Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-07-23
sntro Tunnel Rill.

The following is the Bill reported by
Senator Stewart, from the Committee on
Mines and Mining Interests, on June 25th,
1866:
SECTION l. Tha, for the purpose OF the
construction of a deep draining and ex-
ploring tunnel to and beyond the Com
stock lode, so called. in the State of Ne
vada, the right of way is hereby granted
70 4. Sutro, his heirs and assign, to run,
construct, and xcavate a mining, drain
ing and exploring tunnel; also to sink
mining, working or air shafts along the
line or course Of said tunnel, and connect
ing with the same at any points which
may hereafter be selected by the grantee
herein, his heirs or assigns. The said
tunnel shall be at least eight feet highland
| eight feet wide. and shall commence at
some point proposed to be selected by the
grantee herein. his heirs or assigns, at the
hills near Carson river, and within the
boundaries of Lyon county, and extend
ing nom said initial point in a westerly
direction, seven miles, more or less, to
and beyond said Comstock lode; and the
said right of way shall extend northerly
and southerly on the course OF said lode,
either within the same, or east or west OF
the same /; and also on or along any other
lode which may be discovered or develop
ed BY the said tunnel.
SIC. .. And be it further enacted, That
the right is hereby granted to the said A.
Sutro, his heirs and assigns, TO purchase,
lll. ,.l Np,apfr- n pa Ranfa nor
acre, a sufficient amount OF public land
near the mouth of said tunnel for the use
of the same, not exceeding two sections,
and such land shall not be mineral land
or in the bona fGe possession Of other per-
sons who claim under any law Of Con
Sress at the time Of the passage OF this
act, and all minerals existing or which
shall be discovered therein are excepted
from this grant; that upon filing a plot Of
said land the Secretary Of the Interior
shall withdraw the same from sale, and
upon payment for the same a patent shall
issue. And the said A. Sutro, his heirs
and assigns, are hereby granted the right
20 purchase, at five dollars per acre, such
mineral veins and lodes within two thou
sand feet on each side Of said tunnel as
shall be cut, discovered or developed by
running and constructing the same,
through its entire extent, with all the
dips, spurs and angles Of such lodes, SUBJ
iect, however, to the provisions OF this act
and to such legislation as Congress may
hereafter provide: Provided, That the
Comstock lode, with its dips, spurs and
angles, is excepted from this grant, and all
other lodes, with their dips, spurs and
angles, located within the said two thou
sand feet, and which are or may be, at the
passage of this act, in the actual bona tide
possession of other persons, are hereby
excepted from such grant. And the lodes
herein excepted, other that the Comstock
lode. shall be withheld from sale by the
United States; and If such lodes shall be
abandoned or not worked, possessed and
held in conformity to existing mining
rules, or such regulations as have been or
may be prescribed by the Legislature OF
Nevada, they shall become subject to such
right of purchase by the grantee herein,
his heirs or assigns.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
all persons, companies, or corporations
owning claims or mines on said Comstock
lode or any other lode, drained, benefited
or developed BY said tunnel, shall hold
their claims subject to the condition
(which shall be expressed in any grant
they may hereafter obtain from the United
States) that they shall contribute and pay
10 the owners Of said tunnel the same rate
Of charges for drainage, or other benefits
derived from said tunnel or its branches.
rs nave been or may hereafter be named
in agreements between such owners and
the companies representing a majority OF
the estimated value Of said Comstock lode
a. the time of the passage Of this act.