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l <br />1' <br />t• <br />DISTRICT COURT COUNTY' OF. PARK .. 'ST}~PE":Q,$ COLORADO <br />• Civil.ACtion Nb. 81CVh43~' <br />hIARGUERETTE GILMORE, <br />Plaintiff' <br />vs. <br />[ALTER M. RUBECK, GEORGIA <br />J. RUBECK, JOE STRA2ISCAR., <br />and ROSE M..STRAZISCAR;~ ,- <br />FINDINGS <br />Defendants. <br />THIS MATTER was ,referred to a Master by the District <br />Court. <br />.. . <br />The Plaintiff, her late husband, and, others located <br />4 lode mining claims in Park Countiy in 1958. On . <br />~~hat i.s essentially the same ground, the Defendants located <br />certain placer mining claims in 1980. The question to be <br />•decided is ~rheth'er the mineral deposits weie properly lo- <br />eated as lode mining claims, or.- Whether the same `was sub- <br />j'ert to appropriate mineral locetiion as placer claims. <br />.> <br />".It was stipulated.that quA'~ions of technical com- <br />plk~ance with the State acid Fed.eYhl.l'aws regarding iocatibn <br />and annual assessment are not before the Master, and are . <br />not ,irr dispute. .' <br />At the outset I find that"theemineral deposits .in <br />question do contain valuabTe'mi.nerals and, a zeasonable. <br />artd prudent m'aq; and a-reasonable prudent, min~T:'wo~ld be.-jus- <br />tifaed i~n making expenditures of'hi$."1abc~ "and money to <br />develop'~he property: therefore, a valid location could <br />be made . on the property i,Tr quEStion. _ _.__.... __. _ . _... . <br />..Plaintiff claim~,,.ao ;pwn .4~~ <br />are the-'Pilot #1 anfl Pilot ~2;:, <br />' The Pilot claims are located;.=so <br />lSBa feet extends to t17e•~t+~O~'L`i& <br />claims aze•.8erpendfce~Tat:-t+fr~,H~~3 <br />to{. the. Soi~~ti'~o£.Pi1QC'.:~~~ a~.'E3 <br />' fannil in they-arr~a,. ,and° tfi.~i~4•:wes <br />to`the lc~cation~'.of: ali:.pai-tir2a~ <br />were located.' adjaceta~ _to .gi~v,~t <br />ta~a "friend of`P.lai:ntiff'~ <br />?~. mihinc,~;FC{~aiins ,vtii.ch <br />+Mukunda~ an'd Mtkkunda:t2.. <br />3t the•.''fiaximum, ]:ength of ,.. <br />Soutti'wh:ite, the . ,, .:. und,a '• . <br />j~l and ~~.;,,,and:;;2:ie ~a~i;,rec~ly <br />~'opaa. cryh-.tats ttad~~kleen ' , <br />~ 'valuable mineral': -su2i3.ect , <br />lode" cfaimfi. a~'=PTasnti,ff <br />vntrned- land Wts>tch'~belomcyed~. ;. <br />