United States v. 237,500 Acres of Land, more or less, in the counties of Inyo & Kern, State of California

HALL, District Judge.

Several pumice placer mining claims in each of the above cases were consolidated for trial and were tried together, without a jury.

The claims involved in Case No. 3472-JWC are all located in T.23-S, R.40-E, MDB&M, and are known as the “Brown Group.” The claims of that group, concerning which evidence was offered and admitted as to the value and title, are “Tired Boy,” a 160 acre claim; “White Gold;” a group involving two claims of 20 acres each, overlapping one another; “White Eagle No. 2,” 20 acres; “Gray Boy,” 20 acres; and “White Eagle Reserve,” a 160 acre claim.

The…