Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-14
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
INFORMATION FOB L0csr0Rs
AID OWNERs OF AihEs.
ApplieasIeus for Psssnts-How -
Deal with Csoss Lodes-Tuussi
Bishts-Adverse Ciaims-
The Law ia Regard
% Aliess-Ete.
APPLICATION OF RATKNT.

Where papers nave once poen nioo WIZ
the Register and Rsesivsr, they become
part Of the record, and can neither b
Withdrawn nor returned, but must be
transmitted to the General Land Once.
An application will be rejected when the
description Of the premises ID srronsoui
or insufficient.
Application for patent will bs rejected
because:
First-The notice was publishsd without
the knowledge OF the Register.
Sscond-The notice Was not published
In newspaper designated - published
nearest the claim.
Third-Reoord title was found defective.
and:
Fourth-A previous application had been
made for the same premises. which was
Withdrawn pending . suit In court oom.
menoed BY the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will be rejected
when the survey does not accurately de-
nns the boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim was not located In 20.
cordance 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 ~
many placer locations a the local Law 3D..
mits, and embrace them all In one sppli.
cation for patent.
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
i,, ooa .oottns Noo fnr q ~. taut AZ eant fnr
placer claims embracing two or moro lodes
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur-
porting to act ~ deputy for the Register
and Receiver, csnnot be recorded - evi.
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of . town
site. clause 10 inserted "exoepting and
excluding all town property, rights upon
the surface. and al houses. buildings,
structures, lots. blocks. streets, alleys. or
other municipal improvements not belong.
Ing to the grantee herein, and oil rights
necessary or proper 10 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 in
daily newspapers sixty days must elspse
between the frst and the last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication OF
notices Of Q mining application for patent,
IL 10 not compliance with law to change
to the weekly edition Of the same paper
without authority Of the Register.
Tho existence OF salt spring on tract
OF land withdraws IL from the operation OF
the homestead and presumption laws. A
bearing 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.
ADvrRsr CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must file 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 onoe fled
cannot be Withdrawn. but become part Of
the record.
When an adverse claim has been Hlsd II
cannot be amended 90 % to embrace Q
larger portion OF the premises than that
In the original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be made out 10
proper form and hled In the proper local
ofaoe during the period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to DO
effective.
It 10 the duty Of the adverse claimant 10
commence suit In proper form within the
required time. and II he trusts the unoer.
tain medium Of the United States mail, be
delay ensue through misfortune or acci.
dent. Should the failure to commence
suit be ths 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
be considered in evidence.
An adverse claimant should show com.
plIsnce with the local laws 10 recording his
claim and In regard TO expenditures, and
shall Ale copy Of the original notice Of
his location, aud show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties 10 . suit that
they compose the company 10 sufficient,
spd they are not required to prove that
they are the original locators or the iden.
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL OR MINERAL LANDS.
Where land 10 Of little II any valuo for
agricultural purposes, but 10 essential to
the proper development Of mining claims,
II should be disposed Of under the mining
Act.
Where lands containing valuable
mineral deposits have been included In 40
agricultural entry. said entry will be can.
oeled st any time prior to issuance Of
patent, upon satisfactory evidence Of the
existence Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral are
upon tract after the same has
been entered as agricultural, but before
patent has boen issued, the parties claim.
Ing the mine may make application for
patent for same. aud 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 has
been issued to an agricultural claimant.