Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-28
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
snyoaMArION FOE L0CsrORs
AND OWNERS OF nihks-
Applieasieus fer Passats-Bew 70
Deal with Csoss Lsdes-Tusnei
Ris hts -Advsess Ciatms-
The Law - Regard
% Altsss-kte.
APPLICATION OF PATENT.

or insufficient.
Application for patent will b rejected
because:
Fir,-Ths notice WAS published without
the knowledge Of the Register.
Secoud-The notice vss not published
In . newspaper designated - Published
nearest the claim.
Thlrd-Reoord title was found detective.
and:
Rourth-A previous application bad been
msde for the same premises. which VA
withdrawn pending Q suit In court oom'
msnced BY the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will be rejected
whom the survey does not accurately do
ane the boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim was not located In &C.
cordanoo with law.
Where several parties own separate and
distinot portions Of claim. application
Tor patent may be made BY either for that
portion OF the claim owned By him; bu,
vhere several parties own undivided in
forests 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 al In one appli.
cation for patent.
Two or more lodes cannot DO embraced
In one 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 a deputy for the Register
and Receiver. eannot be recorded ~ evi-
deucc.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of Q town
site. clause il 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 tho 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 DO published ten consecu-
tive weeks in weekly newspapers. and In
daily newspapers sixty days must elapse
between the frst and the last insertions.
Where the Register dssignates the daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication OF
notices Of mining application for patent,
10 10 not compliance with Law to change
TO the weekly edition Of the same paper
without authority Of the Register.
The existence OF salt spring on tract
Of land withdraws 10 from the operation OF
tho homestead and presumption 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 hle . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which IL is alleged conflicts with the prem.
ises owned BY such adverse claimant.
Tho papers in an adverse claim once filed
cannot be Withdrawn. but become part Of
the record.
When an adverse claim has been filed 1t
cannot be amended 20 - 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 nled in the proper local
once during the period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to be
effective.
Il 10 the duty Of the adverse claimant to
commence suit In proper form within tho
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 scci.
dent. should the failure to commence
suit be the result Of the corrupt or dishon-
est action Of his attorney. the Interior De-
partmsnt 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
tsrms. embodying conclusions OF law.
without stating the facts specially. will not
be considered IN evidence.
An adverse claimant should show com.
pliancs with the local laws In recording his
claim and In regard to expenditures. and
shall hls copy of 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 suficient,
and they are not required to prove that
they are the original locators or the iden.
ticsl parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AoaIcrLruRAL Oh MINERAL LANDS.
Whore land 10 Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes. but 10 essential to
the proper development Of mining claims,
Il should bs 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 time prior TO issuance OF
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 a. agricultural. but before
patent has been issued. the parties claim
ing the mine may make application for
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 hai
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 afirmativel,
shown.
Locators and intermediate owners othel
than applicants will not bs presumed
aliens In tho absence Of allegation or OBJ
| lection prior to issuance Of patent.
The portion Of . mining claim sold y
an alien cannot be patented while suei
owner is an alien; but on his declar.tio!
10 become citizen. his right dates bscl
| 70 his purchase. and be may thereuPol
secure United States patent for his claim
closs LxDoEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 2Sse.
Where two or moro lodges cross or inter
sect each other. priority Of title shall gov
ern, and such prior location shall Do emu
tied 70 all ore or mineral contained withii
the space Of intersection. but the suose
qusnt location shall have the right OF Va!
through the space Of intersection Tor To
purposs Of the convenient working Of ~
mine. And WHARF two or moro veins unise
the Oldest or prior location shall .ke u
| vain bslow The point u union, tnoludinl