Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-24

Where several parties own separate ano
distinct portions Of claim, application
for patent may be made by either for that
portion OF tho claim owned by him; but
where several parties own undivided In
terests In q mining claim. all should Join
in an application for patent.
A person or association may purchase a.
many placer locations as the local law ad'
mits, aud embrace them all In one appli.
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 to act ~ deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot DO recorded ~ evil
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries OF . town
| site. Q 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 bo made In
only one newspaper for tho 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 tirst and the last insertions.
Where the Register designates tho daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication Of
notices Of mining application for patent
IL Is 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 IL from the operation OF
the homestead and pre-emption laws. a
hearing for the purpose OF proving the
agricultural character Of such land Is not
allowed. Land containing valuable de-
posts Of slate may bo entered under the
mining Acts.
| ADVERSE CLAIMS.
| Adverse claimants must file . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which it Is alleged conflicts with the prem.
| ises owned by such adverse claimant.
Tho papers in an adverse claim once filed
cannot DO withdrawn, but become . part Of
the record.
When an adverse claim has been filed IL
cannot be amended 30 a. 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 filed in the proper local
Office during the period Of publication
Of the application for the patent to DO
effective.
1t Is tho duty OF the adverse claimant to
commence suit in proper form within the
required time. and II he trusts tho uncer-
tain medium Of the United States mail. he
must abide the consequences, should the
delay ensue through misfortune or acct.
dent. Should tho 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, aud show the nature Or extent
Oi tne cOnulct Allebeus
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 value for
Il - h,,N Ia al
the proper development OF mining claims,
1t should be disposed Of under the 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 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 tho 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,
they pass with the patent.
| Agricultural college scrip cannot be ro-
ceived in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make mining location
and dispose Of IL. provided he becomes
citizen before iisposing OF the mine. Proof
that the party was not citizen before dis.
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