Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-07
' AssRAL LAEDs-BnE PASSED.
MINERAL LANDS.
-S~IAl RElI- nAata

subject u. 1uch regulatlons os may De pre-
scrfbed BY law, and subject also TO local Gus
TOM or rules ofminers In the several mining
distriets, %, far ~ the same, may not be in
conflict with the laws Of the United States.
ESQ. O. IND 6eia further enacted, That
vhenevero any person Or association Of per-
sons claim . vein or lode Of quartz, OF other
rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinpabar,
or copper, having previously occupied and
improved the same according TO the local
custom or rules Of. miners in the district
where the sxmeis Situated, and having ex-
pended in actual labor and Improvements
thueon an amount not less than one thou
sand dollars, and in regard 70 whose pos,ss-
sion there, Il no controversy or opposing
claim, Il shall and, may be lawful for said
claimant or association Of claimants 10 file
In the local land ofRca q diagram of the same,
10 extended htarally or Otherwise ssto con.
form to the local laws, customs, and rules OF
miners, and 70 enter such tract and receive q
patent therefor, granting such mine, together
with the right 70 follow such vein or lode,
with is dips, angles and variations. 70 any
depth, although It may enter the land adjoin-
ing, which land adjoining shall be. sold cub
ject to this condition. Bon
: SEC. s. And 30 Il f~her enacted, That
upon the filing Of the diagram as provided in
second section Of this Act, and posting the
same In q conspicuous place on the claim,
together with q notice Of intention TO apply
ios a patent, the Register Of the Land Office
shall publish q notice Of the same 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, It
shall DO the duty OF the. Surveyor Gen
eral, upon application Of the party,
to survey the premises and make a plat
thereof, indorsed 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
tho General Land Office said plat, survey,
and description; and q patent shall issue for
the same thereupon. But said plat, survey,
or description shall in no case cover more
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 Do Il further enacted, That
when such location and entry Of a mine shall
be upon unsuryeyed lands, il shall and may
be lawful, after the extension thereto OF the
public surveys, to adjust the surveys TO the
limits ofthe premises according to the loca-
ton and possession and plat aforesaid and
the Surveyor General may, in extending the
form to suit the circumstance of the coun-
miners: Provided. That no location hereafter
made shall exceed two hundred feet in length
the vein for each locator. with an add,.
OF the lode, with the right TO follow such vein
ANGLES together with a. reasonable quantity
Of %surf.ce for The Convenient workinr OF The
same a. 6red Nv local rules: And provided
further, That no person NAV make more
than one location on me same lode. and NOT
more man three tbousand feet .bali he t.ten
IN any ono claim by any assooiation Of
neYson..
SHo. &. 1nd6.i further enacted. That n.
I. further Condition n sale. In the absenee Of
nesessarv Ieuislaton ~ Congress. the local
Ieoi.lature of INV STATE or TERRITORY NAV
provide rules Tor Working mine, invelyin1
asements dr.;n,oe md other nece,s.rS
m,sns 10 their .omnlete dsyslonment. md
tho.e eondit;on. sbaIl he fnllv ernys.sed in
ths n,ssnt
SRc'6. Ind 4. Il 6.ytA.r enacted. Tb,,
uhen.yer ,ny, dyerss sI,im,nts n NV mine
Ioc,tsd and cIsimed :. .6or.,,,6 sbsiI .nns,r
hefore tho snnroy,l M the .nrvev n. pYo.
yfded in the third section Of this Ast. ali pro-
eeedipe, lhal be STAYED until n final yettle-
ment and adiudicstion In the Courts Of com.
petent iurisdiction OF the riehts Of nosse,.
sion to siioh claim! when a pStent NAV i,,u.
a. IN other csscs- -"
: SEC. 4. And be Il further enacted. That the
1880 ~ nn;,sS $500 ~
hsrsSy sutbo-iy.S 70 e.,"hii. .55i.;on.i
land districts and 10 appoint the necesssrt
officers under existing laws, wherever hc
deem the same necessary for the public
convenience in executing the provisions Of
this Act. .u. .-..r :. rf0I.
SEC. 8. And be Il further, e,acted, That the
right Of way for the construction Of high.
ways over public lands, not reserved for pub.
lit uses, ishereby granted. 'F""h -r-''
u SEC. 8. and BE- Il, farther enacted, That
whenever, by priority Of. possession, rights to
the use Of water for mining, agricultural,
manufacturing, or other purposes, have vest
ed and accrued, and the same are recognized
and acknowledged b. the local customs, laws
and the decisions Of Courts, the possessors
and owners Of such vested rights, shall be
maintained and protected in the same; and
the right OF way for the construction Of ditch
es and canals for the purposes Aforesaid 10
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. Pro-
vided, however, That whenever, AFTER the
passage. Of this Act, any person or persons
shall, in the construction 5of any ditch or
canal, injuteio or damage the possession OF any
settler on The public domain, the party COM
hitting such injury OF damage shall BE- liable
20 tne party injured for such injury or dam
age.
. ssc. III. rArd oeH ttrther enacted That
wherever, PRIOR TO the passage OF this Act,
upon'the land: heretofore designated a. min
erallands, which have been excluded from
survey and sfle, there have been homesteads
persons who have declared ,h,ir intention to
become eisisens' which homesteads have been
mane, improved, USED Tor agricultural
purposes, and upon which there have been
valuable mines of gold, silver, cinnabar
or copper. discovered, and which are properly
agricultural lands. tha said settlera ar owners
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