Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-20

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Where tho claim WAS not located In 90.
cordance with law.
Where several parties own separate and
distinct portions Of Q 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, aud embrace them all In one appli-
cation for patent. y,
Two or more lodes cannot be embraced
in one application for . patent except for
| placer claims embracing two or more iooes
within their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person pur-
porting to act as deputy for the Register
and Receiver. cannot be recorded ~ evil
dence.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries OF town
site. q clause 10 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 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 tho nrst and tho last insertions.
Where tho Register designates the daily
issue Of o newspaper for publication OF
notices Of . mining application for patent,
il Is not compliance with law to change
to the weekly edition Of the same paper
without authority Of tho Register.
The existence OF salt spring on tract
Of land withdraws IL from tho operation Of
the homestead and pre-emption laws. A
hearing for the purpose of proving the
agricultural character Of such land il not
allowed. Land containing valuable de-
posts of slate may be entered undsr the
mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must fle o separate
and distinct claim against each application
which IL Ia alleged conflicts with the prem.
ises owned by such adverse claimant.
The papers in an adverse claim once filed
cannot be withdrawn. but become apartof
the record.
When an adverse claim has been filed II
cannot be amended 80 as to embrace q
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 the period OF publication
Of the application for the patent to be
effective.
1t is the duty Of the adverse claimant to
commence suit in proper form within the
required time, and II no 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 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 In general
terms, embodying conclusions OF law,
without stating the facts specially, will not
DO 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 the company Is sufficient.
and they are not required to prove that
they are the original locators or the iden.
teal parties who presented the adverse
claim.
AGRICULTURAL on MINERAL LANDS.
Where land is Of little II any value for
agricultural purposes, but is essential 80
the proper development Of mining claims,
it 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 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 mine may make application for
patent for same, aud 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 be re-
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. Proof
| that the party was not citizen before dis
posing OF his claim mus. be afarmatively
shown.
Locators and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not be presumed
aliens in the absence OF allegation or oo-
lection prior to issuance OF patent.
The portion Of mining claim sold 70
an alien cannot be patented while suen
owner is an alien but on his declaration
to become q citizen. his right dates back
to his purchase. and he may thereupon
secure United States patent foS his CLAIM.
CROSS LID0Es.
| Revised Statutes. Section 23S6.
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,
| the oldest or prior location shall take the
| vain bslow the point Of union, including
| ali tn mace Of iutsfSeotou.