Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-13
DEBRIS.
TwENTY-rIRsT DAY OF THE sLICKENs
CASE IN COURT.
The Defense Open with a General Denial
Testimony of J. L. Gould, superin-
tendent of the DEFENDANTS
Property, and E. G. Uren.


The slickens case-The People of the State
of California VS.. the Gold Run Ditch and
Mining Company-was resumed yesterday at
$50 A. NJ, in Department Two of the Superior
Court, Hon. jackson Temple presiding.
At the opening of the Court Richard
Bayne, one of the counsel for the defense,
stated that they would dispense with any
opening statement, considering that their an
swer to the complaint heretofore made would
suffice.
j. L. GOULD
Sworn for the prosecution. Direct examina-
ton 10y Richard Bayne)-I reside at Dutch
Flat, and am Superintendent of the Gold
Run Ditch and Mining Company. came to
California in 1856. That year commenced
mining on the American river, at Succor's
Flat. Also the same year mined at Gold
Hill, about four miles from Coloma. mined
near Placerville, and at various places in ri
Dorado county. Went to Gold Run in 1860.
Ny first connection with the defendants
property was that of ditch agent from 1860 to
1866. Since then I have acted in the capacity
of Superintendent. The Gold Run Ditch
and Mining Company was il rcorporated in
August, 1870. The caracisy of the old Bart
lett and Thomas ditch originally was AGO
inches. In 1861 and 1862 it was
enlarged to 1,2OO incheg. After the present
company came in possession, they enlarged
and made various improvements in this prop.
erty, to the extent of $4,000. They paid
$50, 900 for the ditch originally, and S253. 900
for the mining and other property bought in
connection with the ditch. During these
purchases l was Superintendent, and know
that these amounts are correct. The amount
paid for the Indiana Hill mine was $50, 600.
That claim was located and being worked be-
fore went to Dutch Flat. Ithas been con.
tinuously worked by
HYDRAULIC PROCESS
Since that time. The red or surface soil Of
that mine had been mostly washed off prior
to its purchase by the defendants in this ac-
tion. A portion of this surface was washed
off last spring, and very slight amount of it
is left. Prior to 1864 tie mines in the vicin-
ity of Gold Run were worked on small
SCALE The two bitches furnishing water on
the divide carried at that time about 1900
inches. These mines were worked extensively
from 1865 to 1870. AS many as % or 80
mines were in operation at that time, and
used 5000 or 1000 inches of water night and
day. The mines then mined light material
with the hydraulic process without the aid of
powder. They were mined to no great depth,
and the water-heads varied from 150 to 400
inches. Two companies used two heads of
water each. One company in
GUsLIN RAyINE,
The Bay State No. 1, nsed four streams If
water, and dumped into Canyon creek. The
mines run on an average about five months
in the year, and at that time were using 5000
inches of water. About all the surface was
washed off prior to 1874. The average depth
of these mines was 70 feet, length 13, 600 feet,
and width l. 800 feet. Prior to 1874 the cubic
yards washed out of the surface washings
amounted to about 67, 000 600, which went
inte Canyon creek, and thence into the
American river. This was done before the
purchase of the property by the defendants.
The tunnel to the mine was commenced in
1872. The mine could not be washed without
the aid of deep tunnel. This tunnel is 2, 200
feet n length. excavated through hard bed
rocls, cost S96. GOO and was almost three years
she Burleigh dill. The branch from the
main tunnel TO the Indiana Hill nine is nine
;eet high and eight feet wide. We com
nenced washing through this tunnel duriug
,he winter of 1875 and 1876. The defendants
purchased the Indiana Hill claim in the spring
,f 1874 at this point mapof the Geld Run
Mining District was produced, and Mr. Gould
pointed out the various mines and ditches 10
hat district We have been working in the
bottom strata since 1875 or 1876. The lower
are vsry different from the upper,
the material in the lower strata being much
heavier ard ceaIser The greatest depth of
ths workings in the Indiana Hill mine, prior
TO the purchase of the defendants, was about
I40 feet, and the average would be about 80
feet. It was washed to the extent of l. 800
feet in length and 600 feet in width. The
upper strata of the first workings contained a
small proportion of rock, a large amount OF
sand, few small cobbles, rotten powders,
and cnIt ,ins numerous strata OF pipe
clay. The bottom strata, or material wash
since the tunnel was constructed consists of
heavy blue gravel, cement and powders
The bedrock is slate. There is no granite
bedrock in the district. Have sold water to
Ill those mines ia Gold Run District, AID
am familiar with those at Dutch Flat, and
know their character.
ABOUT sEvFNTY-FIvE OR EIGHTY PER CENT.
Of the material of the present workings Of
the Indiana Hill mine is composed of stone
Of various sizes. The blue granite strata in
this mine is from 160 to 165 feet deep. Cold
Spring Mountain is about 400 fest above the
rest of the surface in that neighborhoed. The
percentage OF rock in the boitom-eighty
feet of the pit, would be seventy.fve or eighty
per cent. The cement strata varies from
seventy to eighty feet thick. We cannot wash
it with the pipe, ard have to blast it with
powder. The large powders have to be
blasted also. These rocks and pieces of ce.
ment are washed through the tunnel into
Canyon creek, and thence into the North
Fork. Rock weighing from 800 to 400 pounds
are washed through this fume. Tnere is no
pipe-clay nor clay of any kind ii the bottom
strata There is a strata of clay on the east
rim, 100 feet deep, which has never been
washed. That clay l think, extends to the
bedrock. The powders that it carries are
not wash-rock; it contains no pay, and we do
not intend to work it. Il evidently is slide
and not water deposit. Any clay that is
found in the pit ct the present time comes
from slides from the east rim. For the last
ten or eleven years l have given
MY PERSONAL ATTENTION
To the working of this mine. If there was
any clay in the mine certainly would know
It, as l have been in the mine almost every
day during that time. The grade of the
dume in the tunnel is six inches to the twelve
feet. The duty of water in the surface
was four or five tines that of its
isty in the Indiana Hill mine. The whole
deposit contained gold from the surface. The
pipe-clay perhaps contained but little. The
blue gravel contains gold all the way through
Il. The lower ten feet we intend to crush in
a mill, and are leaving it for that purpose.
It is so hard that it will not wash. We can
not make any impression on this material
with our pipe. We have tried for
several hours at a time to wash this
material with a stream from the pipe
but could make no impression upon it.
The tusnel is about sixty feet below the bot.
tom of the channel. The width of the chan
mel or pay streak is about 200 feet wide on
the bottom, and 600 feet wide on the top.
This channel is well defined. We have
stripped a very small piece of the bedrock
On the east side, about 100 feet wide and fifty
feet long. We do not intend washing any
gravel that is not contained in the channel.
/ have made an estimate Of the amount of
material remaining in this entire channel to
be washed. and find it to be between Is OOO..
900 and 19, ZOO, 900 cubic yards. I estimate
the amount Of gold that viii be taken from
that which remains to be washed at from
s6,OOO,0O0 TO $1,000, 900.
We have washed 800 feet in length of the
channel and taken out S261, 600. The pay is
very evenly divided throughout the gravel.
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