Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-15
UNITED STATES MIHIGa LAWS.
,svorxAruoN FOR L0csroRs
AND OWNERS Or ninn.
Appsseasisss fss Passsss-Hsw q
Deal with Cssss Lsass-Tuans1
Bishss-Advssss Ctsi0s-
The Law - BeGsFd
- Alisss-Ese.
APPLICATION or PATENT.

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the Register and Rscsiver, they become q
part Of the record. and can neither be
withdrawn nor returned. but must b
transmitted to tho General Land omoo.
An application will b rejectsd when the
description q the premises 10 erroneous
or insufficient.
Application for patent will b rejected
because:
Fiut-The notice Was published without
the knowledge Of the Register.
Second-The notice was not published
In . Newspaper designated a. published
Third-Rsoord title vas found defective.
and:
Pourth-A previous application had been
made for the same premises. which was
Withdrawn pending . suit in court com.
menced BY the sdverss claimant.
An application for patent will DO rejected
when the survey does not accurately de-
| fne 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 Q 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 I'D.
min, and embrace them al 10 one appli-
cation for . patent.
Two or moro 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 - deputy for the Register
and Receiver. oannot be recorded a. evi-
dsnce.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of . town
site. clause is inserted excepting and
excluding all town property. rights upon
tho 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 tho occupation, pos.
session and enjoyment OF the same"
Publication OF notice must be made In
only ono 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 hrst and the last insertions.
Where tho Register designates the daily
issue OF newspaper for publication OF
notices Of . mining application for patent,
IL 10 not compliance with law to change
to tho weekly edition Of the same paper
without authority OF the Register.
The existence OF salt spring on tract
Of land withdrsws IL from the operation OF
the homestead and presumption laws. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
agricultural character Of such land 10 not
allowed. Land containing valuable de-
posits Of slate may DO entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must file . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which IL 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 30 - 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 fled In the proper local
Office during tho period Of publication
Of the application FOR tho patent to be
effective.
II 10 tho 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 10 commence
suit be the result Of tho corrupt or dishon-
est action Of his attorney, the Interior De-
psrtment cannot redress the wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth In
detail the 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 his
claim and In regard TO expenditures, and
shall file copy Of the original notice OF
his location, aud show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties to . suit that
they compose the company 10 suficient,
and they are not required to prove that
they are the original iocators or the iden-
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AoRIcuLTuRAL 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.
crled 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 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.
Il
A foreigner may mako mining location
and dispose Of IL. provided he becomes .
citizen before iisposing Of the mine. Proof
| that the party was not citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must be anrmatively
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not be presumed
aliens In the absence OF allegation or OBJ
lection prior 70 issuance Of patent.
Tho portion Of . mining claim sold %
An Alien cannot be patented while such
owner IA an alien; but on his declaration
10 become . citizen. his right dates back
| 70 his purchase. and he may thereupon
secure Unitsl States patent for his claim
Cross LxDoEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 2Ss6.
Where two or moro lsdges cross or inter
sect each other. priority Of title shsil gov
ern. and such prior location shall DO enn-
tied TO al ore or mineral contained within
the space Of intersection. but the .ubse.