[The abbreviation "L. D." refers to this publication; "L. and R.," to the records in the division of
Lands and Railroads; "B. L. P.," to Brainerd's Legal Precedents; "1. C. L. L.," to Copp's Public
Land Laws, Ed. 1875; “2. C. L. L.," to Copp's Public Land Laws, Ed. 1882; "C. L. O.," to Copp's
Land Owner: "C. M. D.," to Copp's Mining Decisions; "C. M. L.," to Copp's Mineral Lands;
"Lester," to Lester's Land Laws and Decisions; "Rep.," to the Reporter: "S. M. D.," to Sickles's
Mining Laws and Decisions; and "C. Cls.," to the Court of Claims.]