The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-04


Surveyors General.
GENTLEMEN:
The following regulations are
promulgated as amendatory of
Circular of October 81, 1881,
entitled Omitted States Mining
Laws and Regulations Thereun-
and have special reference
TO applications for patents to
claims. They are to be
considered in connection with
paragraphs 53to go of regulations
contained in said circular:
J.. The first care i'll recogniZ-
ing an application for patent upon
a placer claim must be exercised
in determining the exact classifi-
cation of the lands. TO this end
the clearest evidence ofwhich the
case is capable should be pre-
sented. If the claim be all placer
ground that fact must be stated in
the application and corroborated
by accompanying proofs. If of
mixed placers and lodes it should
be 80 set out, with a description
of all known lodes situated with
in the boundaries of the claim. A
specific declaration, such as is
required by section 1888 Revised
Statutes, must be furnished as to
each lode intended to be claimed.
All other known lodes are, by the
silence of the applicant, excluded
by law from all claim by him, of
whatsoever nature, possessory or
otherwise.
2. Section 1895, Revised Stat
utes, subdivision ~ requires the
surveyor to s'note in his field
books the true situation OF all
mines, salt ticks, salt springs, and
mill seats which come to his know
ledge;" also sail water courses
over which the lines he runs may
pass" 1t further requires him to
mote the quality Of the lands
These descriptive notes + requir-
ed by subdivision s to be incorpo-
rated in the plat by the Surveyor
General.
3. Ifthese duties have been
performed, the surveys will furn.
ish a reasonable guide to the dis.
trict officers and to claimants in
prosecuting their applications.
But experience has shown that
great neglect has resulted from
inattention to the law in this res.
pect, and the regular plats are OF
very little value in the matter. II
will, therefore, be required in the
future that deputy surveyors shall
at the expense ofthe parties, make
full examination of the placer
claims, and duly note the facts as
specified in the law, stating the
quality and composition of the soil.
the kind and amount of timber
and other vegetation, the locus
and size of streams, and such
other matters as may appear upon
the surface of the claims. This
examination should include the
character and extent ofall surface
and underground workings,
wheather placer or lode, for min,
ing purposes.
4. In addition to these data,
which the law requires to be
shown in all cases, the deputy
should report with reference to
the proximity of centers of trade
or residence; also of well known
systems of lode deposit or of indi-
vidual lodes. He should also
report as to the use or adaptability
of the claim for placer mining;
whether water has been brought
npon it in sufficient quantity to
mine the same, or whether it can
be procured for that purpose; and
finally, what works or expendi-
lures have been made by the
claimant or his grantors for the
development of tie claim, and
their situation and location with
respect to the same as applied for.
5. This examination should be
reported by the deputy under
oath to the Surveyor General, and
duly corroborated: and u copy of
the same should be furnished
with the application for patent to
the claim, constituting a part
thereof, and included in the oath
of the applicant.