Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-26
r.rENrs mo- MINlNc LANES.

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
curing patents to our mineral lands by
persons who made the necessary appli'
cations for several years past, e. terrible
howl aud IL srowl Gust so, too, has gone
forth against different Governmen: Of,
fcers. II has not been until recently
that instructions from the General Land
Office at 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 q copy OF
M Official order from Washington to the
Register and Receiver at Carson City,
which we publish in fall for the informn-
ton of all parties cUncerned-especialiy
those whose applications are deslg-
nated-so that they can remedy the de-
cects in their papers rs soon as possible.
Many of those parties have been written
to by the Register, but no answer have
been received, and hence the delay in
their papers is their W fault, The
instructions regarding the necessary
steps to be adopted in obtaining u pat.
cut are plain and explicit, and nppli-
cauis who have not already compiIed
strictly with the law in having their
papers prepared, should not delay the
matter. The p~atents will come if the
law is complied with.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
January PC, 1869.
Register and Receiver u. 5. Land Office,
Carson CITY, Nevada: Condemnation
will please report, without delay, the follow
Ing eases in which the plat and field notes
have been received, transmitting app!ica-
tons, notices, affidayits, certificates, re-
ccip,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-A,lantic 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. E~ighth-Un!on claim.
Nin,h-Cosmopoli,an. Tenth--Buckcyc.
Eleycnth-Opal. Naturalization. Thir-
tccnth-Gco. +. GciSsc. Fourteenth-Grant
claim. Filtccnth-Gcnnessce. Sixteenth
Yictorinc. Observation-Disclosures
ccn,h-Alabama Gold and Silver Mining
Co.'S claim. Observation-Disclosures Sidonia.
Twenticth-Numa DcpcruS. Twcnty-frst-
German Gold and Silver Mining Co.'s claim.
Twcnty-sccond-Emigrant, Jr. claim. Twen-
ty-third-Tablc Mountain Co.'S claim.
Twenty oCrth-Savagc Co. on COmstock
lode. Twcnty-fnh-Northern Star claim on
North Star lode. Twenty-siXth-Wcst Gold
and Silver Mining Co.'s claim. Twenty.
scyenth-Twin River Co.'S claim. Twenty
cighth-Silvcr 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 aud proof Of citizenship, or Of incor-
poration. not transmitted. Sccond-Ohio
Co.'S claim. Registers certificate No. 10, and
a copy of Mining Customs, wanted. Third
Front Lode Consolidated, Registers cer;if-
cate and u copy Of Mining Customs, want
ing; Receivers receipt has no number.
Fourth-Rapidan claim, Registers ccrtii-
cate No, Il. and a copy Of Mining Customs,
wanting. Fith-Rogcrs' claim, Registers
certificate No. 20, and 4 copy Of Mining Gus
toms, wanting. Sixth-rwin Co.'S claim
upon the Twin No. ., North Lode, Registers
certificate No. Is, copy Of Mining Customs,
NV lkNNA VI NahAANasAAPt '" '" NN'I""ft
wanting.
You will please transmit these missing
documents without delay, and in cases not
vet reported, you will endcayor 10 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 4 few
amendments 70 the report rs 4 sample case.
On that you report the following papers, viz:
|. Copy of Mining Laws Of the district.
=. Copy OF the notice Of application.
3. Affidavit Of posting, aud expenditure.
1. Affidavit Of possession and occupancy.
s.. Certificate Of County Recorder as to
title.
6. Publishers affidavit.
4. TrcaSurer's certificate.
s.. Contract TO purchase.
O.. Receivers receipt, No. IL.
II this list had included the certincatc OF
the Register, n 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 rs 4 guide in all sub
scqucnt cases; and bearing in mind that the
last named pipcrs are 10 be added, you may
still treat the Montgomery as 4 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 eases in which protests
have been fled by adverse claimants. Very
respectfully, Jos. S. WILSON,
Commissioner.