The New York herald., 1867-01-29

rules which are govern the operation Of the act c
Congress approved July % 1884, in reference 70 mining
claims:- saf
DErARrnExr TBE INrEzuon, a af
(, GENERAL LAND Ovycz, Jan, IA, 1851. = N
srsss approved ssh july, isss granting he right 4
and fsr other purposes by the first section ef ths
act iii The mineral lands or the United Sass surveyed
and unsurveysd are laid open .o al citizens e The
tention become such, suhecs 70 statutory reguA-
tons and also 40 the local customs or rules Of miners
the 81 =. Tnsa xe ss
duty, IN Gsine, % scquaint yourselves with the
local mining customs and assges in the district
ocai acts which required by law whether II same
are reduced authentic written form 70 b.
are 10 obtain Is occasion may require and justify in act
ing upon individual clams perfect record whereor 10
to BE- carefully taken and preserved BY the Register and
Receiver, and TO be accompanied by diagram or plat
fixing the ont boundaries OF tho district In which such
customs and usages exist
The second section OF the declares that aWhen-
any person association Of persons claim vein
lode or quartz other rock In place. bearing god
silver cinnabar or copper having preyiouay occupied
rules OF miners In the district whore the ID situ
ated and having expended in actual labor and improve
thereon amount OF not less than 81 000 and in
regard 10 whose possession there 10 controversy
opposing caim il shall and may bs lawful for sad claim
asts or association Of claimants to he In the local land
once diagram Of the same, extended ateriy 9TH
erwse conform 10 the local laws and rules
Of miners and TO enter such tract and receive patent
therefor granting such NINE together with the right TO
follow such vein lode with its dips angles and
lions any depth although II may enter the land ad
joining, which land adjoining shall be sold subject this
Mining claims may b. entered at any district land
ONCE in the United States under this law, by any
association OF persons corporate or incorporate
In maxine the entry, however such q description Of
the must be filed as will indicate the vein ode
part or portion thereof claimed together with da-
gram representing by reference 10 some natural arti
ical monument The position and location OF the claim
and the boundaries thereof far as such boundaries
can be ascertaincd
Fsyst--In ali cases the number Of iect in length
claimed in vein lode shall be stated In the appca
lion filed as aforesaid and the lines limiting tho ength
or the shall also In all be exhibited in the
diagram and tho direction OF such end lines
when not fixed by agreement with the adjoining claim
ants the local customs or rules OF the miners OF
the district shall be drawn right angles TO the
tanned apparent general course 9i the vein or lode
Seccnd--where by the local laws customs or rules Of
miners OF the district surface ground permitted TO
be occupied for mining purposes except the surface OF
the vein or lode and the walls Of such vein lode
unasccaned and the lateral extent Of such vein or lode
description and diaaram aforesaid, to state the
fact that the extent a such vein OF lode cannot be
ascertaned by actual measurement but that the said
vein or lode IL bounded each side by the wall OF the
same, and estimate the amount OF ground contained
between the ves END nss & ana o he @
will for all the land contained between such end
lines aud side walls with the right TO follow such vein
depth, although may enter the land adjoining. rso
vidsd the estimated quantity shall I've equal 70 horizon
tai plane bounded BY the given end lines and the walls
on the sides OF such vein or lode
THIRD whereby the local laws, customs o1ruies OF
miners Of the District surface ground permitted 70
Che vein or oSe and The walls Of such ven or lode ara
aecertaned and well known, such walls shall be named
In the description and marked IN tne diagram IN con-
nection with the end lines Of such claim
FbMft-where by the laws, customs OF rules OF
miners Of the district given quantity Of suria ground
sssaa ,1r 1ne sns desepon in The enry shall
correspond With and include 50 much oi the as
shall be allowed BY such laws, customs or rules Tor the
F;fh-Tn the absence or uniform rules 10 any mining
district limiting the amount Of surface to bc used for
mining purposes actual and peaceao%e % nsc 20 ana occuPs
evidence OF custom Of miners authorizing the same
and the ground occupied and used in connection with
the ven lode and being adjacent thereto may De In
cluded within The entry aforesaid, and the diagram
shall embrace the same ~ appurenant 70 the mine.
where the claimant Or claimants ueslres 70 nc'use
within their entry and diagram any surface ground De-
yond the surface OF the ven shall be necessary upon
hng the application furnish the Register Of the Land
once with proof OF the usage, law or CUSTOM under
which he or they claim such surface ground and such
evidence may consist either Of the written rules OF the
miners OF the district or the testimony Two clsoo's
occupation Aforesaid which testimony shall be re-
duced TO writing by the Register and Receiver and ned
thereof 70 be- made ss contemplated under the first
head In the foregoing BY the third section OF the act
y s required that upon the Ming o. sne asam ~ sas
in . conspicuous place in the claim, with notice
Of intention TO- apply for patent, the
Register shall publish notice OF the same IN news
shall state name Of claimant name Of mine, names Of
adjoining claimants in each end Of the claim the district
and county In which the mine m situated informing the
public that application has been made for patent for
same the Register also 70 post such notice In his Office
Thereafter should no adverse claim have been fled,
will become the duty Of the Surveyor General, upon
application OF the party, 10 survey the premises and
make plat thereof endorsed with bis approval, desg
mating the number aud description OF the location the
value Of the labor md improvements and the character
OF the vein exposed
oNuernl uot eauta the expense of surveying. plating