Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-22
UNITED STATES MINING LAWS.
IMPORTATION FOE LoCAToRs
AND OWNERS OF nlAkS.
AppIieatisus fer Patests-How q
Deal with Csess LsAss-Tusnsl
Rishss-AdveFse Cistms-
The Law - BeGard
- Alteas-Ete.
APPLICATION or PATENT.

The Law - Regard
- Alisas-Ess.
APPLloArIoS OF PATENT.
Where. papers have once been hled Will
the RsGistsr and Receiver. they become
part OF the record. and can neither b
withdrawn nor returned. bat must b
transmitted TO the General Land Once.
An application will be rejected when tn
description sf tho premises IL srronsoa
or insufficient.
Application for patent viii b rsjeots'
because:
First-The notice was published withou
the knowledge Of the Register.
Second-The notice wss not puolsnet
In . newspaper desisnatsd - pubiishes
nearest the CLAIM.
Third-Rsoord title was found detective
and:
Foursh-A previous application had beer
made for the same premises. wnicn W.
Withdrawn pending Q suit In court com
menced BY tho adverse claimant.
An application for patent will be relectee
when the survey does not accurately DO
nne 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 thai
portion Of the claim owned BY him; bu'
where several parties own undivided IN
terests In mining claim. all should join
In an application for . patent.
A person or association may purchase q
many placer locations - the local law ad'
mits, and embrace them all In one spph'
cation for . patent.
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
In one application for . patent except for
placer claims embracing two or moro lodea
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur.
porting to act as deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot be recorded - evil
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of town
site, clause Ia inserted excepting and
excluding all town property. rights upon
tho 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 70 the occupation, pos
session and enjoyment 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.
tive weeks In weekly newspapers, and In
daily newspapers sixty days must elapse
between the nrst and the last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication oi
notices Of mining application for patent
1t Is not . compliance with law to change
to tho weekly edition Of the same paper
without ANTIQUITY OF the Register.
The existence Of salt spring on trac,
Of land withdrsws IL from the operation oi
the homestead aud prescription laws. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
agricultural character Of such land Is NO,
allowed. Land containing valuable do
posits Of slate may be entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must fle . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which IL il alleged conflicts with the prem
ises owned BY such adverse claimant.
The papers In an adverse claim once filed
cannot be- Withdrawn. but become . part of
the record.
When an adverse claim has been filed II
cannot DO amended 80 - to embrace q
larger portion Of the premises than that
described in the original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be msde out IN
proper form and Aled in the proper local
otfico during the period Of publication
Of the application for tho patent to be
effective.
1t Is 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 consequences. should the
delay ensue through misfortune or acci.
dent. should the failure to commence
suit be the result Of the corrupt or dishon-
est action Of his attorney. the Interior De-
partment cannot redress the wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth in
detail tho facts upon which he bases his
adverse claim. A statement in general
terms. embodying conclusions Of law.
without stating tho facts specially. will not
be considered in evidence.
An adverse claimant should show com.
pliance with the local laws In recording his
claim and In regard 70 expenditures, and
shall file 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 tho company Is sufficient,
and they are not required to prove that
they are the original locaiors or the iden.
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL Oh MINERAL LANDS.
Where land 10 Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes, but 10 essential TO
the proper development Of mining claims.
1t should be disposed Of under tho mining
Act.
whero lands containing valuable
mineral deposits have been included In an
agricultural entry. said entry will be can.
celed at any time prior to issuance OF
patent. upon satisfactory evidence Of tho
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 tho land
embraced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits arc discovered
on agricultural lands after tho 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 Q mining location
and dispose Of 1t, provided he becomes q
citizen before iisposing Of the mine. Prool
that the party was not citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must be afirmatively
shown.
Locators and intermediate owners Other
than applicants will not be presumed