Logan Journal | 1892-03-02 | Page 1 | Dower Rights in Mining Claims

dower rights right in in mining liming claim claireas Cl airas mont feb 25 judge knowles of the united states circuit court today to day rendered a decision F 10 ii involving the dower right I 1 of a w widow in ill an mining claim the elkhorn mining company bought her husbands interest inhere t in tile claim but she did nut not jolt join in tile the deed the company obtained a patent paten t mrs black failed to tile file an all adverse claim within the statutory tinie lime the decision holds that the patent raises the presumption that the mining claim was owned by b v the applicant and that the ownership was wag free 1 reo from froin an any y claim on the part of mrs black