Newbill v. Thurston

Citations

• 65 Cal. 419
• 4 P. 409
• 1884 Cal. LEXIS 580

Syllabus

<p>Mining Claim—Location—Marking Boundaries. — Merely posting a notice upon a quartz ledge, claiming a certain number of feet along the ledge in both directions from the notice, is not a valid location of a mining claim within the moaning of the act of Congress. The claim must be marked by visible monuments or marks by which the boundaries can be readily traced.</p>