Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-19
EVENING STAR.
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF The UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session of the

resources Of the Uni.ed states.
-, assembled, That all valuable mnersi dep 5sirs
end m urv.ysd hereby declared 70 be free aud
open TO e1ploraton and purchase, and the lands in
eitl.n sof the United state: and those Who hsv:
SSs IL BY lave sns T.
Ioeal custom or rules Of miners. IN the sey eral
and not ,neOn, istent vita the laws Of the United
states. .,,,rS o,,,,,. ,o,,. .,
quartz or other n ck ia place bearing gold, silver,
N III G Be a. de-
fepsh along the VEN or loce by the customs regula
and in & alter The q Rf
act, whether lgcsted b. one or more peLSssns' may
Cred feet in length along the vein lode but no To-
cation of mining claim . y ne u Iii, .ne as
eism l 90 s No eais hall extend more than
es ~ .n be %ited
mining e S mode i the nsin AZ ahs nr
passage Of his oct shall rendei such h%it;,i2n
SIC 5 Thai the ioca.ors Of all m ming locations
any mineral vetn, lode OF ledge, si1 tied on the
m ,ass at nSS
long rs they comply with the laws Of the United
la;ons not in conflict with said laws OF the United
States governing their pOssessOry title. shall have
iii ,se surface nsIadsd Within the iI.s. s. their q
lime. ssesdes
far depsIt from perpendie Sisr in their course
dswnssd to extend the vertea side lines
% to sTsh outside Pa1ss 81 said veins or
lie between the vertical planes drawn downward as
aforesaid through the end lines Of their locations,
Lodges: And pr,rided further, That nothing in this
vein or i de which extends in its downward course
the surface Of q claim owned or possess I'd By an
other.
mines, the owners Of such tunnel shall have the
the fses such 'i on the
s nSs VI s .s
cred from the surface; and locations on the line Of
sGfiace made BY other parties after the Commence,
ment Of the tunnel, and while the same is being
ysia bg, failure to @ the work on the san
the line Of said tunnel.
may make rules and regulations not in .nh wits
the laws OF the United states or with III. law. Of
ated governing the location, manner of recording,
nns claim. foansP 1l
The location must be distinctly msrked on the
All records of mining claim. hereafter male snail
contain the name or names Of the ecaors, the date
Of the location, and such description OF the claim
erelsins located By reference to some natural OBJ
permanent monument will identify the
claim On each claim loo ated after the passage of
this act, and until patent shall have been issued
labor shalI be performed prov made dur
ing On all claims prior to the pass
performed or improy made each year for each
one hundred feel in lensth along the vein p:tl
Claims are held in common such ex pendi,nre may
comply with these coniiri1ns the claim Or mine
upon which SUCH failure occurred shall be open to
the same had ever been made P,oraea Shat the be-
original lscat9rs their heirs assigns, or legal
after such failure and before such location. Upon
tritute his proportion Of the ex pendiures reGuiTei
ty this sct, the co owners whe have performed the
ton Ct the year, give such ceiling coowner per
eenal notice in writing or NOTICE By publication in
least once week for ninety days, and if at the
ah dnaaens :Su IL .
ss & ms a .h to with
property Of his co-owners who have made The re-
Q9ltd expenditures.
Heated for valuable depos,t, may be Obtsined il
e6s msn5sI - AHy person. association o.
&C, having claimed and located piece OF land fol
terms e this act. may in the proper land ofic,
an publication for patent, under oath, showial
Of IN n ana by
uneeI the direction Of The United States suryeyo
CLAIM 81 claims, which shall be distinctly marke'
OF such plat together with notice Of such appica
tion for patent in a conspicuous place on ths ian,
for snG .ha Il the s All Fl
Srs, lest two .ersens tina, such notice has bseI
sad notice in such land cfice, and shall thereapoI
The 81 The and 5 sa
sns a :d.1 .ss I sss
the period Of sixty days, il q newspaper to B.
clam and as :hs ai's .aea notice i his O &c
n n fiuaa
ithin The sixty days Of pstlisstiSp shall file will
yeyor general that i've hundred dollars worth u .
labor has been expended or improvements ma 4,
10 correct, with such further description BIZ .uct
reference to natural Objects or permsaent m 1nu
snt A. the expiration q the sixty day. Of puSlcs
that the plat and notice have been osted ia a con
On mo- 5n sas es1m e dgTns h s1d period
the register aud the receiver Of Ss oee
shall Ss Of , that ; sSs Sy
n,c1i des 20 patent upon the payment 70 tn
saysIse claim exists aId thereafter no ob|e,io
tehtaId, except be shown that the pIie ant ha
failed e sSmpiy with tn > act.
during The period Of publication, 1t Shall be upo
cath Of the person or person, making tbs same, int
sseiS,;iep o. n2tss and making aud diiSg q tn
BEEN .t,sG Ss a ess 'S be Goes5G
VI luIisulctiCn. or the e1yeraa l.ir
waived Ii shall be the duty Of IN. adverse cla;
ant, within thirty days after fling his claim 4
eSumence proceedings in a court OF co n pa.ene IN
risdietiYn to determine the question OF the right
possession, and prosecute the same with rea,ooabG
diligence 10 nRai Judgment; and failure a. 10 m
shall be waiver OF his adverse claim Aftsr sucf
Judsment shall have been rendered. the partv an
uti.d to The possession q the claim, any portio
thereof. nay, without giving further notice file
eertlnsd copy Of the Judgment roll with the rsgs,e
OF the land Office, together with the Certificate If In
suryeycr general that the requisite amount Of a6o
mas t,eh sxpended, or Improvement. made thereon
sIo inc description required in other cases, an
thal pay 10 the receiver I'VE doa Per acre "a hi
clam, tosether with the proper fees here Don II
whole Proceedings and the Judgment roll shall b,
SsItIn.d ~ ne rssissr to the Commissioner OF th
Oenersl Lard Ofce, AMI patent shall issue
Tor the claim such portion thereof AZ the nnljc.
shall appear from the decision the 5urt r. risht
possess II II shall appear from the decision o
sns eoST hat several parties are entitled par
may pay for his portion Of the claim with In nro
perfees snd hle the certificate and des< ri h,
Certify the proceedings and Iudsment-roii to th
Commiesloner OF the General Land Once "A in IN
preceding and patents shall la 10 the AZ
eral parties according to their respectiye Ti,ht.
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