. 1850 IeveI-Necessary repairs oeing
I made on this level. 1850 level-The slopes have
been extended one set to the west, and in doing
so we have extracted 90 tons OF ore of a gold
from this level 45 tons Of s. ore This ore has
been kept separate from that of higher grade.
| Work in the winze was d1scontlnued @ when the
clay wall was fully exposed. 1900 level-The
/ south drift was cleaned for a distance OF 20
feet, making total length of 10 feet. The ma
chinery the surface and underground is in
good condition and working we'll
The report from the Ophir mine is fol-
lows: mo underground work has been done
the past week through the Ophir shaft. Central
tunneI-The joint Mexican west crosscut was
started and advanced &c feet; face in porphyry
with clay separations. From the old workings
that are located 80 feet south of the Winze on
this level and about 60 feet west, a cave eN-
posed some old filings from which we have
extracted five carloads Of ore Of a gold value
OF Sl4 80 per ton. Sutro tunnel connection-The
Sutro tunnel direct connection was extended II
feet: total 261 feet: face in hard rock We have
put in a switch that will enable us to run north
and south on the foot vein cut some time
since and have also arranged air pipe for this
same direction Work has been continued in
the southwest drift and the drift extended
feet; total length. 81 feet; face in quartz and
porphyry."
In the Sierra Nevada mine, the 40 level
the south drift started from the main west
feet: total length, 179 feet; face in porphyry'
with clay and quartz seams through it West
crosscut No. 2, opposite east crosscut No. 2
was advanced 10 feet; face in hard footwall
total length. IS feet. Two men engaged in
repairing the raise 900 level-The north drift
rom the west end Of west crosscut No has
been advanced II feet: total length. 112 feet
face in porphyry and clay.
In the Hale & Norcross mine the H. and y.
tunnel has been cleaned out and retimbered
during the week 72 feet. making total distance
put in good condition 616 feet: face at present
: in more open or better working ground than at
last report
/ In the Chollar and Potosi mines the joint west
tunnel has been advanced during the week 80
feet total length. 302 feet: face in clay. con-
says The joint Bullion-Potosi west crosscut
has been advanced 1s feet; total length. 25s
! feet; face in clay and porphyry- Sutro tunnel
ievel-The Zadig drift has been advanced II feet