Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-26
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AND OwaGgs OF Aihks-
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APPLICATION or PATENT.

In q newspaper dosignateo ~ Puohsu0V
Third-Rscord title Was found detective
and:
Fourth-A previous application bad 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Withdrawn pending .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 releoted
when tho survey does not accurately do
hne 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
whsre several parties own undivided in
terests In Q mining claim. all should Join
In an application for patent.
A person or association may purchase a.
many placer locations ss the local Law id.
mits, and embrace them all in one appli-
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. cannot be recorded ~ evi.
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of Q town
site. clause is 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 siIty
days.
Notice must DO published ten cousecu-
tive weeks in weekly newspapers. and In
daily newspapers sixty days must elapse
between the hrst aud 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 II from the operation OF
the Homestead and pre-emption laws. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
| agricultural character Of such land 10 not
allowed. Land containing valuable do
posits Of slate may be entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE cLArNs.
Adverse claimants must Ale Q separate
and distinct claim against each application
which 10 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
tho record.
When an adverse claim has been fled It
cannot be amended 30 a. 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 dled in the proper local
Office during the period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to be
effective.
1t 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 ensue through misfortune or acci.
dent. should the failure to commence
suit be 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 tho facts upon which ho bases his
adverse claim. A statement in 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 10 expenditures, and
shall die copy Of the original notice Of
his location. and show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties to Q suit that
they compose the company 10 sufficient.
| and they are not required to prove that
they are the original locators or the iden-
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AoRIcrLrrRAL on MINERAL LANDS.
Where land is Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes. but 10 essential to
tho 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 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 a. 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 DO 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 1isposing Of the mine. Proof
that the party Was not citizen before dis
posing OF his claim must be amrmatively
shown.
Locs,ors and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not 30 presumed
sliens In the absence Of allegation or OBJ
lection prior 70 issuance Of patent.
Tbe portion Of mining claim sold 70
an slien cannot be patented while such
ovnsr n An alien but on his declaration
10 become q citizen. his right dates back
70 bis purchase. and he may ,herenpon
secur, United States patent for bis ciaim'
Cross Lxpors.
Revised Statutes. Section 2Ss6.
Where two or more ledges cross OF ,ner'
sect each other. priority OF utls snni gov
ern. and such prior location snail % EN-.
tied to all ore or mineral contained wi,oln
the space Of intersection. but the suose-
qusnt location shall have the right OF WAY
through the space Of intersection for tne
purpose Of the convenient working Of the
mine. And whers two or more veins units'
Il thu Oldsat or xrior lo,~s tion ahaIl tnko the