Show MUST SHOW MINERAL cliine lust be examined tanu ned the pi bof Is submitted A recent ruling from the department ot of the interior requires that in ID all instances where application is made by claimant to secure title to lode mining claims the land must be iret first examined by au an agent of the ROT gov eminent before evidence of campli ance with the requirements of the mining landu lands will be received the examination is for the purpose of determining whether or not the e 1 ground is in reality a mineral claim 1 and that the claimant is riot not endeavoring to get title tor for the purpose 0 0 obtaining bof the timber that grows upon it t the ground must show mineral in places or other evidence to the effect that it is mineral which is being sought and not timber or ground lor for some purpose other than mining if the claim is located in a forest re serve it must be examined by the su BU i per visor eor ot of the reserve and in other instances the examination is to be made by a special timber inspection agent chii order has been in effect but a short time and was in fact issued since the first of the present year applications tor for mining surveys are being made quite rapidly at present to the surveyor general and as the matter of an inspection Is required before final proof testimony is offered this information will be of special value to a large number of people |