Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-24
Gives the Court the Result 0
His Examination
OF THE RARUS VEINS
He Connects the Workings and EX-
hibits Figures Showing the
Value Of Ore.

Before the adjournment of court last
evening the attorneys for the plaintiff
in the suit of the Montana Ore Purchas-
ing mpa against the Boston & Mon
tana, asked the judge to make an order
requiring the defendant to produce in
court this morning the survey and sur
vey notes of the workings of the Rarus
and Johnstown mining claims made by
j. H. Trerise in November of 1895, at
which time Mr.. Trerise was in the employ
of the Boston & Montana company. The
order has not yet been made.
The cross-examination Of Walters KEEL
ley was commenced about 4 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, discontinued at 5 and
resumed this morning. The first section
Of questioning was confined principally
to the location of the transverse veins of
the Rarus and it's relation to assures
merging into it. Asked as to the dip OF
the Windlass vein, Mr.. Kelley said his
notes showed it to I'VE a pitch of 70 de-
grees to the south in the east portion
of the Rarus. In Drift "a the JOhnstown
discovery vein possessed a pitch of from
As to so degrees. At the 500-foot level the
witness located the transverse ore f1s-
sures in some places; also the faults n
ore bodies. He considered anything min
eralized commercial ore that could De
worked at a profit. The level showed
three small slopes, as we'll as several
large ones, and witness considered them
a part of the great ore system OF the
lode. He was questioned about a portion
of the ground lying east of the Penn
sylvania, but said he was not prepared
to answer.
Has it been suggested to you, or has
anyone told you to not testify in relation
to that section?' asked Mr.. Patterson.
1T has not" was the answer.
Continuing, Mr.. Kelley said that on the
600 level of the Windlass vein there were
two lines of slopes about Is feet apart,
and he considered them in separate fis-
sures.
The witness was questioned with refer
ence to the various raises and other
workings Of the 900 and then asked to
point out what he considered the apeX
Of the Rarus vein at cross section *"
He did as requested and then added that
it was from 40 to lis feet wide. At the
$50 level that cross section showed four
workings. There were three forks OF the
vein and the apex covered them all. He
was not prepared. he said, to state the
width Of the vein at the $50, as that part
OF the country in controversy was east
Of the end line Of the Pennsylvania.
"Have you determined for yourself
what ground is in controversy and, hav-
ing so determined, ave you confined
your views to that ground and no other"'
asked Mr.. Patterson.
II am not prepared to state. I believe
this lawsuit Is n to decide title to the
Johnstown and Rarus vein on one side
and the Pennsylvania vein on the other,
and as the country now in dispute is east
of the Pennsylvania end line l am not
prepared to give an opinion"
At the noon hour it wasdecided to allow
James Neill Of Salt Lake to begin his
testimony at 2 O'Clock, as he desired te
pass through the ordeal as soon as pos
sible and return to his business in Utah
AS soon as court convened Mr.. Neil1
proceeded to business. He said his pro-
fession was that of mining engineer and
metallurgist. He studied it in Germany
and there acquired, the degree. At pres.
ent he was general manager for the Unit
ed States Mining company of Utah. The
mines operated by the company were To-
Gated at Bingham, but his headquarters
were in Salt Lake. He had first entered
the Rocky mountain region in 1879; spent
a year in Salt Lake, and then went tt
Missouri, where he took charge Of a mine
and he held it for seven years. From
there he had gone to Ell Paso, Texas, anG
built a smelling works. Then he had fol.
lowed expert work three years, making
Ell Paso his headquarters. Following thi:
period he lac for some time managed the
affairs of a company at Leadville, Col
While in FL Paso he had made many
trips as an expert to the mines of Mexico
and other sections of the south, and hat
since then performed a great deal of ex'
pert work.
Asked If he was familiar with the work,
ings Of the Youngstown and Rarus he an
swere5 in the affirmative, adding tina
during the last three months he ha(
spent Is days examining them, and on {
former occasion had put in 30 days at it
He had; he further said, examined tn,
veins of the JohnstOwn, Rarus and tina
portion of the Pennsylvania %extendin.
into Rarus ground. He had taken samples
of ore at various points in the working
and was armed with figures to show TIN
value Of the mineral extracted.
With a pointer in one hand and paper
containing these figures in the other, h
described, by means of a large map an
a modal. the condition of every stope
level, raise and ore body Of the property
and by reference to the figures gave tn
result Of the assays made by him.
A complaint charging Charles Mot,
with petit larceny was issued from tn
county attorneys office today n file
in Justice Bliss court. The accusatio,
was made by Joe Williams, who elaine
that Moth had taken from the Glenco
house on the fiat a horse bride valued a
$25.
$50 sets of teeth $40. DR.. Wix. .