Huntingdon Journal

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VOL. 47.
HUNTINGDON, PA., AUGUST 7, 1872.
NO. 31.
The Huntingdon Journal.
.1. R. DURBORKOW,       -       -       J. A. XASH,
rUBLISHEilS ASD PROPRIETORS. OlTice on the Corner of Fifth and Washington streets.
The Ili-.VTIXGDON- Joursal is published every Wednesday, by J. 11. DrRBORUow and J. A. Nash, under the lirm name of J. R. Durborrow &. Co., at $2,00 per annum, is advance, or S2,50 if not paid tor in six months from date of subscription, and $;; if not paid within thc year.
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Legal and other notices will be charged to the party having them inserted.
.¦Vdvertising Agents must find their commission outside of these ligures.
.ill adeertising accounts are due and collectable lehen thc adcertisement is once inserted.
JOB PRINTING of overy kind, in Plain and Fancy Colors, dono with neatness and dispatch.— Hand-bills, Blanks, Cards, Pamphlets, ic, of every vnriety and style, printeil at tho shortest notice, and every thing in the Printing lino will bo execu¬ ted in the most artistic manner and at tho lowest rates.
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0  ADVERTISERS:
Miscellaneous.
THE    HUNTINGDO"N     JOURNAL.
Professional Cards.
BF. GEHRETT, M. D., ECLEC- t TIC PHYCICIAN AND SURGEO.y.htix- ing returned from Clearlield eounty and perma¬ nently located in Shirleysburg, offers his profes¬ sional services to thc people of that plaoe and^sur rounding country. -jioo
r.3-lS72.
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R. H. W. BUCHANAN,
DENTIST,
Xo. 22S HiU Street,
HUNTIXGDON July 3, 72.
DR. F. O. ALLEMAN  ean   be con¬ sulted at his office, at all hours,  Mapleton, Pa, [march6,72.
DC ALD WELL, Attorncy-at-Law, • No. Ill, 3d street. Offieo formerly occupied by Messrs. Woods & Williamson. [apl2,';l.
^'rTa. B. BRUMBAUGH, offers his
professional services to the community. Offiec, No. 523 Washington street, one door east of tho Catholio Parsonage. [jan.4,'71.
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EJ. GREENE, Dentist.    Office re- •    moved to Leister's new building. Hill street Hvitingdon. [jan.4,'71.
GL. ROBB, Dentist, office in S. T. •    Brawn's new building. No. 520,  flill St., Huntingdon, Pa. [apl2,'71.
H   GLAZIER, Notary Public,   corner •    of Washington  and Smith streets, Hun¬ tingdon, Pa. [jan.12'71.
HC.   MADDEN,   Attorney-at-Law •    Office,  Xo. —, Ilill  street, Huutingdon, Pa. [ap.I9,'71-
FRANKLIN SCHOCK, Attomey-
• at-Law. HUNTINGDON, PA.
june26,'72.Gm,
Sl'^LVANUS BLAIR, Attorney-atr
>    Law, Huntingdon, Pa.    Offlce, Hill street, J doors west of Smith. [jan.4'71.
JR. PATTON, Druggist and Apoth- • ecary, opposito tho Exchange Hotel, Ilun- ingdon. Pa. Prescriptions accurately compounded. Pure Liquors for Medicinal purposes,    [nov.23,'70.
HALL MUSSER, Attorncy-at-Law,
>X'o. 319 Hill St., Huntingdon, Pa. [jan.4,'7I.
JR. DURBORROW, Attomey-at- • Law, HuntingdoDy Pa., will practico in tbe several Courts of Iluntingflon county. Particular attention given to tbe settlement of estates of dece¬ dents.
Offico in he Jourxal Building. [feb.l,'71.
JW. MATTEKN, Attorney-at-Law • and General Claim Agent, Huntingdon, Pa., Soldiers' claims against tbe Government for back pay, bounty, widows* and invalid pensions attend¬ ed to with groat care and promptness.
Offiee on Hill street. [jan.4,'71.
K ALLEN LOVELL, Attorney-at- • Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Special attention given to CoLLKCTiONa of all kinds ; to the settle¬ ment of Estates, &,e.; and all otber Legal Busines.'^ prosecuted with fidelity aud dispatch.
jSiS*" Office in room lately occupied by 11. Milton Speer, Esq. [jan.4,'71.
MILES ZENTMYER, Attorney-at- Law, Huntingdon, Pa., willattendpromptly to all legal business. Office in Cunningham's new building. [jan.4,'71.
PM. & 31. S.   LYTLE,   Attorneys- •    at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa., will attend  to all kinds of legal business entrusted to tbeir care.
Office on tho eoutb side of Ilill street, fourth door west of Smitb. [jan.4,'71.
E.
A.   ORBISON,   Attorney-at-Law,
Office, 321 HiU street, Huntingdon, Pa. [maySl.'n.
JOH.H  SCOTT. S.  T.   BROW.f. J.  M.  B.ilLEV
SCOTT,  BROWN &  BAILEY,   At- tomeys-at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa.    Pensions, and all elaims of soldiers and soldiers' heirs against the Government vrill fac promptly prosecuted. Office on Hill stroet. [jan.4,'71.
TW. MYTON, Attorney-at-Law, Hun- •    tingdon. Pa.    Office with J. Sewell Stewart, E.q. [jan.4,'7].
WILLIAM A. FLExAIING, Attorncy- at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Special attention given te collections, aud all other Isgal business nttendsd to with care and promptness. Offlce, Xo. 229, Hill street. [apl9,'71.
Hotels.
lyrORRISON HOUSE,
OPPOSITE   PENNSYLVANIA   R.  K. DEPOT
HUNTINGDON,   PA.
J. II. CLOVEU, Prop. April 3, ISn-ly.
WASHINGTON HOTEL, S. S. BowBOX, Prop'r. Corner of Pitt & Juliana Sts., Bedford, Pa.   ma3-l.
EXCHANGE  HOTEL,   Huntingdon, Pa. JOHN S. MILLER, Proprietor.
January 4, 1871.
Miscellaneous.
COLYER &   GRAHAM,  Painters- Shop No. 750, Hill Street, (2d door from S. E. Henry i Go's.,) Huntingdon, Pa., will do all  kind  of painting cheaper than any firm in town.    Give them a call beforo applj'ing elsewhere. ImayGm.
