Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-16
EVENTS no MINING LANDS.

The iiw on patent, 10 mining lands
has besa very difficult to understand,
no, only by the people but also by the
officers connected with our land Offices
aud the Office OF the Surveyor General
aud by reason OF the great delay in pro-
cnrin. patents 10 u mineral lands by
persons who made the necessary appli-
cations. for several years past, u terrible
howl ao,t-a growl Gust so, too has gone
loc,h agaius, diifereat Governmen. Of
icers. Il has not been until recently
that Instructions FROM che General Land
Office NJ Washington have been sent to
officers ia this State, but it is to be
hoped that there will not be any further
delys. We have obtained u copy o.
an official order from Washington TO the
Register aud Receiver at Carson City,
which We publish in full for the Informal
ton of all parties conceraed-especialiy
those whose applications are desig-
natcd-sc that they can remedy the Ge-
fcc,s in their papers rs soon rs possioie.
MANY Of o parties have been written
To by the Register, but no answers nave
h.en received, and hence the delay IN
,ae.r papers is their vs. fault The
instructions regarding the necessary
steps to be adopted in obtaining u pat
eat are plain and explicit, and appii.
cants who have not already complied
strictly with tue law in having their
papers prepared, should not delay the
matter. The patents will come if the
law is complied with.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ~INrERIoE,2
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
January &c, 1860.
REGISTER and Receiver U. S. Land 0Sice,
Carson City, Nevada: Gentlemen-Iou
will please report, without delay, the follow
ing cases in which the plat and field notes
have been received, transmitting applica-
tons, notices, affdavits, certificates, re-
CENTS. and all other documents connected
with them: First-Dean Co.'s claim.
Second-Utah Co.'s claim on Comstock lode.
Third-Golden Swan Co.'s claim. Fourth
Bailey claim. Fihh-Atlantie 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. Eigh,h-Union claim.
Ninth--Cosmopoli,an. Tenth--BucGeye.
Elcycn.h-Opai. Naturalization. Thir-
teenth-Geo. +. Geisse. Fourteenth-Grant
claim. Fiteenth-Gcnnessee. Sixteenth
Yic,orine. Observation-Disclosures
een,h-Alabama Gold and Silver Mining
aCo.'s claim. Ninetcenth-Virginia Sidonia.
Twcntieth-Numa Deperus. Twenty-hrst-
German Gold and Silver Mining Co.'s claim.
Observation-Disclosures, Jr. claim. Tween
ty.third-Table Mountain Co.'S claim.
Twenty. iourth-Savagc Co. on Comstock
lode. Observation-Disclosures Star elaim.on
North Star lode. Twenty-sixth-Wcst Gold
and Silver Mining Co.'S claim. Twenty
seventh-rwin River Co.'S claim. Twenty
cighth-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 ineor-
poration, not transmitted. Second-Ohio
Co.'S claim, Registers certificate No. Is, and
4 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 nnm6er.
Fourth-Rapidan claim, Registers certif-
cate No, Ii. and a copy of Mining Customs,
wanting. Finh-Rogers' claim, Registers
certificate No. %. and u 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 proof of citizenship, or OF corporation,
wanting.
You will please transmit, these missing
documents without delay, and in cases not
yet reported, you will endeayor to observe
some regularity in the preparation Of the
cases, and in the documents sent here in
each application. q,
You may take the Montgomery Gold and
Silver Mining Co.'S application, with a few
amendments TO the report as n sample case.
On that you report the following papers, viz:
|. Copy Of Mining Laws of, the district.
=. Coov Of the notice OF application.
3. Affidavit Of posting, and expenditure.
4. Affidavit of possession and occupancy.
). Certificate Of County Recorder ms TO
title.
6. Publishers affidavit.
!. Treasurer's certificate.
s.. Contract to purchase.
g.. Receivers receipt. No. IL.
II this list had included the ccEtiicatc 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-
poration, it would have been well reported,
and might have served as 4 guide in all sub.
scaucnt cases; and bearing 10 mind that the
last named papers are to be added, you may
still treat the Montgomery" as a rule to be
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 cnum-
Grated cases at once, and also report the
present status OF all cases in which protests
have been filed By adverse claimants. Very
respectfully, JOS. $. WILSON,