The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13
IN THE BIG MINING CASE
Defense Finishes the Testimony
of Expert IA.
FOUR MORE YET TO COME
The Defendants Expect to Rest Their
Case Monday-The Plaintiffs Will
Take Only o Week With
Their Testimony.

The only thing done in the mining
case yesterday was to stope out the bal
ance of streak No. IA in the defendants
zone of evidence. There are said to be
four more streaks of evidence in the
zone before the footwall will be reached.
The defendants expect to get all this
stopped out Monday. but it is more likely
that part of Tuesday win also be con-
sumed by the defendants. The plaintiffs
expect only to take one week in the
presentation of their case. but they are
quite likely to run beyond that time, and
there is little likelihood of the case go
ing to the jury before two more full
weeks have passed.
Mr.. Neill was on the stand for cross
examination yesterday morning.
did you take your samples of granite
in the drift from the barren wall or
from the seams?"
Il took it from the seams and from
the mineraliZed rock"
Did you merely take those portions
which you found to be mineralized or
did you endeavor to take a fair sample
of the whole?'
Where there was evidently no min
eraliZation we took no sample
rs all the mineralized rock in the
seams?'
mo, the rock adjoining is impreg-
mated with mineral"
The witness was then questioned in
regard to the Pennsylvania vein, claim
ed by the plaintiffs to be little south
of the hanging wall of the Rarus zone.
Suppose such vein exists there,
said Mr.. Forbis, what do you say as to
| it also being a part of the Rarus zone
one of the many veins of which your
/ zone consiSts?"
II would have to have more informa
/ ton in regard to such vein before |
! could give an opinion.
We'll, suppose It is vein OF COM
mercial ore from three to seven feet
/ wide"
What is the nature of its walls?''
asked the witness.
Il don't know"
/ What is the nature of the surround
ing country? Is it mineralized?"
well, was it mineralized south OF
! your hanging wall?' asked Mr.. Forbis
! Where the walls have gone out far
so this vein isn't a part of your
zone?"
Il don't know anything about such a
vein. Does 1t pass through the fault?
Il don't know" said Mr.. Forbis. THE
/ level has only been run short distance
as yet
4 think it is an occult vein," remark
ed Mr.. Vale.
Would you include 1t as part OF youi
| zone?" asked Mr.. Forbis.
Il would want to make some develop
ments before / could give an opinion as
TO that" said the witness.
I'VE are making them as fast as W.
cam remarked Mr.. Forbis.
The witness said that his assays arr
| wet assays. A specimen of the country
| granite was assayed by the witness ant
| showed three-tenths of an ounce of sill
yer and trace of copper. All the roct
in the Butte district contains silver K
some extent. The porphyry also carries
| mineral. In the hard massive porphyr.
| q specimen was taken which assayet
| 15-100 of an ounce in silver and no cop
per. The witness said that zone so
feet wide would not be astonishing, ant
if the country is interlaced with seam
and we'll mineralized he would conside
| it all one zone. The witness, who hat
gone all through the mine the previou
afternoon with Mr.. Vale, went al
through it again yesterday forenoon
with Mr. Forbis and was closely ques
toned at every point.
The examination of Mr.. Neill was con
Guided at the noon hour. The court de
cided to take a half holiday and tn
case was adjourned until 10 o'clocl
Monday morning.