The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-07-11
Well Known That He Is a
Staunch Supporter of
F. Augustus.
KNOWS SHAFT WELL
Mr.. Wilson Acknowledges
That He Has Worked
1t for Himself.

The trial OF the Nipper case today,
which occupied Judge Clancys court dur
Ing the hours of the forenoon, was without
feature, there being little Of a salient char
acter in the evidence Of i. Augustus
Heinze's third expert witness, E. II. Will
son.
Mr.. Wilson is best known as one of Mr..
Heinze's adherents and associates, and, as
related by him on the witness stand this
morning, his asserted knowledge OF the
Nipper and the other claims involved in
the present suit was obtained while work
ing the Nipper under lease from Henze
and since that time in examinations of the
veins and openings in the mines for the
avowed and confessed purpose OF qualify
ing himself TO testify in behalf OF Heinze.
knowledge Recently Acquired.
Mr.. Wilson admitted under cross-exam-
ination that while he had been acquainted
with the surface of the Nipper and ada
cent claims for IS years his knowledge
of the veins and workings confined to that
part of the Nipper above the 500 level had
been acquired recently.
He began his testimony last evening
and he resumed when court and the case
OpcUcu lHlS hNbOlHNy j. Ni.
Denny, for the United Copper company,
conducted Mr.. Wilson's examnation-in-
chief His first question was as follows:
you have followed the Nipper vein
down at the east end Of the Nipper claim
How far west of the east end Of the line
Of the Oden is the point you left off at?'
"The workings indicated at the head of
raise 81 are IS feet west of the east end
line of the Oden. There the incline de-
parts to the west at an angle" the witness
replied.
"Are there any other workings through
which the vein testified by you as the Nip
per vein can be followed TO the surface?"
lntersects the Vein.
"Shaft No. is on the vein. 1t inter-
sects the vein at point about 40 feet
from the surface and at the $50 level at
point $50 feet south of the collar of the
shaft again at the $50 level 40 feet
south OF the collar OF the shaft; again at
the 500 level a4o feet south of the collar
of the shaft.
"The Iso-foot drift follows the vein
eastward continuously till it intersects the
cross-cut from shaft No. I, $50 feet south
Of the shaft The vein is quite large and
considerably broken. 1t is followed east
about 60 feet.
AT the $50 level the vein shows in the
station at the incline. 1t is not seen again
till in the cross-cut south and in the di-
agonal drift to the east which it passes
through.
1T is shown again in the cross-cut from
No. shaft. 1t is followed east on con-
tinuous ore, to the head of raise so, and
thence to the foot Of raise 81.
Not Now Accessible.
"This incline on the discovery vein,
known as shaft No. 2, intersects the 500
level $50 feet south Of the collar OF the
shaft, or thereabout, and the vein, as |
remember it, not now accessible, was
broken to a point 200 feet east of the sta
tion.
Then it entered OH the ore that went to
the large Slopes and went east 100 feet
The sill floor showed ore 100 feet wide
here. | extracted ore from there IS
months ago up to the fourth floor"
The witness said the incline spoken of
is partly east and partly west of the west
end line Of the Oden, owing to its slanting
form.
He said he had seen the vein in incline
No at the $50 level but not below. He
said he had intended to raise from the
500 level to the $50.
"Thc No. shaft is practically on the
apex of the Nipper vein" said the wit
ness, "and No. shaft is Immediately
south Of the apex. No. shaft is aIo
feet east of No. 2 rise No. so discloses
the same apex 275 feet east of shaft
No L.
"Raise Sc, which shows the apex of this
vein, is 90 feet east of raise ST. and the
apex or one portion Of it, shown in that
raise is SO feet west Of the east end line
OF the Nipper claim"
Question of Distance.
"How far from the south side line of
the Nipper claim is tt" the lawyer asked
1T is 60 feet north of the line the
witness replied.
The witness testified there was not only
float, but groupings in place on the sur
face of the Nipper claim, showing an
apex. There was oxydized granite ON the
west end, not accessible now, and the dis
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