Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-21
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
s,rosMArION FOE LOCArORs
AND OWNERS OF AlnkS.
Appiieatiess for Patests-Hsw %
Deal with Csess Lsdes-Tusneh
Rishss-Advsrss Clsims-
The Law - Bsgard
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AppLIcArIox or PArnr.

APPLICATION OF PATENT.
Where papers have once besn alsd with
the Register and Receiver. they become
part OF the record, and can neither be
Withdrawn nor returned. but must be
trsnsmitted 70 the General Land Once.
An application will be rejected when the
description Of the premises h erroneoss
or insufficient.
Application for patent will b rejected
because:
First-The notice was published without
the knowledge Of the Register.
Second-The notice was not publishsd
In . newspaper designatsd - publisned
nearest the claim.
Third-Rscord title was found detective.
and:
Pourth-A previous application had been
made for the same premises, which WAS
Withdrawn pending . suit In court COM
menced by the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will be rejected
when the survey does not accurately de-
fine the boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim was not located In 90
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 tho claim owned BY him; but
where several parties own undivided IN
terests In . mining claim, all should join
In an application for . patent.
A person or association may purchase -
many placer locations a. the local law ad-
mits. and embrace them all In one sppii-
cation for . patent. =,
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
In one application for . patent except for
placer claims embracing two or moro lodes
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur.
porting to act a. deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot bs recorded a. evi-
denee.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of town
site. clause IL inserted excepting and
excluding all town property, rights upon
the surface. and all houses. buildings.
structures, lots, blocks. streets, alleys. or
other municipal improvements not belong
ing to the grantee herein, and all rights
necessary or proper to the occupation pos
session and enjoyment Of the same"
Publication Of notice must be made In
only one newspaper for the period OF sixty
days.
Notice must be published ten consecu-
tive weeks In weekly newspapers. and In
daily newspapers sixty days must elspse
between the drst and the last insertions.
where the Register designates tho daily
issue OF Q newspaper for publication OF
notices Of mining application for patent,
IL is not compliance with law TO change
to the weekly edition Of the same paper
without authority Of the Register.
The existence Of . salt spring on . tract
Of land withdraws 10 from the operation OF
the homestead aud presumption laws. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
agricultural character Of such land Is not
allowed. Land containing valuable do.
posits Of slate may be entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE cLAIxs.
Adverse claimants must file separate
and distinct claim against each application
which IL Is alleged conflicts With the prem
ises owned BY such adverse claimant.
The papers In an adverse claim once flsd
cannot be withdrawn, but become part OF
the record.
When an adverse claim has been filed II
cannot be amended 30 a 10 embrace
larger portion Of the premises than that
described in ,hs original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be made out In
proper form and dlsd In the proper local
ONCE during the period Of publication
Of the application Tor tho patent to DO
effective.
It 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 ensue through misfortune or acci.
dent. Should the failure to commence
suit be the result Of tho corrupt or dishon.
est action Of his attorney, tho 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 10 general
terms, embodying conclusions Of law,
without stating the facts specially. will not
be considered in evidence.
An adverse claimant should show COM
pliance with the local laws In recording his
claim and in regard to expenditures, and
shall fle copy Of the original notice OF
his location. and show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties to . suit that
they compose the company Is sufficient.
and they are not required 10 provo that
they are tho original locators or the iden.
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL on xrSHRAL LANDS.
Whore land 10 Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes, but 10 essential =.
the proper development Of mining claims,
II should be 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 prior to issuance OF
patent. upon satisfactory evidence OF the
existence Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral are
discovered upon . tract after the same has
been entered q agricultural, but before
patent has been issued. the parties claim.
ing the mine may make application for
patent for same, and the agricultural entry
will be cancelled to that portion Of the land
embraced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discovered
on agricultural lands after the patent has
been issued to an agricultural claimant,
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot DO re-
ceived In payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make mining location
and dispose Of II. provided ho becomes .
citizen before iisposing Of the mine. Proof
that the party Was not citizen before dis.
posing OF his claim must be afirmatively
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners othe,