Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-23
Ap,l,essiess for fsssats-Hsw 10
neal with Gross Lodes-Tusnel
Ris Claims
The LaW - Regard
90 Alisas-ksS.
APPLICATION or PATENT.


menced by the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will DO rejected
when the survey does not accurately do
| tine the boundaries Of the claim.
Where the claim Was not located In 40
cordance with law.
Where several parties own separate and
distinct portions Of claim. application
for patent may be made by either Tor that
portion Of tho claim owned by him; Du'
where several parties own undivided IN
teres,s In mining claim. all should join
In an application for patent.
A person or association may purchase a.
many placer locations a. the local law ad'
mits. aud embrace them all in one apph-
cation for patent.
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
In one application for . patent except for
placer claims embracing two or more iodes
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur-
porting to act as deputy for the Register
and Receiver, cannot be recorded - evi-
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of . town
site, . clause is 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 to tho 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
dAi.- newspapers sixty days must elapse
between the tirst and the last insertions.
Where tho Register designates the daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication Of
notices Of q mining application for patent,
10 10 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 ii from tho operation of
the homestead aud presumption laws. A
hearing for the purpose of proving tho
agricultural character OF such land 10 not
allowed. Land containing valuable de-
posits Of slate may be entered under the
mining Acts.
ApvERsE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must fle . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which 10 il alleged conflicts with the prem.
ises owned by such adverse claimant.
The papers in an adverse claim once fled
cannot be withdrawn. but become . part Of
the record.
When an adverse claim has been fled II
cannot DO 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 aud filed in the proper local
Office during the period Of publication
Of the application for tho patent to DO
effective.
1t is the duty Of the adverse claimant to
commence suit in proper form within tho
required time. and II he trusts the uncer.
tain medium Of the United States mail. he
must abide tho 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
DO considered in evidence.
An adverse claimant should show o COM
pliance with the local laws In recording his
claim aud In regard to expenditures. and
shall file copy Of 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 the company 10 sufficient.
and they are not required to prove that
they are tho original locators or the iden.
tical parties who presented tho adverse
claim.
AoRIcuLTuRAL on MINERAL LANDS.
Where land Is Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes, but 10 essential !.
the proper development Of mining claims,
IL should be disposed of under the mining
Act.
Where lands containing valuable
mineral deposits have been included In an
agricultural entry, said entry will be can.
celed at any timo prior 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 as 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-
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,
posipg OF his claim must be amrmatively
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not DO presumed
alieps In the absence OF allegation or OBJ
lection prior 70 issuance Of patent.
The portion Of . mining claim sold 70
an alien cannot be patented While sneh
owner is an alien but on his deciarsnon
to become . citizen. his right oa'cs oacA
to his purchase, and he may tnereupon
secure United States patent for his ciaim'
Cross LxpoEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 23S6.
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-
queut location shall have the right Of way
| through the space Of intersection for the
purpose Of tho convenient working Of the
mine. And whsro two or more veins units,
the oldest or prior location shall taks the
vein below the point Of union. including
~ ths spsos Of intsrssstou.