Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-10
MINERAL LANDS-BILL PASSED.
LANDS.
Amended Bill Reported by senatef
stewart aud Paused.

public domain, both surveyed ana uusui'ey-
cd, are hereby declared to be free and open
to exploration and occupation by all citizens
of the United States, and those who nave
declared their intention to become citizens
subject to such regulations as may be pre-
Scribed by law, and subject also to local Gus
tom or rules OF miners in the several mining
districts, so far as the same may not be in
conflict with the laws Of the United States.
,SEc.2. And be IL further enacted, That
whenever any person or association OF per-
sons claim a vein or lode Of quartz, or other
rock IN place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar,
or copper, having previously occupied and
improved the same according to the local
custom or rules Of miners in the district
where the same is situated, and having ex-
pended IN actual labor and improvements
thereon an amount not less than one thou
sand dollars, and in regard to whose possess
sion there Is no controversy or opposing
claim, it shall and may be lawful for said
in the local land Office a diagram OF the same.
so extended l~aterally or otherwise as to con,
form to the local laws, customs, and rules Of
miners, and to enter such tract and receive n
patent therefor, granting such mine, together
with the right to follow such vein or lode,
with its dips, angles and variations. to any
depth, although it may enter the land adjoin-
ing, which land adjoining shall be sold cub
ieet TO this condition.
SEC, 3. And be IL further enacted, That
upon the filing Of the diagram as provided in
second section Of this Act, and posting the
same in a conspicuous place on the claim,
together with a i notice Of intention to apply
for a patent, the Register Of the Land Office
shall publish q notice Of the same in a news
paper published nearest to the location Of
n =
his Office for the period of ninety DAYS; and
after the expiration of said period, il no ad.
yerse claim shall have been filed, il
sball be the duty of the Surveyor Gem
ernl, anon application of the party,
N survey the nremises and make n Mat
thereof Endorsed with his approval. desiana.
t;no The number and description Of the ioca-
tio9. the value of the labor and improve.
ments, and the character of the vein ex-
posed: and upon the payment to the proper
officer of FIVE dollars per acre, together with
The cost of each survey. Mat, and notice, and
giving satisfactory evidence that said dia-
Gram and notice have been posted on the
Claim during said period of ninety days, the
Register of the Land Office shall transmit to
the General Land Office said plat, survey,
and description: and a patent shall issue for
the same thercupon. But said plat, survey,
mr. de,cription shall in no case cover more
,h,n one ye;n ar lode and no natent shall
issue for more than one vein or lode, which
"L" I'll ho oxnrossod IN Tho n,,cnt ;ssued.
'H g. 4 III he - T,,tG.r e,ncteS Tim,
nv :ncb i[nc,tion and entry Of n mine shall
he unon unsuryeyed lands. il shall and may
be Lawful after he extension thereto of the
nnbiic surveys, to adjust the surveys to the
f;n,;,s ~ Tho ,om;ee according 10 tho loca.
ton and potsession and plat aforesaid, and
H. c,ryoyor General may. in extending the
1900 az tho came rom n rcctonSular
M..to .",t ;,bs c;rcnmst,nces NJ the conn.
.onn ~ re- Ioca, rrics laws and custom, NJ
n; Prov;dcd INA, no location hereafter
mnJo sba,i eYcocd two hundred feet In length
n ma ,ha re;N Tr och Locator with an a3S,.
.;nnei oie i'm fnr d;scoyerv n the discoycrer
ny .ha Ia ,s;tb tho r;oh; N foiIow such ycin
" onr Sor,b with al ;ts dins' variations, and
soahy u.p.nth n;,h = ronsnn,hle onont;,v
a1siee, .osesn -. nonron;on, ,rorL;rr ~ ~
ol suriaee y tme oir ~. ~ ;SaJ
same as nHeu W ioeui " nnu n"as
further, That no person may make more
than ono location on the same iodf' anu nos
more than three Thousand leet snan oe taAen
in any one claim oy any assoc'a''on VI
persons: r.-
SEC. D. ana oe JurtneT enacsed, thas q .
a further CONDITION OF SAFE, IN Tue ABSENCE OF
necessary legislation oy eongrGss, .ne ioca.
Legislature OF any oIase VI ;ngy
proVlae iuies iot Mo'n.nP n.hnS so.,5
easements, oiainase, anu onI "n3
means 20 tnelr eom hIIm ho III prnra..oS IN
nose conai''0n' Ola" '"'' eNP"
inc patent s,.t.. ,.o, Tia,
oEc.o az" JH JJ,i n.rt" - ar, r,;ne
whenever any au'ei'e asanaan'S sS.m ,rno.r
iocapeu Anu aiiue 90 ~ aMon aPpso'
before inc apPi9Sai ., me ~; afsey' as III pr ro.
vloea IN tne Ihitu sestlon .uIS e., az ~
ceeaings s lI;n y IN ,ha rour,. ~ com-
ment anu aulu.o ~ '"e 49, 70 nosoos
Pe.ent lur,sa nSs;oa U o. .ne ,sna po; sSms
son - ass"s
Spc. 7. And be IL further enacted. That the
p,os;S.r, ~ ,Se ffn;,sd STATE, be, and 10
ha.sh, ,rtbnr;z.S N ost,bl;sb additional
i.nI J;,,s;.,s ~ n ,nno;nt Tho nocessarv
a.. ID or;s,;ra Laws wherover h.
o w. $50 ss"s 10. ~. nnhi;o
nnny uee, ~; 10 s axo,;nS ~, nror ppnont
SonNshen'e III 'N'eu""s Wv P'o'i"'''
'hS Snn 6,.I.. .,,.oJ Tb,, tho
r;ah, ~ rav for The construction NJ b;oh.
u - oyer nmb,;c lands nor reserved for NH.
Il, noes IA bcyobv Granted,
Spc o And h. Il further enacted. Tbo,
wbenever. bv nriori,v Of possession. right, 10
the use Of water for mining. agricultural.
manufacturing or other purposes, have vest
al and ,ccrnrS' and the same are recognized
md acknouiedgcd bv tho local customs, laws
~ ,hn Joc;sIons NJ Courts tho nossessor,
a Wv omrro,s oT sncb vested ,;ahts shall bc
aa";n,";naS nd nrn,.c,eS IN tbe same and
tho r;aht of war for Tho Construction Of ditch.
W. ~ c,n,,s for ,Sc nmrnoses aforcs,;d i,
So,obr ~ocLnowiedoed and confirmed, Pro.
v;ded However, fha, whenever. after the
massage of this Act. any person or persons
shall. in the Construction Of nny ditch or
canal, injurc 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