The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-03-22
rior Department cannot redress the

rior Department cannot feuieeS Tue
wrong.
An adverse claimant should set
forth lin detail the fact upon which he
bases his adverse claim. A statement
in general terms. embodying conelu.
stons of law, without stating the facts
specially, will not be considered in
evidence.
An adverse claimant should show
com pJiance with the local laws in re-
cording his claim and in regard to ex
penditures. and shall file copy of
the original notice of his location.
and show the nature or the extent Of
the conflict alleged.
An allegation of parties To suit that
thew compose the company Is sufl1-
cient. and they are not required 10
prove that they are the original loca-
tors or the identical parties who pre-
sented the adverse claim.
AGRICULTURAL OR MINERAL LANDS.
Where the land is of little, If any,
value for agricultural purposes, but is
essential for the development OF MN
ing claims, it 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 at any time prior IL
issue of patent, upon satisfactory evil
dence of the existence OF such valu
able deposits.
Where valuable mineral deposits
are discovered upon a tract after the
same has been entered agricultural,
but before pateut has been issued. the
parties claiming the mine may make
application for patent for same, and
the agricultural entry will be can.
celled To that portion of tho land EN- :
braced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discov-
cred on agricultural lands after the
patent has been issued to an agrieul-
tural claimant. they pass with the
patent.
AgriculturalCollege scrip cannot be
received in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make a mining To-
cation and dispose of il, provided he
becomes citizen before disposing Of
the mine. Proof that the party was
not IA citizen before d:sposing of his
claim must be aflirmativelv shown.
Locators and intermediate owners,
other than applicants, will not be
pres uIned aliens. in the absence of
allegation or objection prior to the
issuance OF patent.
The portion of mining clam sold
to an alien cannot he patented while
such owner is an alien; but on his
declaration to become citizen his
right dates hack TO his purchase, and
he may thereupon secure an United
States patent for his claim.
CROSS LEDGEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 1886.
Where two or more lodges cross or
interseet each other, priority of lille
shall govern, and such prior location
shall be entitled to all mineral con-
tanned within the space OF interstc-
ton, but the subsequent location
shall have the right of way through
the space OF intersection Tor the pur-
pose OF The convenient working or The
mine. And where two or more veins
unite the oldest or prior locator shall
take the vein below the point of
union, including all the space Of inter
section.
TUNNELS.
There is no authority of law for
tunnel location 5000 by 500 feet. a
proper location Is the width of the
tunnel for 5000 feet.
There is no provision of law for
patenting tunnel locations. but lodeS
discovered in running tunnel may
be patented in like manner as other
lOdes.