Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-02

ion today in the suit of the Colusa-Par-
rot Mining company VS.. the Anaconda
Mining company, which was heard in the
United States court at this term of court.
The suit was one involving many intri-
cate questions. The C~olusa-Parrot peo-
pie claimed that the Anaconda company
had mined considerable ore from beneath
the Colusa-Parrot; that there was a
union of the Anaconda and Colusa-Par-
rot veins between the 500 and 1.oOo-foot
levels, and that by reason of the fact
that the Colusa-Parrot was the prior
location it's owners We're entitled to all
the ore beneath the union.
The Anaconda ompany claimed that
the two veins We're separate and distinct;
that they We're cut off by a diagonal vein
running northwest and southeast, conn
monty known as the blu vein. Experts
from all quarters of the globe We're en-
gagged on both sides of the case. The trial
lasted several weeks n attracted much
attention in the mining world by reason
Of the theories advanced by such noted
mining men, miQeralogists and geolo-
gists as Professor Shaler of Harvard, DR..
Rossiter w. Raymond of New York.
Clarence King of California and a host OF
others from Colorado, Utah and Butte.
! Judge Knowles delivered an exhaustive
opinion, quoting largely from the testi-
mony given by the experts for the plain
tiff and defendant. He showed by the
evidence given at the trial by the ex-
perts for the Colusa-Parrot that they
had acknowledged the existence of a
large fracture running northwest and
southeast at the eastern end line OF the
: Colusa-Parrot and proving conclusively
! that nc commercial ore existed east OF
that fracture because the Colusa-Parrot
people had never worked east beyond the
fracture. m
The testimony of Clarence King, Ros-
sitter w. Raymond. Mr.. Brunton, Mr..
: Keys and Mr.. Sizer was quoted in detail,
showing the divergent views held pS
, these gentlemen on the question OF the
existence of a so-called blue or diagonal
vein. Mr.. Sizer had admitted the exist
, ence of a fault on the east end line OF the
Colusa-Parrot.
AS to the contention of the plaintiff
! that the veins of the Colusa-Parrot and
Anaconda formed a 1unctdon a. some
point between the 800 and 1.O00-foot Levers
the court held that there was no union
of veins, Judge Knowles remarked tina
it was strange that with all the deVel'
opment work performed by the Colusa'
Parrot it had never been able TO ascer.
tain the exact point at which this union
occurred. Not one of the expert VII
nesses for the plaintiff could fix the place
where the two veins unite. Inc cour'
said it was difficult to comprehend why
this had not been established: Inc rae!
was, however, that the plaintiff nae
failed to establish the fact that the veins
unite. :,
The court fnds the facts in the case u
be as follows:
One-That the defendant is now and a
all the times in question herein. was tn
owner of a claim called the Anacono'
claim, lying to the north of the claim Q
the plaintiff; that there is within the Inn
it's Of said claim, a vein of rock IN place
bearing copper, silver and gold; that tnl
vein is the discovery vein OF the Ana
conda claim; that it runs substantial
parallel with the side lines of said CLAIM
and extends from end to end thereof, ant
at it's apex passes through both end line
of said Anaconda claim: that said CLAIM
is continuous upon it's downward cours
} down to the lowest workings thereof, to
wit: the level called the 1900 foot leve
of the DEFENDANT: that said vein, upon 1t
dip or downward course, passes to tn
south INTO and through the claims of tn
plaintiff, and into the ground lying sout
of the plaintiffs claims.
Second-Thatt there is running through
said Anaconda claim, in a north-wester
ly direction, and also through the claim
Of plaintiff, a northwesterly and south
e~asterly vein or lode. called in this cas-
the blue or diagonal fault vein, and tina
the saf,e lies between the Anaconda vein
on the north or northeast, and the Co
lusa-Parrt t vein, on the south or south
west that he apex of said blue or diagon