Rasmussen

Appellant brought this action in the court below to eject respondents from several mining claims which we will hereafter refer to as the Anaconda Group and which are located near Twenty-nine Palms in San Bernardino County, California. Findings of the trial court were made against the right of possession of appellant and judgment was entered for respondents, from which this appeal was taken.

The Anaconda Gold Mining Company was a California corporation. In the years 1921 and 1922 it received quitclaim deeds to the several claims comprising the Anaconda Group from persons who were presumably the locators or in possession. In February, 1928, and before the commencement of this action, the Anaconda Gold Mining Company by quitclaim deed conveyed to appellant whatever interest it had in the Anaconda Group. Respondents located the claims in their own right after 12 o’clock noon on July 1, 1927.

Appellant urges a number of grounds for a reversal of the judgment. It will not be necessary to consider them separately because it is evident that his real contention is that the evidence fails to support the findings and judgment for the reason that, as he maintains, the locations of the…