The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-27

Yesterday was am uneventful day IN
The big mining case of Matthew l.
Gisborn ct al. owners of the GeyseF
Mining company, against the Marquis
Mining company. The witnesses eA-
anined were Charles w. Watson
Thomas Jones, foreman of the Maroon
civil Engineer Anderson, Colonel Il. a.
Wall. all ON behalf of the Marion coli-
pany. The class of testimony was pIdc-
tically the same as that given the pre-,
violIs day. The witnesses We're all
familiar with the, ground, had exam
med and traced the vein from the west
line OF the Marion through that c4aaln
tsasterly 70 the east line, where they
said the apex or highest point was SIT
uated.
EXPERT WATSON.
The first witness called was Charles
w Watson. a miner Of long experience.
Examined by Mr.. Dickson, ne SAID ne
was familiar with the property IN oLS-
pute and had made several eXamlh-
atoms Of it and the neighborhoods iale-
liz. 1t was gold bearing vein, dipping
to the southeast, and averaged about
fifteen feet in thickness, with lime
stone footwall and a hanging wall OF
porphyry. He traced the vein from the
northwest end line of the Marion
Through the claim east and south, then
north to the northeast corner OF the
claim, where he said the apex was
found.
On crosse examination he was put
through a series of questions as to how
he arrived at the conclusion in regard
to the location of the apex, and am
swered very much as the other Wit
OeSSeS had done in that regard.
FOREMAN JONES.
Thomas Jones, foreman of the
Marion, described the various workings
in the Marion mine and his obserVa-
TONS although not those of an expert,
correspondent with those of the pre-
vious witness in regard to the course of
the vein. its strike and dip and the po-
Sition eff the apex The witness teSh-
lied that under his direction large
quantities of ore had been taken from
the vein at the apex, which was milled
in the usual way and was in every way
similar to the ore taken from other
parts of the vein.
MORE CHARTS.
Civil Engineer Anderson, ON request
of Mr. Dickson, exhibited drawing OF
q vertical section through No. incline
on the Marion, which was supposed tc
De d StGilOn IuIUlLS HUN llS lOldIl-
east in a. CouthweSteT-ly direction
through the Carrie Steel workings and
through the west ends Of the Geysel
and Marion claims. Mr.. Anderson also
exhibited a vertical longitudinal ssc-
ton, made by a plane running through
the Florence No. 8 from west to east
and slightly south at the east end
Vertical sections of other portions OF
the claims and vicinity were also ex-
I'D M IN ox-idpy,aa
The explanations eff these sections
and the various points and conditions
which they illustrated occupied a greaf
deal of time and was of no special in
terest to any but those directly inter
ested in the case and its outcome.
COLONEL WALL
In the afternoon Colonel E. A. Wall
took the stand and in reply to Mr.
Dickson said he had been engaged in
mining for twenty-five years princi-
pallv in Utah and Idaho. was well ac-
quainted with the Mercur district and
knew the Gevser and Marion proper
ties. With reference to the point in
controversy he had made four different
examinations of the properties with a
view of ascertaining the position OF
the apex with reference to the bound
airy lines and had reached a conclusion
as to the strike, dip and apex. The
formation was limestone and porphyry
Witness was asked to describe the to-
pogT-a ply of the country in the neigh
borhood. but said he had not made any
very extensive examination outside the
boundary lines of the claims in dispute
The Marion was situate on a ridge
running nearly east and west. To the
north of the Geyser mining claims
there were gulcheS worn out by the ac-
ton of the elements and on the Flor
ence No. 8 between the Geyser an6
Marion there were ridges with ore
cropping out. The witness made draw
ings on a blackboard Illustrating the
ridges and the contour of the ground
where these outcroppings were visible
and also of the dip and course of tbs
strata
Beds of limestone, Colonel Wall said
could be seen on the surface for a long
distance north Of the disputed ground
The foot wall Of the vein was lime
stone and the hanging wall was lime
stone. porphyry and shale. The weir
was twelve or fifteen feet thick. Tit
porphyry at some places showed val
ues. at ether places it did not. Witness
said he found the apex of the weir
within the Marion boundaries. At the
northwesterly end line of the Marion
there was large open cut where tht
vein was plainly visible and also at g
point nifty feet further west the VEN
existed A continuous vein was trace
able southeasterly to No. incline
where a slight break occurred An
other break was visible further cas-
at No. 5 stope, thence it ran to No.
Slope and from No. there was no dis
placement Of the strata up to The
northeasterly end line of the Marion
where the apex was found.
Witness examined the vein from No
to the end line with a view of de
termining if it was continuous NOR
than TO ascertain it's thickness o.
value A good deal of work had beer
done at the easterly end line and ther
the ore looked like good workable ore
In cross-examination by Mr.. Brown
witness said the vein dipped to tn.
southeast on the line Of the strike. TIL
largest or main break in the vein wa:
at stcoe No. ..
At this point court adjourned an,
further hearing of the case went owe
till 10 O'Clock on Monday morning.
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs M,(.