Show CASE OF IMPORTANCE TO MINERS DECIDED Goldfield Nov Nev Nc April 3 In a lengthy length written opinion Judge Simers Simer of tho the district court passed upon a matter mattor of vital interest to mining operator minors and prospectors tho the country countr over Tho Time case has haa no exact parallel arid and therefore establishes a precedent prec dent for not only Nevada but othor other states tateR as a well Th ThO court spent two months in hi research of statutes One Ono man maim who owned four claims claIm and md lived lIed on the Pacific coast sent MOO to a man nuan to have havo HOO worth of ot assessment work done on each of oC them Tho rho contractor had a hole four fourby fourby fourby by six nix by ten dug lug on oa each claim and so swore in an nn affidavit Later the tho claims were Jumped by hy wealthy par parties parties parties ties who said Eald tho tIme work was nH not worth over oyer 25 and that t this did not comply with the tho federal statutes and that therefore they the were entitled to posses paRses possession sion The rhe question of coat coal of labor supplies scarcity of mei etc ete all fig Og figured tired ur d In this case hut the tho court holds that the time honesty honest of purpose or the tha In Intent Intent intent tent of o time the man who sent tho the to have havo the work worle done lone entitles entities him to ownership and liars bars the tIme Jumpers es 05 especially the evidence conflicts as to what minors wages wa e a were and the tho cost of supplies at the time time tho tIme work worle was done dOllO |