Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-19
UNITED STATES MINING. LAWS.
IMPORTATION FOR LoosroRs
AND 0wHgRs OF MINES.
Applicasisss fer Passsts-HeW 20
Deal with Csess l-sdes-Tunnsi
8iuhts-Advsrs~ Claims
The Law - Regard
- Allsso-kto.
APPLICATION OF PATENT.

Whore papers have once been nled WIN
the Register and Receiver, they becoms Q
part Of the record. and can neither be
Withdrawn nor returned. but must be
transmitted 10 the General Land 0mcs.
An application will be rejected when the
description Of the premises II erroneous
or insufficient.
Application for patent will b rejected
because:
First-The notice was published without
the knowledge Of the Register.
Seoond-The notice was not published
In . Newspaper designated ~ Published
nearest the olsim.
Third Record title was found defective,
and:
Fourtb-A previous application bad been
made for the same premises, which Was
Withdrawn pending 9 suit In court com.
menoed BY the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will be rejected
when the survey does not accurately de-
ane the boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim Was not located In 20.
oordsnce 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 10 mining claim, all should Join
In an application for . patent.
A person or association may purchase -
many placer locations a. the local Law ID.
mits, and embrace them all In one sppli-
cation for . patent.
Two or more lodes cannot be 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 10 act - deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot bs recorded - owl.
dence.
In al patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of . 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 all 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. 49,.
Notice must be published tan conseou-
tive weeks In weekly newspapers. and 10
daily newspapers sixty days must slspse
between the Hrnt and the last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication OF
notices Of mining application for patent,
IL Il not compliance with law 10 change
70 the weekly edition Of the same paper
without authority Of the Register.
The existence OF . salt spring on tract
OF land withdrawn IL from the operation OF
the homestead and prescription laws. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
sgricultural character Of such land y not
allowed. Land containing valuable de-
posIts OF slate may be entered under the
mining Acts.
ApvrnsH cLAIxs.
Adverse claimants must hls Q separate
and distinct claim against each application
which 10 II alleged conflicts with the prem.
ises owned by such adverse claimant.
The papers 10 an adverse claim onoe died
cannot b Withdrawn, but become part Of
the record.
When an adverse claim has been hlsd II
cannot bs amended 20 - 70 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
ofaos during the period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to bs
effective.
els 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 oonseq qusnoes, should the
delay ensue through misfortune or aeoi.
dent. Should the failure 10 commence
suit bs the result Of the corrupt or dishon.
est action Of bis attorney, the Interior De-
partment cannot rsdrsss the wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth IN
detail the facts upon which be bases his
sdyerss claim. 4 statement 10 general
tsrms, embodying conclusions Of law,
without stating the facts specially. will not
bs considered 10 evidences.
An adverse claimant should show com.
pllaAos with the local laws 10 recording his
claim and In regard 10 expenditures, and
shall Ale COPY Of the original notice Of
his location, and show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
M eucBhhoh VI Rstbcs w batb tass
they compose tho company 10 sufdcient,
and they are not required 10 prove that
they are the original locators or the iden.
ticsl parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL Oh xNrAAt LANDS.
Where land 10 Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes, but 10 essential 70
the proper development Of mining claims,
1. should b disposed Of under the mining
Act.
where lands containing vslusbls
mineral deposits have been included In au
agricultural entry. said entry will Be- can.
celsd st any time prior 70 issusncs Of
patsnt, upon sstisfsetory 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 tame. and the Agricultural entry
will bs cancelled 70 that portion OF the land
embraced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discovered
on agricultural lands after the patent bai
k..u t.suaI a. an s0vtn,1ltn raj claim n 4