The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-29

in the Comstock Milling and Mining Com
pany, also the value OF the ore bodies in
the Consolidated California and Virginia
mines.
William H. Crowell, clerk of the Con-
solidated California and Virginia Mining
Company, was placed on the stand by the
plaintiffs attorney in an effort to show
that the mining operations By the Con-
solidated California and Virginia Company
were carried on at a loss, while the Com
stock Milling and Mining Company, which
milled the ore output of the former, was
being paid price for milling which largely
interfered with the profits of the Con-
solidated California and Virginia Company.
S. P. Holden, an ore buyer aud dealer in
mining materials, was introduced by the
plaintiff as an expert to testify as TO the
value of the ore taken from the mines in
question and as to what percentage of the
July ASSAYS should have been returned in
bullion. His examination involved re-
peated objections by the defense, which
were mostly sustained, and exceptions by
the plaintiffs attorney. He occupied the
stand but a short time, and was followed
by Lowell who was recalled, and who was
on the stand when court adjourned for the
day.
John W. Mackay testified that he, Flood,
Fair and O'Brien at one time were equal
partners in the Nevada Bank, and that on
April 1, 1890, that institution came under
the management of |. w. Hellman. AT
that time he was but a small owner in it,
but Flood retained stock to the value OF
100000.
During Decembe he was at the Palace
Hotel in this city for twentythree days,
and on the oath of the month sailed for
Europe, and was away until the following
fall or summer.
The California mill at one time be-
RI hn
Company, which was owned by Flood,
Mackay and Fair. The latter sold
his interest to Hobart, who later trans
ferred it to Senator ]. P. Jones. Senator
Jones then transferred his share to the
Comstock Milling and Mining Company,
which was incorporated on the 18th of
January, 1886. He was never in charge OF
the mine, except when he and Fair mined
together. Was also IN charge when he
relieved Lyman and Patton in 1887, a
period of only three weeks. He did not
remember whether ore was taken out at
that time.
He visited the Consolidated California
and Virginia mine on December "a, 1885.
Assays were made of samples taken from
all ore bodies discovered to ascertain if it
would pay tC mill the ore. He could not
remember if he had gone into the Jones
Wine when he was at the mine on that
date.
On croSs-eXamination he testified that a
miner who has worked on the Comstock
can often tell by the eye whether ore con-
tains gold and silver. Samples from
different places are taken out each morn
ing and sent to the assay department for
ascertaining the value of the ore.
On redirect examination he stated that
diamond drill was not of much efficacy
in detecting ore bodies, and that he would
hate to buy a mine prospected with a
diamond drill.
William H. Crowell, the clerk of the
Consolidated California and Virginia
Mining Company, testified that he kept
the company's accounts, made out the
statements and received the returns of
assay values. He was asked to refer to his
ore and bullion book, which he had
brought into court, and which showed the
amount of bullion shipped, its assay values
and bullion returns, and was also asked
to tell the daily battery assays fo- the
week ending March II, 1886, of the Morgan
and Eureka mills, which did all the mill
ing at that time for the mine. They were
as follows for the Morgan mill: March 6,
$14 so per ton; March 7. $40; March 8,
$11 So; March 8, $11 %; March 10, So 80 ;
March IL, SILL March IL, SIT Is. For the
Eureka mill there was only one day that
week that a shipment was made. This
assayed 81 So.
The milling company returns the bullion
taken from the ore, which is valued on the
Government standard. Returns are made
monthly.
During the month of March the mining
company sent 1922 tons of ore to the
Eureka mill. which returned $73,541 43 in
Aullion. This cost Sc ton to mill. and q