Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-27
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
,svormArIoN FOE L0CAroRs
AND OWNERS OF nlnEs.
Appiieasieas for Pateats-Hew %
Deal with Cross Lodes-rannei
Rig Claims
The LaW in Regard
60 Alleas-Ete.
APPLIcArIoN or PATENT.

60 Al1eas-kee.
APPLICATION OF PATENT.
Where papers have once been Aled with
the Register and Receiver, they become
part Of the record. and can neither DO
Withdrawn nor returned. but must DO
transmitted to the General Land ONCE.
An application will be rejected when the
description Of the premises Ii erroneous
or insufficient. 90 /,
Application for patent will be rejected
because:
First-Tho notice was published without
the knowledge Of the Register.
Second-The notice was mot published
In q newspaper designated a. published
nearest the claim.
Third-Record title was found defective,
and:
Fourth-A previous application had been
made for the same premises whicn WAS
Withdrawn pending . suit In court COM
menced by the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will be rejected
when tho survey does not accurately de-
fine the boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim was not located In &C.
cordance with law. =,
Where several parties own separate and
distinct portions Of . claim, application
for patent may be made by either for that
portion OF the claim owned by him; but
where several parties own undivided in-
tercsts In mining claim, all should JOIN
In an application for . patent.
A person or association may purchase a.
many placer locations as the local law ad-
mits, and embrace them all In one appli-
cation for patent. i,
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
In one application for . patent except for
placer claims embracing two or more lodes
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur-
porting to act as deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot be recorded as evi.
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within tho interior boundaries OF town
site. clause Is inserted excepting and
excluding all town property. rights upon
tho surface. and all houses, buildings,
structures, lots. blocks. streets. alleys. or
other municipal improvements not belong
ing to tho grantee herein, and all rights
necessary or proper to the occupation, pos
session and enjoyment Of the same"
Publication Of notice must bo made In
only one newspaper for the period OF sixty
days.
Notice must DO published ten consecu-
tive weeks in weekly newspapers, and In
daily newspapers sixty days must elspse
between this tirst and tho last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication OF
notices Of mining application for patent.
IL Is not compliance with law to change
to the weekly edition OF tho same paper
without authority Of the Register.
The existence OF salt spring on Q tract
Of land withdraws IL from the operation Of
the homestead and pre-emption laws. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
agricultural character Of such land Is not
allowed. Land containing valuable de.
posits Of slate may bo entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must file . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which ii Is alleged conflicts with the prem
ises owned by such adverse claimant.
The papers In an adverse claim once filed
cannot be withdrawn, but become q part OF
the record.
When an adverse claim has been fled 1t
cannot be amended so as to embrace
larger portion Of the premises than that
described in the original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be made out In
proper form and filed in the proper local
ofice during the period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to DO
effective.
II is the duty Of the adverse claimant TO
commence suit In proper form within the
required time. and II he trusts the uncer.
tain medium Of the United States mail, he
must abide the consequences. should the
delay ensuo through misfortune or acci.
dent. should the failure to commence
suit bc the result Of the corrupt or dishon.
est action Of his attorney, the Interior De-
partment cannot redress the wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth in
detail the facts upon which he bases his
adverse claim. A statement In general
terms. embodying conclusions Of law,
without stating the facts specially, will not
b. considered In evidence.
An adverse claimant should show com.
pliance with the local laws In recording his
claim and in regard to expenditures, aud
snail ME copy oi tue ofiSinah notSo Va
his location, and show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties TO suit that
they compose tho company Is sufficient.
and they are not required TO prove that
they are the original iocators or the iden.
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL on MINERAL LANDS.
Where land Is Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes. but 10 essential ="
the proper development Of mining claims,
1t should DO disposed Of under the mining
Act.
Where lands containing valuable
mineral deposits have been included In an
agricultural entry. said entry will be can.
celed at any time pricr to issuance of
patent, upon satisfactory evidence OF the
existence Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits OF mineral arc
discovered upon tract after the same has
been entered a. agricultural. but before
patent has been issued. the parties claim
ing the mine may make application for
patent for same. aud the agricultural entry
will be cancelled to that portion OF the land
embraced by said mining claim. i,
Where mineral deposits are discovered
on agricultural lands after the patent has