Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-13

wide, by 22J inches in hight, and has grade
of about five inches in the lower portion.
The hume leading water to the Excelsior
mine is four feet wide and one foot high,
with very slight grade; very nearly level.
Five hundred and fifty inches filed the upper
end of the fiume almost full have had an
extensive practical experience in measure
log water as sold to miners. Here
witness explained the manner in which
water is measured by miners.] The little
giant was brought into use some time between
1868 and 1872. / consider the property of
the defendants worth $500, coo at least. The
in the assessment. We bought this property
of various parties. Material like sample
No. l. when exposed to the air one season,
will slack somewhat and change to a reddish
color. There ia not water enough now at our
mine to operate it.
z. C. UREN,
Sworn. ITO Mr.. Bayne)-I am a surveyor
and civil engineer. The map here presented
is one made by myself from actual surveys.
Here witness explained the scale and
the map generally.] have lived in Dutch
Flat since 1854. l have been engaged
in surveying for the last 25 years
The area of the surface washings at Gold
Run is "a 175, 800 cubic feet, the average
depth 75 feet. and the number Of cubic yards
mined 81, 155, ,0O0 Here the witness ple-
sented a map representing a cross section of
the mine made the surveys for the tun-
mel of the Indiana Hill mine. know Of my
own knowledge that the surface washings
were all done prior to the making of that
tunnel. / recognize in the sample marked
Gould No. the material found in the bot
tom of the Indiana Hill pit. The map of
the cross section is made from actual surveys
Here is o map of the North Fork of the
American river for some miles above Rice's
bridge. This map has also been made by
actual surveys. ] measured the width
of the river in ffty-one different places.
have surveyed the pit in the Indiana Hill
mine. There are six different pits. which
show excavations as follows: Pit No. /,
so, ,75S; No. 4, /, ,01S. $50; No. 5, &C 9S3 Nc.
6, ZIG, ,430; total excavation, 3S9. 79l cubic
yards. These pits have been washed through
the tunnel since its completion. Pit No. 6
was surface washing mostly. The upper sur
face mining was not washed through tunnels.
| have had great deal of experience in min
ing and surveying in that district. | was ac-
quainted with this ground before it was
washed. My estimate of the quantity of
ground removed, think approximately cor
rect. / have seen the river perhaps fifty
times during the lest ten years. l inquired
of those living upon tie rivers as TO their
knowledge of the filings and their depths.
I suppose there was no place on the river
that L could not have judged Of the depth OF
the debris. but in rness places l relied on the
Judgment of those who hid an actual knowl-
edge of the filings. I walked from
sHIRT-TA1L CANYON
Down to Lyons bridge, distance of sixteen
miles. Sbirt-tail is about five or six miles be-
low Rice's bridge. / took the levels in fifty
one places when I surveyed the river. The
grade is little more than twenty.fo four feet to
the mile.
Cross exarcination Ito Mr.. Cadwalader)-I
have become acqusinted with Mr.. Grunsky
since I came to tie city. He has compared
his survey with mine. From the mouth of
Canyon creek to Pickering's Bar I found no
deposit of tailiDgs worth surveying. This
section of the river is about one-half mile
long. I received no instructions not to survey
that section of the river. l was two days
surveying from Picksring's Bar to Rics's
Bridge. I do not guess at my surveys. I
measured the width Of the river at every
station My son and Mr.. Pride, of Gold Run,
were my assistants. We measured the plane
of the bed of the river.
Mr.. Cadwalsder-Mr Uren, you have
been mining surveyor Of large experiercs
in your surveys don't you have to do great
deal of guessing?
Witness-I guess not.
Witness resuming-I received my instruc-
tions for the making of this survey from Mr.
Hamilton Smith. From Warmers Bridge to
Stevenson Bridge the grade is 17S feet. From
Pickering's Bridge to Warmers Bridge the
grade is greater. We stopped over night at
Warmers Bridge. The following is the result
of my survey OF the North Fork of the Amer
ican river from Pickefiag's Bar TO Prices
Bridge: