Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-29
GROUND IS UNEMPLOYED

GROUND rs UNEMPLOYED
and the same conditions prevail be.
tween the 800 and 600 levels, a distance
Of 100 feet, and between the GJO and 100
levels OF the same distance. From the
700 level westerly at a distance Of $50
feet on almost a horizontal line, are
found the ore bodies in the Grand Cen.
tral ground claimed by the defendant
70 be on the dip Of this vein, the apex
Of which, II is claimed. lies IN the Mann
moth south OF the llOO-foot line ana
north OF the Cunningham stope.
Three cross-sections taken between
the l,l00-foot line and the south end
line Of the SilyeropOiis claim extended
show a somewhat similar state Of
facts, although the distances between
the unConneCted drifts or mlneraiZed
veins or ore bodies are not generally
so great. IL will be seen that TO admit
that the continuity Of this vein has
been established from the surface Of
the Mammoth to the Grand Central ore
bodies We are required q assume the
existence Of mineral or mineral bearing
rock for distances between 10 feet al
the shortest and $50 feet. the greatest.
In the absence Of any flssure having
well defined walls and with the idCn-
tity Of neither the foot nor hanging wall
well established within the developed
area Of this mine, can We with reason
assume the continuity OF this vein?
We think not. Absence Of mineral
or mlneral-bearing rock for short dis
'tances must be the exception, but in
the case at bar In order 20 establish
the continuity Of this vein from the
surface TO the Grand Central ore bod
les, we are compelled 10 assume the ex-
istence OF mineral or minerallzed mat
ter between every Level and for com.
paratively long distances To say that
between the 100-foot level and the ore
bodies westerly IN the Grand Central
ground, an area undeyeloped and un-
explored there Is
CONNECTING VEIN
OF mineral or mineralized matter Is TO
enter into the widest domain OF con-
lecture unwarranted in law and In
fact. A main vein 20 the north not be-
ing found by the prospecting and de- /
yelopment In the Mammoth and the /
continuity Of no vein having been |
proved from the assumed apex In the /
Mammoth 10 the ore bodies In the /
Grand Central, the inference Is not only |
rational, but wholly warranted that the |
main vein does not extend north, but |
departs on It's strike northwesterly In |
the course and at the point claimed by /
the plaintiff. the Grand Central COM /
pany
II is shown by the evidence that a
bend or sharp throw in the strike Of a /
vein Of the character and In the d. |
rectlon here found Is not unusual in /
the Tintic district, nor Is Il out Of the
ordinary for a vein TO pitch into the
deep on its strike at steep angle, as
appears 10 have been done In this case.
When we remember that this body OF
ore has been proved by actual stopping
TO be continuous from the south end |
Jf the Mammoth 10 the Butterfly stope
In the Grand Central, a distance OF
about 3 900 feet that Il shows vertical
depth on the south Of $50 feet. and on
the north In the Butterfly stOpe OF 529
feet. with cOnsid arable vertical depth
lt intervals IN the intervening space.
hat the plalntn and defendant have
taken from such vein ores aggregatng
In value millions Of dollars and from
other veins or assures found In the
n ne 10 the north "a small amount OF ore
and that of little commercial value. Il
3 reasonable % conclude that this ore
,hute or channel continuing from the
south end Of the Mammoth 10 the
Grand Control however irregular us
strike. must be the main vein apeying
ID the south end o. the former claim.
nor Is such a conclusion az an neon
istent with the fact that the ore bod
es are found both north and south.
,ut 10 the east of the Cunningham
.tope on the lower levels OF the Mann |
moth. In accounting Tor them % Is not
IN unreasonable assumption that the |
anne force which caused the throw or
END IN the strike Of the main vein
would create
MANY CROSS FIsSUREs
eadlng on at a right angle from the
eneral strike or main assuring Being
ubsIdlary 10 the main fssure. they