Elder v. Horseshoe Mining & Milling Co.

Citations

• 194 U.S. 248
• 24 S. Ct. 643
• 48 L. Ed. 960
• 1904 U.S. LEXIS 851

Syllabus

<p>• A notice to a coowner, to contribute his share of development work on a mining claim, when rightfully published under § 2324 is effective in cutting off the claims of all parties and the title is thus kept clear and free from uncertainty and doubt.. Claims for more than one year may be grouped in one .notice.</p> <p>It is not necessary for the'notice to delinquent coowners required by § 2324, Rev. Stat., to specifically name the heirs of a deceased coowner, but is sufficient if addressed to such coowner, “his heirs, administrators and to . whom it may concern,” even though' an administrator had not been appointed at the time.</p> <p>A notice published every day except Sundays, commencing Monday, January 7, and ending Monday, April 1, held to have been published once a week for ninety days and to be sufficient under § 2324, Rev. Stat.</p>