Placer claims-Continued.

RECORD, p. 73, § 46.

recording a matter of local regulation, id.

patents for, what may be included-locations distinguished,
pp. 96, 160, §§ 65 (N. 6), 106.

manner of proceeding to obtain, pp. 124-6, § 82.

when may be obtained by proof of possession for period of
limitation, p. 127, § 83.

Placers, Conformity of, to surveys, limits of, pp. 20-21, §§ 2329,

2331 R. S.

what forms of deposits included, pp. 20, 70-1, § 2329 R. S., § 43.
sub-divisions of ten-acre tracts for patent, joint entry of
several, pp. 20-1, §§ 2330, 2331 R. S.

maximum size of, p. 20, § 2330 R. S.

price paid per acre for—included lodes, pp. 21-2, § 2333 R. S.
expenses of surveyor paid by claimants, p. 22, § 2334 R. S.
definition of, pp. 70-1, § 43.

location of, etc., in Arizona, pp. 248-9, § 177.

in Colorado, pp. 294-6, §§ 246-7.

annual labor on, pp. 295-6, § 247.

location, etc., subject to district laws-Oregon, pp. 356-7,
§§ 320, 325.

in Wyoming, p. 364, § 357.

Plats, required in application for patent, pp. 17, 117-18, 165, 168-70,

§§ 2324 R. S., §§ 80, 110, 112.

not required for placers on surveyed lands, p. 21, § 2331 R. S.
township, receipt of at land office governs filing declaratory
statement, p. 27, § 2349 R. S.

required in adverse claims, pp. 122-3, § 81.

and field notes sworn to, when, pp. 136-7, § 87.

Pleading, rules and customs, p. 8, § 8.

possessory right, p. 37, § 19.

forfeiture must be specially pleaded, p. 57, § 30.
abandonment not specially pleaded, p. 60, § 33.

in injunction proceedings, p. 237, § 158.

possessory right, importance of description, pp. 241-2, § 159.
in possessory action-Colorado, pp. 298-9, §§ 250-1.

Police regulations, in California, pp. 276-7, § 201.
in Nevada, pp. 351-2, § 308.

Possession, right of, not lost by forfeiture. p. 9, § 9.
right of, secured by location, pp. 14-15, § 2322 R. S.
limited by lines, id.

water rights secured by priority of, p. 24, § 2339 R. S.

Possession-Continued.

by settlers, right of protected against ditches, etc., id.

of coal lands gives preference right of entry, pp. 26, 140,
§ 2348 R. S., § 88.

priority of, coal lands, prevails in case of conflict, pp. 27,
140-1, § 2351 R. S., § 88.

of lode claims gives right against trespassers, p. 33, § 15.
recognition of right of, by Congress, id.

by courts, id.

right of, can be asserted by citizens, id (N. 2.)

prior to location, good against trespassers, p. 33, § 16.
actual, prior to discovery, p. 34, § 16 (N. 1).

what constitutes, pp. 34-5, § 17.

character of, to hold lode claim, pp. 34-5, § 17.

notice with names, etc., on stake, equivalent to actual,

pp. 35-44, §§ 17 (N. 6), 24 (N. 1).

adverse, cannot be shown under void deed, p. 35, § 17.
raises inference of title, presumed rightful, not good against
United States, p. 36, § 18.

by an alien does not warrant trespass, p. 38, § 20.
for long time cures defective location, p. 45, § 25.

party in, not affected by failure to record, p. 49, § 27.
after forfeiture, good against trespasser, p. 58, § 31 (N. 5).
under license not good against government, p. 92, § 63.

for period of limitation entitles to placer patent, p. 127, § 83.
inures to benefit of co-tenant, p. 211, § 151.

is notice of claimant's right, p. 219, § 154.
in case of trespass, p. 230, § 158.

in actions of ejectment, pp. 231-2, id.

in actions to quiet title, p. 238, id.

Possessory actions, in California, p. 250, § 178.
in Colorado, pp. 298-9, §§ 250-2.

Possessory right, character of, p. 36, § 18.
pleading, p. 37, § 19.

prior to discovery, p. 41, § 21.

retained by one prevented from locating by force, p. 45, § 25.
continues after forfeiture, p. 60, § 33.

to water recognized and enforced. (See WATER RIGHTS.)
to be adjudicated by courts, p. 155, § 98.

considered private property, pp. 192-3, § 138.
Pre-emptions, protected, p. 20, § 2330 R. S.

subject to vested, or accrued water rights, p. 24, § 2340 R. S.
on land heretofore designated as minera), p. 24, § 2341 R. S.

Pre-emptions-Continued.

on lands set apart as agricultural, p. 25, § 2342 R. S.

on mineral lands in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
p. 25, § 2345 R. S.

gives no title against government grantee, p. 92, § 63.

President, to establish additional land districts, etc., p. 25, § 2343
R. S.

Presumptions, in favor of validity of patent, p. 94, § 64.

Price, per acre paid for lode claims, pp. 18, 19, §§ 2325, 2326 R. S.

may be paid proportionately where several entitled, id.

for known lodes in placer claims, p. 21, § 2333 R. S.

for placers, id.

for pre-empted mineral land, p. 24, § 2341 R. S.

paid for coal lands, pp. 26, 139-40, § 2347 R. S., § 88.

paid for land, vested right to patent, p. 99, § 67.

Prior rights, not affected by repeal, p. 29, § 13, §§ 5597-9 R. S.
secured by possession. (See POSSESSION.)

preserved by statute, pp. 244, 279-80, 283, §§ 163, 204, 216-17.
of Montana, p. 330, § 293.

New Mexico, pp. 353, 354, §§ 312, 314.

