Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-08
FL EVENING NEWS.
MINERAL LANDS.
Amended Bill Reported by scnntoF
stewart aud Passed.

SECTION /. ina the minet1I li""S
public domain, both surveyed ana unS''"s
ed, are hereby declared TO DC nee quo -
10 exploration and occupation by al ''i-st,
81 ,bc TT,;,cl states. and those VINO nav
d~eclorcd their intention 20 become V'''ANu,'
subject "a Such regulations rs may % ~
srr;bcd by law, and subject also :" .
,or, or rules OF miners IN tue Se'e'A' "L
TS,r;.,s 20 far aS the same may hOt Oe ="
Snna;c, with the laws OF the United states
80" . IND Be 4 farther enacted, mat
..h.noycr any person or association OF per
80 claim a vein or lode OF quartz, or otheF
Tock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnaoar;
or copper, having previously occupied any
;unroycd the same according TO the local
rns,om or rules of miners IN the district
whore the sam is situated, and having cN-
pended in actual labor and improvements
thereon an amount not less than one thou
sand dollars, and in regard 10 whose posses
sion there is no controversy or opposing
claim, il shall and may be lawful for SAID
claimant or association OF AMMAN 10 ME
in the local land office 4 diagram OF the same
so extended ~latcrally or otherwise as 70 con.
form 10 the local laws, customs, and rules OF
miners. and 70 enter such tract and receive 4
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
iect 70 this condition.
SEC. 3. Ind b. Il further enacted, That
upon the fling Of the diagram as provided IN
second section Of this Act, and posting the
same in i conspicuous place on the claim,
together with 4 notice Of intention TO apply
for q patent, the Register OF The Land Office
shall publish q notice Of the same in Il news
paper published nearest TO the location Of
said claim, and shall also post such notice in
his Office for the period Of ninety days; and
after the expiration Of said period, II no adj
verse claim shall have been filed, II
shall be the duty of the Surveyor Gen
eral, upon application Of the party,
10 survey the premises and make 4 plat
thereof, Endorsed with his approval, desiSna-
ting the number and description Of the Ioca-
ton, the value of the labor and improve
ments, and the character OF the vein eN-
posed: and upon the payment TO the proper
officer Of FIVE dollars per acre, together with
the cost Of each survey, plat, and notice, and
giving satisfactory evidence that SAID dla-
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,
aud description; and a patent shall issue for
the same t~hcreupon. But said plat, survey,
or description shall in no case cover more
than one vein or lode, and no patent shall
issue for more than one vein or lode, which
shall be expressed in the patent issued.
SEC. l.. Ind be q further enacted, That
when such location and entry OF 4 mine shall
be upon unsurycyed lands, It shall and may
be lawful. after the extension thereto OF the
public surveys, 10 adjust the surveys 70 the
limits Of the premises according 90 the Ioca-
ton and possession and plat aforesaid, and
the Surveyor General may. in extending the
surveys, vary the same from q rectangular
form 70 SUIT the circumstances of the cOun-
;rv and the local rules. laws, and customs Of
miners: Provided, That no location hereafter
made shall exceed two hundred feet in length
along the vein for each locator, with an addI-
tional claim for discovery 20 the diScoyercr
Of the lode, with the right 70 follow such vein
to any depth. with all its dips, variations, and
angles, together with a reasonable quantity
Of surface for the convenient working OF tEt
same as fixed BY local rules: And provided
further, That no person may make more
than one location on the same lode, and not
more than three thousand fee; shall be aiken
in any one claim by any association Of
persons.
SEC. ). Ind be Il further enacted, That as
a further condition OF sale, in the absence OF
necessary legislation BY Congress, the local
Legislature Of any State or Territory may
provide rules for working mines involving
easements, drainage, and other necessary
means to their complete development; and
those conditions shall be fully expressed in
the patent.
SIC. s. Aud Be it further enacted, That
whenever any adverse claimants TO any mine
located Il claimed as aforesaid shall appear
before the approval Of the survey, as pro-
yidcd in the third section Of this Act, all pro-
ceedings shall be stayed until 4 final settle
ment and adjudication in the Courts Of COM
petent jurisdiction Of the rights OF posses
sion TO such claim, when a patent may issue
as in other cases.
SEC. :. Ind be Il further enacted, That the
President Of the United States be, and is
hereby, authorized to establish additional
land districts and 20 appoint the necessary
officers under existing laws, wherever he
may deem the same necessary for the public
convenience in executing the provisions OF
this Act.
SEC. s. And BE- Il further enacted, That the
right Of way for the construction Of high
WAYS over public lands, not reserved for pub
lit uses, is hereby granted.
SEC. 9. And be Il further enacted, That
whenever, by priority Of possession, rights to
the use Of water for mining, agricultural,
manufacturing, or other purposes, have vest.
ed and accrued, and the same are recognized
and acknowledged by the local customs, laws
and the decisions Of Courts, the posseSSors
and owners Of such vested rights, shall be
maintained and protected in the same; and
the right Of way for the construction Of ditch
es and canals for the purposes aforesaid Is
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. Pro-
yided, however, That whenever, after the
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shall, in the construction Of any 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
70 the party injured for such injury or dam
age.
SEC. 10. Ind be Il further enacted, That
wherever, prior 20 the passage of this Act,
upon the lands heretofore designated as min
eral lands, which have been excluded from
survey and sale, there have been homeSteads
made BY citizens Of the United States, or
persons who have declared their intention to
become citizens, which homeStcads have been
made, improved, and used for agricultural
purposes, and upon which there have been
no valuable mines Of gold, silver, cinnabar
or copper discovered, and which are properly
agricultural lands, the said %settlerF or owners
Of such homesteadS shall have 4 right Of pre-
empDOn lneEetO, anu SualA Oe t4l4tItu W pun
chase the same at the price Of ono dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, and in quantity
not TO exceed one hundred and sixty acres;
or said parties may avail themselves Of the
provisions Of the Act Of Congress approved
MAY twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,
entitled "An Act TO secure hOmesteads to
actual settlers on the public domain" and
Acts amendatory thereof.
SEC. IL. Aad be Il further enacted, That
upon the survey Of the lands aforesaid, the
Secretary Of the Interior may designate and
set apart such portions Of the said lands as
are clearly agricultural lands, which lands
shall thereafter be subject TO presumption and
sale as other public lands Of the United
States. and subject TO all the laws and regu-
lations applicable to the same.
TThe above Act has been approved by the
President, and is now the law.-ED. NEWS.