The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-01-24
Ior DEPARTMENT cannot redress the


wrong.
An adverse claimant should set I
forth in detail the fact upon which he /
bases his adverse claim. A statement F
IN general terms. embodying eonclu. I
stons of law. without stating the facts T
specially, will not be considered in +
evidence.
An adverse claimant should show
compliance with the local laws in re- T
eording his claim and in regard 30 ex-
penditures. and shall file a copy of T
the original notice of his location,
and show the nature or the extent Of +
the conflict alleged.
An allegation of parties TO suit that I
hey compose the company Is suffi- (
eient, and they are not required 10 T
prove that they are the original loca- +
tors or the identical parties who pre-
sented the adverse claim.
AGRICULTURAL OR MINERAL LANDS. I
Where the land is of little, il any, I
value for agricultural purposes, but is 7
essential for the development of MN I
ing claims. it should be disposed of /
under the Mining Act.
Where lands containing valuable T
mineral deposits have been included I
i'm an agricultural entry, said entry /
will be cancelled at any time prior To
issue of patent, upon satisfactory evil |
dence OF the existence of such valu- /
able deposits.
Where valuable mineral deposits 4
are discovered upon tract after the /
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but before patent has been issued, the I
parties claiming the mine may make /
application for patent for same, and
the agricultural entry will be can
celled 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.
\ foreigner may make mining To-
cation and dispose of it, provided he
becomes a citizen before disposing Of
the mine. Proof that the party was
not citizen before disposing Of his
claim must be affirmatiyelv shown.
Locat0rs 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 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 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 title
shall govern, and such prior location
shall be entitled 10 al mineral con-
tanned within the space of intersec-
ton, hut The subsequent location
shall have The right OF way through
the space OF intersection for The pnr-
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 a
tunnel location 5000 by<1500 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 to exist, which
NAV be discovered in their tunnel.
When lode is struck or discover
ed for the first time in running tun-
mel, the tunnel owner have the OPP
tion OF recording their claim of 1900
feet all on one side Of the point of
intersection or discovery or partly
on one side and partly on the other.