Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-04
MINERAL IASDslB1LL PASSED.
MINERAL LANDS.
A,nsnasd 1fii netsrted ~ senrtsr
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10 s1ploraton and occupation BY all citisens
bf the United States, and those who have
declared their intention TO become citizens,
| subject 70 such regulations as may be pre-
inAbedhy NV, and subject also to local Gus.
Tor, orr1les SflhinefS In the several mining
/ 6istden.nso fxroH ~ the same mAynotj be m
sopAict with the laws Of the United States. D
SYc,2 And b i further enacted That
! whenever any person or association Of per-
ions claim a vein or lode Of quartz, or other
fock ID place, besring gold, silver, 'ctnnsbar,
Or copper, having previously occupied and
! fdproteds the same according. to the Local
custom or rules of minsrs In the district
Where the same ID situated, and having ex.
bended in actual labor and Improvements
thereon an amount not less than one thou
tand dollars, andin regafdto whose posIss-
| fion there Is no controversy or opposing
| 1~lsin,it snail and may beJlaNfulf for said
! claimant or association Of claimants "a, file
! h, the local landofice . diagram Of the same,
10 extended l~aterally or otherwise q to con.
| form to the local laws, customs, and rules Of
miners, andto enter yuch tract and receive
patsnt therefor, granting such MINE, together
With the right 70 follow u rein or lode,
with tn dips, angles and variations. to any
depth, although It may enter the land sdjoin-
ING, which land adjoining shall be soh cub.
SIC. 5. Ind % e h-klsr enaaed,S That
| upon the fling ofthe diagram q pfoxded IN
teoond section Of this Act, and posting the
tame in . conspicuous place on the clatm,
toQether with q notice OF intention to apply
| for q, patent, the Register Of the Land Office
| shall publish q notice Of the same in q news.
paper published nearest TO the location Of
laid claim, nd.Ihail' also post such notice in
hiSj Office for the periodic Of ninety idays, md
After the expiration Of said period, IL no sd-
Verse claim shall have been filed, it
1hail be the duty Of the Surveyor Geu-
Sral, upon. application Of the party,
10 survey the premises and make = plat
thereof, ndorsed with bis approval, designa-
ting III number and description Of The locs-
tion, the value Of the labor and Improve
hents, and the character Of the vein *
posed; and upon the payment' 70 the proper
officer Of Eve dollars per acre, together With
The cost Of eaohsurveY, plat, ind notice, and
giving satisfactory evidence that said dhs
Tram and notice have been posted on the
claim during said period Of ninety days, the
Register Of the Land Office shall transmitto
the General Land Office said plat, survey,
and description; and . patent shall issue for
the same thereupon. But said plat, survey,
vi oCuGAAPbAOn uhAh IA AZ SSFSA
than ono vein. or lode, and no patent shall
Issue for moro than ono vein or lods, which
Shsll be expressed in the patent issued.
SEC. 4. And Be Il further enacted, That
when such location and entry Of . mine shall
be upon unsurveyed lands, It shall and may
be lawful, after the extension thereto Of the
| public surveys, TO adjust the surveys 70 the
limits Of the premises according 70 the loca.a
ton and possession and plat aforesaid, and
| he Surveyor General may, in extending the
| surveys, vary the same from q rectangular
| form TO SUIT the circumstances of the coun-
Try and b elocal rules, lawn, and customs Of
miners: Provided, That no location hereafter
undesirable exceed two hundred;feetin length
along the vein for each locator, with an addI.
tionsl claim for discovery to the diseovere1
Of the lode, with the right to follow such vein
10 any depth, with all its dips, variations, and
angles, together with reasonable quantity
\ Of surface for the convenient workink'o Of the
same asfIed BY local rules: And provided
| further, That no person may make mora
| thsn one location on. the same lode, and not
| more than three thousand feet shall be taken
h any oneq claim by any Assoefatfon4 Of
persons. . - H... rgr.
SEC. s. And Do Il further enacted, That a.
q further condition Of sale, in the absence Of
accessory Legislation BY. Congress, the local
Legislature OF any, State or Tertiary 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
| che patent .. ..-E aaE EEl
$50. 6. And b Il further enacted, That
whenever any adverse claimants 70 my mine
located and claimed a. aforesaid shall appear
before the approval Of the survey, as pro-
Vided In the third section Of this Act, all pro-
ceedingsl shall be stayed unit" afnalrsettfe.
ment and Adjudication in the Courts Of COM
petent jurisdiction Of the rights Of potsss-
sion to such claim, when 4 patent may issue
asin other cases.
SEQ. 4. And DO Il further enacted, That the
President Of the United States be, and 10
hereby, authorized 70 est1blhh additional
land districts and to: appoint the necessary
officers under existing laws, wherever no
may deem the same necessary for the public
convenience in executing the provisions Of
this Act.
SIC. s. !And b u tspther enacted, Tia. the
right Of way for the construction Of. high
ways'orer public lands, not reserved for pub
lit uses, 10 hereby granted. zoe ...
4 SEC. 8. And Be IL further 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 BY the local customs. laws
and the decisions Of Courts, the possesscrs
and owners Of such vested rights, shall be
maintained and protected In the same and
the right Of way for the construction Of ditch
GO and canals for the purposes sforesaidis
hereby. Acknowledged and confirmed. Pro-
vided, however, That whenever, aftsrI the
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shall, in the construction Of any ditch or
settler on the public domain, the party COM
mitsfng such injury or damage shall DO liable
10 tho party injured fos such injury or dam
SEC. 10. Aid be IL tayther enacted, That
wherever, prior to the passage Of this Act,
upon the lands heretofore designated - min.
sral lands, which have been excluded from
survey and sale, there have been homesteads
made BY citizens Of the United Sitter, or
persons who have declared their intention TO
6eeome citizens which homestesds have been
made, improved, and used for agricultural
purposes, and upon which there have been
no valuable mines Of gold, silver, cinnabI
or copper discovered, and which are properly
agricultural landS, the sid settlers or oSnerI
81 such hor1estsads shall have Z right Of pre-.
l emppon theret0, q eRAl % entited 10 puf-
chase the same atthe price Of n dollar and
twenty-five ocsntsl per acre, and IN qusAtty
not to exceed ono hundred and sixty acres;
Or said parties may avail themselves Of tho
provisions Of the Actof Congress approved
Msy twenty, eighteen hundred and dTJ.two,
entitled Can ACT TO secure honrestetds 70
actual ssttsrs On the public tdonAint' and
Actsamendatory thereof. gt
SEC. IL. And b Il further enacted Thst
upon the survey Of the lands Aforesaid, the
Secretary Of the Interior may designate
set apart such portions Of the said landsss
are clearly agricultural lands, which land,
shall thereafter be subject topre-enpdona na
sale oas other pablo hands of the onnso
States. and subject TO al the lawand"su'
lations applicable to the same.
tThe above Act has bson approyse ~ III
President, and Il now the law!-Ep. NnN.,l
Alias summons. ~
cTATE OF NEVADA, COUNTY On III
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