Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-19


| fine the boundaries Of the claim
Who're .l. ui.im vas not located In 40
| cordanco with law. /,
Where several parties own separate and
distinct portions Of . claim, application
/ for patent may be made by either for that
i portion Of the claim owned by him; but
where several parties own undivided in-
terests In mining claim. all should Join
In al application for . patent.
A person or association may purchase as
many placer locations as the local law ad'
mits. and embrace them all In one appn.
cation for . patent.
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
In one application for . patent except Tor
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 DO recorded ~ evi-
dsnce.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within tho interior boundaries OF o town
site, Q clause 10 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 the 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 9 mining application for patent,
IL 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 pre-emption 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 flo separate
| and distinct claim against eacn appii.ssio.
which it Is alleged conflicts with the prem
ises owned by such adverse claimant.
The papers In an adverse claim once filed
canno, be withdrawn. but become part Of
the record.
When an adverse claim has been flled II
cannot be amended 20 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 and fled in the proper local
Office during tho period Of publication
Of tho application for the patent to be
effective.
II 10 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 kbide the 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, tho 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 10 general
terms, embodying conclusions OF law.
without stating the facts specially Will not
be considered IN evidence.
An adverse claimant should show COM
plisnce with the local laws In recording his
claim and in regard to expenditures. and
shall die q 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 10 sufficient.
and they are not required to prove that
they are the original iocators or the iden'
tical parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL on MINERAL LANDS.
Where land IL Of little II any value for
Agricultural purposes. but Is essential q"
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 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 are
discovered upon tract after the same has
been entered as agricultural. but before
patent has been issued. the parties claim
ing the mino may make application ior
paten, for same, and the agricultural entry
will be cancelled to that portion OF tne iAna
embraced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discove,eu
on agricultural lands after the patsns n.s
been issued to an agricultural ciaimAnH
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot DC TO
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. ftooi
that the party was not citizen before ois.
posing OF his claim must be amrmauVsiy
shown.
Locs,ors and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not DO presumed
aliens in the absence Of allegation OF oo'
lection prior to issuance OF patent.
The portion Of . mining claim soio 70
an alien cannot be patented while sucn
owner is an alien but on his declarauon
to become citizen. his right dates oack
to his purchase, and he may thereupon
secure United States patent for his claim.
Cross LEpoEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 1856.
Where two or more ledges cross or inter-
sect each other, priority Of title shall gov
ern. and such prior location shall be enu'
ued 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 the convenient working Of the
mine. And where two or more veins unite,
the Oldest or prior location shall take the
vstn below the point Of union, including
" ths spaes Of tntsrssctiou.