Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-16
APPLICATION OF PATENT.

nno the boundaries OF the claim.
Where the claim was not located In nc
cordancc with law.
Where several parties own separate and
distinct portions Of claim, application
for patent may be made by either for tina
portion Of the claim owned by him; bu
where several parties own undivided In
tcrests in mining claim. all should JOLT
in an application for patent.
A person or association may purchase a.
many placer locations as the local law nd
mi,s, and embrace them all in one appli
cation for . patent.
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
in one application for 4 patent except FOL
placer claims embracing two or more lode'
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur'
porting to act as deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot be recorded as 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
the surface. aud 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 aud enjoyment Of the same"
Publication Of notice must DO made In
only one newspaper for the period oi sixty
days.
Notice must DO published ten conseeu
tive weeks in weekly newspapers. and IN
daily newspapers sixty days must elapst
between the tirst and the last insertions.
Where the Register designates the daily
issue Of u newspaper for publication oi
notices Of mining application for patent
IL is not compliance with law to change
to the weekly edition OF tho same paper
without authority OF the Register.
The existence Of salt spring on tract
Of land withdraws IL from the operation ol
the homestead aud prescription laws. A
hearing for the purpose Of proving the
agricultural character Of such land Is not
allowed. Land containing valuable de-
posts Of slate may be entered under the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must die . separate
and distinct claim against each application
which 10 il alleged conflicts with the prem
ises owned by such adverse claimant.
The papers 10 an adverse claim once filed
cannot be- withdrawn, but become part oil
the record.
When an adverse claim has been tiled II
cannot be amended so 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 and hled in the proper local
office during the period OF publication
OF the application for the patent to pe
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 acci-
dent. Should the failure 20 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 no,
be- considered IN evidence.
An adverse claimant should show COM
plianco 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 Is sufficient,
aud they are not required to prove that
they are the original locators or the iden-
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL or 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 time pricr to issuance OF
patent, upon satisfactory evidence oil the
existence OF such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral are
discovered upon u tract after the same has
been entered as agricultural. but before
patent has been issued. the parties claim
lug the mine may make application for
patent for same, and the agricultural entry
will be cancelled TO that portion Of tho 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 re-
ceived in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make mining location
and dispose Of it. provided he becomes
citizen before 1isposing OF the mine. Prool
that the party was not citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must bo afhrmatively
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 &c
nm alien cannot be patented while such
owner ia an alien; but on his declaration
to become citizen. his right dates bach
to his purchase. and he may thereupor
secure United States patent for his claim
CROSS LEp0Es.
Revised Statutes. Section 1855.
Where two or more lodges 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 tho convenient working Of the
mine. And where two or more veins unite
tha oldeat mr. nrior location shall take thf