Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-04
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MINERAL LANDs.s
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Amended Bill RsRc.ssd y sens'r -
-|II Atevsakt ahd Fhseeds a.
Sxcr1oNl !, That the mineral lsnas o.. ~
public domain, both surveyed p unsutasJ
Cd, afe hereby deelRredt 70 be nee ano ,open
to exploraionand oteupstionfby'aILe,e
Of the United States, and those VINO nave
| declared their intention % become ciuSeps'
subject to such regulations 2 may oe,l Pte,
scribed BY law, add subject also 70 Local CUT
tom or ROLES Of miners IN the severaf mining
districts, 20 far q sthe !tsrde ftsJ,net oe IN
| conflict With the laws ofth6 United Ststes. T.
SIC. 2. Ind DO It JHSther fe,aaesea, gtnat
whenever any person or a.aoeiation otYIsa-
sons claim a vein or lode 81 quartz OF etnei
rock in place, bearing gold, silver cin1sosr,
improved the same according to the local
custom or rules of miners IN the district
where the same il situated, and having e.
| pended in actual labor and improvements
thereon an amount not less than one thou
sand dollars, and in regard TO whose postes-
sion there Is no controversy or opposing
claim, Il shall and may Be lawful for said
| claimant or association Of claimants % file
III the localla land Office diagram Of the nfns,
80 extended laterally or otherwise hsito con-
form to the local laws, customs, and rules Of
miners, andlt to enter such tract ndIfeeeitea
patent therefor, granting such mine, togetheri
with tho right to 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 be sold cub
ject to this condition.
SHc.3. And DO &c further eAdcaed, That
Upon the ding Of the diagram a. provided in
second section Of this Act, and posting the
same I'M conspicuous pHce Oh the cisfm,,
together with anotice Of intention Ito apply
for \ patent, tho Register Of the Land Ofiee
| shall publish q notice Of the same in q move
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 nd.
verse claim shall have been filed, II
shall be the duty OF the Surveyor Cen
cral, 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 loea-
ments, and the character OF the vein ex-
posed; and upon the payment 20 the proper
| officer Of Ave 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 lplatysurvey,
and description; and q. 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 for more than one vein or lode, which
shall be expressed in the patent issued.
Sea- And be IL further enacted, That
when such location and entry Of q mine shall
BE upon unsurvcyed lands, i shall and may
be lawful, after the extension thereto Of the
public surveys, to adjust the euryeys tothe
limits Of the premises according to the loca.
tion 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 eoun.
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 addi'
nonal claim for discovery 70, the diseoverei
Of the lode, with the right to followsuch vein
10 any depth, with all SIS dips, variations, anc
angles, together with . 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 moi
more than three thousand feet shall be taker
il any one claim by any association O.
persons.
SEQ. s.. And be Il further ENACTED, That ii
a further condition OF sale, IN the absence o
Necessary legislation BY Congress, the loca
Legislature Of any State or Territory maj
provide rules for working mines involving
Easements, drainage, and other necessary
means to their complete development; unt
those conditions shall be fully expressed ir
the patent. 30. a
SRo. 6. And be a 6y-ther enacted, Ths,
whenever any adverse claimants 70 any mint
heated and claimed as aforesaid Shall appear
before the approval Of the survey, as pro
yided in the third section Of this Act, all pro
| deedings shall be stayed ustil a fnalsettfe-
nent and adjudication in the Courts Of com
petent jurisdiction Of the rights Of posses
1ion to such claim, when a patent may issu'
SEC. 7. AID b. IL further enacted, That Ii,
President OF the United States be, and II
hereby, authorized TO establish addiiona
hnd districts and to appoint the necessar!
officers under existing laws, wherever b
hay deem the same necessary for the publi'
convenience in executing the provisionso
this Act. ,f...,H,.
right of way for the construction Of high
Fays over public lands, not reserved for pub
1T uses, Is hereby granted.
SEC. O.. And Be u further tndcfed, Tha'
whenever, By! priorityo of possession. nghtste
the use Of water for mining, agricultural
manufacturing; or other purposes, have vest,
ID and accrued, and the same are recognized
Il - -tz1.ll-zlL II, a.. ln,.1 atsknpns laws
Ind the decisions q c6urts, the poIsessor
and owners Of such vested rights, shsll DC
| maintained and protected in the same; and
the right Of way for the CONSTRUCTION ofdltch.
ds and canals for the purposes Aforesaid Il
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. Pro.
1ided, however That whenever, aficr the
passage Of this Act, any, person or persons
shall, in the construction Of any ditch, OF
danal, injure or damage the possession OF 2ty
settler on the public domain, the party com.
hitting such injury or damage shall DO liable
10 the party injured for such injury or dam
age.
Ssc.g 10. And s6e IL further enacted, TIA,
wherever, prior to the passage Of this Act,
Upon the lands heretofore designated as min.
eral lands, which have been excluded from
survey and sale, there have been homesteads
made BY citizens Of the United States, OF
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, einnabar
Or copper discovered, and which are properly
agricultural lands, the said settlers or owners
II such homesteads shall have a ffghtof pre-.
smption 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 to 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 sixty-two,
entitled can Act to secure homesteads to
ictuAllsettlefS on the public domain" and
Acts amendatory thereof. Isg gsryD. /.
SIC. IL. And BE- IlfkStks enacted, Tina,
upon the survey Of the lands Aforesaid, The
Secretary Of the Interior may designate and
set apart such portions Of the said lands a.
an clearly agricultural hnds, which lands
shall thereafter be subject To- presumption and
sale as other public lands Of the United
States, and snbiectto'all the lawItknd ftgu.
htions applicable to the same.
1.-THE above Act has been approved BY the
President, and Is now the law.-Rp. Niws.l
NOTICE.
THE PUBLIC, AND ESPECIALLY ALL
i psrsonS who have heretofore transacted busi.