ISAAC TAYLOR & CO., Manufac¬ turers OF Hemlock, Pine, and Oak Rill Tim¬ ber and Shingles, Osceola, Clearlield county, Pa. They mako a specialty of furnishing to order all kinds of
HEMLOCK AND   BILL   TIMBER.
Orders taken and any information given by M. ."il. LOGAN, at hia office, over the Union Bank, Huntingdon, Pa.
Jan.24.I872-6mo.
RA. BECK, Fashionable Barber • ai.d Uairdrcsier. Hill stroet, opposite tho Franklin Hoase. All kinds of Tonics an4 Pomades kept on hand and for sale. [apl9,'71-6m
P U K L I S H E 1)
EVERY   WEDNESDAY   MORNING
J. R. DURBORROW .<k J. A. NASH.
Oilice corner ol Wiisliington and Bath Sts.,
HUNTINGDON. PA.
THE BEST ADVERTISING JIEDIUM
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
1872.
1872.
CIRCULATION 1700.
HOME AND FOREIGN ADVERTISE MENTS INSERTED ON REA- SONABLE   TERMS.
A    FIRST     CLASS    NEWSPAPER
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
$2.00 per    annum    in    advance.    $2 50
within six months.    S3.00 if not
paid within the year.
LATEST
AND   IN   THE
AND   MOST
STYLE,
IMPROVED
POSTERS OF ANY SIZE, CIRCULARS,
BUSINESS CARDS, WEDDING AND VISITING CARDS, BALL TICKETS,
PROGRAMMES,
CONCERT TICKETS, ORDER BOOKS, SEGAR LABELS,
RECEIPTS,
LEGAL BLANKS, PHOTOGRAPHER'S CARDS, BILL HEADS,
LETTER HEADS,
PAMPHLETS, PAPER BOOKS, ETC., ETC., ETC., ETC., ETC.,
Our facilities for doing all kinds of Job Printing superior to any other establish¬ ment in the county. Orders by mail promptly filled. All letters should be ad¬ dressed,
J. B, DURBORROW & CO
CARPETS :! CARPETS ! 1 CARPETS!!
SPRING STOCK.
.1T LO WEST PRICES.'
JAMES A. BROWN
Is constantli/ receiving at Iiis new
CARPET STORE,
IN
HUNTINGDON, PA., 525} Hill Street.
Beautiful Pattecns of Carpets, fresh from tho ootus'of the manufacturers.   Hia stock comprises
BRUSSELS, INGRAINS,
VENITIAN, WOOL DUTCH,
COTTAGE. HEMP,
LI.ST and RAG CARPETS
CARPET CHAIN,
COCOA AND CANTON MATTINGS,
FLOOR, STAIR AND TABLE
OIL CLOTHS,
and a la.rge stuck uf
AVALL   PAPER,
Window Shades nnd Fiitures Drugget, Velvet Rugs, Door Mats, Extra Carpot Thread and B.nd- ing. I make a specialty of furnishing Churches anil Lodges at City Prices, and invite Furnishing Comrait'ees to call aad sec gooos made expressly for their purposes.
Buyers will «ai;e moneg and be better suited by going to the regular  Carpet and  Oil Cloth  Store, for any of the above goods.    I  defy competition in prices and variety of beautiful patterns. I have al.«o the Agency for the Orignal
HOWE SEWING MACHINK, I.MPROVED, so well known as the best Family Machine in  tho world Call at thc CARPET STORE and see them.
JAMES A. BROWN.
Fob.14,1872.
New Advertisement.
SHERIFF'S SALES. By virtueof sundry writs of FL Fa. and,Vend
: to pu , on M(
V.  nuCJIAXAX
J.  M.  BICIIAXAS.
JOB PRINTING:
ALL KINDS OP JOB WORK DONE
NEATNESS AND DISPATCH,
"DUCHANAN & SON.
5 0 9   HILL    STREET,
HUNTINGDON,   P.i.
We have the thc largest, cheapest and best as¬ sortment of
COOKING   STOVE S
West of   Philadelphia.    Wc  conitantly  heep on band
SPEARS',
CALORIFIC, EXCELSIOR,
OLIVE BRANCH,
PENN, MORNING LIGHT, COTTAGE,. STAR. and the
REGULATOR.
EVERY     STOVE     WARRANTED ! WOOD and WILLOW WARE,
JAPANESE WARE, TIN AND PAINTED WARE,
TOLEDO PUMPS, ETC., ETC., ETC. ETC.
Persons going to housekeeping can get every¬ thing they need, from a clothes pin to a cooEing stove.
ROOFING, SPOUTING & JOB WORK
done ni short notice.   Qive us satisGcd you can save money.
h call an(|  we feel lOapril.
THE    MERCHANT    TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT, at
OAK IIALL,
opposite I'irst Jiational | Is now fuUy prc})ared to Bank Huntingdon, Pa., j mitke up suits which for
NEATNESS,DUBABILITYsLnd CHEAPNESS
cannffl be equaled in tbis county. Having just received my
SPRING and SUMMER stock of CLOTHS,
CASSIMERES,
VESTING,
ETC.,
I ask everybody to call and be convinced of tbe fact that the most complete Merchant Tailoring establishment is carried on at Oak Hull.
Also Ready-made clothing, for Men, Youths and Boys,    dents Furnishing Hoods,
NOTIONS, HOSIERY,
GLOVES, ETC.,    ETC., ETC.,     ETC.
I   invite all  to call and  examine my .^Jtock of
READY MADE GOODS:
they are of thc bost qualities   andof  all grades and patterns, and I will be able to please all wii:?- ing anything in my linc. Imaytf. B. F. DOUGLASS.
r^ RAND DEPOT
yJT FOR
N E -W G 0 0 D S
D. P. GWIN INFORMS THE PUBLIC TIIAT HE
HAS JUST OPENED A
SPLENDID STOCK OF NEW GOODS
THAT
CAN'T   BE   BEAT
IN CHEAPNESS AND QUALITY.
CALL AND SEE.
D. p. GWIN.
Jan. i, '71.
XpilESH ARRIVAL OE SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS
at the Cheap Store of
BENJAMIN JACOBS, Coruer ofthe Diamond, iu Saxton's Building I havcjust received a largo stock of Ladios' ele¬ gant Brosa Goods, Gentlemens' Furnishing Gooda, Boots, Shoei, Ilats and Caps of all kinds, in «nd- less variety, for ladies, gentlemen, misses and children.
CARPETS,
OIL CLOTHS,
GROCERIES,
Coffee, Teas of all kinds, best and common Syrups, Spices, &Q. Tobacco and Scgars, wholesale and retail.
