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TUCKER V. MASSER, 113 U. S. 203 (1885)
113 U. S. 203U.S. Supreme Court
Tucker v. Masser, 113 U.S. 203 (1885)
Tucker v. Masser
Submitted January 9, 1885
Decided January 26, 1885
113 U.S. 203
Syllabus
A patent for a placer mining claim composed of distinct mining locations some of which were made after 1870 and together embracing over one hundred and sixty acres, is valid. Smelting Co. v. Kemp, 104 U. S. 636, was carefully considered, and is again affirmed.
The facts which make the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.