Eureka Mining & Smelting Co. v. Way

Appeal from the District Court, Sixth Judicial District, Eureka County. The following are the outlines of the map referred to in the opinion: The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. I. The question involved in this appeal is: Was there sufficient testimony on the question of possession by plaintiff, or its grantors, to submit to the jury ? The object of the inclosure of timber land is to notify subsequent comers that the land is claimed—is located, and that it is being used for some beneficial purpose. If that object is fully obtained by other than building brush-fences…