Gelcich v. Moriarty

Citations

• 53 Cal. 217
• 1878 Cal. LEXIS 115

Syllabus

<p>Possession of Mining Claim—Findings.—To support a decree granting title based on actual possession of mining ground, the findings must show that the party has had possession of a definite part of the ground.</p> <p>Ineffectual Location of Mining Claim.—The placing of a monument in the center of a mining claim upon a mineral vein,and posting a notice thereon stating that the “ undersigned claims seven hundred and fifty feet easterly and seven hundred and fifty feet westerly therefrom, together with three hundred feet on each side of the vein, with all its dips, spurs, and angles,” giving the name of the lode and district, is not a sufficient compliance with the Act of Congress of May 10th, 1872, which requires locators of mining claims to distinctly mark their locations on the ground, so that the boundaries can be readily traced.</p>