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Show 'mporhutt Unuu lhielsloii. lion. L. K. l-ippiiUMtt, aet'niu eon i in main i m r nl the pnend land office, reeetilly ni.i-le a ije.i.rtioti which is inip.n..uit In hi'iu-i.wncm. The ' oie anM in Ue-nMer eniinty, I'ol. A patent fur the Americnn inino wan ( applied fur, and Ihe owner nf the Hull of llirt Woods, a cio.vi-lude hied h mi advene el, dm. The fiiht named mine waKllr.it lue.UeU. The Hull of tho Woods claimed under neetiun 11 i ot tho mining aet of 1S7'J, that when s two lodes crortstd, ibo prior luealor was only entitled to the oro at the in- j-tersection j-tersection of tho veiiiH, and not to all of tho oro in tho eross voin inside tho n aiilo lines of the fiiat location. Tbo 1 court held a dillerent view, and ho i w.is sustained by tho acting com- j, niisaioner. Section 1 1 of tho mining t act of l$i-, provides thai; I Where two or moro v..in intumu'l or 1 1 eros each llr, priority t lilhi l"fH Kov.-rn, ruid e.ieli nwi location .IihII Ui tuimUd to H o;o or au-.erul ewtiuoJ xv ii hui tho xc. ot i.lor.,..olioii: 1 .- ,1 ' viJeil, hoxM-viT, l!il tl'ti auhM-.Ut'iit lo- 1 U-nh.rn Imvti tho nlit of wiiy',, ihroiiKh mi I mcr of inters. -ctioii ftr tho v I joiri.,.fo of tho eoi.voMPUl workiii of tho ( IiiU iinii). In his letter refeiring to this aec-'l-lion, Mr. Lippincott any: ' I A purtv hts a t iUt t a put.-nl for llii- j niimhrr of f. t wng his l.-do t vein lo I which tie has tho lo. al tide, ii'ou tidl , . eotiqt bunco witu the. Uxv and iitme- 1 'ti,.!!.; providid, li.-wi-xer, Hint xvlu-iv 1 another hnU cro-e', Ih.- ..jr at ihr iw- , '..oWC'A.C.'.oJI O'i.B tiro oWd Im.-Ii.I to tho pioly xvhoow:is the (-nor Lm.'hIio.i of ihe txvo. Tho law elrarly rotors t ero?n jojes H-ul p'ovidi'!. thrtt thih oro III Un- C!---0: ot" the 10 lodes s a:l tlonir to iho li'H . vnIiJ locnlion, niitl lie.ieo Win-re 11 p.ilciil isnnt-i hr ix mining chtini wliieh cros-e-ona abeadv pateiilo t, tt.o Mirf- K'roui.. . in coiiLhel .-icptvd from tho f--oiui ( psU-.it. hut Iho ,uh.-e.pielll pitcnten luia tho riRht under hu pat.-iil to tns lode tor " ttio Ui-iam-S pntentrvi, with tliO TvWmi -1 hereuih-lore nVo. red vii: that tne oro t ul iho spaeo f inter see ion ol ilm eiors I lodes shall l-eloi k to Iho prior location. , |