The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-31

other sufficient cause, the Commissioner, on the
sams being approved of by the government, shall
monty to The government his acceptance Oft same.
The applicant shall then enter into bond, bind
ing himself and his partners, should the govern
ment be- satisfied with the sufcency of the parties,
jointly and seyeIally, in the sum Of el 900, to pay
roy ally of 10 per cent on all gold obtained TO az
officer TO be appointed for that purpose by the
government. Ii the governement be not satisfied
wi,A the sufhciency of the applicant, then two
or more solvent aud responsible parties must
be named. He shall further be bound to permit
such officer 10 reside on the land in the neigh
bosrhood Of the works, at such spot as may be
assigned by the Commissioner, AMI also to give
such officer access at all reasonable times to the
buildings or premises and to all books and ac-
counts connected with the production Of gold also,
to give all necessary facilities for the collection of
the royalty, daily or weekly, as may be found most
desirable.
2. All buildings, machinery. or other improve
meDts erected or made on the land shall be consi-
dertd as additional security for the due performance
Of the conditions Of the bond.
8. The claim shall consist of half mile of, and
in the of. the vein with quarter of q mile
reserved on each side of such vein for building and
other purposes necessary for carrying on operations
The right OF cutting or using timber for building
for frewood, from adjacent Crown lands, well rs
access to neghbOring water shall also be conceded;
and, where the public convenience shall not suffer
thereby, the Commissioner or Assistant Commits.
sioner of the district will be empowered to grant
the exclusive right to necessary water, whether
the half mile square enclosing the vein, or in the
immediate neighberhood.
The beds of rivers, main creeks, inter5ected
by veins, included in such claims, are not excluded
from license to the public generally, except for .
distance Of fifty yards on each side Of such vein..
But, with this exception, licenses shall be given
to the public to dig for auvial gold on such claims.
The holders of the claims, however, who may de-
sire to work alluvil gold, must take out licences
on payment Of the usual fee Of thirty shillings
monthly for such number of persons as they may
ann nj fOr his
5 claim, such as the above, shall be forfeited
by the failure of the applicant to enter within
reasonable period, to be notified to him BY the COM
missioner in writing, into the required bond, by
his nsglectng to pay the prescribed royalty, at the
time and In the manner required by the bond; by
his not employing ut least twenty persons, or ma
chinery equivalent, calculated at the rate Of one
horse power to seven men, on such claim within
six mon his of the acceptance Of his application for
the same, unless such time shall be specially ex-
tended by the government-by his oeasing to en-
ploy that number Of persons or such machinery on
the works for one month thereafter-by his employ
ing unlicensed persons to work alluvial gold on the
claim-by Obsructng the officer in the proper per-
Torrance Of his duty-or in any other way vio-
latng the terms of the bond. Such vein shall then
be open to selection by other parties.
6. The duration of the claim shall be three years,
which, however, shall be extended for such further
period as upon receipt of instructions from her Ma
jesty's government may be determined upon, hav-
ing due regard to the interests of the parties
cerned. AT the expiration Of the term OF their hold
ing, on the sooner determination of the tenure by
the consent of the government the parties shall have
liberty to remove all buildings machinery, or other
Improvements erected or made by them, and rea-
sonable time shall be given for that purpose; pro-
vided always that the conditions of the bond shall
have been duly fulfilled.
4 No portion Of land previously occupied under
claims for alluvia gold will be open to selection
for matrix gold while it continues to be worked for
the former.
2. PRIVATE LANDS.
Persons DESTROYS of working auriferous quartz
veins private lands, shall be subject to the terms
OF the above regulations, with the exception that the
roy atty payable on the gross product Of the gold
shall be five per cent, and that they shall not be
compelled TO employ any specified number of per-
sons, nor be liable to any penalty their eeasing
to work.
III. TRADERS LICENSES.
Persons occupying portions Of the gold field, by
rying on any business, or following any>trade or
calling, shall pay fee Of thirty shiings monthly,
for the use Of the land so occupied by them and
they are required to pay the same on demand, and
ment Of license fees. Such license may be can
celed at any time, should the land be required for
any public purpose, or in consequence OF the con-
vction OF the licensed occupant, in any court of
competent Jurisdictions Of the Illicit sale of spirits,
or OF any disorderly or rotous conduct endansering
the public morals or pesce and in no case will any
claim to compensation for improvements be recog-
Iised.
Inconvenience being felt from the occupancy
der lease in terms Of the regulations OF the 18th Of
March, 1913, of such portions Of the Grown lands
rs are now being worked under licenses for digging
gold, it has become necessary to terminate the
leases in all such shall be reported by the
Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner to be desra-
BILE for securing to the licensed miners the undis-
tuIbed prosecution of thor employment. On re
ceiving such reports the necessary notice will be
given to the lessees by the proper officer, of the
termination of their leases after the expiration of
one month and the sum paid by such lessees for
the land resumed or the proportion payable for the
remainder Of the term, will be refunded, as pro-
vded for in the regulations referred to. In acting
on this regulation, greater interference with tho
interests of the leases will be sanctioned than may
be absolutely necessary to ensure the object con-
templated.
Form referred to-
COLD License.
No 1875
The bearer, having paid to me
the sum Of one pound ten shillings on account of
the territorial revenue, hereby license him to dig
search for, and remove alluvia gold on and from
any such Crown land as ! shall assign to him for
that purpose, during the month of ,IS5
subj to the government regulations in force for
the time being for the management Of the gold
field
This license does not extend to matrix gold, and
must be produced whenever demanded by me or any
other person acting under the authority of the gov
en- ment.
(Signed) A. b., Commissioner.
GOLD RY THE TON
re THE EDITION OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
The London correspondent of the National IT.
tigencer, under date Of the 18th inst quotes from
the Melbourne (Australia) Morning Herald, of
April 2, the following statement in relation to the
gold mines Of that country, wiz" The quantity
Of gold which arrived ut that town. and at Geeong,
from the 30th Of September, 1851, to the 3lst Of
March, 1852 being 81, 2S5 from Ballaret, and
the enormous amount Of 266, 1893 OF. from Mount
Alexander diggiDgs-or IL tons, evils, 26 lbs,
ond or, from these two localities alone"
At the rate of SIS TO the once, this gives
Is ,S76, 294 for the six months.
have not the figures now before me, nor is it an
easy matter to ascertain accurately the amount Of
gold received at San Francisco during the same
pcried but have now doubt but that it will ex-
ceed four millions and half per month, or
lorA h.