Migeon v. Montana Cent. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from üie Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Montana. This was a suit by the Montana Central Railway Company against A. F. Migeon, JB. Tibbey, and N. B. Ringeling to determine an adverse claim to certain mining ground. The circuit court rendered a decree for the plaintiff (68 Fed. 811), and the defendants have appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
HAWLEY, District Judge.
This is a suit in equity, brought by the appellee to determine the adverse claim of appellants to two certain tracts of land, or” mining ground, in area 3.67 and 9.60 acres, respectively, situated near Butte, in Silver Bow county, Mont. From the mass of testimony introduced by the respective parties we glean the following facts: On July 2, 1877, Charles Colbert located a quartz lode upon the premises in dispute, under the name of the “Morning Star Lode Mining Claim,” containing 1,500 feet in length, — 750 feet east and 750 feet west of the point of discovery, — and 300…
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