Wyodak Chemical Co. v. Board of Land Commissioners

On April 16, 1929, the State Board of Land Commissioners of this state granted a mineral lease covering section 16, township 48 north, range sixty-five west, in Weston County, Wyoming, to one Jason F. Ralston, authorizing the lessee to remove bentonite from the land for a period of five years, the lease expiring April 15th, 1934, and providing for a rental of $100 per annum, payable annually in advance on April 15 of each year, that amount to be applied on a royalty, payable to the state, of two per cent of the value of bentonite mined. The lease was not in conformity with the statutes of…