The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-02-15
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wrong.
An adverse claimant should set
forth in detail The fact upon which he
bosas his nd Verse claim. y statement
in general terms. embodying eonclu
s,ons of law. without stating the facts
snaciallv. will not be considered in
| evidence.
An adverse claimant shonl1 show
comnliance with the local laws In re-
cofding his claim and in regard to ex-
penditures. and shall file copy OF
the original notice of hls location.
and show the nature or the extent OF
the conflict alleged.
An allegation Of parties 10 suit that
thew compose the company Is su'h-
cient. and they are not required to
prove that they arc the original loca-
tors or the Identical parties who pre-
scented The adverse claim.
AGRICULTURAL OR MINERAL LANDS.
Where the land il of little, If any,
value for agricultural purposes, but Is
essential for The development OF min-
ing claims, it should be disposed OF
under The Mining Act.
Where lands containing valuable
mineral deposits have been included
i'm an agricultural entry, said entry
will be cancelled at any time PRIOR In
issue of patent, upon satisfactory evil
dence of the existence of such valu
able deposits.
Where valuable mineral deposits
are discovered upon tract after the
same has been entered as grirultnra',
but before pateut has been issued, the
parties claiming the mine may mako
application for patent for same. and
the agricultural entry will be can
cellel 10 that portion OF the land en-
braced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discov-
cred on agricultural lands after tho
patent has been issued to an agricul-
tural claimant, they pass with The
patent.
AgrculturalColleSe scrip cannot be
received in payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make mining To-
cation and dispose of il, provided he
becomes citizen before disposing of
the mine. Proof that the party was
not citizen before d:sposing of his
claim must be afllrmatively shown.
I4ocators and intermediate owners,
other than applicants, will not be
presumed aliens. in the absence OF
allegation or objection prior 10 the
issuance of patent.
The portion of Il mining claim sold
to an alien cannot he patented while
such owner is an alien; but on his
declaration TO become citizen his
right dates back 10 his purchase. and
he may tilereupon secure an United
States patent for his claim.
CROSS LEDGEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 1886.
Where two ar more ledg"s cress or
intersect each other. priority Of title
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 lor the pur
pose Of The convenient working OF 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 1900 feet. \
proper location is the width of the
tunnel for 1000 feet.
There Is no provision of law for
patenling tunnel locations. but lodeS
discovered in running tunnel may
he patented in like manner rs other
lodes.
The right il granted to tunnel own
ers Of 1900 feet of each blind lode not
previously known TO exist, which
nav be discovered in their tunnel
When "A lode is struck or discover
ed for he fir-t time in running tun-
mel. the tunnel owner have the OPP
ton OF recording their claim of 1900
feet all on ono side Of Tho point of
intersection or discovery or partly
on one side and partly on the Oh her.