Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-01
MISCELLANEOUS ADvERr1sH1ENrs
THE
Mining Claims in the States and Terri

nAinAns Oihins IN tn9 Seeeos ~"
The Commissioner of the Land Office
has prepared an elaborate and lengthy
circular In relation to mining claims I'M
der the act of Congress, approved July
26, 1866. By the first section OF tins
act all The minerallands Of the United
States, surveyed and u~nsurveyed, are
laid open to all citizens Of the United
States and to those who have declared
their intention to become such, subject
to statutory regulations, and also to the
local customs or rules Of miners in the
several mining districts not in-confiict
with the laws of the United States.
Commissioner Wilson informs the reg
listers and receivers and surveyor gener-
ais that il is their duty to acquaint
themselves with the local mining GUS
toms in their districts. Mining claims
may be entered ut any district land office
in the United States under this law BY
any person or association of persons,
corporated or incorporate. In making
the entry, however, such q description
Of the tract must be filed as will indicate
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face ground is permitted to be occupied
for mining purposes, except the surface
of the vein or lode, and the walls OF
such vein or lode are unascertained, and
the lateral extent of such vein or lode
unknoyyn II shonld be stated thai the
or,ant of snoh vo;n or lode cannot he
49, ~ na, mnoon-emsn hnt that
.La 80 80 =, ,oSo 10 houndad on eocb
s:S. ~. .%a LII of ,bo cane and 10
nv nn, of Ground Contain,
Shn.m.sn n ,ha n;rar ors lines and tho
~ '"a,ainad wa,ls oS Tim vain or lode:
onS IN smch case the natent will issue
for all Land between such end lines
and aide wallis. with the right to follow
mob vein or lode with all its dips, varia-
t;ons and angles to any depth, although
Il may enter the land adjoining, provid-
cd the estimated quantity shall be equal
to n horizontal plane bounded by the
| given end lines and the walls or the
sides of such vein or lode.
By the third section of the act it is
required that upon the filing of the dia-
gram, rs provided in the second section,
and posting the same in o conspicuous
placeon the claim, with notice Of inten-
ton to apply for a patent, the Register
shall publish a notice of the same in a
newspaper nearest the location Of the
said Claim.
The Register is also required to post
the said notice in his office for ninety
ways. After that time, should no ad-
derse claim have been fled, it shall be
the duty of the Surveyor General to sur
vcy the premises and make q plat there
of. As II preliminary to the survey,
however, the applicant is required to
make a deposit covering the necessary
cost of publishing the notice, the sur
yeying, and the plating.
Aher the survey shall have been duly
o,ecutcd and the Mat approved by the
surveyor General. the party claiming
shall ile the same with the Register and
Receiver, and thereupon a to the said
Receiver five dollars per acre for the
PREMISES embraced in the SURVEY, after
which il shall be the duty of the Regis
ter 10 transmit to the General Land
Omce ,bc said Mat. with the proof, en-
dorsed as satisfactory by the Register
and Receiver, so that the patent may
issue IL the proceedings are found to be
regular.
The unity of the surveying system is
to be maintained by extending over the
mining districts the rectangular method,
At least so far as township lines arc con-
cerned. The contemplated surveys of