Show IMPORTANT DECISION AS TO MINING CLAIMS SAN FRANCISCO June 6 A A decision which it is 15 believed will have bave an Important important tant tent bearing on the interpretation of ot f federal federal fed fed- dera d- d era eral mining statutes statute was handed down by bythe bythe bythe the United States circuit court courted courtot of appeals here yesterday in the case of ot F. F E E- Becker against John I. I L. L Long Louis Louts Schmidt and George Moore for tor the possession of ot valuable gold Old property In the Fairbanks district in Alaska The court held court held that the time Ume of at loe location Uon and not tho time timo of ot discovery of ot gold es establishes establishes es- es title in disputes through the overlapping of ot claims The decision which was written by Judge W W. W. W Morrow affirmed a a. decision of the lower court giving Becker title to I the he ground because he was the first loca- loca tot tor or |