Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-03-12

the three years provided by the act, Provided, that any person claiming the benefit of an extension of time shall prove to the satisfaction of the COmmis- ! s;oner Of the General Land Offie, that he has endeavored in good faith to com | ply with the law.
 RKCEST c. L. 0. RCLIS6s, SC- Land more valuable for marble, build ing stone, slate and limestone. than for agricultural purposes can be patented under the United States mining laws. Adeputy surveyor in Idaho has been called to account by Jhe commission CT for making surveys before acontract was made
 The Southern Pacific Railroad Co. protest against approving the survey made by Thomas Creightar, [. S. D. S, of Townships 21, 22, 23 and 24 south, sur rounding rulsre Lake, California They allege fraud in chasing the good land as swamp instead of agricultural. The Commissioner approved the surveys all the same, and the case has gone to the Secretary of the Interio- fo- review. Alfred Thieler, II. N. 5. at Denver. Colorado, has been called to account for acting as an attorney in mining claim.
 Coal lands are not subiec- to location with Sioux or University scrip. \ patent for coal lands which 6 pa- tentee obtains by falsely representing in his proofs that the same are agricultur- al in character is void, and will be can celed when proved in court.
 There Is no such an official as an act ing Register Where Q certificate of final entry vas so signed recently. new cer- tificate was required to be of the date that the Register entered upon his du- ties, and that the certificate should show upon it's face when the payment was act ually made; and entries in the record to when the entry of the applicant legally goes into effect.
 Certificates should be issued to the peraon to whom the patent should issue.
 wAsHISGToN NOTES.
 There are not less than twenty public men in Washington who don't dare give public uttersnce upon any debatable point, because they fear it will iniure their chances for the Presidency. Be- cause the dark horse has won the race several times of late years they think that they may be struck by lightning.
 The servant girl question haa always been a serious one every where. At the north it Is Biddy who is boss of the housekeeper, but here 1t has always been l the colored sister. There is, however, a ! quiet revolution going on and house 1 keepers have been quietly importing 1 whI help from the north-respectable l American, German and Scotch girls and the colored element is being grad | ually crowded out.
 THE TOMBSTONE CASE.
 Iu dismissing the protest against the l issuing of patent to the Tombstone Mill and Mining Company upon the Good Enough lode (recently patented the Commissioner decided every point made by the protestants against them or else they were too insignificant to re- quire notice. Next,
 APPEAL TOR REVIEW.
 In the cass of the application of the Yizina Consolidated Mining Company for patent to the Vizina and Poor x mining claims entered at Tucson and which is partly within the township of T5mbstone, the General Land Office refused to issue patent without the townsite reservation clause usually in- serted, as requested by counsel, where upon the latter appealed to the Secretary of the Interior and obtaining no satis- faction there he went directly to the President of the United States and re- quested that he ask the Attorney General to decide the point. That official made a report which the Secretary of the Interior construed to mean that he must issue 8 clean patent without the tOwusite clause, and he 30 directed the Commissioner of the Land Office and the patent was made out. but before 1t was duly executed (and It would have been executed within an hourJ Oppcs- ing counsel interpOsed and asked time for the Secretary to review the case, and the request was granted. That was several weeks ago and counsel has not been able to budge the case since, but hopes to do so during the ensuing week.
 E.A. P.