Show IN the relocation of a mining claim or group of claims the question oft often en arises as to whom belongs the improvements placed upon the property by the former locator or owner and the solving of the problem often leads to strife and litigation i it is clearly a question of law however and the courts have held that the comes come s into posse possession s sion of all improvements and buildings placed upon the ground by its previous owner A recent issue of the mining scientific press of san francisco treats the subject in a lucid manner as follows where the locator of a claim allows his title to lapse b by y reason of performance nonperformance non of assessment work and the claim is taken up by another all improvements made thereon and upon the claim at the time the second locator has perfected his location becomes the property property of the second locator any state laws to the contrary notwithstanding the original locator has the right to remove any and all improvements while the claim is still in his possession loses this right 11 when his successor has taken up the forfeited location and perfected his location of the claim fixtures including such improvements as engines boilers hoists mills or any other things of this character annexed to the soil for mining become part of the freehold and as such pass to the |