Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-14
Prof. Towers Testimony COM
pleted Yesterday.
ORE BODY NOT CUT OFF
D.scredits Defendants Theory of the
Blue Vein-AlSO Attacks
the Drag.

Prof. G. ". Tower, Jr., the expert wit
ness for the Colusa-Parrot side of the Jig
mining suit now on trial in the United
States court, completed his testimony
when court adjourned last evening. His
speciality was assures and described IN
detail all the big and little cracks and ore
deposits in the disputed territory.
Prof. Tower believes in the existence of
four veins on the Colusa-Parrot ground
and their junction between the $40 and
500 levels with the Anaconda vein. 10
s~ubstantiate his contention the witness
entered into lengthy technical descrlp-
ton of the composition Of the ore bodies.
In the ground called by the defendants,
the blue vein, Prof. Tower said there
were several cutoff assures, principally
at the 700 and LIZ of the Colusa-Parrot.
In regard to the contention of the de-
PENDANTS that the Colusa ore body was
cut off on the east near the SALISBURY
shaft, the witness said he had Jul IL
feet of ore in that shaft at q depth OF 2oo
feet, and -.ad traced the same vein to
points 700 feet east of that point and l,3OO
feet east Of the Colusa-Parrot shaft. In
! his opinion there was no evidence OF the
| Anaconda vein being cut off by the alleg-
! ed blue vein and from the 600 to the 1900
he had found no break or displacement
in it.
| r,rof, Tower was questioned relative to
! the drag ore alleged by the defendant
| to exist in the blue vein. The witness
! produced a number of samples which he
! placed under a microscope for the pur-
pose of proving that the alleged drag.
ore was copper glance. This ore he said
came from the defendants blue vein
| and also from the horse in the n
conda vein. The witness believed that
the so-called trespass slopes were in Co
lusa-Parrot ground. The presence OF
! clay or selvage matter in the assures, he
did not consider an evidence of move
ment.
On cross-examination by Governor
Thomas. Prof. Tower said he was 20
years of age. thathe had sent in his resig-
nation as a member of the geological sur
vey, but it had not been accepted. Be.
fore rendering his resignation the wit
ness said he had had some correspond
ence with G. H. Robinson relative to some
errors in the report of the geological sur
vey of the Butte district. He was grant
ed permission by the directors of the geo.
logical survey to make another examina-
ton and Mr.. Robinson guaranteed his
expenses. Three weeks later he entered
the employ of the Montana Ore Purchas-
ing Prof. Tower admitted
that the property upon which he had
changed his ideas as to the geology was
then in litigation. Later he had entered
the employ of w. A. Clark.
Governor Thomas questioned the wit
ness at some length on the assures found
py Prof. Tower in the groun in litiga-
ton. The assures he said were many
and were found on the line of the alleged
blue vein. On the redirect examination
by Mr.. Cotter the witness said it was a
very common occurrence for veins to
vary in width. On the 100 of the Colusa-
Parrot at or near the point Of union, the
vein was over $50 feet in width. He said
he had not made any examination OF
Butte mines for law suit pos while
in the employ of the geological survey.
Mr.. Cotter asked the witness why the
WITNESS had NOT made certain ayamina-
tons in the Never Sweat and Mr.. Tower
replied that it was because he had been
refused permission to go below the 800
level of that mine. Mr.. Scallon said a
stipulation had been entered into be-
tween the counsel on the opposing sides.
This stipulation had been made with Mr..
Lee who had died last week and the at
torneys did not know what was contained
in that stipulation.
Court then adjourned until Monday
morning when George H. Robinson of the
Montana Ore Purchasing Co. will be tho
next witness.