Seitz v. Coal Valley Mining Co.

John Seitz, the owner of a certain forty acre tract in Mercer county and other lands, conveyed the coal and other minerals beneath the surface thereof to the Coal Valley Mining Company. The deed contained the following :

“Together with the right to extract, mine and carry away all the said coal and mineral, including the ribs and pillars, in such manner as it shall deem best, and to construct, maintain and use all such air and other shafts and roads thereto and waterways therefrom, as it may deem necessary or convenient for that purpose; also the right to appropriate and use all such part or…