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Show JUiniuc Decision. Washington, 12. The bill introduced intro-duced by Sargent authorizing the issue is-sue of mining patent in certain cases provides that foreigners may bo granted patents for bona Jide mining claims purchased by them from citizens prior to May 10th, 1S72, if all the provisions of the law of that date have since been complied with. Tho bill also provides that citizens in tho bona jilc possession of mining claims shall not be refused patents on tho ground merely that one or more of the locators thereof may have been foreigners at thednte of location, provided the location was made prior to May 10th, 1S72, |