Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-19
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
,.ro.nArIoN FoR L0cAroRs
AND OWNERs 6T niHks.
APPLICATION or PATENT.

APPLICATION OF PATENT.
Whore papers have once been fled with
the Reeister and Receiver. they become
part Of the record. and can neither be
withdrawn nor returned. but must be
trsnsmittsd 10 the General Land Once.
An application will be rejected when the
description q the premises u erroneous
or insufficient.
Application for patent will b rejected
Fint-Ths notice was published without
the knowledge Of the Register.
Seoond-The notice was not published
In Q Newspaper dosignatsd - published
nearest the CLAIM.
Third-Rsoord title was found detective.
and:
Fourth-A previous application had been
made for the same premises, which -
Withdrawn pending . suit In court COM
menced by the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will DO rejected
when the survey does not accurately de-
ins the boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim was not located In 90
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
where several parties own undivided in
teresh In mining claim. all should Join
In an application for patent.
A psrson or association may purchase -
many placer locations - the local law ad.
mits, and embrace them all In 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. cannot be recorded ~ evi-
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries OF . town
site. clause Ia 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 the occupation. pos
session and enjoyment Of the same"
Publication Of notice must DO msde In
only ono newspaper for the period Of sixty
days.
Notice must be published ten oonsecu-
tive weeks In weekly newspapers. and In
daily newspapers sixty days must elapsc
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
10 the weekly edition OF the same paper
without authority OF the Register.
The existence Of salt spring on tract
tho homestead and presumption laws. A
hearing for the purpose OF proving the
agricultural character Of such land is 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 IL IL alleged conflicts with the prem
ises owned BY such adverse claimant.
The papers In an adverse claim once flled
cannot bs withdrawn. but become part OF
the record.
When an adverse claim has been filed II
cannot bs amended 90 a. 10 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 nled in the proper local
once during the period Of publication
Of tho application for tho patent to be
effective.
Il 10 tho duty Of the adverse claimant TO
commence suit in proper form within the
required time, and IL 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-
partmsnt cannot redress the wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth In
detail the facts upon which he 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 ale . copy Of the original notice Of
his location, aud show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties 70 . suit that
they compose the company IL sufficient,
and they are not required 10 prove that
they are the original locstors or the iden-
tical parties who presented tho adverse
claim.
AoRIcrLruRAL Oh MINERAL LANDS.
Where land Is 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.
celed at any time prior to issuance oi
patent, upon satisfsctory evidence OF the
existence Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral arc
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.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make mining location
and dispose Of Il, provided he becomes .
citizen before iisposing Of tho mine. Proof
that fha M Ptv waa not a citizen hafOra dis
posing Of his claim must be afirmatively
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not be presumed
aliens In the absence Of allegation or OBJ