Code of Federal Regulations Title 43. Public Lands:  Interior § 43.3862.1–5 Statement required that land is unreserved, unoccupied, unimproved, and unappropriated

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.