Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-18
MINERAL IES1Gs1I PASSED.
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SEoTroN1. That the mineral lands OF the
public domain, both surveyedtand unsurSey-
ed, are hereby declared o be free and open
to exploration and occupation by all citizens
Of the. United States, and those, who have
declared their intention to become c~itizens,
subject 70 such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by law, and subject also 70 local Gus
tom or rules Of miners in the seyerallmining
districts,i 20 far az the same mayEnot be in
conflict with the laws Of the United States.
SEC. 2. And DO Il further enacted, That
whenever any person or association Of per-
o n claim d vein Or lode Of quartz, or other
rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnsbar,
or copper, having previously occupied and
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 thou
sand dollars, and in regardto whose posses
sion there 10 no controversy or opposing
claim, It shall and may DO lawful for said
| claimant or association Of claimants to file
in the local landofice a diagram ofthe Same,
80 extended latefally or otherwise as 10 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 It's dips, angles and variations. to any
depth, although it may enter the land adjoin-
ing, which land adjoining shall be sold cub
iect to this condition. r
SEC. 8. And be Il further enacted, That
upon the fling Of the diagram as provided in
second section Of this Act, and posting the
SAINT in a conspicuous place on the claim,
| together with a notice Of intention to apply
for a patent, the Register Of the Land Office
shall publish a notice of,the samei in q news.
paper published nearest to 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, II NO ad.
verse claim shall have been filed, 1t
shall be the duty Of the Surveyor Gen
eral, upon application Of the party,
thereof, Endorsed with his approval designa-
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 ncre, together with
the cost Of each survey,p 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
tho same thereupon. But said plat, survey,
Or description shall in no case cover moro
than one vein or lode, and no patent shall
issue for more than one vein or lode, which
shall be expressed in the patent issued.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That
when such location and entry Of O mine shall
be upon unsurycyed 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 loca.
ton and possession and plat aforesaid, and
the Surveyor General may, in extending the
surveys, vary the same from a rectangular
form to suit the circumstance OF the coun'
try and the local rules, laws, and customs o.
miners: Provided, That no location hereafter
made shall exceed two hundred feet in length
along the vein for each locator, with an addl
tional claim for discovery to the discoverel
Of the lode, with the right to follow such weir
to any depth, with all its dips, variations, ana
angles, together with d reasonable quantity
Of surface for the convenient working Of thu
same rs fixed by local rules: And provided
further, That no person may make mor'
than one location on the same lode, and no
more than three thousand feet shall be taker
in any one claim BY any association o
persons.
SEC. s. And be IL further enacted, That al
a further condition Of sale, In the absence o
necessary legislation BY Congress, the loca
Legislature Of any State OF. Territory ma
provide rules for working mines involving
easements, drainage, and other necessary
means to their complete development; ant
those conditions shall be fully expressed il
the patent. O.
SEQ. 6. And BE- It further enacted, Thai
whenever my adverse claimants 10 any min,
located and claimed as aforesaid shall appeal
Vided in the tSSffrd section Of this Act ali pro
ceedings shall be stayed until q final settle
Iment and adjudication in the Courts OF com
petent jurisdiction Of the rights of posses
sion to such claim, when 4 pstent may issu,
as in other cases. b..ay yf.Hla3-. lii. bis
SEC. Z. And be Il further enacted, That tn,
President of the United States be, and i
hereby, authorized to establish additions
land districts and to appoint the necessar,
officers under existing laws, wherever b
may deem the same necessary for the publ,
convenience in executing the provisions
this Act.
SIC. s. And be IL further enacted, That tn,
right Of way for the construction Of high
ways over public lands, not reserved for pub
lit uses, 10 hereby granted meir i..lE
SEC. 8. And Be IL. further, enacted, Tha
whenever, by priority Of possession, rights Z
the use Of water for mining, agricultural
manufacturing, or other purposes, have vest
cd and accrued, and the same are ~recognizeI
and acknowledged by the local customs, law,
and the decisions Of Courts, the possessor
and owners Of such vested rights, shall b,
maintained and protected in the same /; ant
the right Of way for the construction Of ditch
es and, canals for the purposes aforssaid il
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. Pro
vided, however, That whenever, after thu
passage Of this Act, any person or person.
shall, in tho construction Of any ditch o.
canal, injure or damage the possession Of any
settler on the public domain, the party com
Uniting such injury or damage shall be liable
TO the party injured for suehiinjury or dam
age. '.T.m
SEC. 10. And bot farther enacted, Thai
wherever, prior to the passage OF this ACT
Eupon the lands heretofore designated ~ min.
survey and sale, there have been homestead
made by citizens Of the United States, Of
ipersons who have declared their intention Il
become citizens, which homesteads have beer
made, improved, and usedTfof agricultural
purposes, and upon which there have beer
no valuable mines Of gold, silver, einnabs,
or copper discovered, and which are properly
agricultural lands, the said settlers or owners
OF such homesteads shall have a right Of pre-
emption thereto and shall be- entitled to pur.
chase the same at tho price Of one dollar ant
twenty-five cents per acre., and in quantity
not IN eYnaed one hnndyad and airty aoraa