The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-13
Butte Department.
CHART OF THE MINE
Maps and Models of the Workings
Put in Evidence.
MR.. RUEGER ON THE STAND
The Greater Part of the Day Was
Consumed In Giving His Testi-
mony in the b. g. B.-Lex-
ington Mining Suit.

A model and a new installment Of
maps of the workings of the Wappello
mine were introduced yesterday morn
ing at the trial of the Butte K Bos-
ton-Lexington mining case. Malcolm
Mcdonald, a mining engineer, was the
first witness when the trial was re-
sumed and explained the workings on
a large map showing the shafts, levels
and drifts. etc, in the mine. Al the
conclusion of his explanations, {. {.
Rueger was recalled to the stand ana
resumed his testimony, which had been
commenced on the previous day, using
charts to illustrate. In support OF the
defendants claim that there are Two
veins, both of which have their apex in
the Lexington ground, he testified that
there was a shaft sunk on the apex or
the south vein. The shaft is on the
foot wall and at a depth OF about 40
feet a cross-cut runs to the hanging
wall and another cut to the north vein.
The two veins are also shown in seven
open cuts on the surface run north ana
south There are five shafts on the
south vein and several on the north.
Since the beginning of the contro-
versy the Butte & Boston has, for the
purposes of the suit, made some deVel-
norton of the Wappello, consisting or
a shaft and two upraises from the Lex
ington workings. The model OF the
mine was introduced in evidence and
explained by Mr. Rueger. The model
is the simplest and handsomest piece
of mechanism of its kind ever seen or
used in a Montana court 1t was con-
structed by Mr. Rueger and is known
as a relief model. supported by glass,
1t consists of a plain, open, walnut
| frame mounted on wheels on a round
| table The model is divided off in sec
| lions with panes of glass representing
| vertical lines drawn through the
| ground, north and south, at particular
points in the Wappello. The panes of
| glass are cut on top to represent the
surface of the ground, including de-
| pressions, dumps, shafts, etc. The
| shafts underground, the different lev
| els, cross-cuts. raises, Slopes, drifts,
| etc. are represented by different strips
of colored material to correspond with
| the colors on the maps and charts. The
| model takes in the mine and workings
| from the surface to the $50 level and
| from a point $50 feet west of the Lex
/ ington ground to point loo feet east
| Of the Wappello east end line. and was
| made to scale of 30 feet to the inch.
| Mr.. Rueger said there were some slight
| discrepancies between the model, which
| was made from the surveys of the
| company's old surveyor, and the new
| surveys made by Mr. Mcdonald, but
| such discrepancies were very slight and
in favor of the Butte & Boston. The
| witness explanation of the workings Of
the mine, as represented by the model
was thorough and took up the greater
part of the days session of court.
Mr.. Rueger traced the ore connec-
lions through the different levels and
drifts on the north vein down to THE
-, - r~a1r, 90
the ore was demonstrated and the vein
was followed south and west. A drift
was run south to the hanging wall and
on the 500 a drift was run to the south
vein and the witness said he could not
be- convinced, without actual demon
stration, that the ore body did not be-
| long to the vein the apex of which Is
within the Lexington ground. Any
other theory was improbable, he said,
| and gave his reasons for believing so.
From the 500 to the 400, considerable
over 100 feet. raise was made on a
continuous ore body, and from there
upward. the workings indicating the
| dip of the vein. ON the 800 the dip is
quite flat and raise was made at that
point on the hanging wall
| Mr.. Rueger interspersed his testi-
| mony with challenges to any one to
show a different state of things than
these testified to by him and often re-
marked LlldL SuCn ana SuCn Things leS-
titled to We're absolute facts" OF
We're undoubtedly true" and he chal-
lenged controversion. lie believed that
certain conditions existed in the
ground and gave his reasons for be
lieving so, and also testified 10 mat
, tiers which he thought We're "strone
circumstances or positive proofs ol
his theories.
Il think we have presented consider
able evidence a. to the dip of the
north and south veins" said the wit
ness after he had been about hal
through with the description of th'
workings shown by the model, "anC
| now let US trace the vein on the 500"
The level indicated was then thor
| oughly explained from one end to tn,
other, through drifts. and Slopes. an,
: ! upraises. ami crCss-cuts, and the or
connections traced. He then returned
to the 400 and followed the vein blyoni
the west boundary line of the claim
| The same vein was followed into III
Butte & Boston ground where IN
stopping was done over which the sui
/ resulted.
Mr.. Rueger was not through with hi
! testimony when court adjourned 70
the day and n will probably be on IN
witness stand a day or two longer