The Dillon tribune., 1886-01-16
MORE INSTRUCTIONS.
Commissions: Sparks speaks to Placer
Miners.
DEPARTMENT OF THE lNvERyD


GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, u. c., Dec. -, 1855.
To Registers ami Receivers and .Suyvpyoys
(,tHc,n'.
CENTLEME: -. For reasons stated in |
decision dated October 31st, 1855, in the
case Of the Good Return placer mine, "a L.
-. 2,D the Hon. Secretary o! the Interior
holds that the circular instructions of
Dec. 9th, 1882, and the first requirement
of the circular Of June sth, 1853, are crro.
neons, and the same are accordingly over
ruled
:. Said decision also holds
That the annual expenditure to the
amount Of 500, required by section .s,4.
Revised Statutes, must be made u?on
placer claims as we'll as lode claims.
5. That compliance with the terms of
this chapter as condition for the making
OF application 10: patent according to Sec
tion ,3-s, requires the preliminary show.
ing oi' "or> On c&pe1iitsss upon each To-
cation, sufficient - ;Iie main: :anance Of
possession uIlGer section ,3@, either by
showing The fun amount for tAc pending
year, or If there has been failure It should
| be shown that work ,l;~ beSn rpa,,Hi,i so
KS 10 prevent r>loc"tion +, ADVERSE par
tics ali~r u9u1Aountrn;
/. ,;.al rs section .s.5 on,v DIR cts
proof 81 cx3eui;trr. t, the amount OF five
| ,undrc,. dol"r> l., certificate Of dc Sur.
vcyor Genera, Oh the CLAIM! embraced in
the application ,or patent, ii must be an
error to hot! that it further requires that
amount on each individual ori .-ina' loca.
ton, in leu o, .nc amount already pro-
v;licd for ',r section .,:,.,.
5. ilcsi:.+fs Ail}, therefore, before re.
ceviAg any applications or permitting en.
try upon applications already made, re-
quire a satisfactory preliminary showing OF
work Or expenditure, under paragraph :
hereof, upon or Tor the benefit oi each loca
ton embraced in the claim, which may,
where the matter is unquestioncd, consist
Of the affidavit OF the applicant, clearly
and specifically setting ON: all the facts
constituting the compliance viii. the law
by himself or srantors. Where applica
ton is made by an incorporated company
Or where an applicant satisfactorily shows
by affidavit that he is not personally &C
quanted with the facts, the applicants
affidavit may be made by the duly author
lied agent who has such knowledge, bu
whether made by principal or agent !;
must be specifically and fully 'corroboratvt
by the atlidavits of at least two disinter
ested and credible witnesses familiar will
the facts. This showing must include the
year in which the application for patent i:
filed. The evidence specified in paragraph
3, OF circular N OF October 3lst, 1851, vii
still be required. Where the abstract o
title is dated prior to the date Of filing tht
application for patent, "a continuation o
the abstract to and including such date
must be filed before the applicant is al
lowed to make entry.
E. When an application for patent EN-
braces several locations or claims held ii
common, constituting one entire claim
whether lode or placer, an expenditure O
five hundred dollars, under section c325
Revised Statutes, upon such entire claim
embraced in the application will be sutli
cient and need not be shown upon each Q
the locations included therein.
You will observe carefully the modi:ica
ton OF the practice and regulations a:
above indicated.
WM. ~. J. SPARKS, Com'r.
Approved Dec. IS, 1855:
, l.. c. G. LAMAR, Sec'y.