43 C.F.R. § 3862.1-5 Statement required that land is unreserved, unoccupied, unimproved, and unappropriated.
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
Each person making application for patent under the mining laws, for lands in Alaska, must furnish a duly corroborated statement showing that no portion of the land applied for is occupied or reserved by the United States, so as to prevent its acquisition under said laws; that the land is not occupied or claimed by natives of Alaska; and that the land is unoccupied, unimproved and unappropriated by any person claiming the same other than the applicant.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3860—MINERAL PATENT APPLICATIONS
Subpart 3862—Lode Mining Claim Patent Applications
§ 3862.1-5 Statement required that land is unreserved, unoccupied, unimproved, and unappropriated.