One of the location certificate copies must be certified by the custodian of the local records, usually the County Clerk and Recorder.
If any of the above items are not in order, it will be necessary to require the claimant to file an amended location certificate that will properly describe the claim. If the error in the certificate is small, or there is an obvious clerical error, such as calling for a bearing of N.——W. when it should be N.——E. it will suffice to state in the final field notes that the location certificate is in error.
To aid in determining the locus and relative position of several claims, the claimant may be called upon to furnish a diagram. If the certificate is marginal in detail, it is proper to suggest to the mineral surveyor that an amended location certificate be filed and an amended order for survey obtained before completing his survey. It is also proper to set a time limit for the completion of the survey and filing returns.
After receipt of the survey order, the Mineral Surveyor should obtain copies of necessary survey records, including MT Plat, the notes of township surveys, conflicting mineral surveys, including the reports as to the condition of corners and survey discrepancies contained under other corner descriptions and supplemental data, Homestead Entry Surveys and Exchange Surveys on Forest Service lands, Small Claims, Homesites, Trade and Manufacturing Sites, Rights-of-Way and Townsites. He should also consult the State and County records for restored section corners and subdivision of sections. A visit with the County Surveyor will often prove profitable.
4–6 Order for Survey: The order for survey is issued by the State Director of the Bureau of Land Management or he may delegate this action to the Chief, Branch of Cadastral Surveys.
The order for survey is issued on current Form 3860–6, (see appendix) or may be in letter form. The information given is essentially the same as contained in the application for survey. The names of the locations must be exactly as given in the location certificates.
The next consecutive survey number is assigned; a number from a cancelled survey or survey order should not be used. Lodes and placers may be included in the same survey. If a mill site is included, it is designated by adding the letter “B” to the survey number; the other claims being designated “A.”
A copy of the location certificates should be furnished to the mineral surveyor, and a copy of the order to the claimant; also to the Regional Forester if the claims are within a National Forest, or the National Park Service if within a National Park or Monument.
4–7 Amended (or Supplemental) Order for Survey: An amended order is based on an amended application from the claimant. It is usually occasioned by the filing of amended location certificates. The amended application is processed exactly the same as the original application.
An amended order is also called for if there is an addition or deletion of claims from the survey.