The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-24

the same vein or in any sense the same.
Thu same may be said OF the fiat vein
and the veins west of the west fault
The witness would give no definite
explanation of the faulting. All of IL.
he said, is mere speculation. The dip
of the fiat vein Is very different from
the dip of the veins to the east and 10
the west.
The witness exhibited a map show
ing the workings of the Mountai View.
West Colusa. Pennsylvania. Silver
Bow and other mines. There are cross
cuts all the way from the Silver Bow
to the Shannon. The witness had ex-
amined the crosscuts all this distance.
which is about half a mile. He exam
ined them with the idea of seeing how
much all this country was mineralized.
how much copper II carried and wheth-
er or not IL could all be called one zone.
The workings of these mines are mostly
connected by crosscuts. Mass samples
of the material i'm the crosscuts were
taken by the witness. Several hun
dred pounds of material We're struck
down from the crosscuts. whether 1t
was country rock, vein matter, SEAM,
ore or what. and an average sample
taken Of il all. The object of taking
these samples was to show that the
ground everywhere. both inside and
outside OF the zone. has about the same
value. and IL anything the difference is
in favor of the ground outside the
zone.
From the north vein of the Rarus to
the north vein of the Michael Dewitt
the average was 81.
From the north vein of the Michael
Dewitt to the cross vein, 60.
From the cross vein to the Windlass
vein, 80.
From the Free Milling raise TO the
top of the Batterman raise, so.
From No. l shaft southwark between
Back from the main slopes between
the faults. IL.
AT the west end samples assayed in
copper 80. SO. As. SO, all outside of the
zone.
A mass sample from the Pennsylva-
mia crosscut. outside the zone. showed
81. The conclusion of the witness was
that i'm character and I'm copper miner
aliZation the country outside the al
legged zone is practically the same as
within the zone.
In examining the same subject the
witness took samples Of seams in vari-
Gus crosscuts. In the Pennylvania
crosscut he found eight seams at an
average interval OF Sc feet. These
seams assayed from 3.15 to 21.9 per
cent. i'm copper. The average width of
the seams was 81. The third level
crosscut from the Johnstown cross
cut to the Johnstown No. 3, being
also outside the zone. 10 samples
taken at arbitrary distances of 20 feet
showed 1874 inches of seams ranging
from ). to 34.14 per cent. copper. Add
ing 20 inches of seams not hit I'm the
arbitrary distance made the total aver
age assay of the seams 1.75. on the
Mountain View third level 13 prominent
seams ran from lis To 52.51 per cent. in
copper The average interval between
these streaks was sc feet. These cross
cuts and drifts are all, he considered,
made I'm the country rock of the Butte
zone. III the zone Is To be limited to the
Rarus zone claimed by the defendants
ii cannot be shown why the country to
the north and south of the zone should
not be included in IL. The veins are all
identified as separate and distinct veins
as well as any other veins the witness
had seen in Butte. The Windlass vein
has extent and depth and boundaries
as well defined as the ordinary Butte
copper vein. The country directly north
OF the zone for a distance is devoid of
workable veins. but still the country all
contains copper. South of the conc
there are seven workable veins be-
tween the Rarus 200 and the Pennsyl-
vania. The witness was unable To say
whether the fiat vein ran above the $50
from any developments that have been
made. There Is nothing In the workings
TO indicate that IL does not.
The cross-eXamination of Mr.. Tyler
was begun by Mr.. Vale just before the
noon recess. The witness was uues-
toned in regard TO the composition Of
the rocks. He admitted that there is
some barynite In the specimen taken
from the 600-foot crosscut. He also
pointed out some copper and some
quartz crystals. In the building gran
tie sample exhibited the mica shows
pretty black. The subject of rocks
within and without the zone was still
under discussion when the recess was
taken.
The cross-examination of Mr.. Tyler
was resumed at the afternoon session.
Mr.. Vale had the witness mark the
hanging wall of the Windlass vein on
the $50 and also the north wall. He
said the hanging wall like the footwall
can be located definitely in but few
places on that vein. 1t could be found
in some places n elsewhere could he
placed approximately. The witness also
drew the north wall of the north vein
on the $50 and the south wall. Proceed
ing TO the subject of the faults, Mr..
Vale asked
You spoke of the fault having been
thrown. Where do you think Il came
from to its present position"
THE part west of the two faults was
thrown somewhere to the north. Prob
ably $50 feet, judging by the relative
positions of the p%orphyry east n
west of the faults"
But the part between the aults
You think II came from somewhere
else?'
Yes"
us il your opinion that this part east
of the faults is in its original positions"
Relatively. yes"
Relatively! But. absolutely?
Il can't tell. II may also have had a
slight movement"
Would you assume a removal of a
mass of earth without some evidence of
the fact?"
NO."
Have you any evidence of it?"
NO"
VERY well. Then don't let us as
sumo when we nave ne evidence. Is IL
your opinion then that the veins east
of the east fault stand in the crust of
the earth where they did when they
were originally mineralized?