The Anaconda standard., 1899-09-03

ing it was a small piece of porphyry.
He named the different elements in the
specimen under the questioning of Mr.
Scallon. bright spot on it was called
a crystal of pyrte. He said the speci-
men might be mineralized porphyry
breccia in part or solid porphyry in part
The structure of it could be readily pro-
duced by the action of water
Another specimen was handed to the
witness for examination, and he said it
was rock of the same nature of the pre-
ceding specimen. This specimen showed
quartz in bands, which was evidence
that the rock had soldihed The
solidification of the rock occurred sub
sequent to the brecciation of it. The
brecciated part of the porphyry, com
posed of angular fragments and solid
porphyry was formed by the forcing by
pressure of the fragments into the solid
porphyry while the latter was in plas-
tic condition.
The subject of Mr.. Scallon's questions
turned abruptly to the transverse fis-
Sures, and the witness, in answer to a
question, admitted that the transverse
or fault tissures have been the seats of
primary naturalization in the vicinity
Of and at the points where they cross
the main east and west assures. He
said that there is solid porphyry in the
transverse assure in the south drift on
the 500 level. The body of porphyry is
10 feet wide and runs north, so feet east
along the fissure. There is also 10 feet
of solid porphyry in the transverse fis-
sure in the crosscut on the 210 level
Are not the transverse fissures wet?
Does not water travel along them?"
asked Mr.. Scallon.
Yes" said the witness
well, then, If water travels along
the transverse fissures why should min
eralized solutions not do SOP"
Il should say mineral solutions have
travelled along the main east and west
assures and spread out at the points
where those fissures are crossed by the
transverse fissures"
Have not the mineral solutions Just
as good an opportunity to go through
the transverse assures as to go through
the east and west fissures?"
Il don't know. l don't know what
the conditions were" answered the wit
ness.
You said that porphyry obstructed
the admission of the mineral solutions
into the transverse assures, but you
! Just said that all the porphyry in the
! assures that you know of is in the 10
! foot masses you mentioned"
we have every reason to believe that
| there is more elsewhere"
Mr.. Scallon asked the witness if a
/ 1ault through pOrphyry dyke would
| cause an displacement of the ends of
| the dyke,
| The witness began to give an indirect
| answer and Mr Scallon cut him short
! and asked the court if he could expect
| to receive direct answers from the wit
| ness or not. Mr. Corbett of counsel for
| the plaintiffs started to make protest
| at Mr.. ScallOn's remark, when the court
| stopped him and laid down the rule
/ that the witness should answer ques-
/ ttons directly first, and then explain
! them. if he saw fit.
The court said 1T is a rule of courts
! that a witness shall answer questions
( directly, and then he has the right to
/ explain his answer. You will proceed
! on that rule" This was satisfactory to
/ both sides.
! The witness said that a fault would
] not necessarily cause a displacement.
MIR. ScallOn turned to another large
! specimen introduced in evidence in CON
neCtion with the witness direct evi-
| dence and Mr., Tower would not say
positively whether it was brecciated or
solid pOrphyry. The lawyer fitted one
! of the small specimens to spot on the
side of the large one, and Mr. Tower,
in answer to the question if it were not
So said that he fancied that the small