Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
INFOR MATIC
FOR.
AND L0CATORS
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APPLICATION FOR PATENT.

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Where papers have once been filed with the
Register and Receiver they become q part OF
the record, and can neither be withdrawn nor
returned, but must be transmitted to the zen
eral Land once.
An application will be rejected when the de-
s~cription of the premises is erroneous or In
sufficient.
Application for patent will be rejected be-
First-The notice was published without the
knowledge of the Register.
Second-The notice was not published In q
newspaper designated as published nearest the
claim.
and
Fourth-A previous application had been
made for the same premises. which was with
drawn pending q suit in Court commenced py
the adverse claimant.
An application for patent will be rejected
when the survey does not accurately defne the
boundaries OF the claim.
where the claim was. not located in accord
ance with law.
where several parties own separate and dis
tinct portions of q claim, application for
| pateut may be made by either for tina portion
| Of the claim owned by him: but where several
parties own undivided interests in g mining
| claim all should join in an application for y
patent.
A person or association may purchase as
| many placer locations as the local law admits.
| and embrace them ell in one application for Q
patent.
one application for a patent except for placer
| claims embracing two or more lodes within
their boundaries.
Papers sworn to before any person purport-
ing to act as a deputy for the Register and Re
| ceiyer cannot be recorded as evidences.
In all patents for mining claims situated
within the interior boundaries OF Q town site
a clause 10 in erted excepting and excluding
all town property, rights upon the surface,
and all houses, buildings. structures, lots,
blocks, streets, alleys or other municipal i'm
proyements not belonging 10 the grantee here
in, and all rights necessary or proper to the
occupation, possession and enjoyment OF the
same"
one newspaper for the period of so days.
Notice must be published 10 consecutive
weeks in weekly newspapers. and in daily
newspapers 60 days must elapse between the
fr-t and last insertions.
where the Register designates the daily issue
of 8 newspaper for publication of notices OF q
mining application for patent ii is not a COM
pliance with law TO change TO the weekly edi-
ton of the same paper without authority OF
the Register.
The existence OF 9 salt spring on a tract of
land withdrsws 1t from the operation of the
Homestead and presumption laws. A hearing
for the purpose of proving the agricultural
character Of such land IL not allowed. Land
containing valuable deposits OF slate may be
entered under the mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must file q separate and
distinct claim against each application which
1t is alleged conflicts with the premises owned
by such adverse claimant.
The papers In an adverse claim, once hled,
cannot be withdrawn, but becomes a part OF the
record.
When an adverse claim has been hled 1t eau
not be amended so as to embrace 4 larger per-
ton 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 ofie 20
during the period of publication OF the sppli-
cation for the patent to be effective.
1t is the duty OF the adverse claimant TO
N suit in proper form within the re-
quired time, and II he trusts The uncertain
medium Of the United States mail he must
abide the consequences, should the delsy
ensue, through misfortune or accident. Should
the failure 10 commence suit be the res IL Of
the corruption dishonest action OF his attorney.
the Interior Department cannot redress the
wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth in de-
tail the facts pom which he bases his adverse
claim. A statement in general terms, embody-
ing conclusions of law, without stating the
facts specially, Will not be considered ia owl
dence.
An adverse claimant should show q compli-
ance with the local laws In recording hts claim
and in regard TO expenditures. aud shall nile a
copy Of the original notice OF his location, and
show the nature or extent OF the conflict
alleged.
An allegation Of parties to q suit that they
compose the company ia sufficient. and they
are not required TO prove that they are ths
original ~locAtors or the identical parties who
present the adverse claim.
AGRICULTURAL or MINERAL LANDS.
where land is Of little. II any value, for agri-
cultural purposes, but is essential TO the
proper development of mining claims, II
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 cancelled 81 any time
prior to issuance of patent, upon satisfactory
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