Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-01-28
The Way to Obtain Title fer Mines
 by Patent from the United
GCOpp's J. B. Mining DoeisionsJ

lCopp's U, g. Mining Decisions-l l. The applicant IS required to have a correct survey of his claim under sg- thOrity of the surveyor-general of the state.
 2. Post plat of such survey in g con sp'cuous place on the clam, with notice of his intention to apply for patent. ssId notice giving date of posting, name of claimant, name of claim, mining district ! and county. whether the location Is ou record or nos, and If SO, where to be fouud; number of feet claimed and pre- stunned direction thereof; the number of feet each way from discovery shaft and name or names of other adjoining claimants on same or other contagious claim,
 8 After posting above notice of plat and notice on the premises, the claimant will hle with the register and receiver 6 copy of such plat and field notes of survey {; also the affidavit of two witnesses, credI- ble that such plat and notice are posted oonspicuously on the claim, giving date and place of such posting. a copy of the notice SO posted to be attached to and form a part of such affidavit,
 4 Attached to field notes must be the sworn statement Of claimant that he has possessOry 10 the premises therein described by virtue of 8 compliance of himself or grantors with the mining district, state or territory.
 5. This affidavit should be supported by proper evidence from the mining re- cOrder's office ss to his possessory right. If locator, full, true and correct copy of his location should be furnished. said copy atfessed by seal Of recorder; if no seal. make oath to the correctness of same; and where the applicant claims with others ss locator and those others have transferred any or all their inter- ests, a copy of original record of lOcs- tion should be filed and an abstrsc. Of title from recorder.
 6. In the event of loss by fire of min ing records. affidavit ot such should be made and secondary evidence of title re- ceived.
 2. On receipt of these papers. the register will, at the expense of claimant. publish, for sixty days. notice of such application in the paper nearest the | claim.
 g. Too much care can not be exer- cised il the preparation of these no tices,
 10. The claimant, at the time of fling papers FlbQ reRlsbeIs or uuElnH me slAtg days publication. must file certificate of surveyor general that not less than $500 worth of labor has been expended on im- provements made on the claim, and thas the plat filed by the claimant is correct and the field notes of survey SO correct that the premises may be fully Identi | fed. This certificate had better be iu- dorsed on plat and field notes.
 II. Atte> sixty days publication has expired, the claimant will file his sfii- dsY1t that the plat and notice aforesaid remained eOnspicuouslY posted for or during the sixty days's publication. Upon fling the foregoing papers, the register will, if no adverse claim was filed during sixty days publication, per nit the claimant to pay for the land etc.
 12- The register must certify, in send ing up papers, that the notice, plat and field notes posted in his office for sixty dsys-from such a time to such tune. The consecutive series of numbers of mineral entries must be continued.
 l3. The plat and field notes of survey must be conspiouously posted in the land office for sixty days. this plat. field notes, etc, to be furnished by applicant.
 IA. The abstracts of title must como down to and include, if possible, the last date until papers are forwarded or leave the office Ca late ruling).