Elder v. Horseshoe Mining and Milling Co.

In January, 1878, Charles H. Havens and Rufus Wilsey located a mining claim in the Biack Hills under the name of the “Golden Sand Lode.” In June, 1878, Wilsey died, leaving a widow and several children, who then, and have ever since, resided in the state of Iowa. After the death of Wilsey, Havens continued to make the required annual expenditure upon the claim until 1892, when he sold the same to Thomas H. White, the managing agent of the defendant. At the time of his sale, Havens assumed to be the owner of the whole claim, by virtue of proceedings taken under the provisions of Sec. 2324,…