Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-03
Eureka Consolidated versus The
Richmond Consolidated.
THE THEORY OF CONTACT VEINS.


N"AAoy AAo VII WAkilB bctWcCU
the Eureka Consolidated and Richmond
Companies is tho general topic of cenversa-
ton amongst all classes. business men. labor
crs; everybody speaks first of the suit and
thon of matters pertaining to their personal
affairs. Yesterday tho Courtroom was not
80 crowded as was noticeable the previous
day. The voluminous and correct report of
tho proceedings. as appeared in the SENTINEL,
furnished everybody the full particulars OF
the exciting struggle between tho giant cor
porations, without necessitating them to &C.
cupy the uncomfortable benches Of the Court
room during tho progress of the hearing, if
they desired to acquaint themselves with tie
full details of the case during its progress.
Of such great importance Is tho case that par
ties in San Francisco have telegrnphtd to be
informed Of evory particular of the evidence
adduced, and to meet this gteat demand an
extra edition of tho SENTINEL was worked off
yesterday and will continue to bs done during
the trial.
At the opening of Court yesterday morning
the maps were arranged on the walls, and. all
being in readiness, the case wss proceeded
with.
By consent of counsel, j. j. Corrigan, late
President OF the Richmond Company Of Ne
plaintiff was permitted TO rcmain in the Court
room during tho hearing at will
Testimony of I. j.. Read, United States
Deputy Surveyor, continued: i have n map
duced) which show the upper workings Of the
Eureka Consolidated mines; tho map is
parksd d. All the mines are d 'signated Oh
the map with thu exception Of Tip Top and
Richmond. The point marked Lswton shaft
designates that shaft, as also tbs Buckeye,
WiBdsail and Boil shafts. This first lsveI
from Lawton shaft is marked tunnel: run
ming southwest from the Lawton shaft. i
found quartzite running in the drifts from the
tunnel near the Buckeye Drift; there is ore
found in the tunnel. l think, near tho Law
ton shaft, and also SO feet from the Lawton
shaft; | don't remember Of finding ore at any
other Point, can't approximate an estimate Of
sizo Of ore body; tho tunnel is 100 It. in
length; from thu point where ore is found. to
where tho tunnel strikes quartzite, il is 40
f.; there are oth,r Lowell. and drifts; there il
another Lowell driven, marked tunnel level;'
l think ore IS found on the other levels; the
depth oil tunnel from the surface, at the Law
ton shat, is "A #. 10 inches; tho country
rock in tunnel levei" is lime.tone;3 the
longth of tunnel level' is 80 #. there are
cross-drlfts run from ths tunnel; the first
cross-dri,t marked A, in the winze, | found a
small amount of irony stuff; in cross-drift b
/ found limestone; in cross-drift Z | found
limestone; cross-drIft ID is in limestone;
eress-drilt Z, connecting with the Buckeye
shaft. 1 found limestone. The next working
is raise +; have not examined it, There isl
Wine marked u, sunk from the tunnel
through limestone to ore 10 II. At tho en-
trance end of tunnel Iever' | found limo
stone: thero are no other workings on that
level. This next level Of the Lawton shaft is
marked loft. levol, and is oolored red; the
longth Of that leyel, running west, is 40 it.;
length Of cross lines, each block, includes 100
IT,; lines run north and south and east and
west.
That level runs through limestone and ore
near the shaft. From shaft TO ore it is 80
feet; tho size Of the orc body. at tho time /
made my survey Of the chamber, was 80 feet
long, 20 ieet wide, and balance Of 'evel vas
through limestone. The first side Drift is 10
feet from shaft. and runs in limestone and
vein matter. There are four cross-drifts run
ming northerly anu touiherlv in limestoIc;
tho second cross-cut ans southerly $40 feet;
cross-diift from second cross-eut is l55 feet
lo1g; the level is 10 teet in depth from sur
face. The next level driven from the Law
ton shaft is marked 220-foot leyel. and is col
orsd in blue; this level runs in all directions;
the general direction from the halt Is wcst-
orly: there are about IL branches from that
level. ore is found in the drift that runs
along tho quartzite; the first ore body AFTER
leaving tho Lawton shaft is 200 feet from the
shaft IN "a southorly course: the southern
branch orc body is 100 feet long on the dip.
ri'os above and goes below 200 feet in length
on tho ledge; that is all the orc found
in that branch Of the level; the entire
length of that branch Of lsvel southcrly is
80 feet, ~easterly 800 feet; there. ara indica-
tiens Of ore for about 40 eet. In tho north
err branch Of that level there is limestone,
vcin matter and some orc. The ore bodies on
this branch OF level are small. These are all
tho lcvels driven a. that depth OF the Law
ton shalt. The next level is $50 feet IN depth,
marked 33D-foot level, and colorcd yellow:
this Lowell runs west and southwest: at a point
2l0 feet from shaft | found quartzite; no ore
found in that portion OF the branch OF tho
level: the entire length of that branch is $50
foet. In the extreme westerly ond / found
quartzite and some ore; some Of the ore has
boon worked out: tho extreme length south
srly from shaft is 200 feet: l found an ora
chamber at 4 point l40 feet from shaft; this
ore body con,ects with b estleyel; these are
all the workings of that level Tho next
lsvel is designated on the map as the SSO-toot
lsvcl. and colored srson; tho total length of
tho level is 300 feet; runs in a northwe est. di-
~rectiou, and connects with tho diamond drill
borings OF the Bell shaft; there is ore found
in a noithwes direction at winze $50 feet
from the Lawton shaft; from that point it is
405 #. to tho Ball shaft; at the Lawton shaft
tho level is in limestone, and runs in lime.
stone 100 feet, and then strikes quart1ite and
some ore, and runs along the quartzite $50
foot; the drift loft tho auartzite to run across
to the Bell sha t. The bottom Of the dia.
mond borings, in the Bell Shaft, is in quartz
surface, and the diamond drill holes attain a
depth Of $50 feet. The 9Th level Of the Law
ton shaft Is connected with the drill holes in
the Bell shaft: at tho end Of the Bell sshait
tunnel, sunk through limestone, and strikes
quartzite at a depth Of 20 it.; there a Q other
workings running southerly from shaft l20 It,,
and there 10 limestone and ore found in these
workings. The next is the 9th level, 40 IT.
from the Lawton shaft, marked on the map
as tho 9th level, and not colored. Tho gem
oral direction Of the 9th love is a trifis north
OF west; its entire length is about 800 IT,: l
think there is ore found on that lsvel; the
first ore body found is $50 II. from tho Law
ton shaft; a small body of orc was found Doar
the shaft; the level starts from the Lawton
shaft a little above the division betwaen the
limostsne and quartzite; it runs 10 tt. before
striking the quartzite; a small amount OF ore
worked out of wines connecting the 9th, and
9th levels. Going west from the second ore
body, i found quartzite to tho turn in the
level marked u; at the extreme western end
of tho level | found limestone; at tho sur
face, the top of the ridg, runs through the
Mammoth. At Last and Lookout. ] have
been in tho employ of the company since the
ore on that ridge was worked; | don't know
that any of it has been completely worked
out: tho dip of the lode is very irregular and
a oout northeast; can't give the dip of tho ore
body in the Champion.
MAP G was here introduced.
Tho next level in the Lawton shaft IL
$50 feet deep, is desig mated on the map ms tht
7th level, and colored blue. The general di'