Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-20


Where tho claim was not located In 90
cordance with law.
Where several parties own separate and
distinct portions Of . claim. application
| for patent may be made by either Tor thai
portion OF the claim owned by him; bu'
where several parties own undivided In
terests in mining claim, all should 1oin
In an application for patent. -
A person or association may purchase ai
many placer locations a. 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 rs deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot bo recorded ~ evil
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of town
site, Q clause Is 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.
Notice must be published ten consecu'
tive weeks In weekly newspapers, and In
daily newspapers sixty days must elapse
between the first and the last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue of . newspaper for publication oil
notices Of mining application for patent
10 10 not compliance with law TO change
10 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 pro-emption laws. A
hearing for tho purpose Of proving the
agricultural character Of such land 10 not
allowed. Land containing valuable do
posits Of slate may bo entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must fle . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which 10 Is alleged conflicts with the prem.
ises owned BY such adverse claimant.
Ahb DSbtIo III AL NAeAaA SaSS esNe -
cannot bs withdrawn, but become = part OF
the record.
When an adverse claim has been hled II
cannot DO amended 30 as 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 aud filed in the proper local
oiiice 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 scci.
dent. Should the failure to commence
suit bo the result Of the corrupt or dishon-
est action Of his attorney. the Interior De-
partmeut 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 10 expenditures. and
shall file . copy Of the original notice Of
his location, aud show tho nature or extent
Of the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties to . suit that
they compose the company Ii 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
agricultural purposes, but 10 essential az
tho proper development OF mining claims.
IL 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 pricr to issuance OF
patent. upon satisfactory evidence OF the
existence Of such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral arc
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 tho patent has
been issued to an agricultural claimsnt,
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot be rc-
ceived in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may mako mining location
aud dispose Of IL. provided he becomes Q
citizen before iisposing Of the mine. Proof
that the party was not citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must be afrmatively
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 DO patented while such
owner Is an alien; but on his declaration o
to become q citizen. his right dates back
to his purchase, and he may thereuPon
secure United States patent for his claim.
cnoss Lxpors.
Revised Statutes. Section 1855.
Where two or more 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-
quent location shall have the right Of way
through the space Of intersection for the
purpose Of ths convenient working Of the
mine. And where two or more veins unite,
the oldest or prior location shall take the
vsin bslow the point Of union, including
ali tha spano az lntarSooton.