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.
Cross-EXamInation Of Expert Wilson
aud Testimony OF Hardness, an
Expert uiner, at the Trial

At 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-examined 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
SS, aud then descended 10 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 700 level the apex was
fixed 70 the roof Of the stope. The Wit
ness then traced the apex from the apex
cave on lot 50 % the 200 Grand Central
level. and thence TO the top Of the But
terfiy st0pe near the 800 level, He stated
that from the Cunningham level TO the
700 level the vein dipped Gjla degrees in
to the earth His testimony regarding
the cross-section between coordinate
hAllN0 N0NN anu NfNNW N as NIlE NUllIf MA
that given previously by Mr.. Bert
Holden.
NJ r. Hardness, an expert miner, was
the next 10 take the stand. The Wit
ness said that after a careful inspec-
ton he found no veins north OF the
Cunningham stope. He attached no inn
portance 10 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 continu-
Gus stopping. he said. from the Butter
fly st0pe IN the Grand Central to the
Apex tunnel on the south line Of lot
80. lie gave the strike Of the ore bod
les beginning at the Apex tunnel, run
ming through the Butterfly stOpa, as
northern northwesterly and nOrtherly,
Upon cross-examinatlon Mr.. Hardness
denied strongly that he had ever ad-
mitted TO Mr. Samuel Mcintyre that tho
apex could be traced % the Mammoth
lot IS.
President Holbrook OF the Grand
Central then took the stand. lie stated
that the output Of the mine had been
81 400 900. OF which $3.50 600 had been paid
out iu dividends. Referring To a CONVEX
satiun with Samuel CAD William Mcln-
tyre Mr. Holbrook said that Il 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 Mclntyres and Mr., Cunningham.
I The Mammoth people al that time had
/ entered the Silyeropolis and Mr. Sam
/ uel Mcintyre said he had never agreed
/ not TO follow the ore.
Manager Loose followed and testified
! as a miner lie said that before the
| purchase Of the Consort and silver
| opolis mining claims for the Grand Gem
| trial he had examined the ground thor
oughly, and came to the conclusion that
the apex was south OF the southerly
/ end line Of the Silycropols extended.
! Upon examination Mr.. Loose said
| he ala not consider the ore running
I through the Grand Central and Mann
moth vcin but rather pipe Of ore
/ In the limestone. He said he did not
! think vein could exist without a
/ 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 eastcrly dip In the Butterfly
stope. Tie testified that the ore on the
] 600 level was east Of that on the $50
] level