Show RECENT MINING DECISIONS prepared for the mining review by judge E V higgins D P walker block mining claims expenditures co owners contribution forfeiture sufficiency of notice the act of congress authorizing el 1 the pro whereby the property of a co owner is forfeited by reason creaso n of a failure failure to either perform or pay for his pro rata of annual assessment work must be strictly construed the co owner who attempts to avail himself of this thi S law must bring brina r his acts within its provisions and as to service of the notice by publication as thereby required ha must show by a preponderance derence of the evidence that it was printed in in the columns of the newspaper published nearest the mining claim the interest in which is sought to be forfeited A notice of forfeiture of the interest of a co owner of mining ca claims aims because of failure to contribute his proportion of the expenditures is fatally defective if not specifying the amount of money spent upon each claim nor facts which might excuse expenditure of such claim haynes Hayne et al vs briscoe colo 67 pac kept |