The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-19
STARTED ON THE SIXTH
Good Progress Being Made in the
Mining Case.
THE END is NOW IN SIGHT
The Conclusion VIII Probably Be
Reached Before Another Week
Rolls Around-Al Are Get
ting Exhausted.

Coca progress was mace In tIle Hill
ing trial yesterday, the fifth witness for
the plaintiffs being disposed of, and
start made on the sixth. Daylight can
now be seen through the trial, and it
is quite certain that conclusion will
be reached before another week has
, rolled around.
All concerned are getting exhausted,
and last evening Judge Knowles said
| he himself felt very tired, and he asked
the opinion of the attorneys as to ad-
journing until Monday morning. The
| attorneys were anxious, however, to fin
ish as soon as possible, and the jury de-
| clared that they wanted night sessions
| and Sunday sessions, if possible, until
| the case should be disposed of. Judge
| Knowles finally decided to hold fore
/ noon session to-day, and then adjourn
| till Monday.
The examination of Mr.. Merrill was
| continued yesterday morning. Consider
ing the North vein and Windlass vein as
! one vein, which he did not admit, he
said the entire apex would be in the Mi
! chael Dewitt ground, and none in the
| Rarus.
The next witness for the plaintiffs was
| Stephen H. Northey, who was examined
| by Mr.. Lindsay.
! II reside in Centerville," said Mr..
NOrIn6y, anu nave DeeH iiiliici 90
years in Wales, India, Michigan, British
Columbia and Montana. In Wales l
mined for lead and zinc; in India for
gold quartz; in Michigan for iron, in
British Columbia for slver-lead. In
Butte / worked for the Liquidator,
Parrot, Colusa- Parrot, Washoe, Vir-
| ginius, Grey Rock, Wild Bill and others.
/ have leased much. In carrying on
my business as a miner l have had to
use my own judgment in regard to fol-
lowing lead. / first visited the Rarus
on February &c. / examined particu-
larly the Michael Dewitt ground. Start
ing from the surface at the Michael
Dewitt shaft 20 feet south of the Rarus
south side line, the way down is so feet
perpendicular. There is "a cross cut of
eight feet to the footwall, where is the
north vein of the Michael Dewitt, three
feet in width. Twenty feet to the south
is encountered the Windlass, which
% feet wide at this point. Next are a
few seams and cracks of little import
ance. The north vein and the Windlass
vein apex together in the Michael Dew
lit. So feet south of the Rarus south side
| line
The witness described the various
workings of the Michael Dewitt, and
told of the fault. The fiat vein between
/ the faults and the Windlass vein east
of the fault are entirely distinct. Go
ing north from the Michael Dewitt shaft
! the witness said one or two streaks are
encountered before the cross vein Is
reached. The cross vein is about il
Inches wide. There is change in the
character of the rock in getting to the
! porphyry drift. AT the north end of the
cross cut there is a good sized vein. But
these veins in the north part of the
ground have nothing to do with the
veins 200 feet south, and, in fact, have
nothing to do with each other. In the
drift is granite and strip of porphyry
about so feet wide. The witness con
sidered all the veins separate and dis
tinct, instead of comprising one lode
He examined the TIA raise yesterday
he said and found nothing there.
"Of course a miner, if paid, will fol
! low anything" he said. But there Is
no vein there" He had also examined
raise 49, but could not fina that il raised
on any vein.
Governor Smith conducted the cross
examination of Mr.. Northey, and thu
witness then said that he had made M
examination of the western part of thu
mine. He said that the slopes of tn
Windlass vein go right up to the fault
| He wasn't sure about the south vein, a!
he had not examined it closely. TIL
Slopes west of the fault differ in dill
from those east of the fault He hat
had no opportunity to examine closet.
the workings between the faults. TIL
| WindlasS vein goes up to the fault ant
stops There are slopes between tn
! faults, but they are different from thos
| of the Windass. The TIA vein goe
from the $50 of the Rarus to the 30 o
the Michael Dewitt. The witness sal
he could find no sulphide ore In tn
: raise There was not enough of 1t TO
, | a streak A miner would not follow
unless he wanted to apex it.
Call it nothing, them"
, That's a pretty good name for it,
said the witness.
Isn't there a vein in the 19 raise?"
mo; that's a pretty good nothing
. too
!, , Nothing there at all that looks Xix
. a vein?"
mot thing"
On redirect examination the witnes
said that the distance from the Wind
| lass to the north veins is so feet to 10t
D | They seem to converge TO the east. Tn
!. rock between the veins is country rocF
| mr. tha Windia :