Show IDAHO MINING CASE AFFECTING SALT LAKERS A bit fit Bit of oC court news newa is found in ono one of the Boise papers that will be of Interest to quite a number of Salt Lakers who are arc interested with Ravenal MacBeth W Vt V G Sw t and George Coryell in the Bismarck Gold Mining company operating on Bis Bismarck BIsmarck marck marek mountain Custer county Idaho adjoining the Golden Sunbeam The TIle com corn company company pany owns the Jesse Jessl James and Little Giant mining claims and have opened up p some rich ledges in them ledges carrying ore that averages a aton aton aton ton mostly In gold Last year the Bismarck company compan under undertook undertook undertook took to patent its claims but was pro protested protested protested tested on all of oC the Little Giant and por portion portion tion of the Jesse James by b C E Cable and William Oster who had locations that entirely covered the one and a portion of the other While the Little Giant and Jesse James claims had been located for fora a great many years ears and while 2000 worth of work wore or more had been done upon thum protestants claimed the inal ma location notices were not sufficiently explicit to hold the ground and as concerned the Little Giant as the thed description d simply stated it was wasl located orf od Bismarck mountain On this showing a decision was entered against the Bis His Bismark Bismark mark company in iii 11 the district court and an was taken to the supreme court which on the reversed the lower court and sent the case back fora re rehearing rehearing rehearing hearing The decision is here looked upon as a complete victory for the Bismarck om born pany as the supreme court held that an ordinary miner or prospector was not ex expected expected to be much of or a hand at detail and direction from objects in locating ground the chief thing being of good faith and a wish to let everybody know where his ground was situated The fact that the claim was Voas located on Bis Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck marck mountain and that it had been held and worked and was known to exist was it is said considered sufficient to make the location valid |