Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-26
MINERAL LANDs-BnL PASSED
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SECTION !. That the mineral land. of N.
public domain, both surveyed and unsuyvsv..
ed, are hereby declared TO be free and onsn
TO exploration and occupation BY ali citizen,
OF the United States, and those who have
declared their intention to become citizens.
subject to such regulations as may be ORE.
scribed by law, and subject also to local Gus.
tom or rules Of miners In the several mining
districts, 30 far as the same may not be in
conflict with the laws Of the United States.
SEC I. And b Il further enacted, That
whenever any person or association Of per.
sons claim = 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 10 situated, . having ex-
pended in actual labor and Improvement
thereon an amount not less than one thou
sand dollars, and In regard to whose posses
| sion there L. no controversy or opposing
claim, It shall and may DO lawful ior said
| claimant or association Of claimants TO ihle
| In the local land Office q diagram OF the same,
10 extended ~laterally or otherwise a. TO con.
| form to the local laws, customs, and rules OF
miners, and to enter such tract and receive q
| patent therefor, granting such mine, together
| with the right to, follow such vein or lode,
! with its dips, angles and variations. to any
| depth, although Il may enter the land edjoin-
ing, which land adjoining shall be sold pub
| iect to this condition.
9 SEC. 81 And b II further enacted, That
| upon the ding Of the diagram ss provided in
| second section ofathis Act, and posting the
| same In q conspicuous place on the claim,
| together with q notice OF intention, 70 apply
FOR a patent, the Register Of the Land Office
| shall publish q notice Of the same In Z 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 I'D.
verse claim shall have been filed, It
| shall be the duty Of the Surveyor Gen
eral, upon application Of the party,
to survey the premises and make q 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 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
the General Land Office said plat, survey,
and description; and q patent shall issue for
the SAINT thereupon.l But said plat, survey,
or description shall In no case cover more
than ono vein or lode, and nc patent shall
issue for more than one vein or lode, which
shall be expressed in the patent issued.
SEC. 4. And b Il further enacted, That
when such location and entry Of q mine shall
be upon unsurveyed lands, Il shall and may
be. lawful, after the extension thereto Of the
public surveys, to adjust the surveys TO the
limits Of the premises according 10 the loca-
tion and possession and plat aforesaid, and
the Surveyor General may, in extending the
surveys, vary the same from q 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.
tions claim for discovery TO the discoyerei
OF the lode, with the right to follow such vein
TO any depth, with.all It's dips, variations, and
angles, together with a reasonable quantity
Of surface for the convenient working Of the
Same as 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. 80 '1". .sN
SEC. s. And b It further enacted, Tha. as
b further condition Of sale, in the absence Of
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 DO fully exprssssdin
the patent. .IHaaIu-. 1
SIC. 6. And b IL further enacted, That
whenever any adverse claimants to any mine
located and claimed ~ aforesaIdsha appear
before the approval Of the survey, as pro-
sided in the third section Of this Act, all pro-
eeedings shall belstayed until - final settle.
ment and adjudication In the Courts Of com.
petent jurisdiction Of the rights Of posses
bion to such claim, when a patent may issue
hs in other cases.
SEC. 7. And BE- It fu,4hsr enacted, Tha. the
President of the United States be, and Is
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. s. And b IL f4yther enacted, That the
right Of way for the construction Of high.
| Hoy1 UVUE p0UlS lano1l uOb kSBGkuC4 AOA pun
lit uses, 10 hereby granted.
SEC. 8. And DO 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, n the same are recognized
and acknowledged oy the local customs Laws
and the dscision, Of Courts. the possessions
and owners Of such vested, rights, shall be
maintained and protected n,the same
the right OF way Tor the instruction OF ditch
60 and canals Tor the purposes Aforesaid 10
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. Pro-
Yided, however, Ihat whenever, after the
passage OF this Act, any person or parsons
shall, in tho 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 be liable
10 the party injured for such injury or dam.
age.
SEC. 10. and BE- Il further enacted, That
wherever, prior TO the passage Of this Act.
upon the lands heretofore designated a. min.
eral lands, which have been excluded from
nsrsons vho nv S.cI.r.d ~ ;n,s.s;., VI
become ciuzeni,w which homesteads have been
maze, improved q used Tor agricultural
purposes, and upon which there have been
no valuable mines Of gold, silver, cinnabar
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