These goods will be eold as cheap, if not cheaper, than any other house in town. "Quick sales and small profits," is mj' motto.
Thankful for past patronage, I respectfully soli¬ eit a continunnce ofthe same.
T     R. NORTON,
Dealer in PIANOS.
AND STATE AGENT
For  the celebrated
JEWETT & GOODMAN ORGAN,
118 Smithfield Street,
Oppcsitc New City Hall,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
(Send for Illustratod Catalogue.) June 26, 1872-3m.
Exp.  to  me directed, I
at the Court Ilouse, in Huntingdon, on MONDAY August 12, 1872, at 1 o'clock, p. m., the following described real estate, to wit:
All the right, title and interest of Geo.
Noltc in all that certain lot of ground, situate on the south side of thc Juniata river, opjiosite the borough of Huntingdon, inthe township of Walker, and county of Huntingdon, bounded as follows: Beginning at a mountaiu gum, thence by lands of John JlcCahan's heirs, south C;> degree.-*, cast C .¦)0-IOD perches to a post: thence by lands of D Africa, south 0 ;l-4 degrees, west 2.3 21-100 jierchcs to a post; thence liy land of James Osburn, north 7 degrees, east 20 12-100 perches, to tho jilaco of beginning, contaiuing 1 aero and 1 square perch,, being the same jircmises which D. Africa and wife conveyed to George Nolte, by deed, bearing date of 27t"h of October, 1802, and recorded at Hunting¬ don, in the office for recording of Deeds, in Itccord liock (J, No. 2, pago 279, on which is erected a three-.etory Brick Brewery aud Dwelling House, containing all thc necessary fixtures for running a brewery. Connected therewith is a large vault, hewn out oftho solid roek, for the purpose of sto¬ ring beer. .\l.:o, a framo stable, cooper shop, and other outbuildings.
Also, a ceriain lot of ground, situate on the aouth side of thc Juniata river, ojijiosito the bor¬ ough of Huntingdon, in thc township of Walker, bounded on thc north by Crooked Creek, on the east by land of John McCahan, on thc south by Ihe Pubiic Road, and on the west by tho Public Road, containing about four acres, more or less.— Said lot being quite convenient to the brewcrj'.
Seized, taken in exeeution, and to be sold aa thc propertv of Georgo Nolte.
ALSO—All the right, title and interest of Jol n N. Geissinger in all that eertain tract of hind, s-ituato in Juniata township, in the said county of lluntingdon, bounded by the Ravstown Branch of tho Juniata river and lands of Levi Ri¬ denour, containing about lUj acres, and having therpo.1 erected ^, log dwelling house, barn and other outbuildings.
Alao, all that certain tract of land, situate in tho township afbrcsaid, bounded on all sides by lands of Levi Ridenour, containing about 10 acres, being tho same jiremiscs which was convej'cd liy the heirs of John Ridenour to tho aaid John N. (icis- aingcr by deed, dated January 1 jth. 1609, and re¬ corded in Huntingdon, in Record Book Y, No. 2, page 201.
Seized, taken iu execution, and to be sold as the jirojierty of John N. Gci£.singcr.
ALSO—All the right, title and interest
of tho defendani in all that certain one-half lot of ground, situate in J. Edgar 'Thompson's addition to the borough of Huntingdon, fronting 2.j feet on Mifilin stroot nnd running baek, at right angle?. 150 fcot to an alley, bounded on thenorth hy iSt of William & Joseph March, and on the soutli by lot No. 101, having thereon erected a two storey framo houso and other outbuildings, it being half of lot No. 100 in the recorded plan of West Huntingdon.
.¦Ilso, all thc right, title and intercstof defendant in two certain adjoining lots of ground, situate in J. Edgar Thompson's addition to the borough of Huntingdon, extending 100 in front ou Moore street, and running hack, at right angles, 1 jO feet to an alley, boing numbered 102 and 105 iu the plan of West Uuntingdon.
Also, all the right, title and interest of defendant in all that halflot of ground, situate iu J. Edgar Thompson's addition to the borough of Hunting¬ don, extending 25 feet in front on Moore street, and running baek, at right angles, 150 ieet to an alloy, being the half of lot No. SS in the plan of West Huntingdon.
Seized, taken in executiou, and to be sold as thc "property of Lewis Richter.
ALSO—All the right, titlo and interest
of thc defendant in all that certain lot of ground, Eituatc in thc borough of Iluntingdon, nnd State of Pennsylvania, at tbe eorncr of Seventh and Mifllin streets, extending 50 foet in front on Sev¬ enth street and running back, at right angles to said street, along MifBin street 190 feet, having thereon erected a small one-story frame house, it being lot No. 1 in Borland's addition to tho bor¬ ough ofHuutingdon.
Seized, taken in execution, and to le sold as tho property of Daniel G. Nash.
ALSO—All the right, title and interest
of defendant in all that certain'tract ofcoal lands, situate on Broad Top Mountiiin, Carbon township, beginning at a white oak, thence by lands of Cum- mings & Hartman, north 31° east 2;J5 perches to a stone heap ; thence by land.^ now or formerly own¬ ed by A. P. Wilson, south .17° 33'east 21.12 perch¬ es to a stone heap; thence south 38° east 5.08 Jierches to a stono ieap ; thence by lands of II. i B. T. M. R. R. i C. C. south 24° -10' west 7-53 perches to a white oak stump ; thence south C3J° cast 15.37 perohes to a post; thence south 33 east 49.80 perches to a stone heap ; thenee south 51'\° west 26.65 perches to a stone heap ; thenco south 74i° west 64.30 perches to a stone heap; thence by lands of Cummings & H.artman south 30° west 111 perches to a stono hoap : thence north 87° west 40 Jierchcs to the placeof beginning, containing sixty acres and fourteen perches and allowance, he the same more or less.
