Show OLD UNCLAIMED LAND PATENTS OCCUpy rilES FILES Land Office Register Hopes t to Dispose of Documents Some Dating Back Nearly 50 Years Year Bonanzas of ot a bygone day valuable valuable alu I able agricultural lands and mining properties that are are- sun still producing are included in the listing bV ti Gould B. B Biakely Blakely register of ot ibe local land office of ot acreage upon which the federal government go nt has hu Issued patents which the applicants have ha failed to claim Among the tho patentees are some of ot the prominent prominent nent neat men of the state while others have ha been long forgotten Mr Ir Blake Biakely preparatory to cleaning up the files tiles of ot the local office is suggesting suggesting sug sug- gesting to Land Commissioner William Wil VU U liam Spry that these documents be filed tiled In Washington Repeated ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts torts on his part to deliver them to their rightful owners have failed tailed These patents according to Mr Ir Blakel Biakely Blakel are the basis of or any title which individuals may claim in the theland theland theland land parcels in question How Row such titles could be conveyed con or how the estates of ot original paten patentees patentees pat pat- en tees could be fully tully settled without without with with- J out possession and record of ot the tho patents patent Is unknown to the register It Is often oCten the case cue that patent papers are uncalled for tor over a pe period pe- pe J nod of ot several years Jears according to Mr Ir Biakely Blakely but the particular patents in question are none of more rec recent nt grant than 1908 Patents Pat Pa tents t- t subsequent to that year will vill be retained in the local office for tor forthe forthe the applicants From to 00 00 patents antedating that year ear wilt will be offered to the general land of office or- or fice rico In Washington for tor disposition Amon Among these are found a arant grant rant to the Miller Mining and Smelt Smelting 1111 company on February 2 2 1878 The Gold and Silver Sliver Mining company compan is the grantee grant e In several eral patents Issued in 1893 and 1894 The Mt t. t Baldy Gold and Silver Mining company In 1893 secured pat patent t to its ground In the Marysvale Marysvale Marysvale Marys- Marys vale district but the patent was never claimed The Midnight Bowers Mining and the Wedge Extension Gold Mining company are others on the list Among the Individuals listed ar are ara found the tha names of ot Joshua II IL Paul raul Henry Dinwoody William R. R WallAce Wallace Wal Wal- lace and William J. J Craig No o rights In tho the lands in question question question ques ques- tion would be abrogated through ugh failure to claim the patents once onca I they are granted and such failure to claim Is no ground for tor cancellation cancellation cancel cancel- lation laUon of ot the grant according to Mr Blakel Biakely Blakely But since the tha patent is the basis of oC title without proper record of ot these rights transfer r ot of title would be difficult he ho points ponts out During his eight years ears In the tho local office ottice Mr Biakely has baa re repeatedly repeatedly re- re pt written patentees or their heirs requesting them to call calland calland and claim th these thesa se documents but WI without out result |