Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-09

Where tho clAim was uot ioSoseu AA ~
cordanco with law.
Where several parties own separate and
distinct portions Of claim. application
for patent may be made by either Tor 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 a.
many placer locations as the local law ad-
mits, aud embrace them all In one appli-
cation for patent. =,
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
in one application for . patent except for
placer claims embracing two or more lodes
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur-
porting to act as deputy for the Register
and Receiver, cannot be recorded a. evil
dence. =,
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries Of . town
site. Q clause Il 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 the grantee herein. and all rights
necessary or proper to the 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-
two weeks in weekly newspapers, and in
daily newspapers sixty days must elapse
between the trst and tho last insertions.
Where tho Register designates the daily
Il ...,,a ~ ,a.ap.Nar for t,nhliratiOQ of
notices Of mining application for patent,
il il not compliance with law to change
| to the weekly edition OF the samo paper
without authority Of the Register.
The existence Of . salt spring on tract
Of land withdraws IL from the operation Of
the homestead aud 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 the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must filo separate
and distinct claim against each application
which ID is alleged conflicts with the prem
ises owned by such adverse claimant.
The papers in an adverse claim once filed
cannot be withdrawn. but become part Of
the record.
When an adverse claim has been filed It
cannot be amended 30 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 filed in the proper local
ofice during tho period Of publication
Of tho application for the patent to DO
effective.
1t il 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 to commence
suit DO 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 ho bases his
adverse claim. A statement In general
terms, embodying conclusions Of law,
without stating tho facts specially, will not
be considered in evidence.
An adverse claimant should show com.
pliance with the local laws In recording his
claim and in regard to expenditures. and
shall file 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 tho company Ia sufficient,
and they are not required to prove that
they arc the original locators or the iden.
tical parties who presented tho 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 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 prior to issuance oi
patent. upon satisfactory evidence of the
existence OF such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits'of mineral are
discovered upon tract after the same has
been entered a. agricultural. but before
patent has been issued, the parties claim.
ing tho 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 arc discovered
on agricultural lands after tho patent has
been issued to an agricultural claimsnt'
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 10, provided ho becomes
citizen before iisposing OF the mine. Prooi
that the party was not citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must bs afirmatively
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not DO presumed
aliens In the absence OF allegation or oo'
lection prior to issuance of patent
The portion Of . mining claim SOLD te
an alien cannot be patented while sueh
owner is an alien but on his declaration
to become citizen. his right dates oacl
to his purchase, and he may thereupou
secure United States patent for his claim
CROSS LxDoEs.
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 DO enti'
tied 10 all ore or mineral contained within
the space Of intersection. but the subss-
ouent location shall have the right Of way
through the space Of intersection for the
purpose Of the convenient working OF the
mine. And where two or more veins unite,
ths oldest or prior location shall take the
vsin belov the point Of union, including
ali ths space Of inssrsssson.