Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-10
PATENTS To MINING 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
and Ly reason of the great delay in pro-
curing patents to our mineral lands by
nersous who made the necessary appli,
cations for several years past, a terrible
howl a~d u growlj Just so, too, has gone
forth against different Government. Of
6cers. II has not been until recently
that Instructions from the General Land
Ofice 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 a copy OF
an official order from Washington to the
Register aud Receiver at Carson City,
which we publish in full for the insorma-
ton of all parties, concesned-especially
those whose applications are desig-
nated-so that they can remedy the de-
fects in their papers rs soon as possible.
Many Of those parties have been written
to oy the Register, but no answers have
been received, aud hence the delay in
their papers is their OWE fault. The
instructions regarding the necessary
steps to be adopted in obtaining u pat.
emit are plain and explicit, and appli-
conts who have not already complied
strictly with the law in having their
papers prepared, should not delay the
matter. The patents will come if the
law is complied with.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, J
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
January PC, 1860.
Register and Receiver U. 5. Land Office,
Carson CITY, Nevada: Gentlemen-You
will please report, without delay, the follow
ing cases in which the plat and field notes
have been received, transmitting applica-
tons, notices, afidayits, certificates, re-
ceip,s, and all other documents connected
with them: First-Dean Co.'s claim.
Second-Utah Co.'S claim on Comstock lode.
Third-Goldcn Swan Co.'s claim. Fourth
Bailey claim. Fith-Atantic and Pacific
Co.'s claim on Star Light lode. Sixth
Atlantic and Pacific Gold and Silver Mining
Co.'S claim on the Midas lode. Seventh
Homestead claim. Eighth-Union claim.
Nin,h--Cosmopolisan. Tenth--Buckeyc.
Eleycnth-Opai. Twelth-Harrison. Thir-
teenth-Geo. +. Geisse. Fourteenth-Grant
claim. acknowledgements. Sixteenth
Yic,orine. Observation-Disclosures
ccu,h-Alabama Geld and Silver Mining
Co.'S claim. Observation-Disclosures Sidonia.
Twcnticth-Numa Deperus. Twenty-frst-
German Gold and Silver Mining Co.'s claim.
Observation-Disclosures, Jr. claim. Tween
~,y-third-Table Mountain Co.'S claim.
Twenty. io~urth-Sayagc Co. IN Comstock
- 'T.un, Ehh-Nnr.hnrD St,r ,im ON
North Star lode. Twcnty-sixth-West Gold
and Silver Mining Co.'S claim. Twenty
scyerth-rwin River Co.'s claim. Twenty
~cigh,h-Silyer 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. Is, and
a copy Of Mining Customs, wanted. Third
Front Lode Consolidated, Registers cer,ih'
cate and a copy Of Mining Customs, want
ing; Receivers receipt has no number,
Fourth-Rapidan claim, Registers certit'
cate No, II. and a copy Of Mining Customs
wanting. Finh-Rogcrs' claim, Register:
certificate No. %, and u copy Of Mining Gus
toms, wanting. Sixth-rwin Co.'S claim
upon the Twin No. 2, North Lode, Register
certificate No. l6, copy Of Mining Customs
and proof Of citizenship, or Of corporation
Whiting.
You will please transmit these missing
documents without delay, and in cases NO
yet reported, you will cndeavor TO observe
some regularity in the preparation OF shC
cases, and in the documents sent here il
each application.
You may take the Montgomery Gold and
Silver Mining Co.'S application, with a few
amendments TO the report rs 4 sample case
On that you report the following papers, viz.
l.. Copy Of Mining Laws Of the district.
.. Copy Of the notice Of application.
3. Affidavit Of posting, and expenditure.
4. Affidavit Of possession and occupancy,
). Certificate Of County Recorder as to
title.
6. Publishers affidavit.
!. Treasurer's certificate.
s. Contract to purchase.
9. Receivers receipt, No. IL.
II this list had included the certificate o.
the Register, n copy Of the diagram postet
on the claim, and proof Of citizenship Of The
members Of the company, or OF their incor
poration, it would have been we'll reported
and might have served as a guide in all sub
scquent cases; and bearing in mind that tn
last named papers arc to be added, you ma!
still treat the Montgomery" as 4 rule to b.
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 enum'
Grated cases at once, and also report the
present status of all cases in which protests
have been fled BY adverse claimants. Very
rcSnectfully, Jos. S. WILSON,
Commissioned.