The union Democrat., 1871-12-09
MINING DECISIONS.


The following documents have been reeeiv-
ed at the Land Office in Sacramento from the
General Land Osico at Washington, dated
November 18th, aud signed by Commissioner
Drummond
Register and Receiver, Sacramento, Call
Gentlemen The papers transmitted with
your letter of 18th August, 1871, in the case
of the application of H. Tangerman and IL.
Eekhof for a patent for certain placer
grounds, have been examined.
On the Goth October, 1870, II. Tangerman
and II. EcShoff fled in your Office an applica-
ton for patent, for certain mining ground
situate in Illinoistown mining district, Placer
county, California, embracing the west halt
of the southwest quarter of section thirty
four. and east half Of southeast quarter Of
section thirty-three, in township fifteen north
of range nine east, Mount niablo meridian,
containing one hundred AMI sixty acres. The
customary notice was given by publication.
and q copy of the notice and diagram posted
in the Office of the Register for the full period
of ninety days. No proof is furnished that
said notice and diagram were posted on the
claim as required by law. Proofs of citizen
ship of said applicants were filed on the Goth
of October, 1870.
Two afidayits are fled in support of their
claim, in which deponents allege that the APP
plicants and their grantors have held and
! worked the mining claim applied for, for over
two years last past, and that they have ex-
pended thereon an amount of not less than
one thousand dollars. In proof of their pcs
session to this placer ground they file four
deeds or bills of sale from the locators of GER
tain placer ground on Combs ravine, which
passes through the southern portion of the
land applied for. On the 2Sth of December,
1870, Wesley Myers and William Hamilton
filed an adverse claim to said application of
Tangerman and Eckhof and ar application
for patent for 1900 linear feet of the Lafay-
cite lode or ledge.
In their sworn statement they allege that
said Lafayette lode was located on the Goth
of February, 1866, by eleven persons, in ac-
cordance with the laws. rules and customs of
miners of the district in which said lode is
situated and that the same was duly recorded;
that they are tie owners by purchase from
the original locators and their grantees, and
in the actual possession cf said lode that
they have expended on the same more than
one thousand dollars and that the application
of said Tangerman and Eckhoff includes the
said Lafayette lode.
On the 9Th of January, 1871, Jacob H.
Nef. A. w. Sisson, M. S. IIurd and Cyrus
Y. Wheeler filed an adverse claim to said APP
plicaton Of Tangerman and Eckhoff, and All
application for patent for 200 linear feet
of the Colfax lode.
In the sworn statement of Jacob II. Neff,
one of the adverse claimants, he alleges that
said Colfax lode was located by seven persons
on the 10Th of August, 1865, and that said
location was duly recorded that he and his
copartners are the owners by purchase from
the original locators and their grantees of
said Colfiax lode and in the actual and undis-
puted possession of the same that they have
improved their claim to an amount of not
less than one thousand dollars: that said ap-
plication of Tangerman and Eckhoff embrace
es the said Colfax lode. They also file plat
showing the respective locations Of the Col
fax and Lafayette lodes.
From the records on file in this Office it APP
pears that on the 1lth day of May, 1870, a
patent was issued to the Rising Sun Gold and
Silver Mining Company for three thousand
linear feet of the Rising Sun quartz ledge or
lode, together with seventeen and fifty nine
hundredths acres of land for the convenient
working of the mine, all of which is situate
within the exterior boundaries of the premi-
ses applied for by The said Tangerman and
Eckhof
From careful consideration of the papers
in this case it is shown that said Tangerman
and Eckhoff do not hold the right of possess
sion, either by purchase or location, to the
entire premises for which they have made
application for patent, while it is shown that
valuable gold bearing quartz lodes exist there
on-one of which has already been patented
as hereinbefore recited, viz, the Rising Sun
quartz ledge or lode, and applications pre-
scented for two others, viz, the Colfax and
Lafayette lodes.
1t will therefore be necessary for said Tan
german and Eckhoff, if they desire to pro-
coed with their application for patent, to have
segregation of the premises made, so as to
embrace only the mining ground to which
they have the possessory right by virtue of
local laws, rules and customs of miners.
You will inform the applicants for patent
in the case Of the Colfax and Lafayette lodes
that they will be allowed to proceed with
their applications for patent. You will no.
tifv all parties in interest of this decision.
return herewith the papers in the case,
the receipt of which you are requested to ac-
knowledge, informing this Office of any action
taken in the case.
Register and Receiver, Sacramento. CAL
Gentlemen: Thepapers transmitted with your
letter OF September 10Th, 1Si L, IN the case OF
the application of B. E. Reasoner ct al. for
patent for certain mining grounds, have been
examined.
On the ODD of June, 1871, Benjamin E..
Reasoner, Lewis K. Reasoner. John Reason
err. O. P. Reasoner, William Hitchcock, Mar
tin Arfman, Edward Kinigan. James Griffin,
Jonas Hanblet and estate of Allen 7. Reason
er by bis administrator O. P. Reasoner, filed
in your Office an application for patent for
certain placer mining claim, commonly
known as the Union Company's claim, situate
upon unsurVeyed land on Relief hill, on the
north bank of South Yuba river in Relief
mining district, Nevada county, California.
The applicants filed several afidavits in
support of their claim, in which it is alleged
that the applicants have expended on this
claim about e25 600; that they are the own
ers by location and purchase; that they and
their grantors have held and worked the same
for the last seventeen years; that oil of the
applicants are either native born or natural
lied citizens of the United States; that the d.
agram and notice were posted on said mining
claim on the 10Th of June, 1871.
On the 10Th September, 1871, John Lane,
VIM. r. Williams, Henry Jones, VIM. o..
Williams, VIM. Griffith, William Z. VII
liams, Griffith Roberts, John NJ. Williams