Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-07
Thinks the Ore Bodies are Pipes
and Not Veins,
HOLBROOK ON THE STAND,
CONTAMINATION of Expert Wilson
and Testimony OF Hardness, an
Expert .uIner, at the Trial

Al the Grand Central. Mammoth trial
at Nephi yesterday Manager Loose and
President Holbrook were upon the
stand testifying on behalf OF the de-
Tense, The Grand Central expert, w.
W. Wilson who was on the stand
Wednesday was cross-examlned at
length by Mr.. John NJ. Zane. The Wit
ness said that the apex Of the
Mammoth vein assembled from the
apex cave on the south Of lot
81, and then descended to the Cunning
ham stope. the top Of the stope being
higher than the apex cave
The highest point on the Butterfly
stope he fixed as the apex In the Grand
Central On the 100 level the apex was
liked to the roof OF the stope. The witt
ness then traced the apex from the apex
cave on lot IS to the ZOO Grand Central
level and thence 10 the top OF the But
teriiy stope near the 500 level. He stated
that from the Cunningham level to the
200 level the vein dipped 65is degrees in
TO the earth. His testimony regarding
the cross-section between coordinate
lines $500 and $500 was the same as
that given previously by Mr.. Bert
Holden.
NJ. X. Hardness, an expert miner. was
the next TO take the stand. The wit
ness said that after a careful lnspec-
ton he found no veins north OF the
Cunningham stope. He attached no i'm
portance TO the iron stained limestone.
He said that the ground was barren on
the various levels north, stating that
ore was rarely encountered.
Mr. Hardness went through contlnu-
GUS stopping, he said. from the Butter
fly stOpe IN the Grand Central TO the
Apex tunnel on the south line OF lot
80. He gave the strike Of the ore bod
les beginning at the Apex tunnel. run
ming through the Butterfly stope, as
northern, northwesterly and northery.
Upon cross-eXamination Mr. Hardness
denied strongly that he had ever ad-
nlltted 10 Mr. Samuel Mcintyre that the
apex could be traced to the Mammoth
lot IS.
President Holbrook OF the Grand
Central then took the stand. lie stated
that the output Of the mine had been
81 400 600, OF which $3.50. goo had been paid
out In dividends. Referring 20 a CONVEX
satlon with Samuel CAD William McIn-
tyre Mr. Holbrook said that It was
agreed between them that the side lines
Of the two properties should be respect
ed. In February OF the same year. 1898.
the matter was discussed again with
the McIntyres and Mr.. Cunningham.
The Mammoth people at that time had
entered the Silveropolls, and Mr. Sam
uel Mcintyre said he had never agreed
not TO follow the ore.
Manager Loose followed and testified
as a miner He said that before the
purchase Of the Consort and Silver
opolis mining claims for the Grand Cen
tral he had examined the ground thor
Oughly, and came to the conclusion that
the apex was south of the southerly
end line Of the Siyeropois extended.
Upon cross examination Mr. Loose said
he did not consider the ore running
through the Grand Central and Mann
moth a VEIN but rather q pipe OF ore
In the limestone He said he did not
think a vein could exist without
well defined foot wall and hanging wall
lie said that the dip Of these pipes Of
ore had a generally eastern dip though
there was casterly dip In the Butterfly
stope. Re testified that the ore on the
1000 level was east Of that on the $50
level.