Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-22
UNITED STATES MInIna LAWS.
ssrosNArI0S FOR L0CsToRs
AHD OWNERS OF AAhks.
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The Law o. Begara
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APPLICATION or pArxsr.

the Register and Receiver. they become
part Of the record. and can neither b
Withdrawn nor returned. but must b
trspsmitted 10 the General Land once.
An application will b rejeetsd when tn
description Of the premises II erronsosl
or insufficient.
Application for patent win b rejsesst
because: a..
First-Ths notice was Published vithou
the knowledge Of the Register.
Second-The notice was not publishe<
In . Newspaper designassd - publishst
nearest the CLAIM.
Third-Rsoord title Vas found detective
and: -
Fourth-A previous application had been
made for the same premises, which VA
Withdrawn pending . suit In court com
menced BY the sdverse claimant.
An application for patent will be rejected
when the survey does not accurately do
fins the boundaries Of the claim.
where the claim Was Aot located In 10
cordanoe with law.
Where several parties own separate and
distinot portions Of claim. application
Tor patent may be made BY either for shat
portion Of the claim owned BY him; bu'
where several parties own undivided In
terests in Q mining claim, all should Join
In An application for . patent.
A person or association may purchase q
many placer locations - the local Law sd
mits, and embrace them all In one sppli'
cation for patent.
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
In ono 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 bs recorded ~ evi'
dence.
In al patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of Q town
site. 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 the grantee herein. and al 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 oonsecu-
tive weeks In weekly newspapers. and 10
daily newspapers sixty days must elapse
between the hrst and the last insertions.
Where the Register designstes the daily
issue Of newspaper for publication of
notices Of mining application for patent,
IL 10 not compliance With law TO change
to tho weekly edition Of the same paper
without authority OF the Register.
The existence OF . salt spring on tract
Of land withdraws IL from the operation OF
the homestead and pro-emption laws. A
hearing for the 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 ale . separate
and distinct claim against 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 DO Withdrawn, but become . part Of
the record.
When an adverse claim has been filed IL
cannot be amended 30 - TO embrace .
larger portion Of the premises than that
In the original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be made out In
proper form and filed in the proper local
ONCE during the period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to be
effective.
It 10 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, be
must abide the consequences. should the
delay ensue through misfortune or scci.
dent. Should tho failure TO commence
suit bs the result Of the corrupt or dishon-
est action Of bis attorney, the Interior De-
psrtment 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
bs considered In evidence.
An adverse claimant should show . COM
pliance with the local laws In recording his
claim and In regard to expenditures, and
shall Ale COPY VI the original notice Of
bis location, aud show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties to . suit that
they compose the company 10 sufficient,
and they are not required 10 prove that
they are the original locstors or the iden-
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AoRicuLruRAL 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 Ut any time prior to issuance OF
patent, upon satisfsctory evidence Of the
existence Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral are
discovered upon tract after the same has
been entered a. agricultural. but before
pate mt has been issued, the parties claim
ing the mine may make application for
patent for same, and the agricultural entry
will bs cancelled to that portion OF the land
embraced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discovered
on agricultural lands after the patent hai
been issued to an agricultural Claimant
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot be TO
ceived in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make mining location
and dispose Of IL. provided be becomes
citizen before iisposing Of the mine. Prooi
that tho party Was not citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must be ahrmatively
shown.
Locators and intermediate owners Other
than applicants will not be presumed
aliens in the absence Of allegation or Oh
lection prior 10 issuance Of patent.
The portion Of . mining claim sold q
an alien cannot be patented while sucf
owner IL An alien; bot on his declaration
70 become Q citizen, his right dates bscl
10 his purchase. and he may thereupor
secure United States patent for his claim
closs LKpors.
Revised Statutes. Section 2SSe.
Where two or moro ledges cross or inter
sect each other. priority Of title shali go,
ern, and such prior location shall % emu
tled 70 all ore or mineral contained witnir
he spscs Of intersection. bot the subse
ousus location shall have the right Of VA
through the spsce Of intersection Tor tn'