Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-11-20
YESTERDAYS pROCEEDIxGs
More Of the One Ledge Theory.

tense OF MS one ledge theory. VINE
he was followed by Prof. DIatchley
another one ledge theory expe' I
who recited the story of his trave
through the slopes. levels ant
WINES of the Northern Belle lowe
levels from the Ho mes Low er tun
mel to the hot stope. He als'
found continuous ore con
nection the whole distance. and tn,
foot and hanging walls of the Bell
edge at various points and on sun
dry leve's, and geologically conf
dent that there was but one edg.
in the Northern Belle hill, and tina
he traced it through the defendant.
workings into Holmes ground. The
Professor did not assume the erudi
ton of his fellow expert, and Was
not cross-qnestioned at any length
by the defense. He was followed
by other witnesses who expressed
themselves as confident that they
had passed through continuous
ore formation from the Holmes tun-
mel to the bot s'ope, and some bad
points in the levels where the foot
and hanging walls were in their
opinion exposed.
Yesterday morning q f.rmer shift
boss or foreman Of the Northern
Belle, by the name If Murphy, took
the stand. He too had lately pass d
through the continuous ore forma-
ton and had found the foot and
hanging walls, and was absolutely
| certain tina: there was but one
ledge, and that that ledge had been
worked by the Belle company on
Holmes ground, at and in the vicin-
ity of the hot slope. He created
considerable mrrriment in Cour.
by the Eibernian adroitness with
which 10 avoided giving direct and
explicit answers to the cross ques-
tiuniag Of Mr.. Wren. It turned
ont, however, that when he quit the
employ Of the Northern Belle COM
pany, two or three years ago, he
was not 50 emphattically certain as
now Of the existence Of but one
ledge IL Northern Belle hill. In
deed he rather thongik that at or
since that time he had teld two diff
ferent parties certain of the North
ern Belle workings was on an en-
tirely different ledge, viz. The
Chief of the Hill. H. entertained
that opinion until he re-
visited aud made an inspec
ton of the Northern Belle |
workings, pr, sumabIy for the pur
poses of this trial. His cross ex
also revealed the exist
ence of what lie called q ''back |
chute of ore" lying westward and
back # tia points where he had To-
Gated his foot wall. Surveyor
Reeves was placed upon the stand
TO give an estim ue of the probable
Of ore extracted from the
ground in dispute which be placed.
IS the reporter understood him, at
over Sc. 900 tons. Sew
eral dispositions and other docu-
nentary evidence were read cover
ng among other points the proba,
Die value of the ore SO extracted
IN the afternoon little ripple of
was created by the plac-
ng upon the stand of young man
~ the name Of Jones, the nephe
# q TO- mer Northern Belle Super
now dad. It seems
ha: after Supt. Jones' death the
witness came into possession Of bis
etters, among which were five from
APT. Lawton, President of the
'orthern Belle to its superintend- a
Mt. Jones claimed that lie had $
cen approached by the agents of a
9th the plaintiff and defendant in !
lis case who each desired Al in G
pection of there letters. For some S
eason that he did no. divuige he
estroyed these letters last April, 6
at cou d give the gist Of their con- a
,nts which he had already reveal n
! to Judge Boalt. That. ''gist" c
armed out to be that Capt Lawton t
ad written to his superintendent p
} effect to prosecute the Northern is
ellie workings to the eastward of 81
le vertical shaft leaving the all Il
of the matter to the fu- 81
Ire, by purchase or otherwise n