The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-02-04

: The following letter of instruction
has lately been received by the
United States land officers at Helen,
. 'ErAEiMENr or THE INrERIoE
49, GENERAL LAND OFFICE
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Dec H. IsSJ
4" Registers and Receivers and SURVEYORS
General:
6rNrLEMES:-i. For reasons stated in
"ecision dated October 81, 1ssi in the ease
ol ''e Good Return placer mine. q l.. u.
--ih the Hon. Secretary of the Interior
hoids that the circular instructions of Mh
December. lss2. and the first requirement
OF the circular of sth June. 1883. are erro-
he"us' and the same accordingly overruledr
| 2 said decision also holds -
mat the annual expenditure to the
amount of sluo. required by section 2;2I.
Revised Statutes. must be made upon placer
claims "a well H. lode claims.
J. That compliance with the terms ~,
this chapter. as II condition for the making
OF application for patent according to sec-
'ioii 252', requires the preliminary showing
oil work or expenditure upon each location
sufiicient To the maintenance of possession
uhuer section 1924, either by showing the
iu'i amount for the pending year, or if
There has been failure it. should bc show,
that work has been resumed SD as to nreve,,
re-iocati"n by adverse parties after aban-
donment"
.. ihat a. section 2325 only directs
proof of expenditure to the amount of i've
hundred dollars by certificate of the Sur
V'yor General on the claim embraced in
tue apl''icati"n tor patent, it must be error
10 hoid mat It further requires that amount
On each individual original location, in
lieu of the amount already proyided G,r hy
,ec,ion 232i"
.. Registers will, therefore. before rec.iv.
"s any application or permitting entry
"loh applications already made, require a
preliminary showing of work
'r expenditure, under paragraph ; hereo.
'l"h or Tor the benefit of each location
'"'orace" IN the claim. which may, when
ne matter Is unquestioned, consist of the
'n'''"N' "i the applicant, clearly and spe-
'hcal'y setting out all The facts cons,i,u,-
ny the compliance with the law bv him.
eli or grantors. Where application !.
''"e "y an Incorporated company, or
mere an applicant satisfactorily shows hv
'h,'"sit That he is not personally aoquaip.e;
''h the iactS, the applicants AFFIDAVIT may
maze ny the du authorized agent VIII,
as such kho"l"''se. but whether made bv
fihc'lai or agent il must be speciGcaIIy
al ih'y corroborated by the afidayits of.
least two '.'~interes'ci and credible wit
'sses familiar with the facts. This show
Z must incluie the year in which tb.
'phcafioii for patent is filed. The evi.
nee specified IN paragraph 32 of Circ,,,r
"' 'c'"her II, 1851. will still be reouirer
here the abstract of title is da,.d It;
e date of filing the application for p,,.u,
'"tiihuaiion Of the abstract To and in
''iiis such date must be flied beE,r, IN.
Pieal' Is allowed to make entry.
D Where an application for p,ten, ana,
'''s several l"cations or claims held mn
hihon' constituting one entire cl,;,,
ether lode or placer, an expen,,i,ur. .,
w. Under section 232j, Revised s,,,,,.
IN such entire claim embraced il, a.,
''''"''"h VIII be sufficient and need nor
shown upon each of the locations i,,
ied therein. '
gu VIII observe carefully the modifc,
! pf the practice and regulations
icatcd
lProFed i'eccmbey H., Issj.
WV. n J. SrAEss. Commis,ion.r
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