Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-21
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
IMPORTATION T0R LocsroRs
AND OWNERS OF nlhks.
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ArPLIoATIoS or RArnT.
Whore papers have once bern fled will
the Reeistsr and Rscsivsr. they Secome
part Of the record. and can nsithsr b
| Withdrawn nor returned. bat must b
transmitted to the General Land Omce.
An application will bs rejected when th'
description Il ths premises II erronsosi
or insufficient.
Application for patent will bs rejected
because:
Fint-The notice w.s publishsd without
the knowledge Of the Register.
Ssooud-The notice was not publhhed
In . newspaper dssignatsd - published
nearest the claim.
Third-Rsoord title was found detective,
and:
Fourth-A previous application had been
made for tho same prsmisss. vhioh wsa
withdrawn pending suit In court com.
msnced BY the adverse claimant
An application for patent will be rejected
whom tho survey does not accurately do
6ne the boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim was not located In CO.
cordanoe 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
forests In . mining claim. all should Join
In an application for patent.
A person or association may purchase -
many placer locations - the local Law I'd.
mits, and embrace them oil In one appll.
cation for . patent.
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 a. deputy for the Register
and Receiver. oannot be recorded - evil
dsncs.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within tho interior boundaries Of . town
sits. Q clause 10 inserted "exceptins 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 DO published ten consecu-
tive weeks In weekly newspapers, and 10
daily newspapers sixty days must elapse
between the drst and the last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication OF
notices Of mining application for patent,
10 10 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 and prescription laws. -. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
allowed. Land containing valuable de-
posits Of slate may be entered under the
mining Acts.
Adverse CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must file . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which 10 IL alleged conflicts with the prem.
ises owned BY such adverse claimant.
The papers in an adverse claim once hled
cannot be Withdrawn. but become part OF
the record.
When an adverse claim has been nled II
cannot be amended 20 a. TO embrace
larger portion Of the premises than that
described In the original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be made out 10
proper form and dlsd In the proper local
Once during tho period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to be
effective.
II 10 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 snsus through misfortune or scci.
dent. Should the failure to commence
suit be the result Of tho corrupt or dishon.
cot action Of bis attorney. the Interior De-
psrtmept 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
tsrms. embodying conclusions OF law.
without stating the facts specially. will not
be considered In evidence.
An adverse clsimantsho show com.
pliancs with the local laws In recording bis
claim and In regard to expenditures. and
shall file copy of the original notice OF
his location. and show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties 70 . suit that
they compose the company II SUFFICIENT.
and they are not required to prove that
they are the original locators or the iden.
tiesl parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AolIcuLrrIAL on xrSrRAL LANDS.
Where land 10 Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes. but 10 essential TO
the proper development Of mining claims,
il should be disposed Of under the mining
Act.
where lands containing valuable
mineral deposits have been included 10 au
agricultural entry. said entry will be can.
cslsd at any time prior to issuance OF
patent. upon satisfactory evidence OF the
sxistenoe Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral are
discovered upon . tract after the same has
been entered - agricultural. bot 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 tho patent has
been issued to an agricultural claimant.
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot be re-
osived in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make mining location
and dispose Of II. provided he becomes .
citizen before iisposing Of the mine. Proof
that the party Was not citizen before dis.
posing OF his claim must be amrmativsly
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners other
than applicants win not bs presumed
sliens In the absence Of allegation or OBJ
lection prior 70 issuance Of patent.
The portion Of . mining claim sold TO
an Alien cannot be patented while such
q. -, .i;.r bnt on his declaration