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the original field notes to be retained in the office of the surveyor-general, one 

 copy of the plat to be given the claimant tor posting upon the claim, one plat 

 and a copy of the field notes to be given the claimant for filing with the proper 

 register, to be finally transmitted by that officer, with other papers in the case, 

 to this office, and one plat to be sent by the surveyor-general to the register of 

 the proper land district to be retained on his files for future reference. As there 

 is no resident surveyor-general for the State of Arkansas, applications for the 

 survey of mineral claims in said State should be made to the Commissioner of 

 this office, who, under the law, is ex officio the U. S. surveyor-general. 



29. The claimant is then required to post a copy of the plat of such survey 

 in a conspicuous place upon the claim, together with notice of his intention to 

 apply for a patent therefor, which notice will give the date of posting, the name 

 of the claimant, the name of the claim, mine, or lode; the mining district and 

 county; whether the location is of record, and, if so, where the record may be 

 found ; the number of feet claimed along the vein and the presumed direction 

 thereof; the number of feet claimed on the lode in each direction from the point 

 of discovery, or other well-defined place on the claim ; the name or names of 

 adjoining claimants on the same or other lodes ; or, if none adjoin, the names 

 of the nearest claims, d'c. 



30. After posting the said plat and notice upon the premises, the claimant 

 will file with the proper register and receiver a copy of such plat and the field 

 notes of survey of the claim, accompanied by the affidavit of at least two cred- 

 ible witnesses, that such plat and notice are posted conspicuously upon the claim, 

 giving the date and place of such posting; a copy of the notice so posted to be 

 attached to, and form a part of, said affidavit. 



31. Accompanying the field notes so filed must be the sworn statement of the 

 claimant that he has the possessory right to the premises therein described, in 

 virtue of a compliance by himself (and by his grantors, if he claims by purchase) 

 with the mining rules, regulations, and customs of the mining-district, State, or 

 Territory in which the claim lies, and with the mining laws of Congress; such 

 sworn statement to narrate briefly, but as clearly as possible, the facts consti- 

 tuting such compliance, the origin of his possession, and the basis of his claim 

 to a patent. 



32. This affidavit should be supported by appropriate evidence from the 

 mining recorder's office as to his possessory right, as follows, viz: Where he 

 claims to be the locator, or a locator in company with others who have since 

 conveyed their interest in the location to him, a full, true, and correct copy of 

 such location should be furnished, as the same appears upon the mining records ; 

 such copy to be attested by the seal of the recorder, or if he has no seal, then 

 he should make oath to the same being correct, as shown by his records. Where 



