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claim jumping — The location on ground, knowing it to be excess ground, within the staked boundaries of another mining claim initiated prior thereto, because law governing manner of making location had not been complied with, so that location covers the workings … Black's law dictionary
claim jumping — The location on ground, knowing it to be excess ground, within the staked boundaries of another mining claim initiated prior thereto, because law governing manner of making location had not been complied with, so that location covers the workings … Black's law dictionary
claim jumping — Taking advantage of the failure of one, who has settled on public lands or has begun a mining operation on such lands, to perfect his claim in the manner required by law, by locating a claim to the same area in the manner required by law, for the … Ballentine's law dictionary
claim-jumper — claim jumping, n. /klaym jum peuhr/, n. a person who seizes another s claim of land, esp. for mineral rights. [1825 35] * * * claimˈ jumper noun A person who takes possession of another s mining claim • • • Main Entry: ↑claim … Useful english dictionary
claim-jumper — claim jumping, n. /klaym jum peuhr/, n. a person who seizes another s claim of land, esp. for mineral rights. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
Omaha Claim Club — The Omaha Claim Club, also called the Omaha Township Claim Association[1] and the Omaha Land Company, was organized in 1854 for the purpose of encouraging the building of a city [2] and protecting members claims in the area platted for Omaha City … Wikipedia
Gold placer claim — In the United States, a placer claim grants to the discoveror of valuable minerals contained in loose material such as sand or gravel the right to mine on public land. Other countries such as Canada, Mexico, and Australia grant similar rights. In … Wikipedia
Nome Gold Rush — Prospectors on Nome beach ca. 1900. Center Nome, Alaska Discovery September, 1898, Anvil Creek Duration … Wikipedia
California Gold Rush — The California Gold Rush (1848 ndash;1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter s Mill in Coloma, California. [E] vents from January 1848 through December 1855 [are] generally acknowledged as the Gold… … Wikipedia
Greenland Ruby — When European scientists first arrived in Greenland over 200 years ago to study the geology, they encountered native Inuit (“eskimo”) people who were already familiar with the red gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, known as ruby (Giesecke … Wikipedia
