Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-02
.E1NtRA1L ANps-BnL PASSED..
MINERAL LANDS.


r. MINERAL LANDS.
- stevvart SnS'Pas.sy
SnorloNil. That the sninerslland, Of the
public domain, both surveyed and unmrvey-
I'd, are hereby declared to be fee nd .onsn
70 exploration and occupation byaIli citilens
81 the United States, and those who have
declared. their intention to become citizens,
subject Y lnch regulations 10 NAV be Ore.
sefibed by law, and subject also 20 local Gus.
TOM of rules ofminers IN the several mining
district, 10 far a. the same may not be N
eonfics with the laws Of the United, States.
SIC. 2 And b 4 frther enacted, That
Nnsneyef any person or association Of per-
Sons claim . vein or lode Of quartz, or other
lock 70 place, bearing gold, silver, cinuabar,
5of copper, having previously occupied and
Improved the same according to the local
[c9ttom or rules Of miners N the district
where The sams IL situated, and having ex-
pended m actual labor and improvements
thereon an amount not less than one thou-
sand dol1rs, and IN regard TO whose poysss.
Sion thefe u ~ GconSsoyersyl or Opposing
clsimgit shall and mayibe laval for ssia
claimant or association Of claimsnts 70 6le
IN the locallAnd Office . diagram Of the ams
90 extended literally or otherrise a. TO con.
form 70 the local laws, customs, and rules Of
miners, and to enter 'Juchlttact md receiye I
patent therefor, granting such mine, together
with the right 70 follow such vein or lode,
with its dips, angles and variations, 70 any
depth, although 1t may enter the land sdjoin-
ing, which land adjoining shall BE- sold cub
Jet TO this condition.
oSRo.S And be u fcthsy szdttsd, THU
upon the filing OF the diagram % provided "a
second section Of this Act, and posting tie
same In = conspicuous place on the claim,
together with q notice Of intention 70 apply
for . patent, the Register Of the Land. Office
shall publish . notice Of the fame n news
paper published nearest 70 the location Of
said claim, and shall also post Enrh notice IN
his Office forthe periudtof ninety days, and
after the expiration Of said period, II no I'D.
verse claim shall have been fled, II
shall be the duty Of the Surveyor Cen
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.
tioh, the value OF the labor and improve
ments, md the character Of the vein ex-
posed; and upon the payment to the proper
officer Of FIVE dollarl 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 70
the General Land Office said plat, survey,
and description; and . patent shall issue for
the same thereupon. But said plat, survey,
or description shall In no case cover more
thHn one vein or lode, and nc patent shall
issue for more than one vein or lode, which
shall be expressed IN the patent issued.
SRo.4. And b 1t fs,ther esaaed, That
when such location and entry offs mine shall
be upon unsurveysd lands, It shall and may
be lawful, after the extension thereto or the
public surveys, TO adjust the surveys to the
limits Of the premises according TO the loca-
ton and possession and plat Aforesaid, and
the Surveyor General may, In extending the
surveys, vary the SAME from . rectangular
form 70 SUIT the circumstances Of the coun-
Try and the local rules, laws, and customs Of
miners: Provided, That no location hereafter
made shah exceed two hundred feet in length
along the vein for each locator, with an addi.
tionabchim for discovery TO the discovers
Of the lode, with the right 70 llowsuohy vein
70 any depth, with all It's dips, variations, and
angles, together with q reasonable quantity
Of surface for the convenient working Of the
name ~ fixed BY local rules: And Providot
further, That no person may make more
thsn one location on the same lode, andno %
more than three thousand feet shall be taken
in AMY one claim BY any associahon Of
pertons. 9a-
SEQ. s. And b. 6z4Asr esoctsd, That a.
Q further condition Of sale, in the absence Of
necessary Legislation BY Congress, the local
Of any State or Territory msy
rules for working mines involving
drainage, and other necessary
means TO their .eonplete DEVELOPMENT, and
those conditions shall be fully expressed In
he pstont.9
$50. 8. And b acfavtlsr enortsd, Tha,
whenever any adverse claimants 70 any mine
and claimed - afofssaidshan appear
before the approval Of the survey, as pro-
vided In the third section 81 this ACT, all pro-
osedtngs shah Be stsyedtuntil q fnxipettle-
ment and adjudication In the Courts,of com
potent jurisdiction jof the rights of posses.
sion 70 such claim, when Q patentsmhy Issue
~ IN other cases. f
SIC. Z. And BE- i fyrttsr enacted, That the
President OF the United States be, and IL
authorized to establish additional
land dstricts and TO appoint the necessary
officers under existing lawn, wherever he
may deem the same necessary for the public
in executing the provisions Of.
this Act. 10. gf-,
SEC. s. And b !. further enacted, That the
Of way for the construction Of high
Ways over public lands, not reserved for pub
III uses, 10 hereby granted.
SEC. 9. And DO II further enacted, That
whenever, BY priority Of possession, rightsto
the use Of water for mining, agricultural,
manufacturing, or other purposes, have vest
and accrued, and the same are recognized
and acknowledged BY the local customs, lava
and the decisions Of Courts, tho jpossessors
and owners Of such vested rights, shall be
and protected in the same; and
the right Of way for the construction Of ditch
and canals for the purposes aforesaidis
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. Pro-
vided, however, That whenever, after the
passaae Of this ACT, any pcrson or persons
shall, in the construction Of any ditch or
canal, injure or damage the possession Of any
settler on the public domain, the party com-
such injury or damage shall DO liable
10 the party injured for such injury or dam.
age. % ggf .Hl ~ . sa 4.o' =
Sso. 10. Ind 10 Il further enacted, That
prior 70 the peDsge Of this Act
upon the lands heretofore ~designated a. min.
sral lands, which bsve been excluded from
survey and sale, there have beeh homesteads
persons afholhaye declared their intention to
become etzens, which homesteads have been
made, improved, and used for agricultural
purposes, and upon which there Thaye'bsen
no valuable mines Of gold, silver, cinnabar
copper discovered, and whieh-srs properly
agricultural land, the said ~asttlers or owners
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