Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30
ApptlcArroy or PATENT.

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An application for patent will be rejected
when the survey does not accurately de'
flne 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 ior ina!
portion OF the claim owned BY him; bu'
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 ad'
mits, and embrace them all In one appli'
cation for patent.
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
In one application for patent except Tor
placer claims embracing two or moro iodes
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur-
porting to act as deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot be recorded ~ evil
dence. 4,
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
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 be published ten consecu-
tive weeks in weekly newspapers. and In
daily newspapers sixty days must elapse
between the drst and the last insertions.
Where the Register designaies the daily
issue Of Q newspaper for publication OF
notices Of mining application for patent,
10 Is not compliance with law to change
to the weekly edition Of the same paper
without authority Of the Register.
Tho existence Of salt spring on . tract
Of land withdraws 10 from the operation Of
the homestead and pre-emption laws. A
hearing for tho purpose Of proving the
agricultural 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 hle Q separate
and distinct claim against each application
which IL Ia alleged conflicts with the prem
ises owned by such adverse claimant.
Tho papers in an adverse claim once died
cannot be withdrawn, but become part Of
the record.
When an adverse claim has been fled II
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 aled in the proper local
Office during the period Of publication
Of tho application for the patent to DO
effective.
1t is 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 tho United States mail, be
must abide the consequences. should the
delay ensuo through misfortune or acci.
dent. Should the failure to commence
suit DO tho 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 he bases his
adverse claim. A statement In general
terms, embodying conclusions Of law,
without stating the facts specially. will moi
be considered In evidence.
An adverse claimant should show COM
pliance with tho local laws In recording his
claim and In regard to expenditures. and
shall file copy Of the original notice oi
his location, and show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties TO suit that
they compose tho company 10 sufficient,
and they are not required 10 prove that
they are tho original locstors or the iden'
tical parties who presented tho adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL on MINERAL LANDS.
Where land is Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes, but 10 essential :.
tho proper development OF mining claims,
1t should be disposed OF under the mining
Act.
whero lands containing valuable
mineral deposits have been included In ~
agricultural entry. said entry will DO can,
celed at any timo pricr to issuance ol
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 as agricultural. but before
patent has been issued. the parties claim
ing the mine may make application fol
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 bai
been issued to an agricultural claimant
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot be 70
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. Proc
that the party was not citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must be afirmatvei!
shown.
Locators and intermediate owners othel
than applicants will not bs presumee
aliens in the absence OF allegation or oo
lection prior TO issuance Of patent.
The portion Of . mining claim SOLO .
an alien cannot be patented while suct
owner IL an alien but on his declaration
to become q citizen. his right dates bacl
to his purchase. and he may thereuPor
secure United States patent for his claim
cross LEpoEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 2sS6.
Where two or more ledges cross or inter
sect each other. priority Of title shall gov
ern. and such prior location shall be emit
tied 10 all ore or mineral contained within
the space Of intersection. but the subse'
quent location shall have the right Of WAY
through the space Of intersection for the
purpose Of the convenient working Of the
mine. And where two or moro veins unite
The Oldest or prior location shall take the
win below the point Of union. including
III the spses Of inssrssedoa.