I hereby certify that witness is a person of respectability, that each question and answer in the foregoing testimony was read to ...... before ...... signed...... name thereto, and that the same was subscribed and sworn to before me this ..... day of ......, 18..

NOTE. The officer before whom the deposition is taken should call the attention of the witness to the following section of the Revised Statutes, and state to him that it is the purpose of the government, if it be ascertained that he testifies falsely, to prosecute him to the full extent of the law:

"TITLE LXX.-CRIMES.-CHAP. 4.

"Sec. 5392. Every person who, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true, is guilty of perjury, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, and by punishment at hard labor not more than five years, and shall, moreover, thereafter be incapable of giving testimony in any court of the United States, until such time as the judgment against him is reversed." (See sec. 1750.)

Desert Land.

Receiver's Final Receipt No. ....

(Act of March 3, 1877.)

Declaration No.
(Date)..... 18..

,

of .... county,

Land Office at

Received from.....

.....

the

sum of ...... dollars and ...... cents, being final payment of one dollar per acre for the ...... containing ...... acres, at one dollars and twenty-five cents per acre, the sum of twentyfive cents per acre having been heretofore paid, as per original receipt No.

It is hereby certified that, in pursuance of the act of con

gress approved March 3, 1877, entitled "An act to provide for the sale of desert lands in certain states and territories," of ...... county, state [or territory] of . . . . . has purchased of the register of this office, and made payment in full for the land described as follows, to wit: ...... containing...... acres, at the rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, amounting to ...... dollars.

Now, therefore, be it known, that on presentation of this certificate to the commissioner of the general land office, the said .... shall be entitled to receive a patent for the tract

of land above described.

NOTE.-See original declaration and receipt No.

Register.

Timber and Stone Lands--Sworn Statement.

(Act of June 3, 1878.) Land Office at .... .......

(Date) ....

18..

..... "

I,

......

...

of ...... county, ......, desiring to avail myself of the provisions of the act of congress of June 3, 1878, entitled "An act for the sale of timber lands in the states of California, Oregon, Nevada, and in Washington Territory," for the purchase of the ...... of section township .., of range .., do solemnly ...... that I* ; that the said land is unfit for cultivation, and valuable chiefly for its......; that it is uninhabited; that it contains no mining or other improvements, .... nor, as I verily believe, any valuable deposit of gold, silver, cinnabar, copper, or coal; that I have made no other application under said act; that I do not apply to purchase the land above described on speculation, but in good faith to appropriate it to my own exclusive use and benefit; and that I have not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract, in any way or manner, with any person or persons whomsoever, by which the title I may acquire from the government of the United States may inure, in whole or in part, to the benefit of any person except myself.

*In case the party has been naturalized, or has declared his intention to become a citizen, a certified copy of his certificate of naturalization or declaration of intention, as the case may be, must be furnished.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this ... ... day of 18..

.......

(The testimony of two witnesses, in this form, taken separately, required in each case.)

Timber and Stone Lands.-Testimony of Witness.

(Act of June 3, 1878.)

being called as a witness in support of the

application of township of range

to purchase ...... of section testifies as follows:

Q. 1. What is your post-office address? and where do you reside?

A....

Q. 2. What is your occupation?

A.

Q. 3. Are you acquainted with the land above described by personal inspection of each of its smallest legal subdivisions?

A......

Q. 4. When and in what manner was such inspection made? A.

....

Q. 5. Is it occupied? or are there any improvements on it not made for ditch or canal purposes, or which were not made by, or do not belong to the said applicant?

Q. 7. What causes render it unfit for cultivation?

A.

Q. 8. Are there any salines, or indications of deposits of gold, silver, cinnabar, copper, or coal, on this land? If so, state what they are, and whether the springs or mineral deposits are valuable.

A. ....

Q. 9. Is the land more valuable for mineral or any other purposes than for the timber or stone thereon? or is it chiefly valuable for timber or stone?

Q. 10. From what facts do you conclude that the land is chiefly valuable for timber or stone?

Q. 11. Do you know whether the applicant has directly or indirectly made any agreement or contract, in any way or man

ner, with any person whomsoever, by which the title he may acquire from the government of the United States may inure, in whole or in part, to the benefit of any person except himself? A.

......

Q. 12. Are you in any way interested in this application, or in the lands above described, or the timber or stone, salines, mines, or improvements of any description whatever thereon? A.

......

I hereby certify that witness is a person of respectability, that each question and answer of the foregoing testimony was read to ...... before ...... signed ...... name thereto, and that the same was subscribed and sworn to before me this ... day of ....

18...

FORMS

IN APPLICATION FOR MINERAL LANDS.

FORM 1.

Notice of Location for Lode or Vein Claims.

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned, having complied with the requirements of chapter 6 of title 32 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and the local customs, laws, and regulations, has [or have, as the case may be] located ..... linear feet on this mineral lode or vein, situated in . . . . . . mining district, ...... county, ......, and described as follows: [The claim should be accurately described by courses and distances, if possible with reference to some natural object or permanent monument, or the lines of government survey, and the exterior boundaries of the claim should be marked before recordation of notice with suitable monuments, either of stone or other material.] Locator.

Dated .....
Witnesses:

The records of location notices, in the absence of a district recorder, should be made with the proper recorder of deeds for the county wherein the claim is situated. It is advisable to have these notices attested by witnesses, for locators can not be too careful about their evidence.

In relocations, to increase width of surface grounds under the local law, or to more particularly identify or describe the claim, use the above form, but state after the description that it is a relocation, and in addition where the original location is recorded, in order that the title may revert back to the original discovery.

In locations of abandoned mines, the fact that it is such a location should be stated, and the affidavits of two or more respectable parties that such mine was abandoned and subject to relocation should be recorded with the location notice.

Where the location is by agent, that fact should be stated