Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-02

Where the claim was not located In ac-
cordance with law. 4,
Where several parties own separate and
distinct portions Of claim, application
for patent may be made by either Cor that
portion Of the claim owned BY him; but
where several parties own undivided III
terests in . mining claim, all should Join
In an application for . patent.
A person or association may purchase as
many placer locations as the local law ad-
mits, and embrace them all In one sppli-
cation for patent. =,
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
in one application for . patsnt except for
placer claims embracing two or more lodes
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur-
porting to act as deputy for tho Register
and Receiver. cannot be recorded ~ evil
dencc.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within tho interior boundaries Of 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 the occupation, pos.
session and enjoyment Of the samo."
Publication Of notice must be made In
only one 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 rrst and tho last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue Of o newspaper for publication Of
notices Of q mining application for patent,
it is not compliance with law to change
| TO the weekly edition Of the samo paper
without authority OF the Register.
The existence OF . salt spring on tract
Of land withdraws II from the operation OF
the homestead and presumption laws. A
hearing for the purpose OF proving the
agricultural character Of such land IL not
posits Of slate may be entered under tho
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must fle Q 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cannot be withdrawn.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 oil
the record.
When an adverse claim has been filed II
cannot be amended 30 - 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 filed In the proper local
ofice during the period Of publication
Of tho application for the patent to DO
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 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
pliance with the local laws In recording his
claim and In regard to expenditures, and
shall file copy Of the original notice Of
his location, and show the nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties to . suit that
they compose the company Is sufficient,
and they are not required to prove that
/ they are the original locators or the iden-
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL on MINERAL LANDS.
Where land is Of little II any valuo for
agricultural purposes. but Is essential ..
the proper development Of mining claims,
1. should be disposed Of under tho mining
Act.
Where 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 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 has
been issued to an agricultural claimant,
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot be re-
eeived in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may mako mining location
and dispose Of IL. provided ho becomes .
L l.foro In ~ kbo NINA pr0af
/ that the party was not . citizen before dis
posing OF his claim must be afirmatively
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not be presumed
aliens in the absence OF allegation or OBJ
| lection prior to issuance Of patent.
The portion Of mining claim sold to
an alien cannot be patented while such
owner Is an alien; but on his declaration
to become . citizen. his right dates back
to his purchase. and be may thereupon
secure United States patent for his claim.
Cross LxDors.
Revised Statutes. Section 1855.
Where two or moro ledges cross or inter-
sect each other. priority Of title shall gov
ern. and such prior location shall be enti-
| tied TO all ore or mineral contained within
the space Of intersection. but the subse-
ouent location shall have the right Of way
through the space OF intersection for the
purpose Of tho convenient working Of the
mine. And where two or more veins unite,
ths oldest or prior location shall take the
vain below the point Of union, including
Ill Ne spsss d inssrssston.