The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-04-16

klOT OophNluone Oa'nos Ac@AoSS s@S
wrong.
An adverse claimant should sci
forth in detail the fact upon which he
bases his ad verse claim. a statement
in general terms. embodying conclu-
stons OF law, without stating the facts
specially, will not be considered in
evidence.
An adverse claimant should show a
compliance 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
they compose the company Is suffi-
cient, and they are not required to
prove that they are the original lOca-
&c rs or the identical parties who pre-.
scented the adverse claim.
AGRICULTURAL OR MINERAL LANDS.
Where the land is of little, il any,
value for agricultural purposes, but is
essential for the development of MN
ing claims, it should be disposed of
0nQer 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 TO
issue If patent, upon satisfactory evil
denea of the existence of suc.. vain
able deposits.
Where valuable mineral deposits
are discovered upon a tract after the
same has been entered as agricultural,
but before patent 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 the land en-
Traced by said mining claim.
Where r,ineral deposits are discov-
cred on agricultural lands after the
patent has been issued to an agrieul-
tural claim ant, they pass with the
patent.
AgriculturalCollege scrip cannot be
received IL payment for claims.
ALIENS.
A foreigner may make mining To-
cation and dispose of IL, provided he
becomes citizen before disposiDg of
the mine. Proof that the party was
not citizen before disposing 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.
frh.. M ri ion nf a m infnU CLAIM sold
TO an alien cannot he patented while
such owner is an alien; but on his
declaration TO become a citizen his
right dates back To his purchase, and
he NAV thereupon secure All United
States patent for bis claim.
CROSS LEDaEs.
Revised Statutes. Section 1896.
Where two ar more lodges cross or
iutersect each other, priority of title
shall govern. aud such prior location
shall be entitled 10 all mineral con-
tanned within the space Of interssc-
ton, hut 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 a
tunnel location 5000 by 1900 feet. A
proper location is the width of the
tunnel for 5000 feet.
There Is no provision of law or
patenting tunnel locations, but lodes
discovered in running tunnel may
be patented in like manner as other
lodes.
The right Is granted 10 tunnel own
ers OF 1900 feet of each blind lode not
previously known TO exist, which
may be discovered in their tunnel.
When a lode is struck or discover
ed for the first time in running tun-
mel, the tunnel owner have the OPP
ton 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.