Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-11-29

in sacks. Large lots loose, or in bulk.
This Dean ore would accumulate at
the rate of about one or one and half
sacks per day, when the mill was busy.
About 81 sacks Of Dean ore were
shipped to Ketchum. This last reply
was ruled out.
Cross-examined: About two weeks
ago Mr.. Conkln minated to witness
that there might be something wrong
with Phillips. THIS was the first time
witness had ever heard word against
Mr.. Phillips, and he was astounded.
About two days later witness was
called in the office, and in presence of
Mr.. Swift, Mr. Conklin, Mr.. Pratt and
Mr.. Phillips he recited what had been
going on in the mill. Witness was in
the habit. on weighing in ore, to give
the mill ten pounds the advantage.
From 10 to so pounds-according to
the size of the lots. The weight is
generally made to come out short by
10 to 50 pounds. When the ore was
shipped out, if the overweight was
found to be as much as rs pounds, it
was generally taken out Of the cars
and brought back in the mill. Less
than that was not taken out. Witness
does not recollect ever weighing any
Dean ore. He knows this Dean ore
was mill ore because he always saw it
taken out of the plate-room, saw it
accumulate gradually, and left there
by the south door. He thus saw some
Red Cloud ore, some Arg"nta ore,
and some other ores thrown on Il e
pile that was called Dean ore; also
saw some of the overweight ore taken
out of the ears thrown on the Dean
pile; he threw some himself. He
knows there was at least one full sack
of ore thrown on that pile without ever
going into the cars there may have
been two sacks thus taken from the
same lot From big sample (say a
Parker sample) as much as two sacks
of ore would drop about the crushe'
while it was being sampled. Thi:
would not Be put back in the lot but
p in case of small lots, the shrinkags
> would be put back again. Mr. Phil
a lips also told him to look out for Mr.
q Allen, who came to the mill to loo!
+ after Parker ores.
. A. NJ. Purdum sworn.--Formerl.
J, worked at the sampler; does no
E work there now. In the latter par
of October witness was eating Dime
n in the engine-room. He heard som
G one walking across the floor, and til
=. steps ceased near where large sam
e pie of Parker ore was on the tioo
is Witness heard some one shovelin
n something that sounded like ore. H
,e then came into the sampling-room,an
r. saw Mr.. Phillips coming from tn
3, p!ate-room door to the Parker OF
r. with an empty sack in his hand. Wi
8. ness returned to the engine roor
t. where Mr.. Phillips came and aske
r. witness to hold the sack open for hir
,e Witness complied, and Mr.. PHILLIP
IS filled the sack near y full of ore. M
It. Phillips explained that there was lab
70 to be some dissatisfaction about t
an orc, and he wished to retain that sac
,s full to refer to. He asked witness he
e. many pounds there were in the sac
lis Witness guessed about so poun'
n. Mr.. Phillips carried the ore iowa
it. the plate-room door. This was
re noon, when all hands were at dinn
il. Witness knows of Dean ore at
re- works remembers several sacks OF
)er accommodating near the south door
es. the sampling room. About the 9th
-, 9Th of November there were about
w.. sacks of ore near the south door VIII
vas witness saw sampled.
the Further hearing continued until
Of o'clock this morning.-REp.
We. To.day's Proceedings.
ro- George A. Black sworn: Is
inc ployed by various mining compan
,re, to look after their ores at the Hal
the Sampling Works been there Sill
me last May. Is generally there dur
Ter, business hours. The ores, when
of ceived, are so received on the fr
he'd scales, on the large trucks; the SCI
ks are set to offset the weight OF tn
hat trucks the proper Offset with
3 it. CAP on lower slide of under beam