Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-24
UNITED STATES MINING laws
,.vosnArIoN FOR LOCATIONS
AND OWNERS OS niHks.
Appsscasisss for Pssssss-Hsw -
Deal with Gees Lsaes-russsi
Rishss-Advsrss CistDs-
The law - Regard
- Altess-es0.
APPLICATION OF PArxSr.


the Registor and Receiver, they become I
psrt Of the record, and can neither b
withdrawn nor returned. but must b,
transmitted 70 the General Land Omce.
An application will be rejeetsd when thu
description ot the premises II erroneous
or insufficient.
Application for patent will b rejected
because.
First-The notice Was published withou
the knowledge Of the Rsgister.
Seoond-The notice was not publishet
| In . Newspaper desisnstsd - publishet
nearest the claim.
Third-Reoord title Was found defective
and:
Fourth--A previous application bad bser
made for the same premises. which VA
Withdrawn pending . suit In court com
menced BY the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will be rejected
when the survey does not accurately de-
dne 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 thai
portion OF the claim owned BY him; bul
where several parties own undivided In
forests In mining claim. all should joir
In an application for Q patent.
|. A person or association may purchase q
many plsoer locations - the local Law I'D
mits, and embrace them all In one appli'
cation for patent.
Two or raore lodes cannot bo embraced
In one application for . patent except foi
placer claims embracing two or more lodei
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur'
porting TO act - deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot 10 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
the surface. and all houses. buildings,
structures. lots. blocks, streets, alleys. or
other municipal improvements not belong
ing TO tho grantee herein. and all rights
necessary or proper 10 the 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 iu
daily newspapers sixiy days must elapse
between the hrst and the last insertions.
Where tho Register designates the daily
issue Of Q newspaper for publication ol
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.
Th. .w,.tanna ~ aalt aprin0 n traHI
OF land withdraws IL from the operation oi
the homestead and presumption laws. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
agricultural character Of such land IL moi
allowed. Land containing valuable de-
posits Of slate may be entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must fle' . separate
and distinct claim agsinst each application
which IL 10 alleged conflicts with the prem
ises owned by such adverse claimant.
The papers in an adverse claim once filed
cannot be withdrawn, but become part oi
the record.
When an adverse claim has been iled u
cannot bo amended 30 - 10 embrace
larger portion Of the premises than tha,
described in the original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be made out In
proper form and fled In the proper loca
Office during the period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to bt
| effective.
II is the duty Of the adverse claimant u
commence suit in proper form within ths
required time. and II he trusts the uncer
tain medium Of the United States mail. hs
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 Dc
partment 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 moi
be considered In evidence.
An adverse claimant should show . com
plisnce with the local laws In recording hi
claim and In regard TO expenditures, anc
shall Ale copy Of the original notice ol
his location, and show the nature or extern
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties 10 . suit tha
they compose the company is sufficient
Innd they are not required 10 prove tha
/ they are the original locators or the iden
ticsl parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL OR MINERAL LANDS.
Where land 10 Of little II any value fol
agricultural purposes, but 10 essential Il
| 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 81
agricultural entry. said entry will be can
| celed at any time prior to issuance o.
patent, upon satisfactory evidence Of th'
existence Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits OF mineral ar'
discovered upon tract after the same haI
been entered a. agricultural. but befor'
patent has been issued. the parties claim
ing the mine may make application To-
patent for same. and the Agricultural entr!
will be cancelled to that portion OF the lanS
/ embraced by said mining claim.
/ Where mineral deposits are discoveret
on agricultural lands after the patent ha
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 no becomes
citizen before iisposing Of tho mine. Proc
that the party Was not citizen before di,
posing Of his claim must bs amrmativel,
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners othe
than applicants will not be premme'
aliens in the absence Of allegation or op
lection prior 70 issuance Of patent.
The portion Of . mining claim sold =
An alien cannot bo patented while sucl
owner is an alien but on his declaration
70 become . citizen. his right dates bac
20 his purchase, and he may thsreupol
secure United States patent for his claim
closs Lxpors.
Revised Statutes. Section 23S6.
Where two or more lodges cross or inter
sect each other. priority Of title shall gov
ern. and such prior location shall be enti
tied TO all ore or mineral contained withil
the space Of intersection. but the subss
qusut location shall have the right OF Va.
through the space Of intersection for 10
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