Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-28
MINERAL IENDs-BIIL PASSED.
MINRRAL LANDS.
Amended Bill Reported by senasor

Amonoou Dill pepoLteu Dy onAto
Stewart and Passed.
public domain, both surveyed and unsurvey.
ed, are hereby declared to be free and open
TO exploration and occupation oy all citizens
Of the United states, and those VINO nave
declared their intention 70 become citizens,
subject to such regulations as may oe pre-
scribed oy law, ana euoyect also 70 lGcai GUS
tom or rules OF miners IN tne sevelai mummy
districts, so lar as the same ma 10y DC IN
conflict with the laws OF the United states.
SEC. 2. And 90 &c JtTther enoeteo, 1nat
whenever any person or association OF per-
sons claim q vein or lode OF quartz, or otner
rock in place, bearing gold, SILVER, cinnaoar,
or copper, having previously occupied ana
improved the same according to the local
custom or rules Of miners in the district
where the same is situated, and having e1-
pended in actual labor and improvements
thereon an amount not less than one thou
sand dollars, and in regard to whose posses
sion there IL no controversy Oh opposing
claim, it shall and may be lawful for saia
claimant or association OF claimants to nile
in the local land office a diagram OF the same,
80 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
notent therefor. granting such mine, together
with the right 10 follow such vein or lode,
with its dips, angles and variations, to any
dentb. although it may enter the land adjoin-
inc which land adjoining shall be sold cub
ieet to this condition. arrH
SHc. 8. And be Il further enacted, That
unon the filing of the diagram as provided in
second section OF this Act, and posting the
same in n co~n,picuous place on the claim,
,one,bor with n notice az intention to apply
80 n,,ont tho Register OF The Land Office
.boii prbl;sR I notice. Of the same In news
nannr nuhl;sbed nearest 10 the location Of
pasT;d c,,;m and ,ball also most such notice in
b;s oa;co for The ner;od Of ninety days: and
nn.r the eYnira,ion OF said period. II no adj.
verse claim shall have been filed, it
shall he the duty OF the Surveyor Cen
sJoI' nnon application Of the party,
m survey the premi.es and make a plat
tbereof indorsed with hi, approval. desiena.
,;nn ,bs nnmber and description Of the ioca.
.i;nnSS ny ani,o oT Go lahoy and ,mnroye.
,nnn,s nd rho character of the vein er.
nn.oJ. and mon the n,vment m m, nroner
p@cer NJ Ave dollars ner acre. together with
Tho cost ~ each survey. Mat. and notice. and
Giving sntisfactory 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 10
the General Land Office said plat, survey,
md Ss,crint;on. and n na,ent shall issue for
the ,ame t~hereupon, But said plat, survey.
mr. de,cription shall In no ease cover more
,b.n one vain or lode. and no nntent sball
800 fnr ror. th,n ons vs;p nv 1ode which
sbaIi hc exnre,sed in the natent issued.
Src A III he n E,,t6.r .nnrtsS Thu,
,hnn .nch i"c,tIo, IA on,ry ~ mine shall
br mon unsuryeyed lands. il shall and NAV
he Se Ia I gwfnl aIter ,Ie eaten,ion thereto Of tbe
nnbl;c surveys, IN adiust the surveys TO the
limits Of the premises according to the loca.
ton and possession and plat aforesaid, and
the Surveyor General NAV, in extending the
surveys vary tho same from a rectangular
Sorm t 70 su,t The cirsnm,tanee, Of the eoun.
trv and the local rnle, law, and custom, Of
miners. Provided, That no location hereafter
made shall exceed two hundred feet in length
along the vein for each locator. with an addi.
tionei claim for discovery 10 the discoyere,
n the lode. with the right To follow ,uch vein
N any dentb. with all its dips. variations. and
angles Together viii n reasonable quantity
of snrface for the Convenient working OF The
same NJ, ixed by local rules: And provided
S"r,hor Tn, M norson NAV moEe NOR.
iurtner, Ina. NO Petson may MaA ga a VI,
uno.o V ,hen ,hrso ,hnns,na Fee, .SNii h. tstsn
= 80 orn oi,;n hn ,ny ,.soc;s,;on n
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PeSnn auJk., t.- Tb,,..
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.
SEC. b. Ana Dc " JIrther enaeHo, lnat
whenever any adverse claimants 10 any mine
located and claimed as aforesaid snail appear
before the approval Of the survey, as pro-
vided in the third section Of this Act, all pro-
ceedings shall be stayed until ahnai 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.
SIC. Z. And De q (urfter enacted mat the
President OF the United state, De, and Is
hereby, authorized to establish additional
land districts and TO- appoint the necessary
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