Craig v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from District Court, Chaffee County. This was an action brought by George M. Thompson, George Parry and Daniel 0. Sindlinger in support of an •adverse claim to the ground in controversy, under the name' of the “Bristol Lode,” against J. R. Craig, who claimed the same under the name of the “Mammoth-Lode.”
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Appeal from District Court, Chaffee County. This was an action brought by George M. Thompson, George Parry and Daniel 0. Sindlinger in support of an •adverse claim to the ground in controversy, under the name' of the “Bristol Lode,” against J. R. Craig, who claimed the same under the name of the “Mammoth-Lode.” From the evidence it appears that Parry discovered the Bristol lode on the 4th day of August, 18S0, then put up at the point of discovery a stake marked: “Bristol Mine. I locate this claim August 4, 1880, and claim one thousand three hundred feet north, and two hundred feet south. G.…
1Opinion of the Court
Stallcup, C.
The questions assigned and argued here will be considered in the order presented.
*5251. Did the court err in admitting in evidence the-amended location certifícate of the Bristol lode? Upon the part of the appellant Craig it is insisted that this certifícate of location was insufficient, for the reason that it did not refer to any permanent monument, as required by section 2324, [Revised Statutes of United States, and that the rights of Craig had intervened. The requirement of this section is that the record of a mining claim shall contain “such a description of the claim or claims…
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- Electro-Magnetic M. & Development Co. v. Van AukenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1886
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