Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-09
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
ssrosnArlOS FOR LOCAT0Rs
AND OWNERS OF nAhks.
Appiseasisss fer Passsss-Hsw q
Deal with Gees Lsaes-Taanel
Rishts-Adveess Cisims-
The Lac - Regard
- Aliess-kts.
APPLICATION OF PATENT.

Where papers have onoe been nled wiz
| the Rsgister and Receiver. they become |
part Of the record. and can neither b
Withdrawn nor returned. but must b
transmitted 70 tho General Land 0faco.
An application will be rejected when th'
description Of the premises IL erronsosi
or insufficient.
Application for patent will be rejecset
because:
Piut-The notice was published withou
the knowledge Of the Register.
Second-The notice was not published
In . newspaper dssignassd - publishec
nearest the claim.
Third-Reoord title was found defective
and: ..
Fourth-A previous application bad beer
made for the same premises. which vAi
withdrawn pending suit In court com
meuced BY tho adverse claimant. ,sss
An application for patent will be rejected
when the survey does not accurately do
Ans the boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim was not located In 90
cordAnce with law.
Where several parties own separate and
distinct portions Of . claim. application
Tor patent may be made By either for that
portion Of tho claim owned BY him; but
whore several parties own undivided in
terests In Q mining claim. all should Join
In an application for patent.
A person or association may purchase ~
many placer locations a the local Law ad
mits, and embrace them all in one sppli'
cation for patent.
Two or more lodos 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 70 act ~ deputy for tho Register
and Receiver. cannot be recorded ~ evi-
denoe.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries OF . town
slte. 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 the occupation. pos.
session and enloymsnt Of the same"
Publication Of notice must be made IN
only ono newspaper for the period OF sixty
days.
Notice must be published ten consecu-
two weeks In weekly newspapers, and In
daily newspapers sixty days must elapse
between tho drst and the lsst insertions.
Where the Register designates tho 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 ID from the operation Of
the homestead aud 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.
ADyrRsE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must hle . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which Il 10 alleged conflicts with tue prem.
ises owned by such adverse clsimaut.
The papers in an adverse claim once died
cannot be Withdrawn. but become part OF
the record.
When an adverse claim has been filsd IL
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 nl-d In the proper local
Once during the period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to be
effective.
1t 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 the failure to commence
suit be the result Of the corrupt or dishon.
sst action Of his attorney. the Interior De.
partment cannot redress the wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth in
detail the facts upon which he bases his
adverse claim. A statement 10 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 tho local laws In recording his
claim and In regard to expenditures. and
shall tile . copy VI 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 the company 10 sufficient,
ana they are not required 70 prove that
they are the original iocAtors or the idsn.
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL Oh MINERAL LANDS.
Where land 10 Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes, but IL essential TO
the proper development Of mining claims,
10 should bo disposed Of under the mining
Act.
where lands containing valuable
mineral deposits have bssn included In an
agricultural entry. said entry will be can.
celed at any time prior 10 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 ~ 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 has
been issued to an agricultural claimant.
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot be re-
ceived 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 afirmssivsly
shown.
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