Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-11
MINERAL LASDs-BILL PASSED.
MINERAL n

Assembled Eli Reported By qser.s.v
Htewarf and Passed.
StcrIoN /. ThAtthe mineral lands OF the
public domain, both surveyed and unsuryey.
ed, are. hereby declared to be free and open
to exploration and occupation by all citizens
Of the United States, and those who have
declared their intention 10 become citizens,
scffbed BY law, and subject also to local Gus.
tom or rules oiminers IN the several mining
districts, 90 far ~ the same may not DO in
conflict with the laws ofths. United States.
S1c.2. tASd, b u farther e1oced, That
| Whenever any! person OF association Of per.
sons claim 1 vein or lode of quartz, OF other
rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnsbar,
or copper, having previously occupied and
impcoredJ the 'same according to the local
custom or, rules Of miners in the district
| where the .sams.is situated, and having ex-
pended In actual labor and Improvements
| thefeou! An amount not less than one thou
| sandid6lhYs, andin regard to whose possss-
| zion thercItS no ieentIovsrsy or opposing
elaim III shall and may be lawful for said
| clsimanta OF, association Of claimants to 6le
IN the looallsnd Office adhgram Of. the same,
40 extended lStsraIly or Otherwise ~ TO con.
form 70 the local laWs, customs, and RUSS OF
minsrs. md to enter such tract and receives
patent therefor, granting such mine, together
with the right toffoiiow u vein or lode,
with its dips, anglss and variations. "a! any
depth; although It may enter the land adjoin-
ing, which land adjoining shall be sold cub
Jet 10 this condition.
SEC. 8. And BE- u further enacted. That
uponthe filing ofthe diagram - provided in
second section Of this Act, and posting the
same fin . Conspicuous place on the claim,
together with a notice OF intention 20 rsRPly
for a patent, the Register Of the Land Office
| shall publish Z notice OF the ssne In . news
| paper published nearest to the location" OF
said claim, and shah also post such notice IN
his Office for the period Of ninety days; and
| after the expiration Of said period, II no adj
verse claim shall have bsen filed, 1t
shall be the duty Of the Surveyor Gen
eral, upon application Of the party,
to survey the prernises and make q plat
! thereof, fndofsea with his approval, .destgna-
| ting the number and description Of the ioes-
| ton, the value OF the labor and improve
ments, and the character Of the vein lex-
| posed; and upon the payment to the proper
officer Of Eve dollars per acre, together with
| the cost Of each survey, plat, and notice, and
living satisfactory evidence that said tta-
gram and notice have been posted on the
claim during said period Of ninety days, the
Rseister Of the Land Office shall Transmit to
the, General Land Office said plat survey,
and description; and . patent shall issne for
the aans thereupon. But said plat, survey,
| thsn one vein or lode, and no patent .hall
issue for more than one vein or lode, which
| shall be expressed inTthe patentissusd. u
SRc.4 And BE- Il further enacted, That
when such location and entry Of . mine ahal
be upon unsurveyed lands, It shall and may
be lawful, after the extension 'thefeto'of the
| public surveys, to adjust the suryeys"tosth
limits Of the premises according 10 the loca-
ton and possession and plat aforesaid, and
| the Surveyor General may, In extending the
surveys, vary the same from q rectangular
form 10 suit the circumstances Of the poun-
ny and the local rules, laws, and custofnsiof
miners: Provided, That no location hereafter
made shall exceed two hundred feet inlength
along the vein for each locator, withsan addi.
tionl claim for discovery to the diseoysrsr
Of the lode, with the right to follow such vein
10 any depth, with all its dips, variations, and
angles, together with a Reasonable quantity
Of surface for the convenient working Of the
same - fixed 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. ,r
SEC. s. And Be Il further enacted, That ss
q further condition Of sale, In the absence Of
necessary legislation BY Congress, the local
Legislature Of any State or TerritoryImay
provide rules for working mines involving
easements, drainage and other necessary
means 70 their complete development; 'snd
those conditions, shall be fully expressed in
the patent.
ssc.6. And *, Il further ,snoa.S, Tina,
whenever any, adverse claimants to sLy mine
Flocated and claimed a. AFORESAID shall appear
before the approval Of the surveys s pro.
ided in the third section OF this Act, all pro-
ceedines shall be stayed until . final settle
Ipeteut jurisdiction Of the rights oil, posses-
tslon TO such ciuin, when q patent miy issue
tm In other cases. ~ Gfa.
SEo.7 Asd b e. ir4Asr ENACTED, Thatthe
President OF, the United States be, and 10
hereby, authorized 10 establish additional
land districts and 10. appoint the, necessary
officers under existing laws, wherever he
may deem the sarne necessary for the public
convenience in executing the provisions Of
this Act. Tr I Enu. -l
SEQ. s.. Axd 10 Il further enacted, Thatths
fright of way for the construction of high
ways over public lands, not reserved for pub
lit uses, IL hereby granted.
SEC. 9. And be IL further enacted, That
whenever, BY priority Of possession, rfghtst to
the use Of water for mining, agricultural,
manufacturing, or other purposes, have vest
ed and accrued, and the same arc recognised
and acknowledged BY the local CUSTOM, laws
and the decisions Of Courts, the possessors
and owners Of such veIted rights, shall be
maintained and protected In the same and
Al. s:zkAsN-s. p ItAAl
eb and canals for the purposes aforesaid 10
Evded, however, That whenever, after the
massage Of this Act, any person or persons
shall, In the construction Of any ditch or
canal, injure or damage the possession OF any
settler On 1.-THE public domain, the party conn
lmittin9 such injury or damage shall be liable
70 the party injured for such injury or dam
age.
ESQ. TO- An8 % II lfutaer enacted That
wherever, prior to tie passage Of this Act,
upon the lands heretofore ~desiEnated 70 min.
eral lands, which have been excluded from
survey and sale, there have been homsstsads
made BY citizens Of the United States, or
become citizens, which hornesteads have been
made, Improved, and used for agricultural
purposes, and upon which there have been
no valuable mines of gold, silver, cinnabar
or copper discovered, and which are properly
agricultural lands, the said settlers or owners
OF such homesteads shall have q right Of pre-.
emption thereto, and shall BE- entitlsd,to pur-
chase the Same At the price Of one dollar and
twenty-five certs per acre, and in quantity
nDtto exceed1one hundred and sixty acres,
or said partiesima avail themselves Of the
provisions Of tho Act Of Congress approved
May twenty, eighteen hundred and si1ty-tro,
entitled "An Act 10 secure homssteads TO
actual settlers on the public domain" and
Acts smenditnry thereof. 4Agt
SEC. II. And b Il further enacted, That
upon the survey Of the lands Aforesaid, the
Secretary Of the Interior may designate and q
set apart such portions Of the said iandsas y
are clearly Agricultural lands, which lands
shall thereafter be subject 70 pre-emption and
sale as other public lands Of the United
States, and subject 10 all the laws and regu. :
'lttions applicable 10 the same. sa.aU.LN
THE above Act has bean approved bX the
FFfesident, and Is now the law.-ED.N tws.l
Alias Summons.
oTATB OF NEVADA, COUNTY oFtsro. ,
y ruy. In Justice Court, Gold Hill Townihip, /.
before ". N. Hall. Justice OF The Peaoe. ". 4.
White, piAinttR, w. Gerry Trottiu, defendant
The State ofpNevsds pends to Gerry TrSthsp, J
greeting: You arc hereby summoned to appear
before ne, Justice ofthe Peace In end for Goa