Gold Creek Antimony Mines & Smelter Co. v. Perry
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Okanogan county, Pendergast, J., entered July 29, 1915, upon findings in favor of the defendants, in an action to recover the possession of mining claims, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Morris, J. —
This action involves the right of possession of certain antimony mining claims in Okanogan county. The claims were first located in 1906, 1907 and 1908 by appellant’s grantor, and passed into possession of appellant in 1908. Since acquiring it, appellant has expended approximately $25,000 in developing the property, installing mining equipment, digging water ditches, constructing roads, tunnels, crosscuts and other workings, and doing the annual assessment work each year until 1914. In April, 1915, respondent Perry went upon the property and located the greater part of it as…
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