Stikeen River journal., 1899-07-29

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 1T. the sworn statement must be sup ported bp copy of the location notice certified by the officer in charge of the records where the same is recorded and where the applicant for patent claims the interests of others associated with him in making the location, or only as purchaser, in addition to the copy of the location notice, must be furnished complete abstract of title as shown by the record in the office where the transfers are by law required to be re- corded certified to by the officer in charge of the record, under his official seal. The officer should also certify that no conveyance affecting the title to the claim in question appear of re cord other than those set forth in the 1 in the abstract, which abstract shall be brought down to the date of the app!i- cation for patent. Where the appli- cant claims as sole locator, his affidavit should be furnished to the effect that he has disposed of no interesr in the land located
 4S. In the event of the mining re cords in any case having been destroyed by fire or otherwise lost, affidavit of the act should be made. and secondary evidence of pOssesory title will be re- ccived which may consist of the aiida- wit of the claim ant. supported by those i ,f i,.,r inS nf tho facts relative to his location. occupancy possession improvements. etc.: and in such case of lost records, any deeds, certificates of location or purchase, or other evidence which may be in the claimants possession and tend to estab- fish his claim. should be filed.
 49. Before receiving and filing a mineral application for patent. local of ficers will be particular to see that it includes no land which is embraced in a prior or pending application for pat ent or entry, or for other lands em- braced in d railroad selection, or for which publication is pending or has been made by other claimants: and if, in their opinion. after investigation, it should appear that a mining applica- tion should not, for these or other req sons. be accepted and filed, they should formally reject the same giving the reasons therefore. and allow the appli- cant thirty days for appeal to this of flee under the Rules of Practice.
 90. Upon receipt of these papers. if no reason appears for rejecting the application, the register will. at the expense of the expense of the claimant. (who must furnish the agreement of the publisher to hold application for patent alone responsible for charges of of publication), publish d notice of such application for period of sixty days in newspaper published nearest the claim. and will post copy of such no- tice in his office for the same period. When the notice is published in a weekly newspaper, ten cOnsecutiue insertions are necessary: when in a daily newspaper, the notice must ap- pear in each issue for siXty-one consec- tive issues, the first day of issue being excluded Tn estimating the period of sixty days.
 51. The notices so published and posted must be as full and complete as possible. and embrace all the data giv- en in the notice posted upon the claim. Too much care can not be exercised in the preparation of these notices. insO- much as upon their accuracy and com pleteness will depend. in a great meas ure. the regularity and validity of the whole proceeding.
 '52. The register shall publish the notice of application for patent in a newspaper of established character and general circulation. to be by him designated as being the newspaper pub lished nearest the claim.
 B. The claimant. either at the time of filing these papers with the reg isler, or at any tune during the sixty days pub licaton. is required to file certificate of the surveyOr-general that not less than five hundred dollars worth of work has been expended or improve ments made upon the claim and if more than one claim is included in the ap- ! uliratiOn that an amOnnt coma tO five