Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-11-07
MINERAL LANDs-BILL PASSED.
LANDS.
Amended Hill Reported by Senator
Aao-n.a nraA HAnaand

"A avn horoby Aacloyod tn In fraa and onon /
y a ors.;oE md accun,,;on NV ali citizens
= ~ irn;,oa So anS ,ho:e who have
the onitsu STATES, aug .nose "no nav
'nS;sc, 70 Snch reoniat;ons as NAV be pre,
'u SEeS w am "a sMh;oct ,i.o ~ local ems.
~ niles ~ miners IN The several mining
jim NJ uiu' ..,ho M mnv not he ;n
.nna;.. Ill, S ,ho Iaw. ~ ,he limited States.
'0 SnN wiz, ~ n - S,rtS.. Enacted That
vbsncver INV nerson or association Of per-
whenever any IeisoI ~ 80 on"r,y nv otber
IONS claim Tein y ioue IT, nn.b,r
rock IN place, oeaiins So,u ,,r ocr,n;ed and
Or copper having pte'iOus1 ~ iho loci
improved the same aeco tho S;,,r;ct
custom or rules oi nn.oI md h,v;no aS'
wnere tne same 10 oisuaae, ;u,nrovnxont,
pended IN actuat iaooi Wv h.n oro ,bom.
thereon an amount mot 'es, mho.n nosses.
dollars, n IN fegatu w "uo'o pos;nn
sion there Is no conuorots{ Mnr ..;5
claim, It shall ana may DC WV. sia
claimant or assoeiation ol ono
in the local land once u ingram ann
so extended later1lly or otnermiee az ~
form to the local laws, customs, anu y
miners, and to enter sUch ttact anu oaa,Sor
patent therefor, granting suen th,m ny ~ iodc
with tho right 70 iotow Su.n - any
with us aips, angles anu T.nS .J;o;n,
depth, although II may ehleL y Ia Ia cuh-
ing, when and ADJOINING Suai oe '''1
Ject to this condition: Thu,
SEC. 8. Ana DC Ja'tHer eNAse "a IN
upon the filing OF the diagram as Pso,i wv ,ha
second section Of this ACT, ana p1sun INV
same in a conspicuous place on. lne eia.i,
together with a notice OF ntenu1n 70 SP2.y
for a patent, the Register OF inc Lanuo inoe
shall publish a notice OF the same IN news
paper published nearest 10 the location y
said claim, and shall also post SUCH notlce IN
his office for the period Of ninety Gays anu
after the expiration OF said PERIOD II no az.
verse claim shall nave oseh nle1, II
shall be the duty OF the surveyor oen
eral, upon application OF the party,
TO survey the premises anu MAKE . pat
thereof, Endorsed with his approval, oesiigha-
ting the number and description OF the loca-
ton, the value OF the labor and improve
ments, and the character OF the vein e4-
posed; and upon the payment 70 the proper
officer OF i've dollars per acre, together WIN
the cost OF each survey, plat, ana notee' n
giving satisfactory evidence mat saiu oia-
gram and notice nave oeeh pos'eo oh tue
claim during SAID perioa Oh ninety DAYS, tne
Register oil the Land Otnce n a transmit 70
the Senetai LAM omce sa.u PiS'! su.'ey,
and description; and a patent shall issue LOT
the same thereupon. But said plat, survey
or description shall IN no case cover more
than one vein or lode, and no patent snail
issue for more than one vein or lode, which
shall be expressed in the patent issued.
SEC. 4. And Dc 1t further enacted, mat
when such location and entry OF a mine snaii
De upon Snal ~ ".ay
be lawful. after the extension thereto OF the
pubic surveys, 70 auJusl .ne suiaeyS "a
limits OF the premises ACCORDING 70 'Is iooa,
tion and possession ana piat aiotesatu, anu
the Surveyor General may, IN extending ,nc
surveys, vary the same from a recsangular
form to suit the circumstances OF tne counI
try and the local rules, laws, ana customs OF
miners; rfoSiaed, Ihai mo ,oc9tion nei ean.h
maze snan eheeeu wv unuteu ,e s;, ~ Ia
along the vein for each locator, with an adai-
tional claim LOT aiscoyety 70 inc ul,cS'eas.
OF the iode, WIN the riSns ~ ~" sun '.I
to any depth, with aii us aips, saLia'UnS, anu
angles, toSeethe, Win d leasooI Ia az ~,
OF surface 10, .he eon'eu' 80 SSaS
same AZ nHeu oy i0eai 800
iurtner' nat NJ Peteon MH' -S,IU ~,
than one location on the same iode, ana no.
more than three tnousanu lee' shSt uc tANeI
in any one claim oy any associa'ion VI
persons: r-
SEC. o. and oe yuptheT enaceea, Ihal a.
a further conai,ion Of sa'e, IN tne aysehee Vi
necessary legis!auon oy oongtgss, .he ioea.
Legislature OF any ssa.e VI ast'i9 m ugS
pro'ius ruies ioi "oiNinP hnH ,o.s.S
easements, uia'nase, anu otuer
means 70 theH coinPieS reioPineu sHu
those conditions sha DC iuny e1pfe'seu III
the patent.
SEC. b. Ano DC u Ju'tHeT eHoc'so, Ana'
whenever any ADVERSE 20 NY NINE
located and claimed as aforesaid snan appear
before the approval Oh 'ne survey 40 PLo-
vided IN the third section Oh .nis hss, al pIo'
ccedinSs shall oe stayeo until annai 'e''Ie-
ment and adjudication IN the courts Oh com
petent jurisdiction OF the rights OF posses
sion to such claim, when a patent may issue
as in other cases. rr.Ao
SEC, I. ana DC lu.saer eM.eseG, hnat INC &c
hereby, authorized TO estaollsh ddlnon
land districts and to appoint the necessary
officers under existing laws, Wherever ne
may deem the same necessary ior the puolic
convenience in executing the provisions Of
this Act.
SEC. ). And DC "Jn7Her en6eted, mat tne
right oil way LOT lne cons.tusIoI o. nisn-
ways over puone ianus, NOT reserved ior pun
lit uses, Is hereby granted; W.
SEC. " ana 90 1 JaTsher endc1eG, that
whenever, oy priority OF possession, riSn.e 70
the use OF water for mining, agricultural
manufacturing, or other purposes nave vest;
ed and accrued, and the same arc iecognizea
ana acKnowleugeu ~ tne loeat Su'solis' laws
and the decisions OF Courts, the possessots
and owners OF such vested rights, snail oe
maintained and protected IN the same; ana
the right OF way Tor the construction OF ditsn-
es and canals for the purposes Aforesaid 10
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. fro-
yided, however, mat whenever, AFTER tne
passage OF this Act, any person or persons
shall, IN the construction OF any uilen or
canal, inJure or damage the possession OF any
settler on the public domain, the party com-
hitting such injury, or damage shall be liable
to the party injured for such INJURY or dam
age.
SEC. 10. And be IL further enacted, That
wherever, prior to the passage OF this Act,
upon the lands heretofore designated as min
eral lands, which have been excluded from
made 0y citizens OF the Unlteu STATES, or