Also, all the right, titlcand intercstof defcud.int in that certain tract of coal land, situate in the township of Carbon, beginning at a chestnut oak. thenco south 72° west 163 perches to a red oak ,• thence north 7i° west 70 perches to a chestnut: thence south 83° east 20 perchcB to a chestnut; thence north 32° east 08 perches to a chestnut: theuce north 8° west U perches to a black oak : thence north 20°east 42 perches to a chcitnutoak- thence 32° oast 110 perches to a chestnut oak; thenco north 46° east 00 perches to a whito oak; thenco south 84° east 40 porches to a whito oak ; thenee south 29° west 295 perchos to a white oak : thenco. south 89° cast 40 perches to a post; thence north 28° east 112 jierclies to a red oak; thence south 50° east 41 perches toa chestnut; thenco south 08° cast 38 perches to a pino; thence south 90° west 50 perches toa chesluut; thence .south 41° east 215 perches lo tho place of beginning, bounded on tho east by lands forraerlv of Thomas W. Horton and Isaae Cook, on the so'uth by lands of Jesse Cook and J. P. Baker, ou the castby lands of Ilenry Houpt, containing 137 acres and 34 porches and allowance, having thereon erected six double miners'houses, four single miners'houses, ono storo room, stable, trestle work and shutes, two ooal mine openings and onc coal siding.
Also, all that ceriain small tract of land, ad¬ joining Ihe abovo tract on the north, containing three and one-half acres, moro or less, bounded by lands of thc Semi-Anthriicite Company, being the same premises which was conveyed to'john Hart¬ man and William Cummings by the Scmi-Anthr.a- eite Improvement Company, having thereon erect¬ ed a trestle work, one store house, throe doublo miners' houses and stable.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as thc property of Willijm Cummings.
ALSO—A certain houso or plank huild¬ ing, two-stories high, 20x16 feet, located on .1 lot or piece of ground, situate in the borough ofllun¬ tingdon, in that part of said borough known as West Huntingdon, being lot No. 76, andthe ground covered by said building, and so much of the jiarts adjacent as ia nece^^ary for thc ordinary purposes of the same.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as thc property of Olea Robison, owner or reputed owner and contractor.
ALSO—Acertain houso, weather-board¬ ed and stripped up and down, 16x18 feet, located on a lot or piece of ground, situate in thc borough of Huntingilon, in that partof said borough known as West Huntingdon, being lot No. 5 in the ex¬ tended plan of said borough, in Block No. 9, and the ground covered by said huilding, and so much of the parts adjacent as is necessary for thc ordi¬ nary purposes of the same.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the properly of Michael Decker, owner or reputed owner and contractor.
ALSO—Defendant's right, title and in¬ terest in all that certain lot of ground, situate in the village of McConnellstown, bounded on the north b^ main street or public road, on the east by lot of John Johnston, nnd on the south and west by other land of fhe defendant, Geo. II. Lang, containing about one-half acre, and having there¬ on a tannery, known as "Lang's Tannery," situate in Walker township.
Also, all that tract of land, situate in Walker township, adjoining tho tannery property above described, bounded on the north by the said tan¬ nery property and lands of Joseph "McCoy, on the east by lands now of Joseph McCoy, and on the south and west by lands of Thomas Hamer, con¬ taining about 21 acres, more or leas, being mainly cleared and under fence, having thereon a small orchard, but no buildings except an ice house.
Also, all that oortain traot of land, adjoining tho village of McConnellstown, bounded on the north by the Iluntingdon and Bedford Road, on the cast and aouth by lands of Milton U. Sangree, and on the west by lands of William Statea, containing abnut 16 acres, more or less, being underfence, but having no buildinga thereon, being thc same land bought by said Lang from A. B. Sangreo by deed.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold ns tho property to George H. Lang.
ALSO—All of defendant's right, title
and interest in a certain lot of ground, situate in the borough of Mapleton, Huntingdon county, Pa., fronting on Sand street 66 feet and extending baek ISO feet to a ridge, containing li acres, more or less, and haviug Ihereon erected a two-story log house, stable and othor outbuildings, and now oc¬ cupied by defendant.
Seized, taken in execution, and to bo sold as thc property of John S. Henderson.
S©.. Bidders will take notice that 20 per cent, of the purchase money must ho paid when tho pro¬ perty ia knocked down, or it will bo put np again for salo. AMON UOUCK,
Sheriff's Office, '[ [Sheriff.
Huntingdon, July 21^ '72. J
Is^ew Advertisements.
PROCLAMATION—Whereas,byapre- cept to me directed, dated at Iluntingdon, the 20th day ol April, A. D,, 1872, under the hanils and sea! oftho ilon. John Doau, President Judye oftho Courtof Coninion PIe.is, Oyer and Terminer, and general jail deliv¬ ery of tho24th Judicial District of Pennaylvania, compo- Iluntincdof op ion. Ulair and Canitiria counties;and tbo lions. AnthonyJ. Beaver and David Clartson, his associ¬ ates, Judges of the connty of Iluntingdon, ju-sticea assi;:u- eil, appointed to hear, try and det«rnilne all nnd every iudictmeut made or t.ikcu lor or concerning nil crunca, whicli liy the lawa of the Stato arc made capital, or tcloniea of death nnd other offeucoa, crimel and miademeanors, which have been or FliiiU hereafler be committed or perpetrated, for crimes nforeanld—I am commanded to make pnblic [irocla- iiiatioa throughout my whole liniliwick, that a Court of Oyer and Terminer, of Coninion Pleas a'U Quarter Seaaions will lie held at Ihe Court Ilouae, in tho borough of Hunt¬ ingdon, on the second Monday (nnd 12th day) ofAugust, 1S72, tnd thoso who will prosecute tho aaid prisoners, lie theu »nd there to prosecute them as it shall he just, and tlmt all Justices ofthe Peace, Coroner and ConRtatilcs with¬ in snid'.'bounty, ho then aud there in their proper persona, nt 10 o'clock, a. m., of said d.iy, with Iheir recorda, in»]uisi- tions, examinations nnd rememhrancea, to do those thinga which to their offices rusiiectivelyapiiertain. Dated at Huntingdon, Uio 17tli dny of July, in Ihe ytar ofour Iiordone thousand eight hundred and seveuty-two and the 07th year of American Independence.
AJIO.V HOCCK, SnERlFF.
PROCLAMATION—Whcreas^byapri ocjit to me directed by. thc Judges of the Com¬ mon Pl.iaa of the county of iluntingdon, hearing test the 2nth d:iy of April., A. D., 1872,1 nm commanded to make public proclaniation throughout my whole bailiwick, Ih it a Court of Common Pleas will bo held at Iho Court Ilouse, in the borough of Iluntingdun, ou tlio 3d Monday, (and 10th day,) of Angnst, A. D., 187A for Ihe trial of alt isaiiea in snid Court which remain undetermined before the aaid Judges, M'heu and where all jurors, witnesaca,aud suit ,t , in the trials ofall iasuea are required. Dated at Huntingdon, the 17th day of July, in  the v-i-
[OFFICIAL.] OP   THE
UNITED   STATES
PASSED AT THE SESSIO.V OF THE FOUTY-SECOND CO.N'GRESS.
