Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-25
n,rrNrs no MINlNG LANDS.

The law on patents to mining lands
has been very difficult to understand,
not only BY the people but also by The
officers connected with our land Offices
and the Office of the Surveyor General
aud BY reason OF the great delay in pro-
caring patents to our mineral lands by
persons who made. the necessary appli-
cations for several years past, II terrible
howl and II growl Just so, too has gone
forth against different Governmeu. Of
icers. Il has not been until recently
that instructions from the General Lana
Office a. 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 u copy OF
an official order from Washington 10 the
Register and Receiver at Carson City,
which we publish in full for the informa-
tion o:ali parties concerned-especial!y
those whose applications are dcsig-
uated-So that they can rsraedy The de-
fects in their papers as soon as possible.
Many OF those parties have been written
to by the Register, but no answers have
been RECEIVED, aud hence the delay in
their pSpers is their own fault The
instructions regarding the necessary
steps To he adopted in obtaining II pat
n are plain and. explicit, aad "pPH-
cantS who have dot already complied
strictly with the law in having their
papcrs prepared, should not delay the
matter. The patents will come If the
law is complied with.
DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIOR,)
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
January 20, 1860.
Register and Receiver U. :. Land Otlce,
Carson CITY, Nevada: Gcutlemcn-Iou
will please report, without delay, the follow
ing cases in which the plat and field notes
have been received, transmitting applica-
tons, notices, afidavitS, certificates, re-
cciptS, and all other documents connected
with them: First-Dcan Co.'S claim.
Second-Utah Co.'S claim on ComStock lode.
Tbird-Goldcn Swan Co.'s claim. Fourth
Bailey claim. Fifth-Atlgntic and Pacific
Co.'S claim on Star Light lode. Sixth
Atlantic and Pacific Gold and Silver Mining
Cos claim on the Midas lode. Seventh
Homestead claim. E~ishth-Union claim.
.Ninth--Cosmopolitan. Tenth--Buckcyc.
Elevcnth-Opal. Naturalization. Thir-
teenth-Gco. +. GciSse. Fourteerth-Grant
claim. Fii,ecnth-GenncSsee. Sixteenth
victOrinc. Observation-Disclosures
centh-Alabama Gold and Silver Mining
Co.'S claim. Observation-Disclosures Sidonia.
Twcntieth-Numa Deperus. rwenty-frst-
German Gold and Silver Mining Co.'S claim.
,y.,hird-rablc Mountain Co.'S claim.
Twenty. fourth--Savagc Co. on ComstocG
lode. Observation-Disclosures Star claim on
North Star lode. Observation-Disclosures Gold
and Silver Mining Co.'S claim. Twenty.
scyenth-Twin River Co.'S claim. Twenty
cigh,h-Silver 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-
pora,ion, not transmitted. SecOnd-Ohio
Co.'S claim, Registers certificate No. IL, and
4 o p Of Mining Customs, wanted. Third
Front Lode Consolidated, Registers certi6-
cate and a copy Of Mining Customs, want
ing: Receivers receipt has no number.
Fourth-Rapidan claim, Registers ccEtiii-
cate No, Ii. and a copy Of Mining Customs,
wanting. Fifh-Rogcrs' claim, Registers
certificate No. 20, and a copy Of Mining Gus
toms, wanting. Sixth-rwin Co.'S claim
upon the Twin No. ., North Lode, Registers
certificate No. l6, copy OF Mining Customs,
and proc: Of citizenship, or OF corporation,
wanting.
You will please transmit these missing
documents without delay, and in cases not
yet reported, you will cndcayor 70 observe
some regularity in the preparation Of the
cases, and in the documents sent here in
each application. ,
You may take the Montgomery Gold and
Silver Mining Co.'s application, with Il few
amendments 10 the report rs n sample case.
On that you report the following papers, viz:
|. Copy OF Mining Laws Of the district.
2. Copy Of the notice Of application.
3. Affidavit OF posting, and expenditure.
l.. Affidavit OF possession and occupancy.
;. Certificate Of County Recorder as to
title.
e. Publishers affidavit.
:. Trcasurcr's certificate.
s. Contract to purchase.
9. Receivers receipt, No. Il.
II this list had included the certificate Of
the Register, n copy OF the diagram posted
on the claim, and proof OF citizenship of the
membcrS of the company, or OF their incor-
poration, il would have been well reported,
and might have served as 4 guide in all sub
Scqucnt cases; and bearing in mind that the
last named papers are to be added, you may
still treat the Montgomery" as Il rule 20 be
followed in future, and by that means inn
par; some degree of uniformity and system
to your reports in mining applications.
You will please act upon the above enum-
Grated cases at once, and also report the
present status OF all cases in which protests
have been fled by adverse claimants. Very
respectfully, JOS. S. WILSON,
Commissioner