Sprague v. Locke

In 1880, parties acting under the name of the Decatur Silver Mining Company were in the possession of a certain lode in Russell Mining District, called the “ Rover ” Lode, and the surface ground appertaining to it, upon which they erected a shaft house, in which they placed steam hoisting and pumping machinery, which was used for working and mining the property. Work was prosecuted by the claimants from time to time until April or May, 1887, after which no actual possession was had by them until the present controversy arose, about the middle of March, 1889. In June, 1887, appellees entered…