AMO\ IIOUCK, SBERirr.
TRIA 1«72,
AL LIST FOR AUGTST TP]RM,
FIRST WEEK. Woo'l A Bacon vs. A. P. Wilson's Admr.
Tod rown.ship v:-. Abraham Chilcote.
Hannah Rudv va. D. R. P. Neelv.
Mary .\. Weston Exr. vs. Willinm Johnston. E. A. Green vs. Thc Penn'a. R. R. Co.
SECOND WEEK. Josephine Seeds va. .\ugu3t Kohler.
Graffius Miller, et. al.   vs. Samuel A. Steel, ct. al. County of Huntingden va. John Nightwine, et. al. Rose M. Horror, widow vs. David Elair. ' vs. ,Iohn Eare.
vs. Daniel Flenner, ot. al.
Jacob Hoffman John Heffner Adam Houek Thos. Til. M'Garvy Levi Briggs'Adm X A. P. Wilson's Adi: Mather Hamilton
John U. Sclhamor
Eli Piu E. A. Qt.
I & Co.
Wi
. Cissney.
I'S. J. Vance Cresswell. vs. Juniata Valley Fire Ins
('ompany. va. Iscnberg A Knode.
JI. M. M'NEIL, Proth'y. Prothonotary Oliice, July 17, 1872.
"DEGISTER'S   NOTICE.—Notice   is
-1-* hereby given, to all persons interested, that the following named persons have settled their ac¬ counts in the Regiater'a Office, at Huntingdon, and that the said aycounta will be presented for con- firiuatior and allowance, at an Orphans' Court, to be held at Huntingdon, in and for thc county of Huntingdon, on li'ecincsday, thc Mlh dny of August next, (1872.) to wit:"
1. Partial aceount of William Huey, Adminis¬ trator of James Fife, lateof Brady township,dec'd.
2. Partial account of Levi Dctwiler, Adminis¬ trator of Christian Detwiler, late of Erady tp., dee.
3. Fourth administration .iccount of Uou. John Scott, Execntor of John P. Anderson, late of the borough of Huntingdon, deo'd.
4. General Trust account of Hon. John Scott, Trustee under the Will of John P. Anderson, dec'd., for Charles A. jVndcrson, Ellen P. Anderson, (now Ellen Maguire,) aud Guardian and 'Trustee for Alice C. Anderson and Alexander A. Anderson, children of said deceased.
5. Accountof Uon John Scott, Guardian and Trustee of Alice C Anderson, under the Will ofher father, John P Anderson, dec'd.
0. Account of Hon John Scott, Trustee of Chas. H Anderson, uuder the Will of his father, John P Anderson, dec'd.
7. Acoount of Uon John Scott, Trustee of Ellen A Micui.e, ua.lor tho Will of her father, John P Anderson, dec'd.
8. Account of Hon John Scott, Guardian and Trustee of Alexander A Anderson, under the Will of his father, John P Anderson, dec'd.
9. Guardianship account of Hon S T Brown, Guardian of Martha Ca- pbell, Eliza Campbell and W A Campbell, who are now ofage.
10. Account of William 11 Nail, Guardian of Brown A Francisco Bigelow, as hied by US Close, Adminiatrator of W H Nail, deo'd.
11. Account of Elizabeth Hallman, Administra- tri.v of George Ilallman, dec'd.
12. Account of Peter Shaver, jr.. Guardian of Anna M Shaver, minor child of .lohn Shaver, dec'd.
13. Account of Peter Shaver, jr.. Guardian of George C Shaver, minor child of JnoShavcr,dec'd.
14. Account of Peter Shaver, jr.. Guardian of Uarry 0 Shaver, minor child of Jno Shaver, dec'd.
15. Account of Peter Shaver, jr., -Guardian of Elizabeth L Shaver, minor child of John Shaver, dec'd.
10. Account of Peter Shaver, jr.. Guardian of Sarah J .Shaver, minor child of John Shaver.dcc'd, the said Sarah J Shaver now dec'd.
17. Final Account of PetcrShaver, jr.. Guardian of Millard Shaver, thc said Millard having arrived at his raajority.
IS. Account of Joseph Parks, Administrator of James Curfman, late of Cass township, dec'd.
19. Partial Aecount of John K McCahan, Trus- tec.of Thomas S McCahan, now deceased.
20. -"Vccount of David Black, Trustee to aell thc real estate of Armstrong Willoughby, late of tho borough of Uuntingdon, dec'd.
21. Account of John P Book, Administrator of Daniel Book, Iatt of Cromwell township, dec'd.
22. Accountof William W. Stryker, Administra¬ tor of Mahlon T Stryker, late of West townahip, dec'd.
23. Aecount of Mahlon T Stryker, Administra¬ tor of Marv Stryker, late of ^Vest township, dec'd., aa filed by'W U Stryker, Administrator of Mahlon T Strvker, who is now dec'd.
21.'Account of David S Ker, Truatce to sell the real estate of Hon John Ker, dec'd.
25. Account of Isaac Taylor, Administr.itor of Daniel Curfman, late of Clay township, dec'd.
26. Account of Sarah Steel, Administratrix of .A.brm Corbin, late of Barree township, dec'd.
27. AcCiunt of Sarah Steel, Administrairix of John Corbin, late of Barree township, dec'd.
28. Aecount of Ephriam Burket, Executor of Rose C Stewart, late of Morris township, dec'd.
2'J. A icount of James Magill, Administrator of Jane Fitzgerald, late of Jackson township, dec'd.
30. Aecount of 'Thomas Kenan, Administrator of Dennis McCarthy, lateof tho boroughof Hunting¬ don, dec'd.
31. Account of Elijah Morrison, Executor of Samuel Drake, lato of the borough of Mount Union, dec'd.
'32. Account of John Campbell, Administrator of William E Corbin, late of Alexandria borough, dec'd.
