Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-10
r-H1ysRAlL4NDs-BuL PASSED:
MINKRAL7LAND1.

to exploration and oceupauon " ~ oiste
OF the United Statss, and those who nave
declared thsir intention 70 become cspssns'
subject TO- such regulations as may pc pre-
scribed By Ian, and subject also TO local Gus
tom or rules Of miners IN the several mining
districts, 20 far a. the same may not b IN
with the laws Of the United States.
Sso.2. Asd brit Juvther spsdtd, That
Whenever . person or association o. per
claim ., vein or lode Of quarts, or 0ther
rock In place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar,
Or copper, having previously occupied and
improved the same according 70 the local
or rules of miners in the district
the lsams,is situated, and having ex-
il, actual labor and improvements
an amount not less than ope thou.
sand dollars, and In regard to whose posses
aion there IL no controversy or opposing
claim, It shall and may be lawful for said
claimant or association of claimants to file
In the loeallsnd Office 4 diagram ofthe same,
20 extended laterally or otherwise - 70 con.
form to the local laws, customs, and rules OF
miners, and to sntsr such tract and receive .
patent therefor, granting such mine, together
the right to follow such vein or lode,
with It's dips, angles and variations. to any
depth, although Il may enter the land adioin-
ing, which land adjoining shall be sold cub
ject to this condition.
SEC. 8. Ard Be Il frtherJ enacted That
upon the fling Of the diagram - provided in
second section Of this Act, and posting the
same In . conspicuous place on the claim,
together, with q notice OF intention % apply
for a patent, the Register Of the Land Ofice
shall publish q notice Of the same In 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,u nc sd.
verse claim .shall have been fled, It
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 Of the loca.
ton, the value Of the labor and improve
.ments, and the character of the vein ex-
posed; and upon the payment 70 the proper
officer Of FIVE dollars per acre, together with
the cost Of eachsuryeY, plat, a9d 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 q patent shall issue for
the same thereupon. But said plat, survey,
or description shall in no case cover more
than ono 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, Il shall and may
be lawful, after the extension thereto OF the
public surveys, 10 adjust the surveys 10 the
limits OF the premises according 70 the loca-
ton and possession and plat aforesaid, and
the Surveyor General may, in extending the
surveys, vary the same from . rectangular
form TO SUIT the circumstances Of the coun.
try and the local 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 10 the discoyerei
Of the lode, with the right to follow such vein
10 any depth, With all in dips, variations, and
angles, together with . reasonable quantity
Of surface for the convenient working Of the
same a. 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
parsons.
SEC. s. And b Il further e,tacted, That as
4 further condition Of sale, In the absence Of
necessary legislation By Congress, the local
Legislature OF any State or Territory may
provide rules for working mines involving
casenmt, drainage, and other necessary
means to thar complete development, and
those conditions shall be fully expressed in
the patent.
SIC. 6. And BE- Il farther enacted, That
Whenever, any adverse claimants to any mine
located and claimed as Aforesaid shall appear
before the approval Of the survey, as pro-
yided In the third section Of this Act, all pro-
ceedipQ shall DO stayed until q final settle
ment and adjudication in the Courts Of COM
petsnt jurisdiction Of the rights Of posses
sion To- such claim, when q patent may issue
a. in other cases.
SEQ. I. 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. ~
Sxo. 8. And b a. srth<r enacted, That the
right Of way for the construction OF high
ways over public lands, not reserved for pub
lit uses, Il hereby granted.
SEQ. 8. Asd Do it 6sythsr 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 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
% and canals for the purposes Aforesaid il
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. Pro-
vided, however, That whenever, after the
passage of this Act, any person or parsons
shall, IN, the. construction Of any, ditch or
canal, injure or damage the possession OF any
settler on the public domain, the party COM
hitting such injury or damage shall, b liable
to the party injured for such injury or dam
SIC. 10. Aad b e further enacted, That
wherever, prior 70 the passage Of this Act,
upon the lands heretofore designsted 40 min.
sral lands, which have been excluded from
survey and sale, there have been homestsads
made BY citizens Of the United States, or
persons who have declared their intention to
become citizens, which homesteads have been
made, improved, and used for agricultural
purposes, and upon which there have been
no valuable mines Of gold. silver, cinnsbsr
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 entitled to pur-
chase the same at the price Of one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, and In quantity
not 70, exceed one hundred and sixty acres;
or said parties may avail themselves Of the
provisions Of the Act Of Congress approved
May twenty, eighteen hundred and siIty.two,
entitled nan Act TO secure homesteads to
actual settlers on the public domain" and
Acts smendltory thereof.
Nc SEC. II. 4sd hiI further enacted, That
upon the survey of, the lands aforesaid, the
Secretary Of the Interior may designate and
set apart such portions Of the said lands a.
are. clearly agricultural lands, which land,
shall thereafter be subject TO pre-emption and
sale as other public lands Of the United
States. and suhjsct to all the laws and rsgu-
latops applicable to the same.
( THE above Act has been approved oy the
President. aud Is nowthe law.-Ep. NkMs.l
4gs Atlas Summons.
crArE OF NEVADA, COUNTY OF sTo.
y rev. In Justice Court, Gold Hill Township,
b.for. m. N. Hall, Justice Of. the Peace. w. A.
,IuhI.. ,,i.I.,t6 NJ Gsrry Trottler, defendAnt