Superior Court of Pennsylvania July 28, 1899 (Wheeling v. Phillips)

Opinion by

William W. Porter, J.,

The lease in this case is dated June 22, 1885, and contains, inter alia, these provisions: “ The party of the second part covenants with the first party to commence operations for the said mining purposes within one year from the execution of this lease or thereafter pay the party of the first part twenty-five dollars per annum until work is commenced, to be paid