Private property, possessory rights considered as, pp. 192-3,
§ 138.

cannot be taken for private use, pp. 206, 209, §§ 148, 150.
Proceedings, for patent, generally, p. 17, § 2325 R. S.

for placer claims, pp. 21, 124-6, 127, § 2333 R. S., §§ 82, 83.

in civil cause unaffected by repeal of statute, p. 29, § 5597 R. S.
to impeach patent, granted by authority, must be direct-in
equity, p. 96, § 65 (N. 6).

Procedure, remedies and, pp. 230-8, § 158.

in suits for partition, in Arizona, p. 246, § 171.

Proof, of citizenship, pp. 14, 130-1, § 2321 R. S., § 85.

may be taken before whom, pp. 22-3, 133, § 2335 R. S., § 87.

of preference, right of entry of coal-lands, p. 27, § 2350 R. S.
may be required to identify monuments, pp. 51-2, § 28.

in application for placer patents, pp. 125, 127, §§ 82, 83.

of possession for period of limitation to obtain patent to
placer, pp. 127-8, § 83.

of character of land in contests, pp. 134-6, § 87.

of expenditure for patent, pp. 172-3, § 115.

of posting plat and notice, pp. 165-6, § 110.

Prosecutions, and punishments, under repealed statutes, p. 29,

§ 5598 R. S.

Prospective, construction of annual labor statute, p. 54, § 29.

Protests, filed without fees, by party as amicus curiæ, p. 188, § 131.
Publication, of notice to delinquent co-owners, pp. 16, 58, § 2324

-

R. S., § 32.

of application for patent, pp. 18, 166-7, § 2325 R. S., § 111.
time of, id., pp. 119-20, § 80.

must be at expense of applicant, pp. 119, 131, §§ 80, 86.
—-maximum charges for, fixed by commissioner, pp. 22, 131,
§ 2334 R. S., § 86.

of notice of contests as to character of land, pp. 23, 134,
§ 2235 R. S., § 87.

Public lands, statute relating to-Colorado, pp. 312-13, § 263.
Purchasers, favored in case of defective description in location,
p. 35, § 17.

of lode claims from government, who may become, pp. 37-
40, § 20.

subsequent, who can take advantage of failure to record,
p. 49, § 27.

of coal lands, who preferred, p. 140, § 88.

of claims after entry entitled to patent, p. 174, § 116.

after application but before entry, p. 175, id.

Qualifications, to locate and purchase mining claims, pp. 37-40,
130-1, §§ 20, 85.

of discoverer same as locator, p. 42, § 21.

of persons entitled to enter coal lands, p. 139, § 88.
Quantity, of surface ground for lode claims, pp. 126-8, § 83.

of surface ground for placer claims, pp. 20, 21, 72, §§ 2329-
31 R. S. §44.

maximum to be pre-empted on mineral land, p. 24, § 2341
R. S.

maximum of coal land subject to entry, p. 26, §§ 2347, 2348,
R. S.

of surface excessive, effect of, p. 45, § 25.

of land for mill sites, p. 130, § 84.

Quartz lode, defined, p. 31, § 14.

claims discovery and record of―Montana, pp. 329-30, §§ 290-1,
293, 296d.

Quicksilver, California statute against adulteration of, p. 277,
§ 202.

Receiver, of land office, purchase, price of claim paid to, p. 19,
§ 2326 R. S.

may administer oaths, p. 131, § 85.

Recorder, duties of, and fees, in Arizona, p. 244, § 162.

Recording, of lode claim, what to contain, pp. 16, 48-9, 50, § 2324

R. S., §§ 27, 28.

location of. lode, provisions as to-notice, pp. 48-50, § 27.

location of placer claim, governed by local law, p. 73, § 46.
location of lode claim to follow discovery, p. 112, § 78.

of tunnel location, p. 116, § 79.

parties bound by record as to date, p. 152, § 93.
governed by local law, pp. 194-5, 199, §§ 141, 144.
to give notice, p. 200, p. 144.

of lode claims, in Arizona, pp. 243-4, §§ 161-2.
tunnel claims-Colorado, p. 280, § 207.

lode claims-Colorado, p. 284, § 220.

placer claims-Colorado, pp. 294-5, § 246.

of lode claims-Dakota, p. 316, § 270.

Idaho, p. 324, § 289.

Montana, pp. 329-30, 331, 332, §§ 290, 296c, 296d.

Nevada, p. 334, § 298.

New Mexico, p. 353, § 310.

Oregon, pp. 355-6, §§ 316-319.

of claims, mining rules, etc.-Utah, pp. 358-9, §§ 330-3.
water site-Wyoming, p. 363, § 350.

notices of location, etc.-Wyoming, p. 364, §§ 355-7.

Register, of land office, patent application filed with, pp. 17-18,
§ 2325 R. S.

shall publish and post notice of application, id, pp. 119-20'
§ 80.

duties of, in connection with patent application, pp. 19,
117-21, § 2326 R. S., § 80.

shall require proof of notice of contest, p. 23, § 2335 R. S.
and receiver to report violations of timber act, p. 77, § 2, Stat-

ute.

duty when adverse claim filed, p. 123, § 81.

may take affidavit of citizenship, p. 131, § 85.

monthly and quarterly accounts of, pp. 132-3, § 86.

when to receive no fees, p. 137, § 87.

Regulations, local, authorized, pp. 15-16, § 2324 R. S.
not to be in conflict with laws, id.

land office. (See LAND OFFICE REGULATIONS.)

under coal land law, pp. 138-40, § 88.

Relation, doctrine of as applied to issue of patent, p. 99, § 67.
Relief, when patent obtained by fraud, p. 95, § 65.

Relinquishment, of ground erroneously included in patent,
pp. 175-6, § 117.