Moffat v. Blue River Gold Excavating Co.

The suit was brought in the district court of Summit county by D. H. Moffat, the appellant here, in support of his adverse claim against the application for patent to three certain placer claims situate in the Consolidated Union and Spaulding Mining Districts in Summit county; the plaintiff claiming that at the time of the bringing of the suit, and since the 31st day of March, 1900, he was the owner and in the actual possession of the Kate S., the Lafe Junior and the Clara C. placer mining claims. The same premises, at the time of the location by the plaintiff’s grantors, were claimed by the…