Waskey v. Hammer
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of the mining laws of .theUnited.States and conflicting claims thereunder, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This was an action of ejectment, the subject-matter of which was the overlapping portions of two placer mining claims in Alaska, one known as. the Golden Bull and the other as the Bon Voyage. The plaintiffs claimed the area in conflict as. part of the Golden Bull, and .the defendants claimed it as part of the Bon Voyage. The facts, as they must be accepted for present purposes, are these:
In 1902 the Bon Voyage was located by J. Potter Whittren, he having previously made a discovery of placer gold within the ground which he included in the claim. Although not intended to be excessive, the…
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