The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.


and the only changes worthy of note were an
advance in Gas and Electric to 81, and de-
cline in Giant Powder to S73 S7i2.
In the afternoon the sugar stocks were weak.
Hama selling down to $16 80 and Hutchinson to
s31 so. Contra Costa Water declined to s76.
There was nothing in mining stocks.
The telegram from the pump said: "At $50
a. m. the water Is feet below the 1950-foot
level station. The elevator has been working
continuously
Dividends payable to-day the Oceanic
Steamship SOC, Gas and Electric 42c, and Hama
Plantation SOC per share.
The Pacific Lighting Company will pay
dividend Of S5c per share on the 5th.
The Giant Consolidated Powder Company
will pay dividend of SOC per share on the
The Contra Costa Water Company will pay
a dividend of 40c per share on the 18th
The shipments of by rail from the mines
Iulv % were as follows: Diamond mine 106
$50 pounds: Eureka Consolidated l45 700; Ham
burg 81 $50; Richmond, &c, $50; Richmond Fur
mace dggings), $3.50; from Hamilton. Rocco
The report from the Consolidated California
and Virginia mine for the past week reads as
follows:
'14O0 IeveI-The west drift has been extend
ed twentythree feet: total I45 feet. This drift
has been passing through porphyry alternating
with streaks OF quartz, the latter giving as
says varying from 81 to Sc per ton. 1850 level
We continue making necessary repairs on this
level 1850 level-Started a south drift from
the end of the sill floor and extended it twenty
four feet. saving some Of the filings. on the
fourth floor we have put in one set at the
north end OF the stope and set south. at
the south end. A raise has been started from
this floor and is up one set. 1t is intended to
connect this raise with the 100 level drift.
This connection will afford good circula-
tion Of air and enable the work in the Slopes
to be carried to better advantage. Have
extracted IL tons of of an average assay
value Of s16 Al In gold and 20 tons OF ore assay
ing 81 per ton in gold. The ore extracted is
filings from old workings. When we have
made the air connection more work can be
carried in this section, and also in the
new ground that has not been worked since
last report. At the junction of the north
west drift from the {. and 9. shaft and the
west crosscut. an engine and fan have been
set up. They have been placed near the winze
leading to the 1900 level and will furnish air
for work on that level. the natural draft for
merly used not being sulscient for present
requirements. 1900 level-The south drift on
this level has been cleaned out and retimbered
for distance of 81 feet, making total length
of 146 feet-the drift being full of rock-is now
giving assays ranging from 81 to SIS. 1850 level
The station on this level has been recovered
and work preparatory to putting it in good con-
In the CholIar and Potosi mines the joint
west tunnel has been advanced during the week
80 feet: total length 353 feet; face in clay and
porphyry. Have had easing timbers
and cutting drain during the week. Have
saved from the drift six cars of ore assaying,
Bullion -Potosi west crosscut has been advanced
feet; total length 219 feet; face in porphyry
Have been engaged part of the week in tim
bering and repairing the crosscut. Sutro tun-
mel Ievel-The Zadig drift has been advanced
10 feet during the week. total length SoO 1eet;
In the sierra Neveda mine on the 1400-foot
level the south drift started from the main
vanced 20 feet total length 227 feet: face in
quartz. clay and porphyry East crosscut No:
g. from the north drift from a point so feet
vanced 10 feet; total length 30 feet: face in
tSr51us R9r131yi it. Nine hundred eve-The north
drift from the west end of west crosscut No
has been advanced feet: total length 121 feet
and stopped face in porphyry and clay. Have
been engaged part of the week in moving air
when this work is completed will resume work
in the face of said drift.
reads as follows: No underground work has
been done the past week through the Ophtr
shaft. Central tunnel-The joint Mexican west
crosscut was advanced - feet; total length 81
feet. face in porphyry with no sign Of west
wall Sutro tunnel connection--The Sutro tunnel
direct connection was extended 10 feet inches;
During the past week a line of two-tnch pipe
was connected with the new compressor OF air
system of the c. and c.. shaft and carried to
the face of the above named Drift and work
with machine drills started. All the material
for this work taken from the Ophir works
and the Central tunnel We will use machine
drills until we pass through this hard ground.
In the weekly report of June 90 reference was
made to a four-foot vein that had been cut by
the west drift at point 224 feet west OF the
has been started on this vein and extended II
feet: the face being in quartz, clay and soft
pOrphvrv. The drift is run on the east side
Of he Vein. the vein formation being Is feet
thick where cut through by the Sutro tunnel
direct connecting drift. No ore OF value has
been found in the south drift which start
ed at a point $50 feet north of the G and c.
line Work has been continued in the south
west drift and the drift extended Il feet; total
length 81 feet. The face is in a two-foot
quartz vein with soft clay walls. The vein por
T,hy.ry next to the vein, is full of iron sui
phides. No ore of value has yet been found