Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12
Hearing of Objections to Re-
ceiver HarriS'S Report.
TWO MINES
Dispute as to Necessity Of a Tunnel in
Sn0h0mish Claim--Witnesses
Examined.

In the United States court this morn
ing Judge Knowles began the hearing of
the objections filed by the Montana Ore
Purchasing company to the reports of Re-
ceiver Harris during the latter's operation
of the Snohomish and Tramway mines for
the months of November n December
last year. The Heinze people claim that
there is a difference Of $9,4S0 between
their accounts and the accounts of the re-
ceiver.
Judge Mediation appeared for the
Montana Ore Purchasing company and
Attorney Sinclair for the receiver. The
receiver objected to the expense Of run
ming a tunnel on the Snohomish on the
ground that the work was of no benefit to
the company. Mr.. Heinze's attorney
claimed that the work vas really neces-
sary in order to reach the Tramway
ground. There was also some dispute as
to the value Of the work don't through the
Minnie Healey claim. It was claimed that
this work was carried on for the joint
benefit Of the receiver and the Montana
Ore Purchasing company and hat there
fore the former should be made to pay his
proportion Of the cost Of the work.
Claude HarnOis, a shift boss at the
Snoh0mish was the first witness for the
M. o. p. Co. He testified to having kept
the time Of the men employed under
ground M also kept tab of the places
they worked on the different levels. The
time Of the shift bosses he said was spent
about equally between the Snohomish and
Rarus mines. Four shift bosses were en-
ployed between the two mines. During
the month of November the receiver had
allowed the shift bosses at Snohomish
iii days a at IS per day. The witness
stated that If was not a fair o11nUyo nno
During December the receiver had allow
ed the shift bosses thirteen shifts. The
witness believed hat about 81 shifts in
all would be about right.
John Collins the shift boss on the shift
opposite to Harnois c~orroborated the lat
tiers testimony as to the time spent in
each mine. He described the duties of the
shift bosses and believed that during the
months OF November md December he
had spent more time in the Snohomish
thar in the Rarus. Witness said he knew
nothing about the proportionate quanti-
and Rarus n in answer to a question
from Judge Knowles said he believed
o twice as many men were employed
in the Snohomish.
Isn't it a fact that about twice as much
ore is extracted from the Rarus?" asked
Attorney Sinclair.
IT do not know replied Collins.
isn't it a fact that the number of men
does not count and hat the amount of ore
extracted depends largely upon the
amount OF ore opened up?" asked Judge
Mediation. /
The witness replied in the affirmative
and added that considerable dead work
had been done on the 700 and 500 foot lev
els OF the Snohomish.
John Richie another shift boss gave
similar testimony and was followed bv
Ed. 8. Mahoney who has charge of opera !
tions at the Minnie Healey. The witness
aid that 600 feet of work was done to
connect the Minnie Healey with the
Tramway. This work was done in the be-
lief that it WIuld be less expensive to
mine the ore through the Minnie Healey
shaft. ~
F. w. Wedekind chief clerk of the two
mines stated that during November H. /
600 tons of ore had been extracted from |
the Tramway through the Rarus shaft at
an average cost Of 30 inc a fraction cents
per ton.
The hearing was in progress when the
Inter Mountain went to press.