Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-01
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APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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.ne record, and can neither be witbs part Of
erhl Land ONCE. 'he Gen.
An application will be rejected Whom r..
sufficient. "'0neouS or In.
AppiicAtion for patent will be rejected h..
knowledge Of the Register. 'nou'the
Second-1he notice was NOT ,rt,..
claim.
Tnird-Recori title e
and u"u defective,
Fourth--A previous application h.,
msde Tor the same premises, which We zen
uIsWn pending u suit in Court colnmsnosH y.
the adverse claimant, Heeu py
An application for patent will h.
when the survey does not accurately desna
boundaries OF the claim. 'An the
ance with law. acoord-
Where several parties own separate and Al.
tinct portions VI u claim, application ~,
patent may be made by either for 4, az ra"f
OF the claim owned by him: but vhe,s son
parties own undivided interests In = ,";naaA
claim all should join Ia an application fn,ss
patent.
A person or association NAV nprch..
many placer locations ~ the local law .dmtts
aud embrace them all in one application TO-,
patent.
Two or more lodts cannot be embr.csa =.
one application for a patent EXCEPT Ia nIa,a
claims embracing two or more lodes within
their boundaries. "
Papers sworn to before any person purport.
ing to act as q deputy for the Register .nt H.
ceiyer cannot be recorded as evidence.
In all patents for mining claims situ,,sa
within the interior boundaries of a town 10
n clause IL ins erted excepting and exslndins
all town property, rights upon the s,.s.efe
and all houses, buildings. structures. lo,s
blocks, streets, alleys or other muuieipsl I'M
provements not belonging to the grantee her.
in, and all rights necessary or proper IN tba
occupation, possession and enjoyment Of the
same"
Publication Of notice must be made q only
one newspaper for the period OF 60 DAYS.
Notice must be published 10 consecutive
weeks in weekly newspapers. and ia daily
frat and last insertions.
Where the Register designates thsdsily is,ue
of q newspaper for publication Of notices Of
mining application for patent IL 10 lot a con-.
pliance With law to change to the weekly sdi.
lion of the same paper without authority VI
the Register.
The existence Of a salt spring on a tract
land withdrsws 1t from the operation u Tia
homestead and presumption laws. A hearing
for the purpose Of proving the agricultural
character of such land Is not allowed. Land
containing valuable deposits Of slate may be
entered under the mining Acts.
ADVERSE CLAIMS.
Adverse claimants must file 6 separate and
distinct claim against each application which
it Is alleged conflicts with the premises owned
By such adverse claimant.
The papers in an adverse claim. once fled,
cannot be Withdrawn, but becomes q part Of the
record.
When an adverse clSim has been filed 1t can.
not be amended SO as to embrace a larger per-
ton OF the promises than that described 10 the
original adverse claim.
An adverse claim must be made out In
proper form and filed Ia the proper local Office
A 4 IN fhA ars n - 49, .--n.
cation for the patent TO be effective.
1t is the duty OF the adverse claimant 10
commence suit In proper form within the re-
qutred time, and II he trusts Ihe uncerlA,n
medium Of the United States mail he must
abide the Consequences. should the delay
ensge, through misfor uune or accident. should
the failure to commence suit be the result Of
The corfupto or dishonest action Of his stterney,
tie Interior Department cannot redress the
wrong.
An adverse claimant should set forth In de.
tail the iacts upon which he bases his adverse
claim. A statement In general terms, embody-
ing conclusions Of law, without stating the
facts specially, viii not he considered III eyi.
dence.
An adverse claimant should show a compli.
ance with the local laws IN recording his claim
and In regard to expenditures, aud shall ne .
copy OF the original notice Of his location, and
show the nature or extent Of the conflict
alleged.
An allegation Of parties to a suit that they
compose the company 10 sufficient, and they
are not required 10 prove that they are tbs
original locstnrs or the Identical parties who
present the adverse claim.
AGRICULTURAL OR MINERAL LANDS.
Whore land is Of little. If any value, for ssri.
cultural purposes, but lie essential TO 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
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prior to issuance Of patent, upon satisfactory
evidence OF the existence Of such vslsable de-
posits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral are dis.
covered upon n tract sitter tho same las been
entered as agricultural, but before Aent has
been issued, the parties claiming the mine
may make application for patent for same,
AID the agricultural entry Will be Cancelled "
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 all agricultural claimant, they pass
with the patent.
Agricultural College scrip cannot be re-
ceived in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make a mining location and
dispose OF IL. provided no becomes \ citizen
before disposing OF the mine. Proof that the
party was not q citizen before disposing OF h'S
claim must be affirmAtively shown.
Locators and intermediate owners. other
than applicants. will not be presumed aliens,
in the absence Of allegation or objection prior
TO issuance of patent.
The portion of a mining claim sold 70 an
alien cannot be patented while such owner Is
an alien; but on his declaration to become 8
| citizen his right dates back to his purchase,
| sud he may thereupon secure United States
patent for his claim.
CROSS LEDGEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 1880:
Where two or more led ges cross or intersec.
each other, priority OF title shall govern, aha
such prior location shall be entitled 10 all oe
or mineral contained within the space OF INFER
section. but the subsequent location shAllhso
the right of way through the space Of iIMi,
section for the purpose OF the conVenlehs
working Of the mine. And where two or rior'
| veins unite the oldest or prior location shsn
take the vein below the point OF union' III
Guiding all the space OF intersection.
TUNNELS.
There ia no authority of law for a tnnne.
location 5000 by l 500 feet. A proper ioca''oH
is the width OF the tunnel for 5000 ieet,
There 10 no provision OF law for patehtns
tunnel locations. but lodes discovered III rum,
ming a tunnel may be patented In Ike mAnn''