The Placer herald., 1870-08-06
MINERAL LANDS...FORMS.


Following are the bauk forms to be used
by those wishing to avail themselves of the
Act published last week. Persons wishing
to obtain patent to their claim, will first
file, by mail or otherwise, with the Register
of the I. s. Land District in which their
claims are located, a 6 Declaratory State
ment, in the following form
I.-AppIIcANT's DEcLARAronY STATEMENT.
WHEREAS, the undersigned, owners of the
mining claim known as -, situated in the
- District, County of ----, State of Cal
iiornia, petition for patent for said claim,
under the Act of Congress entitled can Act
granting right of way to ditch and canal
owners over the public lands and for other
purposes, approved July Goth, 1866; and
respectfully represent that they are an asso-
cation of persons claiming - feet of said
vein or lode of - further description of
said claim being set forth in diagram ac-
companying this declaration, and have here
tofore occupied and improved the same, in
accordance with the local custom and rules
of the miners in said District, copy of
which rules are hereto annexed, marked
"a, and have expended in actual labor and
improvements thereon an amount not less
than one thousand dollars, according to ex-
hibit "B," hereto annexed; that there is no
controversy, within the petitioners knowl-
edge, as to said claim; that they herewith
present diagram of said mining claim, SO
extended as to conform to the rules of said
mining district, and they claim to enter said
vein or lode, together with its dips, angles,
and variations, to any depth, although it may
enter the land adjoining.
That upon fling hereof they intend post
ing upon said lode, in conspicuous place,
notice Of the intention to apply for patent
for the same, together with copy of the
diagram herewith presented, and request
that the Register of the L. S. Land Office
for the - District do publish the same,
according to said Act, in the -, paper
published at -, III the county of ---,
California, being the paper published nearest
the location of said claim.
That the said parties are, by priority of
possession, entitled to the use of water, for
- purposes, Of - Greek, i'll said Dis
trict, according to the customs or laws of said
struction of bitches and canals for the pur-
poses aforesaid; and that the same does not
mjurc or damage any settler on the public
domain. This paragraph to be omitted
when no special water privileges are claimed. /
The parties hereto, therefore, propose, a.
the expiration Of the ninety days after the
first publication aforesaid, should there be nc
adverse claim, to file in this Office plat OF
survey Of said vein or lode, made under in
struction of the Surveyor General of the
United States, for the --, indorsed with
his approval, designating the number and de
scripton of the location, the value of the la
Dor and improvements, and the character Of
the vein exposed together with satisfactory
evidence that said diagram and notice have
been posted ON the claim during said period
of ninety days.
And the said parties hereby request, that
after furnishing said proof, YOU will thereafter
transmit to the General Land Office said plat,
survey and description, that patent may
issue therefor.
The above must also be accompanied by
diagram in accordance with Section of the
Act before alluded to- Annexed to the dia-
gram should be a description and explana-
ton of the same. Also, another copy of the
diagram and notice is required to be posted
on the claim for ninety days after the order
of publication is gwen by the Register.
H.-DIAGRAM DESCRIPTION OF DIAGRAM AND
BOUNDARIES, AND NOTICE.
NOTICE. The undersigned give notice
that they intend to apply for Patent for
that portion of the vein or lode set forth in
,he above diagram, called the - which
belongs to the - Company, comprising
- feet, adjoining on the --- end the
claims of -, and on the - end the
claims of - situated in the - District,
Comfy of -, California, and now
post this notice on a conspicuous part thereof.
Dated on the ground, this - day of -
1877 .
Witnesses, --- --
Next comes the Registers order for publ
cation of copy Of the notice required to be