33. Account of Keziah Copcnhaver, Administra¬ trix of Georgo Cojienhavcr, dec'd.
31. Account of Isaac Martin and D S Cunning¬ ham, Administrators of Thompson Martin, dec'd.
35. Account of David McGarvey, Trustee to sell tho roal estate of John Hagie, late of Tell town¬ ship, dec'd.
36. Account of W. F.Kyle, Administrator, with the Will annexed, of Christian Harnish, dec'd.
37. Aceount of David McGarvey, Trustee of Abraham Hagie. lato of Tell township, dec'd.
38. Account of John Roland and Adam Roland, Administrators of George Roland, dec'd.
39. Aceount of Isaac Swoope, Administrator of Theophlus Cisney, lato of Shirloy township, dc
J. E. SMUCKER, RKnlSTKii's OlTicE, ) Registei
Huntingdou, July   17. j
NOTICE is hereby given lo all persons interested that tho following Inventories of tho gooda and chattels set apart to widows, under the provisions of the Act of llth-of April, a. d., 185), havo been filed in tho offiee of thc Clerk of the Orphans'Court of Huntingdon countv-, and will be presented for '-approval by thc Cou'rt," on Wednesday, Aug. Hth, 1872 :
1 Inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattels takeu by tho widow of Jacob Stapler, late of Weat tp., dec'd.
2 Inventory and appraisement of tho goods and chattels taken by the widow of John Thompson. Iate ofthe borough of Mt Union, dec'd.
3 Inventory and appraisement ofthe gooda and chattels Iaken by thc widow of John Smith, late of Barree tp, dec'd.
4 Inventory and .appraisement of thc gooda and chattels taken by thc widow of AVm. J. Uouaehold- cr, late of Huntingdon borough, dec'd.
5 Inventory and ajipraisement of Ihe goods nnd ehattels, taken-by thc widow of John Milliken, late of Barreo tp, dec'd.
6 Inventory and apjiraiacmcnt of the goods nnd chattels taken by the widow of James Brieker, late ofthe borough oflluntingdon, doc'd.
7 Inventory nnd appraisement ofihe gooda rind chattels taken by the widow of James Barr, Iale of Jackson Ip, dec'd.
S Inventory and ajipraisement ofthe goods and chattels taken hy the widow of Henry Strause, Jate of tho borough of Uuntingdon, dec'd.
0 Inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattels taken by lhe widow of Thomas Deaj, late of Juniata tp, dec'd.
10 Inventory and appraisement ofthe goods and chattels taken by tho widow of Samuel Grove, late of Shirley tp, doc'd.
J. E. SMUCKER, REOisTcn's Opfice,     ) Register.
Iluntingdon, July 17.     j
[Ge.neral nature—No. G2.] AN ACT to promote the  dovolopuient of the  mining   resources   of the   United States.
Be it enaetcd hy the Senate and Ilouse of Represcntutiver. of the Unitiil Slates of Anicriec in Congress assembleil, Thit all valuablo mineral deposits in lanils belong¬ ing to the United Stales, both surveyed and unsurvcyed, arc hereby declared to be freo and open fo exploration and purchase, and thc lands in which they are found to occupation and purchaso, by citizens of the Uuited States and thoso who have declared their inteutiou to beeoum such, undor reg¬ uiatious proscribed by law, and according to thc local customs or rules of minors, in the sovoral mining-districts, so far as the same arc applicable and uot inconsistent with the hiws of the United States.
Sec. 2. That mining-claims upon veius or lodes of quartz or other rock in place bearing gold, siivcr, cinnabar, lead, tin, copper, or other valuable deposits hereto¬ fore located, shall be governed as to length along tho vein or lode by the customs, reg¬ ulations, and laws in force at the date of their location. A mining-claim located af¬ ter tlie passage of this aet, whether located by one or more persons, may equal, but shall not exceed, ono thousand fivo hund¬ red feet in length along tho vein or lode ; but no loeatiou ofa mining-claim shall be made until the discovery of the vein or lode withiu the limits of the cUim located. No claim ehall extend more than three hundred feet ou each sida ofthe middle of thc vein at tho surface, nor shall auy claim be limited by any mining regulation to less than twenty-five feet on each side of tho middle of the vein at the surface, ex¬ cept whore adverse rights existing at tho passage of this act shall render such limi¬ tation necessary. The end-lines ofeach claim shall be parallel to each other.
Sec. o. That thc locators of all mining locations heretofore made, or whieh shall hereafter bo made, on any mineral vein, lode, or ledge, situated on tho public do¬ main, their heirs aud assigns, whore no adverse claims exists at tho passage ofthis act, so long as they comply with thc laws of the United States, and with State, ter¬ ritorial, and local regulations not in con¬ flict with said laws of the United States governing their possessory titlo, shall have the exclusive right of possession and enjoyment of all the surface included with¬ in the lines of their locations, and of all veins, lodes, and ledges throughout their entire depth, the tep or apex of which lies inside of such surface-lines extended downward vertically, although sueh veius, lodes, or ledges m.iy so far depart from a perpendicular in their course downward as to extend outside the vertical side-linos of said surface locations : Provided, That their right of possession to sueh outside parts of said veins or ledges shall bo con¬ fined to such portions thereof as lie be¬ tween vertical planes drawn downward as aforesaid, through thc end-lines of their locations, so continued iu their own di¬ rection that such planes will intersect such exterior parts of said veins or ledges : Aud provided further. That nothing in this soction shall authorize the locator or possessor of a vein or lode whieh extends in its downward course beyoud the verti¬ cal lines of his claim to enter upon • tho surface of a claim owned or possessed by another.
Sec. 4. That where a tunnel is run for the development of a vein or lode, or for the discovery of mines, the owners ofsuch tunnel shall havo the right of possession of all veins or lodes within three thousand feet from the face of suoh tunnel on the line thereof, not previously kuown to ex¬ ist, discovered in such tunnel, to the same extent as if discovered from the surface ; and locations on the lino ofsuch tunnel of veins or lodes not appearing on the sur¬ face, made by other parties after the com¬ mencement of tho tunnel, and whilo the same is being prosecuted with reasonable diligence, shall be valid ; but failure to prosecute the work on the tunnel for six mouths shall bo considered as an abandon¬ ment of the right to all undiscovered veins on the liue ofsaid tunnel.
