Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-25
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
IMPORTATION FOR LocsroRs
AND OwNERS OF nihEs.
Ap,,,essiosa for Passsss-Hew -
beai with Cssss sSsdes-Tssnsa
Rishts-Adverse Claims
The Lac - Regard
% Altsss-kts.
APPLICATION or PATENT.

description ot the premises is srronsos
or insufficient.
Application for patent will bs rejeo.s'
because:
First-The notice was Published withou
the knowledge Of the Rrgister.
Second-The notice was not Published
In . newspaper designated - pubiishet
nearest the claim.
Third-Record title was found detective
and:
Fourth-A previous application bad beer
made for the same premises, which Wal
withdrawn pending . suit in court com
menced by the adverse claimant.
An application for pstentwill be rejected
when the survey does not accurately de
ane the boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim was not located In 20
cordance with law.
Where several parties own separate snt
distinct portions OF claim, sPplicatior
for patent may be made By either for tha
portion Of the claim owned by him; bu
where several parties own undivided In
terests 10 Q mining claim. all should joir
In an application for . patent.
A person or association may purchase q
many placer locations a the local Law I'D
mits. and embrace them all In one appli
cation for . patent.
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
In ono application for . patent except fol
placer claims embracing two or more lodei
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur
porting to act ~ deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot be recorded a. evil
dence.
10 all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries OF . town
site. q clause IL inserted excepting and
excluding all town property. rights upon
tho surface. and all houses, buildings,
structures. lots. blocks, streets. alleys. OF
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 10
daily newspapers sixty days must elspss
between the nrst and the last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication o
notices Of mining application for patent
IL 10 not compliance with Law to change
to the weekly edition Of the same paper
without authority Of the Register.
The existspce OF salt spring on Q trac,
Of land withdraws II from the operation o'
the homestead aud pre-emption laws. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
agricultural character Of such land Is moi
allowed. Land containing valuable de
pnaiis of sl.ia may be entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must fle Q separate
and distinct claim against each application
which IL 10 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 o.
the record.
When an adverse claim has been hled /
cannot bs amended 20 a. to embrace I
larger portion Of the premises than tha
described in the original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be made out ir
proper form and filed in the proper loca
office during the period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to b
effective.
Il 10 the duty Of the adverse claimant u
commence suit in proper form within th'
REQUIRED time, and II he trusts the uncer
tain medium Of the United States mail. b
must abide the consequences, should th'
delay snsue through misfortune or scci
dent. should the failure to commence
suit be the result Of the corrupt or dishon
est action Of his attorney, the Interior De
partmeut cannot redress the wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth II
detail the facts upon which he bases hil
adverse claim. A statement In genera
terms. embodying conclusions Of law
without stating the facts specially, will no
be considered in evidence.
An adverse claimant should show com
pliance with the local laws In recording hi
claim and In regard to expenditures, ant
shall hle copy of the original notice o
his location. aud show the nature or exten
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties TO . suit tina
they compose tho company 10 sufdcient
and they are not required 10 prove tina
they are the original locators or the iden
tical parties who presented the advers
claim.
AoRIcuLruRAL OR MINERAL LANDS.
Where land IL Of little II any value To-
agricultural purposes. but 10 essential
the proper development Of mining claims
IL should be disposed Of under the mininl
Act. -.
Where lands containing valuable
mineral deposits have been included In 81
agricultural entry. said entry will be can
celed OF any time prior to issuance o
patent. upon satisfactory evidence of tn
existence Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral ar
discovered upon tract after the same ha
been entered as agricultural. bot btfor
patent has been issued, the parties claim
Ing the mine may make application 10
patent for same. and the agricultural entr,
will be Cancelled to that portion Of the lan'
embraced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discovers
on agricultural lands after the patent ha
been issued to an agricultural claimant
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot be n
ceived in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
a foreigner may MAKE mininR iocatio
and dispose Of IL. provided he becomes
citissn before iisposing Of the mine. Proc
that the party WAS not citizen before dii
posing Of his claim must be afArmativel
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners othe
than applicants will not be presume
slieus In the absence Of allegation or OF
lection prior TO issuance OF patent.
The portion Of . mining claim sold
an Alien cannot be patented while sue
owner IL An alien but on his declar.tio
10 become q citizen. his right dates bac
10 bis purchase. and he may thereuPo
secure United States patent for his ciain
CROSS LrDoEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 2ss6.
Where two or more lodges cross or intel
sect each other. priority Of title shaii go,
ern. and such prior location shall oe ent
/ tied TO all ore or mineral contained witni
the space Of intersection. but the suoss
qusut location shall have the right OF va
through the space Of intersection Tor 10
purpose Of tho convenient working Of %
mine. And where two or more veins unit'
the oldest or prior location shall tske %
vsin bslow the point q union. inoludtn
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