The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-12-27
WlHRRA1, IAxD SURVEYS.


HI111A1 LAND SURVEYS.
4 New ossiss q Instructions to 0ovssn
81 eurveyA
eDssas Ssw Noars-wHr-
Az tho circular of tl'e Hon. Commits
siouer Of thu General Land Office is Of much
public imlO: tancc. send it I" YOU with
the request that it In published, in order
tbs miners of your county may be informed
as to the proceedings necessary to render
mining location valid in law and suscepti-
be Of proof, ~ that it can be patented If
desired:
DEPARTNkxT OF THE lKTERiOR,
GENERAL LAND OrYICE,
Washington, ID. g., Nov. 20, 1873.
Sl-E-Informati.m has reached this Office
that deputies, in surveying mining claims,
are ia the habit Of following the direction
Of parties in interest instead Of adllering tO
the lines established in the original kcation
Of claims anil thus in effect making pri-
vate instead Of an official survey.
Under all laws and regulations, whether
local or general, the location OF claim in
such manner as to give notice to all the
world Of the nature and extent Of the same
il not only indispensable, but in most cases
mining claims are initiated thereby, and all
subsequent proceedings arc based upon and
must conform to such location.
A failure to make and record the location
In accordance with tile law and regulations
in force at the date Of location will defeat
the claim, and il it is not made with such
dcfinitencss as to operate ~ notice to all
persons seeking to acquire rights to mining
lands it will be void for uncertainty.
It follows, therefore, that in making sur
veys Of mining claims 1t becomes essential
" necessary to ascertain the boundaries
thereof ~ established by the original loca-
ton, for the rights Of the claimant arc
limited and defined by such boundaries.
To make survey In accordance with
other lines or boundaries Is tanam0unt 10
the rights Of adjoining lOcatOrs who have
complied with the requirements of the law
may he interfcred with and defeated therc-
BY.
The practice of making surveys according
to the dictation Of parties in interest, in
stead of in accordance with the original 10
cation has already caused great confusion
a aIu C S: p."''''0 " s'0"' INJURY '" "0''"
nue. cIal aa!,, .;c A., .,:..
~" VIII '.ci c:u ,e!"ao 'nc sppI.:.'
I'VE survey W 1uIn'@l. ovry y. u'u 0I.sm-
l ~ " S..' s.. plTp.y cer ...s "
o:, ,s Of %;nnq 1ocas;ons Is the 'i ;.tr;ct
where the claim is situate. and cause all
official SURVEYS Of mining claims to be made
In strict conformity to tie lines establisl,ed
nv the original location n recorded: and if
the records of locations made prior TO the
uassage Of the mining ,ict Of Nav 10, 1872,
In not sufficiently definite and certain to en-
able the (leDuty TO make q correct survey
therrfrom. IN. shOuld. after rvasOnable mo-
tice in writing. to b.. served persOnallv or
through the United states mail on the an
plicant for survey and adjoining claimants
whose residence or ,sst.,ffice address he
NAV know or can ascertain BY the exercise
ii reasonable diligence. take the testimony
Of neivhl,orjny claimants and other persons
who are familiar with the boundaries there
OF AZ originally located and asserted BY til.
lOcators Df the claim. and after hayin. as.
ccrtaiu,d by such testimony the boundaries
M originally established he should make a
survey IN accordance Herewith, and trans
init full and correct returns Of survey, A.
lNIOlAAlastl Nv tho C<11Dv oil the f0ClDfO Oh
cation, the testimony, and q copy Of the
nnt;c. served IN TIN. cla ,mant ami sd,oinimv
nromr;etOrx. cetifvin1 theretm WIEN. IN
what man.ner. and on whom. service wns
made.
q~..----4.. n NAY IN 1872.
csAP,cssy pIovNHs" s,'ss the iOcatton must
-. 70 uls'lnctly "askeo On the ground, Nd that
-. 49,. Dou ~, Csn W readily Traced, and
uss ~ Ic"s VI m'mng CHAINS ncrcai-
Srx sua,.c s.ls.A c.u.t'. tnc name OF names
u' =. to SSssu;': VAC " ~. =. locat'on, ana
, sue. " I,cseI'I'" VI tue c'"nn OF claims,
- .'ss.. - .v.c.ecc ~ so"'c natural OD)ect
a. ~ s,. . :, '""""'s"'' u" Will "eh'"y
'''T rs S..s.' .,;.;
l., a'..,,S '.;.t =, =. .a;c -" mus. us strct
.;uar. :. .,,.,,a., o,S 49, :. cn.,..e .l'e
49, .i.c, \. ,.; LIZ ps'c', "n. tmcic-
s.J. ".,S..o.s,,. . ~ .,." "lNer ,oca1ioh
.o - NV. ~ ~ ,a c..c lssss"Sc OI the MN
-: S.;.,, 1sy ~, ~ 90, VIII i:aS not com-
.rI;"" 80" 1a.;r ." 's'. ~ Nga'u 20
,ao.,,.a;ss. ~ ~" s..'." u .a, .,c slo''na anu
~. .s;M :, ~. " ~ .pIt! '"' survey
'v ~ -" 80 ."i; ~ 'r &c. ~.
. LII, =. - ps..v "nucr sucn
s:as. :a."c VI - ~ make new Mca-
s.on =. o.". N:n y, ~ nw ana reguiatioAs
:. ~ .,';. &C. . Ml =. npp'osea "na p%.entctl
o,;.;" I'LL" - a.. .e scse Ins. an ONE.
p! ;.,. " ~" "le SUBSTANTIALLY computed
T~., ;,
80. 0 ~ -" .'s 49," So'"Pneu wt" IN tue
s ..~. :" .a "..asg .ne location ON the
ss.,...;1., 49,. .":... ~ .'s s.'o s.se' anu any
1"1s'.' :. ~, !" tIc eac"IIon Oh the sur
w ....S . "i VI monuments
......;..J ~. .as.S ~"cn sa'not " uo-
Sa.,4- 1890 ten .eIs ~ 'no Hco'a, tne
Se.;.:" .' , ~. .sy :" .ac n.an"er
ss.;".. I I,o.t e.:an =. 70. .or s"t rn o,
S.x;n. TN. a.csrta .E. ~ nay ~ ao.s' anu
-. ,,S.,'Ja.;.. ".:s.;..i,. VIC .io "Iu COZ
~ Os =. 'k.,'"'sy SsGsu'as''cs', "a!x-
You win at once issue Instructions to
~. rs 1p s's...a s.'o.a 49,: - soInaOn
under the direction Of parties in interest
and to conform to the rule as hereinbefore
prescribed.
.,s s"r,,sx. - ;r;nc n,.;,. .Ie .as 9,
in many instances the deputy surveyors Ger
tify to the value Of improvements without
asccrtaining whether such improvements
are made by the claimants or his vrantOn
or not.
! No improvements should be included in
the estimate unless they have been made by
the annlicant for snryev ar nv thOse fs,,n