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Show TIIK M'HUOii I.AN1 fOSTIST. brief Untllna of Pie Proff filings Xow ll-fore tie I.aiiri Ufllce. Ono uf tbo most liuportaut contea'a (hat has come Uforo the local Land Ofllce recently Is that uf tlio United Hlatei v. tho applicant to patent for tho Cecelia, Agnea and Helen placer claims. It Involve tho northeast quarter, tho northwest quarter and tlio Bouthcaatquartcrot section HI, In township town-ship 1 a, of v., 1 e. H. L. M., containing 480 acres. Tlio case aroso upon an application ap-plication made bylna C'.Kvnet.y, oil the 2nd of May, 133), for mineral patent pat-ent for the above described land, the claim being (hat It la mlueral laud aud subject to location aa audi. The application appli-cation was rvlected by llm local ulllce June ISlli, ISO), for the reason that tho land Is not mineral In character and not subject to entry under the placer mining law. From Ihla rejection tlio applicant appealed to tlieoouinilsslotier ofthoUeneral luiuJ Ulllee Juee'JOIh, who by loiter, Itearlng date Octolier 7lh, ordered a hearing lo determine whether each toil acre aubdlvlalon wassutjectto entry asa placer claim, aud gate Instructions that tbo Territorial Terri-torial authorities lie allowed to Inter ene. The bearing waa set for January Jan-uary ttb lu the present year, And on rtlailallou of the attorneys engaged on either aide the case was continued until tho -1'nd of Ibe una month, when It waa again continued at tho re queet of the acting Governor and Territorial Bcbool CommttslouerB till April titli. Messrs lllrdand Lowo am conducting conduct-ing thoca-o on laihalf of the applicant, while the Territorial authorities are represented by Mr. J. ti. Horeman, Territorial Hurlnlcndont of Hchoola aud Messrs. Parkes ami Thonipaon. This being a mailer In which no prefe n ueu right of entry can be grant i-d, the coals will bo taxol aa (a-r rulo Mof "llubnuf Practice." Dining tho inquiry some very ttrong evidence baa been put In ou liuth shire, and some or It 1 of ft conlllotlng character. char-acter. It la lutendid, If pmlble, lo cunclu le the taking of ItMilmony by Haturday next at the latest, unit the caie will then bo submitted for con stderatloii. This la said to be one of Hie fiercest legal fl-hta that has been wlturened In the land office for several yean. |