Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-29
MINERAL ANDs-BILL PASSED.
MINERAL LANn1-

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public domain, both surveyed and un,nrvsS
ed, are hereby declared TO be free and onsn
to exploration and occupation By all citizen,
OF the United States, and those who have
declared their intention to, become citizens
subject 70 such regulations a. may be nTe,
scribed By Law, and subject also 70 local Gus.
tom or rules Of miners IN the several mining
districts, so far as the same may not be in
conflict with the laws Of the United States.
SEC. Q. And Be II further enacted, Th.,
uheneter any person or association Of DER.
sons claim Q vein or lode Of quartz, or other
rock In place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar,
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 regard to whose possss.
sion there u no controversy or opposing
claim, Il shall and may be lawful for said
claimant or association Of claimants TO file
| in the local land Office q diagram OF the same,
| 40. extended l~aterally or otherwise 40 TO con-
form 10 the local laws, customs, and rules Of
minsrs, and 10. enter such tract and receive .
patsnt therefor, granting such mine, together
with TIL riaht 10, 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. s.a .g. s.L
nSzc. g. And 6enit further enacted, That
upon the hling Of the diagram a. provided in
second section oil. this Act, and posting the
same In q conspicuous place on the claim,
together with q notice Of intention 10 apply
for q patent, the Register Of the Land Office
shall nublish n notice of the ssme in . news
paper published nearest, 70 the location Of
said claim, and shall also post such notice in
his Office for the period Of ninety days; and
ster the expiration Of said period, II no ad.
verse, claim shall have been filed, II
shall be the duty. Of the Surveyor, Gen.
eral, upon application Of the party,
TO survey the premises and make . plat
thereof, Endorsed with his approval, designa.
ting the number and description ofthe loca-
ton, the value Of the alsbor and improve
ments, and the character Of the vein ex-
posed; and upon the payment % the proper
officer Of Ave 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 70
the General Land Office said plat, survey,
and description; and q patent shall issue for
the same thereupon. But said plat, survey,
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 4 mine shall
be upon unsurveyed lands, 1t 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 circumstances Of the coun-
Try and the losal 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 add.
| tionsl claim for discovery TO the diseoverer
Of the lode, with the right to follow such vein
to any depth, with all its dips, variations, and
angles, together with a reasonable quantity
Of surface for the convenient working Of the
same az 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, feet shall be taken
in any one claim BY any association Of
persons.
SEC. s.. And b a further enacted, That As
q further condition OF sale, in the absence Of
necessaW 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. rrr aT-l..N
SIC. 6. And b Il further enacted, Tha.
whenever any adverse. claimants 70 any mine
located and claimed as aforesaid shall appear
before the approval Of the survey, as pro-
vided in the third section Of this Act, all pro-
ceedings shall be stayed until 10 final 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
a. in other cases.
SEC. Z. And b 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. '
SEC. 8. And Be Il further enacted, That the
right Of way for the construction Of high.
ways over public lands, not reserved for pub.
lit uses, IL hereby granted. 40
r SEC. 8. And BE- Is further enacted, That
whenever, .by priority Of possession. rights to
the use OF water for mining, agricultural,
manufacturing or otner purposes, nave vest,
Cd and accrued, ana tne same are Recognized
ana cKnoSieogeo py tne local customs laws
and the decisions Of Courts, the poSsessors
and ownsrs OF such vested rights, shall be
maintained and protected in the same and
the right Of way Tor, the construction Of ditch
es and canals for the purposes Aforesaid 10
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. Pro-
vided, however, b whenever, after the
passage Of this Act, any person or persons
shall, N the construction OF any ditch or
canal, inlure or damage the possession Of any
settler on me peone domain, the party com
hitting such injury or damage shall be liable
to the party injured for such injury or dam
age. f
SEC. 10. And Do further enacted, That
wherever, prior to the passage Of this Act,
upon the lands heretofore designated q min
sral land, which have been excluded from
person. Who have declared their intention 70