The Nevada journal., 1852-10-22
.TORLAL CORRESPONDENCE.
yan Francisco Oct. 17M 1852.

it calls the " "sorry suggestions "
he Nevada Journal upon the meth
f regulating the quartz mines OF
ada District. Published as is the
ald, in q section where it has an
irable opportunity to observe the
essites of the quartz mining inter-
and being entitled to much re-
1t for the manly and vigorous
rse it pursues in declaring its con-
ions upon whatercr subject, we
|e been induced to carefnlly review
propositions upon this point, when
STONED by such authority. Upon
h review we see no reason to mod
our views, and AS the Herald con
IS itself, instead Of argument with
hg the words "prepostcrous, 3" un-
klligent," " crude" &c we must de-
re that till a stronger case is made
!, we shall hold to our opinions.
We are not aware what may be the
'culiarities of Sonora, and what laws
y be Ineligible there, but our sug-
Btions were readily understood here,
II formed the basis Of the instructions
Zen to a committee on laws appoint
at district meeting. So far for
Dir being unintelligent,"
|The Herald objects to twenty days
Dor being allowed to hold a claim
! one year. Twenty days "failh-
labor" are sufficient to fully pros
ct claim, and that is all that can
proftably done before the erection
machinery. The old law requires
'rk once in ten days, which is a
ere useless tax on miners, unproii!a-
:, expensive, and so far as expert
ce goes, Of no practical advantage.
1T when by "twenty days faithful
Dor lead has been fully prospectcd,
ne should be allowed TO procure,
anspoit and erect machinery-time
mounting certainly to not less than
e year--and the holders of the lead
ould not be liable to di3possession
lille engaged in procuring their ma
inery, and getting it to the ground.
Then, when machinery to the value
$4,000 is on the ground, we recon-
ended it should hold the lead for fif-
years. This the Herald also ques.
ms, and thinks our recommendation
,jcctionable because the "mere plac-
g" the machinery there. may hold
c ground. Any one knows that
ch valuable machinery will not be
erely placed Oh the lead The most
vious interests of the proprietors
build induce them to set the machin-
y in motion if the lead will pay. If
&c lead will not pay, then the right to
Did it for fifty years is of no value,
i'd the machinery will be moved to
here it can be set at work, and the
aim will revert to the common stock.
"The Herald says: one hundred
ct is to be allowed to each claimant,
ut whether in length, breadth, or
,pth, is not specified"
No quartz miner in this section finds
~ difficulty in understanding the
,ove. The present rate is seventy
We feet, and we recommend an ex-
,nsion to one hundred. Leads are OF
arious breadths and depths, and any
as to such matters would
as preposterous as one restraining
man from digging his cellar beyond
certain depth or putting more than
many stories to his building, in con
cying to him u house lot. Our re.
,mmendation referred simply to
ngth, and no one misunderstood il
no reflected on the nature of a quartz
ad.
The Herald objects to "the present
ice of miners giving possession of a
uartz lead for fifty years" saying it
preposterous. We do not know
hy it is more preposterous for the
resent race to do SO any more than
would be for any other race, or than
is for the present race of ranch hold