Arizona miner., 1866-10-27
DETINING AND NNKAINl lLAIA.

 vis aud ostorrl. ari trying i-om the iu9 c. pgvF@rs aH aeaegfAbis faitt,ate fr tle pre- ezt Terranai law Ee O. not slgpo-e. hgvsver e1-er CT su-.i a result tAe .-araf5e sentier1ea nay o., thzt s.sf,.te e. met Sl.s yi4ws ef aI sa be rreparei s4t that a law waieh VII ts s-s4rat y rsoeised bT tils great mass ol tas fa0fle za be framed. we d. nas dostt. and osr l-ssi2tar- saoeld t,s content with n5shinr less Of course tbe Cqasre.-ional 'aw rlnst b- ti.e i-asis cf ;.;eir t.il, aad al it fr9rsons mat conrg71 to to tkai We aafl.r-ta-ld it e. le the Jcig- soent of Ilon- Mr. Hardy. afsl e;aer,. that under The Co3efesa 5o0ai acr. actuai passas- sson o- itnprorsfaert of ciAis. is reeessa;y 2 to hold i' or ia other wpryi., that es-ry clsim Hereafter Ltii must Le he,l zith a vie-r t. securing Iateat That is to s4y. k- rzncA is held rvI,h a yieE to purrhzee under the pre-euIffioR laws We are not clearly satlsted that Congress intended tis inter- pretation of the at but fiat sane work sboaAi lss a.sse, elOs.ll at least to prove D.1s- session of clalsas and Co sbow uhat they ar worth seerr Co is important, not only for the intiri1ual miner. but Tor the benefit Of tbe Tevit9ry. WAhe the sn3iaa troubles eosssase, ard fiss es-t af yresi=ieas l. great. this 4osk n4ie4- he l-1le light and co.utara- lively iaEcqreat7 ac aii efeuts claims should be distinctly des's-A;s3, go that new csraers may not bs lei astray, and begin work ia good faith upon lo5es ty ulirh others Iuay af some time lay clam The late Mr. EhFen- berg. in December ls19 eou.yibuted to the Mining Magazine and JosrIai os Gaol9-y,' published @t New Yorj- a seEies of sugges- tions in the shape of pr1possi Congn-ssion- al act for the enoursgeaeut and protection of mining enterprises in the Territories Of the tinted Sta1es; hzring esreciaf reference to ATizgaz, to waseh, in a letter to fhs edit or, iPrefesssT Blake) be- calls Tarsisular no- tice " as its rugged mountains teern with ore of tAe richest description, known not from hes-Say CT vague traditional runoss, bat rom positive fsets brought to light through the labor and erer7,y pf our own pioa-ers.T
 In these vas1sb.e suggestions, dated four years before the organization or the Territo- IT, we find the isurortanre both of defining and working claims thus clearly set f9rth.
 AKr. XII. It shan De the duty of all claimants of mineral and aRxiiiarv tsaets. t0 at once define the extent and the boundary of them, al nearly as possible, bT good sui,- stantiai TnOnuucafs or other coslspi esl0us mark, and t0 haze them recorded, within three moHths from tle time 0f frst claiming them, at the Registers office to be estab- E...- -H aL
 faithful deseEiptien pf 2 ae traets-their hqun- dAries--file character and bearing of the vein. and its connection with natural rsOnu- rnents CT n9usrici0as objects in the vicinity.
 ART. XIII. lt shall be the duty cf sll claimants 1g mineral tracts to ssnk at least one shaft 0i thiTty ieet ia depth, or 10 lua tunnel of hfry fler ia length ia the body of ths yeiB, oT ii4 ts adjuinilS Fv-k. s0 a. t0 test the reln .On She surface. iog the purpose Of aseertsIuIng tAe character and capacity of such mineral dePlsit, within the space of one year from tse day gi trsr taking possession thereof; aisO to eSeet bGi.iiass thereon in that time, and haze . new record made. at sad Register, Olice, setting forth tue re- salts obtained by ihe regui-gtign of this aFti- cle. and their future intention Of working the depoSit-
 ARr. XF- AAer tae first years registry mentiOnei in article l3, it shal De obligatory upon claimants to sa-A mineral tracts. to hold actual possession of them, and work the vein i; which obligation shsll be 1onsidercd 4s con. piled with by having at least iOar men actu- ally at gork ID excavation, for each and ey- cry mineral tract clainied and recorded, for at least 20 days in each year.
 The langus1s of other suggestions of our lzmented citizens s almnst identical uith that of tLe recent aet or Congress. Take for instance the following article:
 ART. XVI After the expiration Of three years, counting from the date Of the first or preliminary reooul mentioned ia article l2 1t shall be lawfgl for all claimants of mineral and auxiliary tracts, t0 apply at the said Reg1ster's office for certificates of having complied witA aH tie requirements of this act, and to present tas same tO the suryeysr General sf the lnited States. with the amount due f5f tle enclosed and ciziInc number of acres. Alter which presentation a patent m fee simple shall be i.saed for the tract CT trsots in question
 That 1t was Mr Ehrpnberg's opinion that there should be no unnecessary delay in de- aning and opening the mines is clearly prov en, and the word. of DO Arizoaian should command greater respect. If any one bad right to give advice regarding our mining in- terests, and all that eoncerned the prosper ity of the country, it wu he That he ad- hsFed to bic views a. expressed above, even after the passage of oar present mining law, is shown by the following letter to the Gov ernor:
 La P1z, January r, 1866
 Dear sir.-Congztulating you on your retum to the Territory, to share with ns its troubles and the glory of final success. ia pksA my frih s Ae naf 0s ereI. avail my self of this occasion Co thank you Tor the public and private documents sent noe by Mir Leihy. regret that no law was passed by the late Legislature amending the mining law of the Territory, nsatiHg, ot lsasi, sgms iittis ae,lai g0rk va niHfrai usias ooaptlfg,l oa tke Og1ssrs, order 9sai Dr0FpsetoTs D,ay O. ad{f