Sec. 5. That the miuers ofeach mining district may make rules and regulations not in conflict with the laws ofthe United States, or with tho laws of thc State or Territory iu which the district is situated, governing the locition, manner of record¬ ing, amount of work necessary to hold possession ofa mining-claim, subject to the following requirmeuts : The location must bo distinctly marked on the ground so that its boundaries can be readily traced. All records of mining-claims hereafter made shall contain the namo or names of the locators, the date ofthe location, aud such a description .of the claim or claims located by reference to some natural object or permaneut monument as will identify the claim. On each claim looated after the passage of this act, and uutil a patent shall have been issued therefor, not le.ss thad one hundred dollars worth of labor shall be performed or improveuients made during each year. On claims located pri¬ or to the passage of this act, ten dollars' worth of labor shall bo performed or im- pravements made each year for each one hundred feet iu length along tho vein un¬ til a patent shall have been issued there¬ for ; but where such claims tire held in common sueh expenditure may be m-ide upon any one claim ; and upon a failure to comply with these conditions, the claim or miue upon which sueh failure occurred shall bo open to relocation in the same manner as if no location ofthe same had ever been mado : Provided, That the ori¬ ginal locators, their heirs, assigns, «r legal representatives, hgve not resumed work upou tho claim after such failure and be¬ foro such location. Upon the failure of any one of several co-owners to contribute his proportion of the expenditures requir¬ ed by this act, the co-owners who have performed the labor or made the improve¬ ment* may, at the expiration of the year, give such delinquent co-owners personal notice in writing or notice by publication in the newspaper published nearest the claim, for at least ouce a week for ninety days, aud if at thi expiration of ninety days alter sueh notice in writing or by publication such delinquent should fail or refuse to contribute his proportion to com¬ ply with this act, his interest in the claim shall become the property ofhis co-owners who have made the required expenditures. Sec. 6. That a patent for auy land claimed and located for valuable deposits may be obtained in the following manner : Any^ persou, association,   or   corporation
authorized to locate a claim under thisact, having claimed and located a piece of land for such purposes, who has, or havo, com¬ plied with tho terms of this act. may file in the proper land-office an application for a patent, under oath, showing such com¬ pliance, together with a plat aud field- notes of the claim or claims iu common, made by or uuder the dirocrion of the l'nited States surveyor general, showing accurately the boundaries of the claim or claims, which shall be distinctly marked by monuments on tho ground, and shall p.ist a copy of suc'u plat, together with a notice ofsuch application for a patent, in a con¬ spicuous place on the laud eiubracod iu sueh plat previous to the filing of the ap¬ plication fora patent, and shall file an affi¬ davit of at least two persous that such no¬ tice has boon duly ported a." aforesaid, and .shall file a copy ofsaid notice in such laud- office, and shall thereupon bo entitled to a patent fur said land, in the manner follow¬ ing : The register of the laud-oflico, upou the filing of such application, plat, field- notes, notiees, and affidavits, shall publish a notice that suc'u application has been made, for the period of sixty-days, in :¦. newspaper to be by him designated as pub¬ lished nearest to said claim ; and he shall also pust such notice iu his offico for the sume period The claimant at the time of iiling this application, or at any time there¬ after within the sixty days of publication, shall file with the register a certificate ot fho l'nited States surveyor general that five hundred dollars' worth of labor has been expended or improvements made upon tho claim by himselfor grantors ; that tho plat is correct, with such ftrrhcr descrip¬ tion by such reference to natural objects or permanent monuments as shall identify the claim, and furnish an accunite descrip¬ tion, to bo incorporated in the patent. Xt the expiration of the sixty days of publica¬ tion tho claimant shall file his affidavit, showing that tha plat and notice h.avoboen posted in a conspicuous place on the claim during said period  of publication.
Sec. 7. That where au adverse claim shall be filed during thc period of publica¬ tion, it •¦ihall bo upou oath of the person or persons making tho .same, aud shall show the naturo, bo'uudaries, aild extent of such adverse claim, and all proceedings, except the publication of notice and making and filing of tho affidavit thereof, shall be stay¬ ed until the controversy shall have been settled or decided by a court of competent jurisdictiou, or the adverse claim waivetl. It shall be the duty of thc aaverse claim¬ ant, within thirty days after filing his claim, to commence proceedings in a court of competent jurisdietion, to determine the question of tho right of possession, and prosecute tho same with reasonablo dili¬ gence to final judgment; and a failure so to do shall bo a waiver of his adverse claim. After such judgment shall have bcon rcadered, the party entitled to the possession of tho claim, or any portion thereof, may, withoutgiving further notice, file a certified copy of the judgment-roll with thc register of thc land office, togeth¬ er with thc certificate of the surveyor gen¬ eral that the requisite amount of labor has been expended, or improvements inatle thereou, and the description required in other eases, and shall pay to the receiver five dollars per acre for his claim, together with tho proper fees, whereupon the whole proceedings and thc judgment-roll shall be certified by thc register to the Commis¬ sioner of the General Land Office, and a patent shall i-sue thereon for the claim, or such portion thereof as thc applicant shall appear, from tho decision of thc court, to rightly possess. If it aball appear from the decision of thc court that several par- tics aro entitled to separate and different portions of tho claim, each party may pay for his portion of the claim, with the pro- 2)or foes, and file tho certificato and descrip¬ tion by thc surveyor general, whereupon the register shall certify the proceedings and judgment-roll to the Commissioner of the General Laud Offico, as iu the prece¬ ding case, and patents shall issue to the several parties according to thoir respec¬ tive rights. Proof of citizenship undor this act, or the acts of July twenty-sixth, cightoen hundred and sixty-six. and July ninth, eighteen hundred aud seventy, iu the case of .in individual, may consist of his own affidavit theroof, and in case of an association of persons unincorporated, of the affidavit of their authorized agent, made on his own knowledge or upon infor¬ mation aud belief, and in caso of a corpo¬ ration organized under the laws of the LTnited States, by the filing of a certified copy of their charter or certificate of incor¬ poration ; and nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the aliena¬ tion of tho title conveyed by a patent for a mining claim to any person whatever.
Sec. S. That the ilescription of vein or lode claims, upon surveyed lands, shall de¬ signate the loeatiou nf the claim with re¬ ference to the lines of the public surveys, but need not confoi'm therewith; but where a patent shall be issued as aforesaid for claiius upon unsurvoyed lands, the sur¬ veyor general, in extending tho surveys, shall adjust the same to tho boundaries of such patented claim, according to the plat or dcKCription thereof, but so as iu no ease to interfere with or change the loeatiou of any such patented claim.
Sec. 9. That sections one, two, three, four, and six of an act entitled "Au act granting thc right of way to ditch and canal owners over the public lands, and for ether purposes," approved July twen¬ ty-sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-si.^, are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect existing rights. Applications for p.itcnts for mining claims now pending may be prosecuted to a fiual decision in the General Land Office; bnt in such cases where adverse rights are not affected there¬ by, patents may issuo iu pursuance of the provisions of this aet; and all patents for mining claims heretofore issued under the act of July twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and sixt3--six, shall convey all the rights and privileges conferred by this act where no adverse rights exist at the timo of thc passage of this act.
