Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-07-24
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Az ACT to promote the development OF the
mirins resources of the United States.

49,
lie u eHdtsd ty ne Senate u ho"'e
of REPRESENTATIVE Of The United States of
..,,., i, C,,or,,s assembled.
h"e'"
That all valuable minerul ucporitsin ands
belonging to the Uni,ed States, both surveyed
and unsurvcyed, arc hereby uceiarel .opc
free anil open ID exploration anu plrsnase,
and the lands In whicn they are iounm 70 o.
cupation anu purehascs nyeiuze,so inS Snt
tad states and those who nave ueSaaren tgsir
Intention 20 pc,omo sucn, uuucI .esus't,IouS
prescribed by law, anu aoSorunS ~ ine Iosai
customs or rules VI miners, IN the several
mininSAllstri;ts, so lar rs me sanie are appil.
cable AMI not inconsistent Win tine laws OF
the United states.
SEC. 2 That m~ining-clainis upon veins or
iodeso OF quartz or oSner IosH IN pnss ncfns
gold, silver, ~Iinnapor, ieSt, un, oopPsI,
othrr valuable deposits heretofore toeateu,
shall be governed as 10 leiStn a:ouS tne VEN
or Lode by the customs anu law
In force nj the GATE ol their iocauon. Au,n'
inS~;Iaun iocateu after the Islssasc oa .nus
at, whether located by one or more persons
may equal but shall not exceed, one teousanu
hvc h1nired ieeti IN length s,ong sne VIII Y \
ioies put no ,"Sauon Oh , mini.sTSAn ~.
De nlets uh,n ny un-0or.,. .,.,,, r"..,.I
Ioto within TIC ntlts VI WY lam ~
10 Slam SHAH ex.enl nore sna ,,,ai,e ~ nv.
vein AZ me snrlise, nor sne., any lam m
.tni1et y! any ns.nlnS y. " ~ r,,J,,ia 81
tMenti-hNc ,eet W y y aI,n.sa
tnc VEIN a. !no su,Sass, eAsept S'N sh.T
rIsnts eMs.p H.. - ,t M n.s.lss,rv
1rhc sn,l'nn.s az s,,b claim shaifb Ia to
eaSn sne .r,,, m. L. .,,ors or n, mining lon.
,,ons n,r,.infare made. or whL.h shalt hero.
s "ns y ,ni,ar.I r.;n ir.i. nv
ia.S.s s;tn,,Tsi an The nublk, donr,In. their
Sc,ss ami assicns where no adverse claim
esisis nj the pssssge OF this a,t, so long AZ
S,sisS spa wnh STATE. territorial, and Iosai
rc.,I,,ians moi in .onfi,t with saLi laws of
,Sss iTn;,,sI SAFE vov,rnlnp their possessory
,,,Ie sh,Il hayr nm. ,s,,iusiy, right of possei.
sion and enjoyment OF ali the Surface inciu-
a aT v mi,n'p lo W. l nSd 10 isd.ss ,hScurboS, their
entire tlcp,h. the top or apcN of which lies in
sse OF s,l,h surfaccslipes extended downward
yertL.aiIy- althouyh such veins, lodcs or
ie,igrs MAY 80 ar Iepar, from a p~erpendicu-
lar in their course downward as to extend
%a.,i.s see Proyidel. That their rish. OF pos
session to such outside parts OF said veins or
lodges shall be confined to such portions
thereof rs lie between vertical planes drawn
downward as aforesaid, through the endElincs
OF their locations so continued In their Own
direction that such planes VIII in,eIsess such
And provided further, That nothing In this
section shall authorize the locator or possess
or of a vein or loie which extends In its
downward course beyond the vertical lines OF
his claim to enter upon the surface Of q claim
owned or posscsscdby another.
SEC. I. That where q tunnel Is u for the
development of q vein or lode, or for the dis-
coyery III mines, the owners OF such tunnel
shall have the right OF possession OF all veins
or lodes within three thousand feet from the
ne OF such tunnel on the line thereof, NOT
previously knownt to exist, Ilssoyered In snei,