The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-01-18

out in proper form and filed in the
proper local office during the period
OF publication OF the application TO be
effective.
1t is the duty of the adverse claim
ant TO commence suit In proper form
within the required time, aud IL he
intrurts the uncertain medium OF the
United States mail he must abide the
consequences, should delay ensue,
through misfortune or accident.
Should The failure 10 commence suit
be the result of the corrupt or dishon-
est action OF his attorneys, the Inte-
rior Department cannot redress the
wrong.
An adverse claimant should set
forth in detail the fact upon which be
bases his ad verse claim. A statement
in general terms. embodying cobclu-
stons OF law, without stating the facts
specially, will not be considered in
evidence.
An adverse claimant should show q
compliance with the local laws in re-
coIdjng his claim and in regard to ex
pendlLures, and shall file copy OF.
tue original notice of his location,
and show the nature or the extent Of
the conflict alleged.
An allegation of parties TO suit that
they compose the company - sufii-
cient. and they are not required TO
prove that they are the original lOca-
tors or the identical parties who pre-
seDted The adverse claim.
AGRICULTURAL Or MINERAL LANDS.
Where the land Ia of little, II any,
value for agricultural purposes, but 10
essential for The development OF nIin-
ing claims, IL 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 lime prior lo
issue of patent, upon satisfactory evil
dence OF the existence of such valu-
ahle deposits.
" here valuable mineral deposits
are discovered upon tract after the
same has been entered as agricultural,
hut before pateut has beep issued, tho
parties claiming the mine may make
application for patent for same, and
the agricultural entry will be can
cellel to that portion OF the land en-
braced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discov-
cred on agricultural lands after the
patent has been issued to an agricul-
tural claimant, they pass with The
patent.
AgriculturalCollege scrip cannot be
received In payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make mining To-
cation and dispose OF IL, provided he
becomes a citizen before disposing OF
the mine. Proof that the party was
not citizen before d.sposing OF his
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 the
issuance OF patent.
The portion OF a mining claim sold
to AN alien cannot be patented while
such owner Is an alien; but on his
declaration to become q citizen his
right dates back to his purchase, and
he may thereupon secure an United
States patent for his claim.
CROSS LEDoEs.
Revised Statutes, Section 3336.
Where two or more ledges cross 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 iDtersec-
tion, but tho subsequent location
shall have the right OF way through
the space OF intersection for the pur-
pose of the con venient 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. 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.
The right is. granted TO tunnel own
ers Of 1900 feet of each blind lode not
previously known 10 exist, which
NAV be discovered In their tunnel
When lode is struck or discover
ed for the first time in running tun-
mel, the tnnnel owner have the OPP
tion OF recording their claim OF 1000