The Anaconda standard., 1899-10-10

containing wealth of detailed facts
and a connected thread of clear, an
alytical reasoning.
Mr. King divides the ground upon
which the suit is based into three sep
araJe and individual bodies forming
distinct entities from seoloslcai
standpoint In his testimony he said
that the original granite of the coun-
try was intersected by east and west
porphyry dikes, two of which are
traceable to to-day, subsequently was
intersected again by east ana west
mineral bearing veins and finally was
cut in two croSs-wise, north and soutn,
by compound composite fault, when
by disruption, displacement and dis
organization of intermediate and inte-
rior parts, transformed the ground INTO
the three divisions named.
Mr. King said that there is no ques-
ton in his opinion that the east ana
west veins were formed and mineral,
lied before the composite fault ana
extended across all the ground ana
that the faults threw their disrupted
| parts in the east and west division OF
the ground out of all relation with the
mass between the fault walls, which
the faulting turned into new forma-
tion entirely.
He said that the displacement had
moved the western and middle divis-
downward, the western division NOV
ing 200 feet horizontally and $50 ver-
tically, and the middle division less
distances on both planes. 1t is his
belief he said, that the movement
was initiated on the east fault plane
of the composite fault, and that while
the movement was in progress the
western section of ground detached it.
self from the moving mass at the
west fault plane and moved beyond
it, farther downward and northward.
There are % places wheFe he saw the
inside veins cut off at one fault wall
and 20 at the other, he said, and all
his observations warrant the assump-
ton that the outside veins stop every
where at the faults, while none war
rant the assumption that they con-
tinue beyond them. The horse or mass
between the walls Of the compound
composite fault constitutes new lode,
with a north and south strike and
west dip.
The Importance of this testimony
will be realized when it is understood
that if the legal existence of the north
and south lode described should be es-
tabished, it would nearly or entirely
defeat all the rights contended for by
the plaintiff.
Mr.. King also testified that there is
no apex at the Johnstown discovery
point, ana that every vein IN the east
ern section of the ground apexes south
of the south side line of the Rarus
claim, both of which matters are ma
terial and, like the north and south
lode, bear directly upon the thing in
issue.
1t is explained thus: The plaintiff
claims the underground diagonal dip
extensions of veins which, it alleges,
apex in its ground.
The veins dip beyond it's south side
into the defendants ground. The legal
principle upon which the extensions are
claimed is that of extra lateral rights.
Extra lateral rights exist where veins
cross both end lines of a claim and
| the veins can be followed in their dips
| outside it's side lines. Now. if there
| is no apex in the plaintiffs ground
| with which to connect the extra lat
eral extensions, or if the apices at the
| east or south of and do not cross the
east line, or if north and south lode
cuts the veins in two and crosses the
south side line on it's strike, covering
| much of the line, then the extra lat
| eral rights are annihilated.
Mr.. King will continue his testimony
| to-day and it will be as interesting
as that of yesterday no doubt.
When the case was opened in the