Shipler v. Potomac Copper Co.

In May, 1919, plaintiff and defendant entered into a contract in writing by the terms of which defendant secured a lease upon and option to purchase certain designated mining *91claims in Missoula county. It went into possession and upon one of the leased claims erected a compressor and boiler building, a blacksmith-shop, a storeroom, a stable, a tunnel portal, a closet, a pumphouse, a drain cover and a water-tank. It constructed 600 feet of track, installed a boiler and compressor, laid 500 feet of air-hose for ventilating purposes and 500 feet of air-pipe to conduct compressed air to the…