Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-24
11NIRAL LANDs-BIIL p,sspn
MINERAL LANDs.
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SlcrIoN ]. That thu mineral land, =, ~.
public domain, both surveyed and un,nrs.
ed, are hereby declared to be free and onsn
TO exploration and occupation By ali ei,;Ien.
OF the United States, and those who have
declared their intention to become citirsns
subject 10 such regulations a. may be mr.,
scribed BY law, and subject also TO local Gus.
tom or rules Of miners In the several mining
districts, 10 far a. the same NAV not h. IN
conflict with the laws Of the United States.
SEC. 2. Asd b u further enacted, That
Whenever any person or association Of per.
sons claim . vein or lode Of quartz, or other
rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar,
or copper, having previously occupied and
improved the same according 10 tho local
custom or rules OF miners In the district
where the same 10 situated, and having ex.
pended in actual labor and improvements
thereon an amount not less than one thou.
band dollars, and In regard TO whose possss-
sion there u NO controversy or opposing
claim, 1t shall and may be lawful for said
claimant or association Of claimants To file
n the local land Office = diagram Of the same,
10 extended laterally or otherwise as to con.
form to the local laws, customs, and rules Of
miners, and TO enter such tract and receive q
patent therefor, granting such mine, together
with the right to follow such vein or lode,
with its dips, angles and variations, 70 any
depth, although, il may enter the land ,djoin-
Ing, which land adjoining shall be sold cub
ject to this condition.
SIC. 8. Asd % 4 fxthsr enacted, That
Upon the ding Of the diagram a. provided in
second section Of this Act, and posting the
tame In Z conspicuous place on the claim,
together with q notice OF intention 70 apply
fora patent, the Register OF the Land Office
ihall publish q notice Of the same in = news
paper published nearest TO the location Of
laid claim, and shall also post such notice In
his Office for the period Of ninety dAysj and
AFTER the expiration Of said period, II NO ad-
verse claim shall have been filed, Il
ihall be the duty Of the Surveyor Cen
eral, upon application of the party,
10 survey the premises and make q plat
thereof, Endorsed with his approval, deEigna-
ting the number and description Of the locs-
ton, 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 Ave dollars per acre, together with
the cost Of each survey, plat, 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 70
the General Land Office said plat, survey,
and description; and q patent shall issue for
the same thereupon. But said plat, survey,
Or description shall in no case cover more
than one vein or lode, and no patent shall
iisue for moro than ono vein or lode, which
shall be expressed in the patent issued.
SEC. 4. And b IL further enacted, That
when such location and entry Of 4 mine shall
be upon unsurveyed lands, Il shall and may
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public surveys, to adjust the surveys 10 the
limits Of the premises according to the loca-
don 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-
Try 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 add.
tonal claim for discovery to the diseoversr
Of the lode, with the right to follow such vein
| u any depth, with all It's dips, variations, and
| angles, together with 4 reasonable quantity
Of surface for the convenient working Of the
same a. fixed by local rules: And provided
further, That 40 person may make more
than one location on the same lode, and not
more than three thousand feet shall be taken
ID any n claim by any association Of
persons.
SEC. s. AndMa further enacted, That a.
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.
$50. 6. And b It further enacted, Ths,
whenever any adverse claimants 10 any mine
located and claimed a. AFORESAID shall appear
bbfore the approval Of the survey, as pro-
vfded In the third section Of this Act, all pro-
cfedings shall DO stayed until final settle
pstent jurisdiction Of the rights Of posses-
sion to such claim, when a patent may Issue
SEC. z. And Be Il further enacted, That the
President Of the United States be, and IL
hereby, authorized to establish additional
l!nd districts and to appoint the necessary
Officers under existing laws, wherever he
may deem tho Same necessary for the public
convenience in executing the provisions Of
this Act.
SEC. 8. An3 BE- Il further enacted, That the
right Of way for the construction Of high
Ways over public lands, not reserved for pub
liz uses, Is hereby granted;
,oEc.s Ann % " Jrsfher enacted, That
whenever, oy priority OF possession, rights to
the use OF water for mining, agricultural,
manuiacturing OF otnsr purposes, have vest.
co ane aeesIsS, sHS Inc same are recognized
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