Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-03

cordanco 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
terests In . mining claim. all should Join
In an application for patent.
A person or association may purchase a.
many placer locations - 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 for
placer claims embracing two or more iodes
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur-
porting to act as deputy for tho Register
and Receiver, cannot bo recorded as evil
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of . town
site, Q clause 10 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 to the occupation, pos
session and enjoyment Of the same"
Publication Of notice must bo made In
only ono 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 eiaPse
between the first and tho last insertions.
Where the Register designAtes the daily
issue Of q newspaper for publication OF
notices Of mining application for patent,
10 10 not . compliance with law 70 change
to the weekly edition Of the same paper
without authority Of the Register.
The existence Of salt spring on tract
Of land withdraws IL from tho operation OF
the homestead and pre-emption laws. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
agricultural character Of such land 10 not
allowed. Land containing valuable dc.
poslts Of slate may be entered under the
mining Acts.
ADvEnsE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must fle . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which II Is alleged conflicts with tho prem.
ises owned BY such adverse claimant. i.
The papers in an adverse claim once hled
cannot be withdrawn. but become part Of
tho record.
When an adverse claim has been fled IL
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 dled In the proper local
Office during tho period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to be
effective.
Il 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 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-
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 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 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 tho company Is sufficient,
and they are not required TO prove that
they are tho original locators or the iden-
ticAl parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL on MINERAL LANDS.
Where land IL Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes, but 10 essential 10
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 OF
patent, upon satisfactory 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 tho mine may make application for
patent for same. and the agricultural ontry
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-
ceiyed In payment for claims.
ALIENS.
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 afirmatively
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not DO presumed
aliens in the absence OF allegation or oo-
lection prior 70 issuance Of patent.
The portion Of . mining claim sold 70
an alien cannot be patented while SUCH
owner IL an alien; but on his declaration
to become . citizen. his right dates back
to his purchase, and he may thereupon
secure United States patent for his claim
cnoss LEDoEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 2ss6.
Where two or moro lodges cross or inter-
sect each other. priority Of title shall gov
ern. and such prior location shall DO enti-
tied 10 all ore or mineral contained within
tho 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 on moro veins unite,
the Oldest or prior location shall take the
vain below the point Of union, including
al fha spaoa of iutocDoodop.