Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-11
MINERAL LANDS-BILL PASSED.
-"Ig'05 MINERAL LANDS. 1909 '1
Amended Bill Repaired by Senator
Stewart Passed.

of the United STATES, ana Lnose VINO nave
declared their intention to become citizens,
subject to such regulations as may be pre-
scribed BY law, and subject also to local Gus
| tom or rules Of miners in the several mining
! districts, 80 far as the same MAJ not pc IN
| conflict With the laws Of the United States.
SEC. 2. And Do It further enacted, That
| whenever any person or association OF per-
sons. claim a vein or lode Of quartz, or ether
rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnsoaI,
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 ex-
| pended In actual labor and Improvements
| thereon an amount not less than one tnou-
sand dollars, and in regard to whose posses
| sion there is no controversy or opposing
| claim, it shall and may be lawful for ssid
| claimant or association Of claimants 70 ME
in the local land Office q diagram OF the same,
80 extended l~aterally or otherwise as to con.
| form to the local laws, customs, and rules OF
miners. and to enter such tract and receive .
| 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
ject to this condition. 7l
SEC. 8. and BE- It further enacted, That
| upon the fling Of the diagram as provided in
second section Of this Act, and posting the
same In q conspicuous place on the claip,
| together with q notice OF intention 70 apply
for a patent, the Register OF the Land Ot1ce
shall publish q notice OF the same IN q news.
paper, published nearest 10 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, nc az.
verse claim shall nave osen MEG, u
shall be the duty OF the Surveyor Gen.
eral, upon application OF the party,
to survey the premises and make q plat
thereof, Endorsed with his approval, designa.
| ting 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 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 TO
the General Land Office said plat, survey,
and description; and a patent shall issue for
the same thereupon. But said plat, survey,
or description shall in NO case cover more
Il Lnku Ouc vein VI lUQtt Auu uOH ph9uI nu1Il
issue for more than one vein or lode, which
shall be expressed in the Pa.en. issued.
SEC. 4. And Be It further enacted, That
when such location and entry Of a mine shall
De upon unsurveyed lanos, ~ snall ano may
be lawful, after the extension thereto OF the
Puoilc surveys, 70 ADJUST the surveys 70 inc
limits Of the premises according. to the loea;
ton and possession and plat Aforesaid, AND
the Surveyor General may, IN extending me
surveys, var, the same from q rectangular
form to suit the circumstances OF the coun.
try and the local rules, laws, n customs o.
miners: PROVIDED, inat no location nereaitsl
made shall exceed W hundred feet IN length
along the vein for each locator, with an add
tiopal claim for discovery to the diseorerei
Of the lode, with the right 70 follow such vein
to any depth, with all its dips, variations, ant
angles, together with a reasonable quantity
Of surface for the convenient working Of the
same as fixed BY local rules: And provided
further, That no person may make more
than one location on the same lode, and no,
more than three thousand feet shall be taken
in any one claim BY any association Of
persons.
SEC. b. And % Jnrfher enacted, That a,
q further condition Of sale, in the absence o.
necessary legislation BY Congress, the local
Legislature OF any State or territory may
provide rules Tor working mines involving
easements, drainage, n otner necessary
means to their complete development; and
those conditions shall be fully expressed IN
the patent.
SEQ. 6. And b. Il further enacted, That
whenever any adverse claimants 10 any mine
located and claimed as aforesaid shall appear
before the approval Of the survey, as pro.
Il vfded IN the third Recti0n 0f This Art all nFO-