The union Democrat., 1871-12-09
NUMBER 81.

style OF the auKesha Company, fled an ad-
verse claim to portion of the premises an
piled for by said Reasoner ct AL. to-wit, 70
seven and one-halt acres. In the sworn state
ment Of John Lane, one of the adverse claim
ants, be alleges that all of sale adverse claim
ants are naturalixed citizens, of the United
States except John NJ. and David o. vii
liams, ard that they have fled their declara--
tons TO become such citizens; that he and his
copartners and their grantors have been in
the possession of their claim and every mart.
thereof for the last sixteen years; that they
have held aud worked the same for the two
years last past; that at no time during tho
said period have said applicants for patent.
or either of them, been seized or possessed of
the premises claimed by him and his copart-
nerS; that they have expended over fifty thou
sand dollars upon their claim in making and
constructing permanent mining improve
ments; that certain portion of their claim,
bounded and described as follows, to-wit:
beginning at stake from which the flag
pole in the main street of the village of Re-
lief Hill bears South u degrees, Is 1890
chains distant, and running thence degrees,
East 30-l00 chains: thence North SIS de-
grees, West Is 20-l00 chaius thence South
35f degrees, West 60-l00 chains: thence
South 5l& degrees, II T3-l00 chains to the
place OF beginning, containing about seven aud
one-half acres, is embraced within the exteri-
or boundaries of the premises FOR which said
Reasoner ct al. have made application for
patent; that on the 18th day OF June said
Reasoner ct al. caused the premises in dispute.
to be surveyed, together with an adjoining
tract, for which they (saii Reasoner ct all
have made application for patent; that said
Reasoner ct al. have no right. ownership or
interest in or TO said disputed portion of
ground, or any part thereof, and that they
have never mined thereon or improved the
same. They filed diagram in connection
with their adverse claim showing the relative
positions of the claims Of the applicants and
the adverse claimants.
On The 18th September, 1871, James Conn,
John Watt, James Mcintosh, Charles .McIn-
tosh, James Thompson, Thomas Conn and
Marks Zellerbach, under the name and stye
of the Eagle Mining Company, lied an ad.
verse claim to portion of the premises for
which said Reasoner ct al. have made an ap-
plication for patent, to-wit: TO fifteen acres.
James Coon, one Of the adverse claimants,
in his sworn statement, alleges that five Of
said adverse claimants are naturalized ctr
zens of the United States, and that two Of
them have declared their intention to become
such citizens; that he and his copartners and
their grantors have held, worked and possess
ed their claim for the last seventeen years,
and that he and his copartners have been in
the exclusive possession OF the same FOR more
than two years past; that he and his copart-
ners have expended more than $50, 900 in
making permanent mining improvements up
on their claim: that the portion of their claim
which is embraced within the exterior houn-
daries of the claim for which said Reasoner
ct al. have made application for patent is
bounded and described as follows, to-wit .
Beginning at the stake marked T.. No. L.
from which the fugpole in the main street Of
the village of Relief Hill bears South 20l de-
grees, East 675-l00 chains; and running
thence North 35i degrees, East 2 26- 100
chains; thence North l2i degrees, West
61-l00 chains; thence North s degrees East
93-l00 chains; thence North 5l2 degrees,
West IL 73-l00 chains; thence South 35f de-
grees, West $500 chains; thence South
51a degrees, East % 72-100 chains to the
place of beginning, containing about fifteen
acres of land.' That ON the 18th day of
June, 1871, the said Reasoner ct al. caused
survey of the premises for which they have
made application for patent to be made, ard
that said survey embraces said fifteen acres
of land; that said Reasoner ct al. have never
had any right or ownership in or to any part
ct the premises in dispute; that they have
never worked or mined thereon or made any
claim thereto prior to the date of said survey.
They also fled diagram showing the rel
alive positions of the claims.
On the 18th of September, 1871, Gaidner
X. Reed fled an adverse claim in your office
to portion of tie premises for which said
Reasoner ct al. have made application for
patent. In his sworn statement he alleges
that he is the sole owner of certain placer
mining ground which is embraced within the
exterior boundaries Of the claim for which
said Reasoner ct al. have made application
for patent; that he and his grantors have been
the owners thereof for the last seventeen
years: that said Reasoner ct al. have never
owned, worked or improved the premises in
dispute, which is described as follows, viz
Beginning at stake marked Il. No. +,
from which the flag pole in the main street of
the village ofRelief Hill bears South 653O,
East 30-l00 chains distant, and running
thence North $50. West % 72-I00 chains;
thence South 353', West $500, chains;
thence South 5l8o East % 92-l00 chains;
thence North 35to East 1S-100 chains to
the place of beginning, containing eighteen
and one-half acres: that he has expended on
said claim over SCI, 000in mining improve
ment; that said Reasoner Ell al. never assert
ed any right TO said premises in dispute until
the Is day Of June, ISL. when they caused
said portion Of bis tract OF mining ground to
be embraced in preliminary survey of tho
grounds for. which they have made applica-
ton for patent lie also files diagram
showing the relative positions of the claims.
Having carefully considered all the papers
in this case 1t is ruled that primd .facie ad-
verse showings have been made by said
adverse. claimants; and yea will inform all
parties In interest'tEa sixty days from tho
date of your notification viii be allowed the
said John Lane ct al, James Conn ct al.
and G. K Reed, adverse claimants to insti-
tute proceedings in the proper local court to
adiudieate the rights of possession 10 the
premises in dispute, and that should either of
said adverse claimants fail to institute pro-
ceedings within the time prescribed his ad-
verse claim will be considered waived
Should all of said adverse claimants make
default in bringing such action within the
time prescribed you will allow the applioa-
ton of the said Reasoner ct al. to proceed.
return herewith all the papers in the
case, the receipt of which you will please &C
knowledge, informing this Office of any action
taken in the matter. eas oss1.3 .s.sss