_Penalties_ are provided for force or threats by two or more persons destroying mining property, including notices and amendments, and defrauding, cheating or swindling, the latter being a felony. Survey-Legal Interrelationships =1–47= The mineral surveyor and the cadastral surveyor responsible for processing mineral surveys must be thoroughly familiar with both federal and state law relating to the appropriation of minerals on the public domain. The mineral surveyor may be the first detailed contact of the claimant with a government official, and he will look to the mineral surveyor for guidance through the first steps to obtaining patent, i.e., the survey, including discovery and work requirements. If the location does not meet the requirements set forth in the law, the mineral surveyor may suggest the corrective steps necessary, including an amended location. If the location certificate is too vague, an amended certificate will be in order. If the development work includes improvements that will not count as patent expenditure or if common improvements will not meet the tests set forth in the chapter on mineral surveys in the _Manual of Surveying Instructions_, the mineral surveyor should discuss the matter with the claimant and suggest corrective measures. The matter of a valid discovery or what constitutes sufficient mineral for patent is a complicated matter. While the mineral surveyor may discuss the subject in generalities, as set forth in the next chapter, it is not his duty to rule on it, this being a matter for the mineral examiner and adjudicators to determine. He may guide the claimant in properly locating and surveying his claims for patent. If the mineral surveyor feels that the claimant is not justified in proceeding to patent or if he feels that the land is being obtained for purposes other than mining, he may decline to make the survey, since it is a matter of private contract. =1–48= Relationship of surveyor and attorney: If the claimant has employed an attorney-at-law, the surveyor and attorney should work closely together. The surveyor should recognize that he is not schooled in the law and should respect the attorney’s opinion; on legal matters it is the attorney’s responsibility. On the other hand, the attorney is not schooled in surveying and the surveyor should guide him in technical matters. The surveyor may refuse to comply with requests that are in conflict with his requirements of survey and that of the Bureau of Land Management. Doubtful situations may be referred to the Bureau of Land Management for further instructions. Many attorneys are not expert in mining law and may require guidance from the mineral surveyor. Should the surveyor find himself in a situation where legal advice is necessary, and the claimant has not employed an attorney, he should discuss the matter with the claimant and recommend obtaining the services of a lawyer.