Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-31
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
lsYOaMArIOA FOE LoCsT0Rs
AAD OWNERs OF nAnkA.
Applseasisss fer Passess-Hsw -
Bis Bishss-Advesse Claims
The Lac - Regafd
- Aliess-kee.
AIrLIcArIox OF PATENT.

APPLICATION OF PATENT.
Whore papers have once been aled will
the Rs9ister and Rsosiver. they become ,
part Of the record, and can neither b
Withdrawn nor returned. bat must b
transmitted 10 the General Land Ofioe.
An application will b rejected when th'
description Of tho premises 10 erroneous
or insufficient.
Application for patent will b rejected
because:
First-The notice was published without
the knowledge Of the Register. a....
Seoond-The notice Was not published
In . Newspaper designated ~ published
Third-RsOOrd a.ls was found defective,
and: -'',-
Fourth-A previous application had been
made for tho same premises, which Vas
Withdrawn pending . suit In court COM
msnced by tho sdverse claimant.
An application for patent will be rejected
when the survey doss not accurately do
nne tho boundaries Of the claim.
where the claim Was NOT located In 90
cordanoe with law.
where several parties own separate and
distinot portions Of claim. application
Tor patsnt may be made By either for that
portion OF the claim owned BY him; but
whore several parties own undivided In.
forests In q mining olaim. all should Join
In an application for . patent.
A person or association may purchase q
many placer locations a. the local Law I'd.
mits, and embrace them all in ono appli.
cation for Q patent.
Two or more iodes cannot be embraced
In one application for . patent except for
placer claims embracing TWO or moro lodes
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur.
porting 70 act % deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot be recorded ~ svi-
denee.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of . town
site. clause is inserted 'exoepting 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 70 the occupation. poe
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 10
daily newspaper sixty days must elzpse
between the hrst and the last insertions.
Where the Register designstes the daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication Of
notices Of mining application for passnt,
10 IL not compliance With law 10 change
TO the weekly edition Of the Same paper
without authoaty OF the Register.
The existence Of salt spring on tract
Of land withdraws IL from the operation Of
the homestead and prescription laws. A
hearing for the purpose OF proving the
sgriculturxl character Of such land is not
allowed. Land containing valuable do
posits Of slate may bs entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must nls . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which 10 10 alleged conflicts with tue prem
isss owned BY such adverse claimant.
The papers 10 an adverse claim once dled
cannot BE- Withdrawn, but become . part OF
the record.
When an adverse claim has been hled II
cannot bs amended 20 a TO embrace .
larger portion Of the premises than that
described In the original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be made out 10
proper form and hlsd In the proper local
ofico during the period Of publication
Of tho application for the patent to be
effective.
II 10 the duty Of the adverse claimant 10
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 70 commence
suit be the result Of the corrupt or dishon.
est action Of his attorney, the Interior De-
partmeut cannot redress the wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth In
detail the facts upon which he 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 70 expenditures, and
shall fls copy VI the original notice OF
bis location, aud show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties TO . sit that
they compose the company 10 suficisnt,
and they are not required TO prove that
they are the original iocators or the idsn-
tical parties who presented tho adverse
claim.
AoaIcuLruRAL 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.
cslsd at any tune prior 70 issuance Of
patent, upon satisfActory evidence Of the
existence Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral are
discovered upon tract After tbs same has
been entered - agricultural. but before
patent has been Issued. the parties claim.
ing the mine may make application Tor
patent for same, and tbs Agricultural entry
will be cancelled 10 that portion OF the land
embraced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discovered
been issued TO an agricultural claimant.
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot DO re-
oeivsd In payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may mako . mining location
and dispose Of It, provided be becomes .
citizen before iisposing Of the mine. Proof
that the party Was not . citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must be afarmatively
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not bs presumed
aliens In the absence Of allegation or OBJ
lection prior 70 issuance Of patsnt.
The portion Of . mining elsim sold 70
an alien cannot be patented while such
owner 10 an alien; but on his declaration
N becoms A citizen, his right dates back