Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-04

ner shaft along the fourth level my examination
was not thorough; in the Slope from the Panaca
shaft up from the third level found ore; about
the third station in the Panacs shaft found the
east and west drift with fine ore bodies: from
the lower works and the surface cut, have no
doubt that the Lightner shaft and the Panaca
shaft are on the same ledge; have not the least
doubt in the world; we had great deal Of rock
assayed; the rock from the Panaca shaft to NJ
varies from gray to green and dark to red. rs
shown samples which he pronounced similar to
that along the cut Think the rock in the
Lightner shaft is Of the same general character
as that OF the naca shaft; found galena ore in
several places in the cut from the Panaca shaft
TO the incline NJ. Witness reads from q note.
book different points at which he took out gale
ma ore. marked on map AZ points 4, s, 7, g. 10. 10.
IA, l5.l The dye matter along that cut is soft.
e t than the vein. Is shown some samples
rms looks TO ME as il it come from the ledge;
found rock like that along the cut.
Cross-examination-I knew the ledge matter
by examining the Raymond Ely works by com
pairing 1t with other formations: country rock
cannot be edge matter: by wall mean the SEN
tion. ''-''"
Cross-ex,mined.-t Witness shown specimens.
on which he was requested to and did express
MS opinion as to their character.l I have seen
what is here called slate; it may be SO called
Improperly; am not mineralogist- don't pre-.
tend to b.; am practical miner; vein matter Is
what Is between vein walls, carrying metal:
some vein matter may be barren of metal; the
country rock is different from the vein matter
and thus we enabled to follow the vein:
porphyry might be called vein matter if in the
vein; from the Panace shaft to incline M not
enough work has been done to define a wall. but
enough to define a vein; specified the points
where got the galena ore to fully inform nv
self: didn't trace the ore right along confirm.
ously from the Panaca shaft to M.
Direct resnmed-The country rock lies nearly
horizontal, and the ledge cuts down through it:
N-ttvp
matter every six inches from the Panaca shaft to
incline NJ.
Thos. B. McNIasters called for plaintiffs-I
am mill man by occupation now; have been a
miner since lS4s; mined for gold and silver in
California. Australia, Utah and Nevada; have
been engaged in silver mining since 1859 in this
State, except one year in Utah; have lived in
this district since one year ago last July; am
acquainted with the ground in dispute in this
case: have often carefully examined it; last
examined it to-day. 1.-THE map is fully explained
to him. From the Panaca shaft to NJ found
vein matter all the way; have carefully exam
ined the cut; have taken as many as forty
samples from that cut; may be twice as many.
from which took the samples. TThey are
marked on the map as follows: IA, 10, 4, H. 10.
0..8, 7. 6, 5. 3-the latter being near the in.
cline,l The samples were taken from the
result OF the assays of the different samplesl
The next day we went and got other samples
picking the best. Points marked on the man
whe e they Were obtainen. The east point ia At
the foot of the Hermes dump, and the last near
the Panaca shaft The first assay was $3.50 O6:
the I'd, S201 06, Sd 26 70, 4th $40 S. 5th SIS II.
9Th SlO2 o. 7th $40 9S 9Th 81 TO- 9th SIG sc. 10th
$40 56; made these assays myself; am prac.
teal assayer; the appearance of the rock along
the cut varies; the rock in the vein is very dis
tinct in color from that on either side the conn.
try rock lies nearly horizontal; the country rock
is harder than ledge matter; found reddish
brown rock at various points along the cut. TIs
shown specimens, and pronounced them like
rock, both the vein and outside matter found
along the cut Found ore in the second drift run
ningwest from the incline; from the Lightner shaft
going west from the LIST level found ore; found
ore from the second level of the Lightner shaft
west to the cross-course; found good ore from
point to Sc: found the vein stopped out from the
second to the third level; the northwest drift
from point % to "a runs into the cross head:
from point 80 to 80 found ore all the way: from
the Lightner shaft on the fourth level to the bar
ricades found ore stopped out all the way; have
taken assays from various parts of the mine.
Reads the results, varying from tracings to over
SPOOL l was with Mr.. Westcoatt when he got
his samples from the cut; it is my Judgment
that the ledge in the Lightner shaft and that in
the northeast part of the panaca shaft is the
same ledge