Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-05
5KEkRM LANps-RILL PASSED.
MINERAL LANDS.
Ans.ded AtII-Rs,sEsea y Senator

ed, are. hereby declared TO be free and open
To- EXPLORATION and occupation by all citizens
o. thel United States, and those who have
declared their intsntion 70 become. cihEens,l
subject to such regulations ~ may BE- pre-
scribed by. law. and subject, also, 70 local Gus,
TOM /! ftlss 81 miners fl the several mining
districts, 20 far ID the same may not be IN
conflict with the laws Of he Unitsd States. o..
6yc. Q. LAndi MlI 6stheyGsnacted, That
Nhensvers any person Or saiocistion Of PEI
sons ,claimtA vsin. Of lode Of quarts, OF ethle15
rock In place, bearing gold, silver, cinnibAr,
Or copper, having ~preSiouily, occupied: and
improved the s1lne according to the local,
custom or rules Of miners in the district
where thefsams H. situated, and 9hASing e1-i
pendedIin. actual labor and improvements.
thereon an amount, not less than ono thou
sandadoll4ri, and In regard 70 whose posaes,e
zion there u, no controversy or opposing
dam, Il, shall; aud may be lawful for said
claimant or association Of claimants 10 file
ihthe localland Office Z diagram Of the ssrns,
70 eItendedlatsrally or otherwise ~ 10 con-.
form TO the local laws, customs, and rules Of,
miners, and 70 enter such tract and rscsiLeA
patent therefor, granting such mins, together
With It's dips, angles and variations. 70 any
depth, although It may enter the land sdjoin-n
Ing, which land adjoining shall be sold pub
iecs 70 this condition. 49,
SEC. g.. And 6egt further enacted, That
tpon tho ding Of the diagram - provided IN
second section OF this Act, and posting the
dame III a conspicuous place on the elnnn,
to0cther with q notice Of intention 70 apply
ior = patent, the Register of the Land Ofiee
Shsll publish q notice OF the sAme in neys-
iaper publiahed nearest TO the location Of
laid claim, and shall also post such notice IN
his Office for the period o{ ninety days; and
sfter the expiration Of said period, II no id:
Verse claim shall have been fled, Il
shall be the duty OF the Surveyor Gen.
eral,j upon application of the party,
10 survey the premises and make . plat
thereoL Endorsed with bis approval, dosigna-
ding the number and description Of the loca-
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 FIVE dollars per acre, together. With
the cost Of each surrey, plat, and notice, and
giving satisfactory evidence that said dia-
gram and notice have been iposted on the
Register Of the Land Office shall transmit TO
| the General Land Office said plat, survey,
and description; and . patent shall issue for
| the same t%herenpon. But said plat, survey,
Or description shall In no case cover more
dian one vein or lode, and no patent shall
issue for more than one vein or lode, which
ahall be expressed in the patent issued.
SIC. f. And Be Il further enacted, That
when. such location and entry OF . mine shall
be upon unsuryeyed lands, it shall and may
be lawful, after the extension thereto Of the
public surveys, to adjust the surveys TO the
limits Of the premises according to the locs.
ton and possession and plat aforesaid and
the Surveyor General may, in extending the
surveys, vary the same from. a, rectangular
FORM 10 SUIT the circumstances of the coun-
~. 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.
tolsl claim for discovery to the ,~diseoversi
Of the lode, with the right to follow such vein
to any depth, With all It's dips, variations, and
angles, together with q reasonable quantity
Of surface for the convenient working Of the
nme as fxed 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 feat shall DO taken
in any one claim BY any association Of
persons. r...
SEC. s. And BE- IL 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 exptesssd In
the patent. NO.. .
SIC. 6: And be Il further enacted, Tha,
whenever any adverse claimants 70 any mine
located and claimed as aforesaid shall appear
before the Approval of the survey, n pro-
yided in tho third section Of thia Act, allpro.
ceedings shall be stayed until; 4 final settle
ment and adjudication in the Courts OF com.
Petent jurisdietion, Of the rights Of posses:
sion to such claim, when a patent may issue
a. In other cases. irHjir
/ SEC. I. And Be Il further enacted, That the
President OF the United States be, and 10
hereby, authorized TO establish additional
land districts and to 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. moo III ore -c-l ECO 'rif r
SEC. 8. Apd 6eafvthsr enoctsd, That the
right Of way for the construction Of high
ways over, public lands, not reserved for pub
Hit uses, Is hereby granted. ''"
II SEc.i9 8. And Be IL ,ti,4her, enacted, That
whenever, BY priority Of possession, rights to
T. -g-.-- Ii
inc nse oI Natef ISr mining. st.cpIlntn
manuiacI9llng OF 9tnel Purposes' nave yes.,
Gu ana seorIsS. M 'as s1m na .le eeogni. N
1S t1s iocei Sust9Hs,tANs
ana tee decision; Of courts, t1e po,seSsors
ana owners o. sneh vested r,gnts, snaA os
malneelnec eno Ptotec'so IN tne same aIo
me lgnt o way lot ms CONSTRUCTOR OF oisn'
es and canals for the purposes Aforesaid u
hereby acknoNledRsd y communist. rLo-
Yaed, however, mat Whenever, aiIef tne
passage OF TINS ACT, any person or per,ons
shsli,9n tneI cSniEuceon OIL any ditchCof
cana, in)uie q dsmage tns possession q ny
setuef on tne PUBIC DOMAIN, tne party COM
hitting such injury Or damage snal oe'liaoie
Y the party injured Tor such injury or dam
age. Zoos.
SEC. ~. cAsd beott further fnaettd That
wherever, prior to the passage 81 this Act,
upon the lands heretofore desiRnated as min.
erallsnds, which have been excluded from
made BY citizens Of the United States or
person: WIG have declared Their insen.i0n TO
oec9me cle1ens, nnisn nomes.eAos n.'e osel
made, improved and used Tor agricultural
purposes, q upon which there, have been
no valuable mines OF gold, silver, cinnabar