ΜΟΝΤΑΝΑ. abandoned reservations in, 1179. acceptance of cession of Glacier National Park, 1183. coal, iron and stone lands excluded from railroad grant, 1126. mineral lands in abandoned reservations, 1179. effect where school lands are mineral, 1289. grant of school lands, 1289. lieu lands granted in place of mineral lands, 1288. mineral lands excepted from State grant, 1288. practice in action on adverse claims, 460. residents may cut timber on mining land for certain purposes, selection of lieu lands for school purposes, 1288, 1289. statute as to aliens holding mining claim, 675. area and placer claim, 674. sufficiency of declaratory statement, 227. for recovery of placer claims, 672. makes possessory title real estate, 701. regulating action on adverse claim, 452. statutes regulating mining locations, 191. time grant of school lands takes effect, 1289. MONUMENTS. 1339. See also Description, Mining locations, Mineral surveyor, Natural objects, Patent, Stakes, Survey, amended survey, 342. control courses or distances, 206, 443, 504. in cases of conflict, 505. descriptions, 504, 505. discrepancies in description, 231. field notes in descriptions, 342. courses and distances give away to, 231. description of coal locations in Alaska, 886. discovery cut as, 231. duty of surveyor general, 337. effect of obliteration, 92. error in survey, 342. govern survey on which patent is based, 504, 505. highest authority as to lands patented, 504, 505. description of mining claim, 177. survey of mining claim, 340. insufficient reference to, in description, 228. jurisdiction of surveyor general, 337. kinds of, 229. as permanent, 229. liberal construction of provision as to, 229. mineral, 231. requirement as to, 231. mining claims as, 230. natural objects as, 201. not required to be on ground located, 231. obliteration and effect, 225. permanent, 212, 228. required to secure definite descriptions, 226. provision of statute of New Mexico as to, 229. question of fact, 228. reference required in record, 209. to, in certificate of location, 200, 201. description, 227. record of notice, 209. required as initial point, 226. surveyor general's duty, 337. jurisdiction, 337., See also Description, Mineral monuments, Mining locations, Monuments, Survey. insufficient reference to, in description, 228. kinds of, 229. liberal construction of provision as to, 229. location notice insufficient without reference to, 201. not required to be on ground located, 231. provision of statute of New Mexico as to, 229. purpose to secure definite description, 226. question of fact, 228. reference to, in location notice, 201. record of notice, 209. use as reference in description of claim, 227. what constitute, 229. NAVASSA. jurisdiction of United States extends to, for guano mining, 858. See also Débris deposits, Hydraulic mining, Streams. depositing mining refuse in, prohibited, 941, 944. NAVIGATION. See also Débris deposits, Hydraulic mining. obstruction by deposit of mining débris prohibited, 942. NAVY. coal testing for, 825. United States has right to purchase coal in Alaska for use of, 891. application of statute as to salines, 1202. effect of enabling act on salines and salt springs, 1272, 1273. vested rights in salt springs, 1272. salines excepted from, 1207, 1208. granted to, 1273. reserved from grant to, 1272. salt springs excepted, 1208. excluded from grant where private rights are vested, 1273. limited to twelve, 1272. NEBRASKA-Continued. selection of salines satisfies grant, 1273. vested rights in salt springs protected, 1273. NEVADA. action under statute of, to maintain possessory right, 311. disposal of mineral lands in, 1271. school sections when mineral in character, 1271. lieu lands not to include mineral lands, 1286. knowledge of mineral wealth, 1271. lieu lands not to include mineral lands, 1286. mineral lands excepted from college grant, 1276, 1277. grant to, 1271, 1274. not selectable as lieu lands, 1286. reserved from sale in, 1275. mining claims reserved from college grant, 1277. practice in action on adverse claim, 460, 476. residents may cut timber on mining land for certain purposes, 1339. saline statute not applicable to, 1212 school lands accepted with conditions and reservations, 656. State can not authorize appropriation of water in Sutro Tunnel, 1387. California survey act has no reference to mineral land in, 1259. duty of surveyor general as to mineral lands in, 1208. enabling act, 1301. grant of salines, 1298. lands granted for school purposes in lieu of mineral land, 1297. minerals excepted from grant to State, 1296, 1301. reserved from school sections granted to, 1297. policy of Government to reserve minerals, 1297. relief of settlers on railroad lands, 1231. residents may cut timber on mining land for certain purposes, 1339. granted to, 1298. State selection can not include gypsum with chloride of sodium, 1298. statutes regulating mining locations, 192. NEWSPAPER. See also Land Department, Notice, Publication, Register. computation of time for publication, 713. designation of, by register, 289, 713. discretion of register in designating, 713. distance in contemplation as to nearest, 362. effect where several are equidistant from claim, 713. insertions in daily, 714. weekly, 714. nearest to mining claim, 289, 362. when several published in some town, 362. publication all in one paper, 714. in nearest, to mining claim, 306, 713. sixty-day period, 714. NITRATE. reservation and location, 1051, 1052. NITRATE Of soda. lands containing, as mineral lands, 689. NONCONTIGUOUS CLAIMS. See also Coal locations, Group claims, Mill site. entry of, 395. improvements not apportioned to, 352. NONCONTIGUOUS CLAIMS-Continued. mill site and mining claims, 596. as, 596. of coal lands not subject to entry, 729. parts of severed claim, 405, 409. patent for, 409. part of severed claim, 405, 409. NONMETALIFEROUS SUBSTANCES. application for patent, 332. included in mining statutes, 80. patent for surface reserving coal deposits, 812. NORTH DAKOTA. effect where school lands are mineral, 1289. lieu lands granted in place of mineral lands, 1288. time grant of school lands takes effect, 1289. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. See also Classification, Coal lands, Lands valuable for mineral, Mining locations, Railroad grants, building stone and granite quarries excepted, 1116. claims excepted from grant, 1116. classification of lands within Idaho and Montana, 1152. mineral lands, 1148. coal and iron lands not excluded from grant, 1115. lands not selectable in lieu of mineral lands, 1120. commission to classify land of, 1152. completion of classification of mineral lands in Idaho and Montana, 1158. grant of coal and iron not affected by other acts, 1115. lands valuable for fire clay excepted from, grant, 1116. sandstone excepted, 1116. location of mining claims on lands within grant, 1116. excluded from original grant to, 1274. not limited to metaliferous minerals only, 1115. mining claims excepted from grant to, 1109, 1116. nonmineral lands only included, 1114. patent to mineral lands void, 1127. preemption right excepted from grant, 1109. privilege of exploring for mineral land excepted from grant, 1109. relinquishment and selection of lieu lands, 1180. reservations in contemplation of future legislation, 1114. right of Government as to mineral lands within limits of grant, 1121. stone lands excepted from grant to, 1314, 1332. words omitted from original grant, 1113. NOTARY PUBLIC. See also Affidavit, Oath, Verification. incompetent to administer oaths in support of coal claims, 763. perjury not predicated on coal affidavit made before, 763. NOTICE. See also Adverse claims, Coowners, Judicial notice, Land Department, Location notice, Mining loca- adverse claim as, 441. claimants charged with, 357. after filing adverse claim, 429. aid in determining situs of monuments, 198. all published in one paper, 713. amendment not intended to cure defect, 505. application for patent, 289, 301, 356, 665, 713. to purchase stone lands, 1318, 1319. |