Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-19
p,rEyrs TO MINING LANDS.

The law on patents to mining lands
has been very difficult to understand,
not, oaly by the people but also by the
officers connected with our land Offices
and the Office Of the Surveyor General
and by reason OF the great delay in pro-
curing patents to u mineral lands By
persons who made the necessary app!i.
cations for several years past, II terrible
howl and y growlGust so, too, has gone
forth against different Gorernmea. OF
fcers. II has not been until receu,ly
that instructions from the General Land
Oiice ut Washington have been sent TO
officers in this State, but it is to be
hoped that there will not be any further
DELAYS. We have obtained Il copy OF
an Official order from Washington to the
Register and Receiver at Carson CITY,
which We publish in full for the iatorma-
ton Of all parties concerned-cspeclaily
those whose applications are desig-
nated-so that they can remedy tue de-
fects in their papers as soon rs possible.
MARY OF tApNt I"lAlNH ~ 'NN'
TO by the Register, but no " have
been received, aud hcace the delay in
their papers is their own fault The
instructions regarding the necessary
steps to be adopted in obtaining \ pat.
ent are plain and explicit, and "ppli'
cauts who have not already complied
strictly with the law in having their
papers prepared, should not delay the
matter. The patents will come it the
law is complied with.
DEPARTMENT OF III INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
January %, 1860.
Register and Receiver u. ). Land Oticc,
Carson City, Nevada: Gcntlemen-Hou
will please report, without delay, the follow
ing cases in which the plat and field notes
have been received, transmitting appiien-
tons, notices, afhdavits, certificates, re-
ceipts, and all other documents connected
with them: First-Dcan Co.'S claim,
S~ccond-Utah Co.'S claim on Comstock lode
Third-Goldcn Swan Co.'S claim. Fourth
Bailey claim. Fith-Atlantic and Pacific
Co.'S claim on Star Light lode. Sixth
Atlantic aud Pacific Gold aud Silver Mining
Co.'S claim on the Midas lode. Seventh
Homestead claim. Eighth-Union claim,
Ninth--Cosmopolitan. Tcnth--Buckcyc,
Elcycnth-Opal. NATURALIZATION. Thir'
tccath-Gco. +. GcisSc. Fourteenth-G.an,
claim. Fif,ccnth-GcnnCsscc. Sixteenth
Yictorinc. Observation-Disclosures
ccnth-Alabama Gold and Silver Mining
Co.'S claim. Observation-Disclosures Sidonia.
Observation-Disclosures Dcpcrus. Twcnty-tirst-
German Gold and Silver Mining Co.'S claim.
Observation-Disclosures, Jr. claim. Tween
ty-third-Tablc Mountain Co.'S claim.
Twenty. fourth-Savage Co. on Comstock
lode. Twcnty-ffth-Nogthern Star claim on
North Star lode. Observation-Disclosures Gold
and Silver Mining Co.'S claim. Twenty.
scvcn,h-Twin River Co.'S claim. Twcnty-
cigh,h-Silycr Bend Mining Co.'S claim:
In the following cases the proof is defect
i've: First-Montgomery Gold and Silver
Mining Co.'S claim, Registers certificate
No. Il and proof Of citizenship, or OF incOr-
poration. not transmitted. Sccond-Ohio
Co.'S claim, Registers certificate No. IL, and
a copy OF Mining Customs, wanted. Third
Front Lode Consolidated, Registers c%ertiti-
cate and 4 copy of Mining Customs, want.
ing; Receivers receipt has no number,
F0urth-Rapidan claim, Registers ccrtif.
cate No, Ii. and a copy Of Mining Customs,
wanting. F~ifth-Rogcrs' claim, Register
certificate No. 20, and a copy Of Mining Gus
toms, wanting. Sixth-rwiR Co.'S claim
upon the Twin No. ., North Lode, Register,
certificate No. l6, copy OF Mining Customs
and proof Of citizenship, or Of corporation
wanting.
You will please transmit these missing
documents without delay, and in cases NO
vet reported, you will cndcavor 10 observe
some regularity in the preparation Of the
cases, and in the documents sent here in
each application.
Won may take the MONTGOMERY Gold and
Silver Mining Co.'S application, with a few
amendments to the report as 4 sample case,
On that YOU report the following papers, viz;
|. Copy of Mining Laws Of the district.
>. Copy Of DC notice Of application.
3. Affidavit Of posting, and expenditure.
!. Affidavit Of possession and occupancy,
). Certificate Of County Recorder as to
title.
6. Publishers affidavit.
!. TrcaSuTcr'S certificate.
s. Contract TO purchase.
o. Receivers receipt, No. Il.
II this list had included the certificate OF
the Register, a copy OF the diagram posted
on the claim, and proof Of citizenship Of the
members OF the company, or Of their incor'
poraticn, it would have been well reported
and might haze served as a guide in all sub
scqucut cases; and bearing in mind that the
last named papers are to be added, you ma!
still treat the Montgomery" as a rule to bi
followed in future, and by that means i'm
part some degree OF uniformity and system
to your reports in mining applications.
You will please act upon the above cnums
Grated cases at once, and also report thI
present status of all eases in which protest,
have been filed BY adverse claimants. Very
respectfully, Jos. S. WILSON,
Commissioner.