United States v. Central Pac. Ry. Co.

BOURQUIN, District Judge.

A press of causes and brevity of time forbid detailed comment, and is no reason why busy trial courts should decide other than as juries and their brief verdicts. Accordingly, the court finds for defendant.

Briefly, in the early 60’s the land involved was by plaintiff granted to defendant if not mineral in character. It was an odd section within the place limits of the grant. For nigh 75 years the land has boon subjected to the investigations of prospector-miners, and no gold or other valuable minerals discovered. So clear is this that plaintiff’s counsel admitted the…