Sec. 10. That the act entitled ''An act to amend au act granting the right of way to ditch and can:il owners over thc public lands, and for other purposes," approved July ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy, shall be and remain in full force, except as to tho proceedings to obtain a patent, which shall bo similar to the proceodings prescribed by sections six and seveu of this act for obtaining patents to vein or lode claims; but where said placer-claims shall be upon surveyed lands, and conform to legal subdivisions, no further survey or plat shall be requirod, and all placer mi¬ ning claims hereafter located shall conform as uear as practicable with the United States system of publio land surveys and the rectangular subdivisions of such sur¬ veys, and no such location shall iuclude more than tweuty acres for eaeh individual claimant, but whero placer-claims cannot be conformed to legal subdivisions, survey and  plat shall  be made as on uns^irveyed
lands : Provided, That proceedings now pending may be prosecuted to their final determination under existing laws; but the provisions of this act. when not in conflict with existing laws, shall apply to such eases: And provided also, That where by tho segregation of jnineral land in any legal subdivision a quantity of ag¬ ricultural land less than forty acres remaiu, said fractional portion of agricultural land may be entered by any party qualified by law, for homestead cr pre-emption purposes. Sec. 11. That where the same person, association, or corporation is in possession of a placer claim, and also a vein or lode included within the boundaries thereof, application shall be made for a patent for the placer-claim, with the statoment that it includes S'dch vein or lode, and in such ca-tc (subject to the provisions of this act and the act entitled ''An act to amend an act grauting the right of way to ditch and canal owucrs over tho public lands, and for other purposes," approved July ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy) a patent shall issue for the placer-claim, including such vein or lode, upon the payment of five dollars per acre ior such vein or lode claim, or any placer claim, or any placer- claim not embracing any vein or lode claim, shall be paid for at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per acre, together with all costs of proecedings; and where a vein or lode, suck as is described in the second section of this act, is known to ex¬ ist within the boundaries of a placer-claim, an application for a patent for sueh placer- claim which does not include an applica¬ tion for tho vein or lode claim shall be construed as a conclusive declaration that tho claimant of the placer-claim has no right of possession of the vein or lode claim; but where the existence of a vein or lode in a placer-claim is not known, a patent forthe placer-claim'shall convey all valuable miueral and other deposits within the boundaries thereof.
Sec. 12. That the surveyor general of the United States may appoint in .each land district containiug mineral lands aa many competent surveyors as shall apply for appointment to survey mining-claims. The expenses of the survey of vein or lode claims, and the survey and subdivision of placer-claims into smaller quantities than one hundred and sixty acres, together with the cost of publication of notices, shall bo paid by the applicants, and they shall bo at liberty to obtain thc same at the most reasonable rates, and they shall also be at liberty to employ any United States Deputy Surveyor to mako the sur¬ vey. The Commissioner of thc Goneral Land Office shall also have power to estab¬ lish the maximum charges for surveys and publications of notices under this act; aud, in case of excessive charges, for pub¬ lication, ho may designate any newspaper published iu a land district where mines are situated for the publication of mining notices in such distriet, aud fix the rates to be charg.jd by such papor, and to the end that the Commissionej: may be fully informed on the subject, each applicant shall file with the register a sworn state¬ ment of all fees and charges paid by said applicant fov publication and surveys, to¬ gether with all fees and moneys paid the register and tho receiver ofthe land office, which statement shall be transmitted, with tho other papers in the ease, to the Com¬ missioner of tho General Land Office. The fees oftho register and receiver shall be five dollars each for filing and acting upon each application for patent or adverse claim filed, and they shall be allowed tho amount fixed by law for reducing testimo¬ ny to writing, when done in the land office, such fees and allowances to be paid by the respective parties; and no other fees shall be charged by them in such cases. Noth¬ ing in this act shall be construed to en¬ large or affect the rights of either party in regard to any property in controversy at thc time of the passage of this act, or of an act entitled "An act granting the riglit of way to ditch and canal owners over the public lands, and fbr other purposes," ap¬ proved July twenty sixth, eighteen hun¬ dred and sixty six, nor shall this act affect any right acquired under said act; and nothing in this act shall bo construed to repeal, impair, or in any way affect the provisions q_f thc aet entitled "An act granting to A. Sutro the right of way and other privileges to aid iu the construction ofa draining and exploring tunnel to the Comstock lode, in the State of Nevada," approved July twenty-fifth, eighteen hun¬ dred and sixty-six.
Sec. 13. That all affidavits required to be made under this act, or tho act of which it is amendatory, may be verified before any officer authorized to administer oaths within the land-district where the elaims may be situated, and all testimony and proofs may be taken.before any such officer, and, when duly certified by tho officer taking the same, shall have the same force and effect as if taken before the register and receiver of the land-office. In cases of contest as to tho mineral or ag- ric-altural character of land, the testimony and proofs may be taken as herein provid¬ ed on personal notiee of at least ten days to the opposing party; or if said party cannot be found, then by publication of at least onee a week for thirty days iu a newspaper, to be designated by the regis¬ ter shall require proof that snch notice has been given.
Sec. 14. That where two or more veins intersect or cross each other, priority of titlo shall govern, and such prior location shall be entitled to all ore or mineral con¬ tained within tho spaco of intersection: Provided, however, That the subsequent location shall have the right of way through said space of intersection for tho purposes of the convenient working of the mine: And provided also, That where two or more voins unite, the oldest or prior location shall take the vein below the point of union, including all tho space of inter¬ section.
Sec. 15. That where non-mineral land not contiguous to the vein or lode is used or occupied by the proprietor of such vein or lode for mining or milling purposes, such non-adjacent surface ground may be embraced and included in an application for a patent for such vein or lode, and the same may be patented therewith, subject to the same preliminary requirements as to survey and uotice as are applicable un¬ der this act to veins or lodes : Provided, That no location hereafter made of such non-adjacent land shall exceed five acres, and payment for tho same must be made at the same rate as fixed by this act ibr the superficies of the lode. The owner of a quartz-mill or reductioa-works, not own¬ ing a mine in connection therewith, may also receive a patent for his mill-site, as provided in this section.
Sec. ig. That all acts and parts of acta inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed: Provided, That nothing contained in this aet shall be construed to impair, in any way, rights or interests in mining prop¬ erty acquired under existing laws. Approved, 3Iay 10, 1872.