Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-25
|0cAl INTELLIGENCE
SIXTH T R COURT.

4Ah Dav Of the Trial Of the Eu-
reka Consolidated Mining Com
panY VS., the Richmond Consoli-
dated Mining Company.
The fifth days proceedings in the
bal of this great issue were begun
rpsuming the croSs-eXamination
defendants attorneys of Mr..
lckminster. This was pursued to
me length, manifestlv to ascertain
be witness knowledge of the vari-
Us manners in which ores occnr; bv
mat means and where he got his in
Frmation about mines and mining;
mat he understands by the various
rms used to represent the different
nlneral formations, in order thereby
Vest the worth of his opinion in re-
fNdt to the formations on Ruby Hill.
F"rlhg this tiresome siege of cross
aPs'loning, which occupied the
mole forenoon. the witness remained
freablv COMPOSED and self-ncS-
F"'l' In answer to the question
gnethnr he would call a ledge exist.
q with She irregular formation of
Tr'hltnnre chamhprora "horsn,"
It"S,r' he very logically re0!ied
a' Il l'''!h must ALWAYS he n ledge.
ln> reminded MS very much of the
uresN n that SHAKESPEARE is not the
I1nr or all of ShakSnpare's PLAYS.
5nd-e ". IL. Beatty. Of tie Eighth
~NStrint Court, hv rnuuest, has CON.
nntu 10 SIT with Judge McKennev
sL associate during his stay in Eu-
At $3.50 the Court took a recess till
AFTERNOON SESSION.
unnrt assembled as per adjourn
ri1lntiif offered in evidence the
s"1tn9 laws of Eureka District De-
E Em'.ht objected, upon the ground
na m ,iNv are invalid and of no force.
ro,l1r' as they conflict with the
mrlaI laws Of Congress. Judge Nc
IN 1n'N overrnled the objection, and
m;m'n- so stated that the laws of a
i, %nIng district sustain the same reIa-
an avn the general paramount law as
~, ny OF the Nevada Lnrislature
tho q sustain to the Constitution of
Bio i,'''' ana that they are admissi-
nor, oNldence as a whole. although
W",S nav hereafter be eliminated.
> keveS was next called as a
monnI >S ny plaintiff. He said he re-
da,oa when the Eureka Console.
.ohhnany purchased their
tbo , '9at TWO or three DAYS prior
tho purchase he had seen n notice
,tia ;" !.ronnd. Here Nh. Hillhouse
hn oon IN evIdcnre a cert led conv of
NM ,a.lilcate OF location of the Look
ha nnthe') Mr.. keves said he saw
he a. I'"f posted on the mine about
March. 1871 ; that. as Super
or the Eureka Consolidated
.ooL my he had purchased the
bat N'lI NINE from John Capron !:
monuments, TO designate the
I oi ,,,aarleS OF the claim. were placed
snc 1ie corners. and that they were
isiLiah proportions as to be distinctly
hat ~" me most casual observer:
yitb hniPSSrS Short and Haley were
ounaa rarity when they erected the
Zero monuments that they
Il os mere ON behalf or in the inter
Richmond COMPANY, and
.ed m;'tu themselves entirely salts
laceJ "n the stakes as ultimately
INF l. >,etefeldt was recalled, and said
lr la m limestone formations veins oc-
lations frequently than i'm other for
ue 10 mat this may be said to be
lore on ne TACT that limestone is
NJ cav EulSsolved away hy springs.
fiji inrmed. which subsequent
n q silira'es. 'a'' 'hah any OF
lie Io n1ill offers in evidence deeds of
q 10 C,hou mine from Raw ana 9th
0apron. from Capron to Lasher,