Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-08
MINERAL uAaps-BIIL PASSED.
mINRRAL LANDS.
Amended BiII 'Repersed By senator

r. 100. IvaJ tn ha fraa and oman
ed, are hereby declared 70 DC ilee ~! opo.
to exploration ana oceupaaon y ~ I'm
Of the United states, ano tnose WY na
declared their intention 70 oeeoIne .s.s,
subject to such regulations % MAJ pc pre-
scribed BY Law, 2 su9yect anu W iyo Atn.
tom or rules OF miners ID tne severn ntnIs
districts, so'far as the same may nS. oe IN
conflict with the laws o. tne oni'eo o5a' Ts..
SEC. y. And 90 " JWA'eT enesesee, ~
whenever any person or ASSOCIATION Oh gel.
sons claim ayein or lode Of quartz, OF otnei
rock in place, bearing gold, siiyer, cinnaosi
or copper, having previously W ahI
improved the same according 70 the locai
custom or rules Of miners IN the oisiics
where the same is situated, and having ea-
pended In actual labor and improvements
thereon an amount not less than one thou-
sand dollars, and in regard to whose posses.
sion there IL no controversy or opposing
claim, It shall and may be lawful for said
claimant or association Of claimants TO hie
in tho localland office = diagram Of the same,
so extended l~aterally or otherwise az 70 con.
form to the local laws, customs, and rules OF
miners, and to enter such tract and receive .
patent therefor, granting such mine, together
with the right 70 follow such vein or lode,
with It's dips, angles'and variations. TO any
depth, although it may enter the land adjoin-
ing, which land adjoining shall DO sold rub
SEC. 3. And be Il further enacted, That
| upon the filing Of the diagram az provided in
second section Of this Act, and posting the
same in q conspicuous place on the claim,
together with a notice Of intention 70 apply
for = patent, the Register Of the Land Office
shall publish a.notice Of the same In 4 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 ad-
verse claim shall have been filed, II
shall be the duty OF the Surveyor Gen.
eral, upon application, Of the party,
to survey the premises and make a plat
thereof, Endorsed with his approval, designa-
ting the number and description OF the loca-
ton, the value OF 6e labor and improve
ments, and the character Of the vein eI-
posedi and upon the payment TO the proper
officer Of i've dollars per acre, together with
the cost OF each survey, plat, and notice, and
giving satisfactory evidence mat said diA-
gram and NOTICE nave been posted on the
claim during said period Of ninety days, the
Register Of the Land Ofhce shall transmit to
the General Land Of1ce said plat, survey,
and descriptions; and /. patent shall issue for
the same thereuPon. But said plat, survey,
or description shall in no case cover more
than one vein or lode, and no patent shall
issue tor more than one vein'or lode, which
shSn DC expressed IN tee patent issued
SEC 4. IN oe J.ur1her endcted, lnnt
when such location and entry OF a mine shall
DC upon unsurYeyeo lands II shai ana 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.
ton and possession and plat aforesaid, and
the Surveyor General may, in extending the
surveys, vary the same from = rectangular
form to SUIT the circumstance OF the eoun.
try and the local rules, laws, and customs Of
miners; PROVIDED, ihat no location hereafter
made snail exceed nunoreo ieet 10 Iensth
along the vein for each locator, with an add.
tionai claim for discovery TO the diseS1erei
Of the lode, with the rignt 10 follow such VEN
10 any oepih, WIN an is oiPs, vat,auons, ano
angles, together wltna reasonable quantity
OF surface ior the convenient working OF tne
same as liked by local rules: And provided
than one location on the same lode, and NOT
more than three thousand feet shall DO taken
in any one claim BY any association OF
persons.
B b. And 90 yurh1, enGekd, Ihat a.
a further condition OF sale, IN the absence OF
necessary legislation oy Congress, the local
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 be fully expressed in
the patent. .
SEC. 6. And 6e a further enacted, That
whenever any ADVERSE elsimants 70 any mine
located n claimed a. sioresaid snail appear
before the approSai OF the survey, as pro
videa II the tnita seeaon OF tnis Aes, AZ Pro
ceedinGs snen 90 setae-
ment ana ao3uoicaton IN Tue Goufl. Oh CON
petent )urisdienon OF the rienn Of posses.
sion to such claim, when a patent may issue
as IN other cases. - r,
eEG; Z. ana oe y IaItner enacteG, Inat nc
President Of the United states be, and !;
land districts and TO appoint the necessary
officers under existing laws, wherever 10
may deem the same necessary lot the puollc
convenience IN executing the provisions OF
this Act. .
SEC. :. And % u FURTHER endcted,. That the
right OF way for the construction OF high
ways over pubic lands, not reserved ior pub
lit uses. 10 hereby granted.
SEc:S. ana 90 !e Ifurfher enacted, b
whenever, BY priority Of possession. rightsto
the use OF water ior mining, agricultural,
manufacturing or other purposes have vest;
ed and accrued, ana tne same are recognize
ana ssknowledeea oy me local customs, lar'
and tho decisions OF Courts, the po,se;sor'
q owners o.. suoh. vested rights, snah ot
maintained ana protected IN the same; apo
the right OF wAyioftne constiuotion' Of oiton'
es and,cauals Tor the purposes aioIesaidi
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. FRO
yided, however, mat whenever, AFTER tht
passage Of this Act any person or persons
shall, in, the construction OF any ditch Of
canal. injure or damagethe possession OF any
settler on the public domain, the party com
uniting such.injury or damage shall DO liable
to the party injured for such injury or dam
age.
SEC. 1And os q FURTHER enacted, Thai
Wherever, prior TO the passage OF this Act
upon the land. heretofore designated a. min
erallands, which have, been excluded from
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