Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-19
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
DEPORTATION FOR LoCATORs
AND OWNERS OF MinEs.
Appliessisss fer Psssnts-HeW 70
deal with Csoss Ledes-Tunnsl
Rights Claims
The LaW to Regard
90 Aliees-Eso.
APPLICATION or rArKNr.

% Aliess-Ess.
APPLICATION or PArKSr.
WHARF papers have once been nled will
the Register and Receiver. they become
part Of the record. and can neither b
Withdrawn nor returned. but must b
transmitted to the General Land once.
An application will be rejected when th'
description Of the premises Il erronsoul
or insufficient.
Application for patent will be rejected
because:
Pirst-The notice WAS published withou
the knowledss Of the Register.
Second-Ths notice Vas not publishec
In . Newspaper designstsd ~ published
nearest the claim.
Third-Rscord title Was found detective
and:
Fourth--A previous application had beer
made for the same premises, which VA
Withdrawn pending . suit In court com
menced BY the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will DO rejected
when the survey docs not accurately de-
| dns tho boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim was not located In 90
cordsnce 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; hui
whsre several parties own undivided In
terests In mining claim. all should Join
In an application for patsnt.
A person or association may purchase u
many placer locations a. the local law ad'
mits. and embrace them all in one sppli'
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 be recorded ~ evil
dencs.
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 DO published ten consecu-
tive weeks In weekly newspapers. and In
daily newspapers sixty days must elspse
between the fret and the last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue OF . newspaper for publication OF
notices Of mining application for patent,
II 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 withdrsws II from the operation OF
the homestead aud pre.emption laws. A
hearing for tho purpose OF proving the
sgricultural character Of such land 10 not
allowed. Land containing valuable de-
posits Of slate may be entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must Ale Q separate
and distinct claim against each application
which 1t is 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 hled II
cannot DO amended 80 ~ 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 hled In the proper local
ofice during the period Of publication
Of tho application for the patent to be
effective.
It 10 the duty Of the adverse claimant 10
commence suit In proper form within the
required time. and II he trusts the uncer
tain medium Of the United States mail. be
must abide the consequences, should the
delay ensus through misfortune or acct.
dent. Should tho failure to commence
suit be tho result Of the corrupt or dishon.
est action Of his attorney, the Interior De-
psrtmspt cannot redress the wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth In
detail tho facts upon which be 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 bis
claim and In regard 10 expenditures. and
shall hls CODY Of the original notice OF
QAa AOS8hOus sao sbSV sas 1steAS - ~.'~-'
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties to . suit that
they compose the company 10 sufficient.
and they are not required to prove that
they are the original iocators or the idsn'
tisal parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AoRIcrLrrRAL Oh MINERAL 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 In an
agricultural entry. said entry will be can.
celsd ct any time prior to issuance oi
patent, upon satisfactory evidence OF the
e1istencs Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits OF mineral are
| 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 Tor
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 be re-
ceived in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make mining location
and dispose Of Il. provided he becomes {
Citizen before iisposing Of the mine. Prooi
/ that tho party was not citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must bs afirmatively
shown.
Locators and intermediate owners Other
than applicants will not be presumed
aliens In the absence OF allegation or Oh
lection prior 10 issuance OF patent.
Tho portion Of . mining claim sold Z
an alien cannot be patented while suct
owner 10 an alien; but on his declaration