Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-11-14

Court stated that the representatives
OF the press we're huddled together In
such q manner that they had no room
u work with comfort He also stated
that people we're occupying tables IN
side the bar that were neither attor-
neys OF representatives OF the press.
II the reporters could get along as
best they could during the afternoon
session he would make provision Tor
them after adjournment.
The examination OF the witness
was resumed. He stated that the
| chloride was filtered through q
| cloth before it ran away and a fine
| piece of canvas or muslin was placed
in evidence to show the character OF
the fabric. At times witness said that
the cloth vas doubled. The cloth " 's
placed in the bottom OF the tub 80 that
no gold could escape. There has been
no change in the method Of refining
since June '94.
Re-cross. Pierce was in the Bank
OF OhIlIOku ld ICInCAy OCAoAN
came here. Don't think he was in
Swansea before he came here. He
WAS with Thomas Price a while. o.
Connors was merely an assayer.
Witness was not a chemist. Ted
Dolan was a helper since December
1884.
MASON ON H STAND.
Andrew Mason the Government in
spector was the next witness.
live in Orange New Jersey, Sup
e%rintendent Of the L. S. Assay Office
in New York. Have been there twelve
wears Became an assistant in the
assay department Of Phidelphia Mint
in 1850. In 1854 became assistant
assayer. In 1865 became amelter and
refuer. Have been in the Mint Ser
vice forty-five years. Studied chemls-
try in Philadelphia, received degree OF
:. A. NJ. Was seventeen years in thu
: Refinery. During that time [ melted
- about twenty million of gold a yea
during that time we separated tn
gold from the silver. Am familia
with the sulphuric acid process.
introduced it into the Minis of I'll
. United States. Witness gave IL
3 July a description Of the We :.
Before the witness beag" he sai
that if any Of the Jury or Counsel iii
not fully understand h" would be gla
to be interrupted. He Iir-t deserve
~ the nitric acid process and then sin
~ ed tbs difference between that anu til
sulphuric acid process. Witness II
=: terrupted by Coffin who did not d
sire things of so long ago Introduce
-. Court ruled that it vas proper for Il
~; witness to show his knowledge OF Il
business. Witness introduced Il
sulphuric acid process because it WI
~ cheaper. Witness spoke quite rapid
DC but used terms easily comprehend
by the Jury. He explained how t
baser metals were dissolved in t
sulphuric acid and the gold sunk
N7 the botto m intact not being soluble
-, the acid.
The witness gave a sort Of runni
chemical Lecture to the Jury viii
e"0 was quite interesting. He said tt
." the solution left after the silver a
~, gold was precipated was valued
Nv and allowed to run off in the sewer.
ny Unless the work had been VI
'hl- carlesslv conducted nothing escap
OH even Their but a small amount
gold could reach the chlorine tar
not enough to be taken into consid
'eI0 alton in the examination.
any Mr.. Coffin. We don't want to h
''N' any arguments from the with
-neS stand. The witness. "These are #
one sir" There was a slight eXchal
cry between Coffin and the witness
heI- the Court quieted them and the WITH
el7' resumed. eff 10000 ounces of Q
nan were treated in the pots [ would
U- expect to find any in the chlOl
tue tank if a half thousanths Of an on
lhe GOT in it would be separated and
Oi0 turned
SIZES There was another slight tilt betw
al the witness and Coffin which aus
'he smile over the Court room. 'SWee
'ne ing gold meant getting the silver
uo of it by acid, resulting in a spO
nnr mass of gold
3 Witness described how he sho
John Sherman through the Phile
phia Mint and rising from his c
TT initiated now excited Sherman bee
1nod when he learned how much gold
r.. in the tank. His inimitable rendi
49,. of Sherman's excitement, quite an
berty oon'0iuo' pioo' 'o'
rally oo"' -
some "0n'
a,:a soup plate full Of sponge gold.
scope ho'0 saw
,m of Ny 'i'hch 'hO '"Pi"tN N0