Montana Cent. Ry. Co. v. Migeon
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Montana
This was an action by the Montana Central Railway Company, which claimed to own certain land by virtue of conveyance from the patentee of a placer mining claim, against A. F. Migeon and others. The action was brought in support of an adverse claim filed by plaintiff against an application by defendants for a patent for a lode or vein mining claim, which was located upon part of the lands covered by the placer patent subsequent to the issuance thereof.
1Opinion of the Court
BEATTY, District Judge.
With the announcement of the decision in this cause it is fitting to note the ability and courtesy of the counsel who conducted the trial. While most clearly presenting the. important issues,' they did so with such happy comity towards each other, the witnesses, the court, and all interested, as rendered the supervision of the proceedings a pleasure instead of the wearying performance of a duty. On July 2, 1877, the Morning Star lode claim was located 750 feet each way, easterly and westerly, from the discovery point in Summit Valley mining district, then in Deer Lodge,…
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