Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-15
APPLICATION oY.pArxxr.

menced by the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will be rejected
when the survey does not accurately de-
fine the boundaries Of tho claim.
Where the claim was not located In &C.
cordance with law.
Where several parties own separate and
distinct portions Of claim, application
for patent may be made by either for that
portion Of the claim owned by him; but
where several parties own undivided In
terests in mining claim. all should Join
In an application for patent.
A person or association may purchase as
many placer locations a. the local law ad'
mits, and embrace them al In one sppli-
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 tho Register
and Receiver. cannot be recorded ~ evil
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within tho interior boundaries OF . town
site. o 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 tho 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 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 hrst and the last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue Of . newspaper for publication Of
notices Of . mining application for patent,
10 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 presumption laws. A
hearing for the purpose OF proving the
agricultural character Of such land 10 not
allowed. Land containing valuable de-
posits Of slate may be entered under tho
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must 6le Q separate
and distinct claim against each application
which IL 10 alleged conflicts with the prem
ises owned by such adverse claimant.
The papers in an adverse claim once filed
cannot be withdrawn, but become q part OF
tho record.
When an adverse claim has been fled IL
cannot be amended so as TO embrace
larger portion Of the premises than that
described in tho original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be made out In
proper form and filed in the proper local
Office during tho period Of publication
Of tho 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 IL he trusts the uncer'
tain medium Of tho United States mail, he
must abide the consequences, should the
delay ensuo through misfortune or acci.
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
bo considered In evidence.
An adverse claimant should show com.
pliancs with the local laws in recording his
claim and in regard to expenditures, and
shall fle copy Of the original notice Of
his location, aud show the nature or extent
Of tho conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties to suit that
they compose the company Is sufficient,
and they are not required to provo 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 -.
the proper development Of mining claims,
IL should b. disposed Of under tho mining
Act.
Where lands containing valuable
mineral deposits have been included In an
agricultural entry, said entry will DO 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 arc
discovered upon tract after the same has
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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 DO 70
ceived in payment for claims.
ALrESs.
A foreigner may make mining location
and dispose Of IL. provided he becomes {
citizen before 1isposing Of the mine. Proo1
that the party was not citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must bs afirmatively
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners othel
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 e
an alien cannot bo patented while sucf
owner Is an alien but on his declaration
to become q citizen. his right dates bacl
TO his purchase. and he may thereupor
secure United States patent for his claim
Cross LEpoEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 23S6.
Where two or moro lodges cross or inter
sect each other. priority Of title shsll 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