Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-05
THE MINERS ON SENATOR SAR.
GENT.

The miners of Railroad District, Elko
county, held meeting on the Goth ult.,
ot which preamble and resolutions con-
demna.ory of Senator Sargent, of Cali
fornia, were passed.:
Whereas, The Congress Of the United
States, on May 10th, 1872, having passed
number OF laws to govern mining loca-
tions, which seem to be made entirely in
the interest of monopolies and capital
lists, at the instigation of Congressman
Sargent and his friends, and to the detri-
ment and almost ruin Of the ordinary
miners and prospectors, who are the dis
coyerers and men who develop mines and
the mineral resources of the country is
entirely indebted for its rich mining dis
tricts; and, whereas, the same Sargent is
now attempting to pass through Con-
gress another act entitled Il bill supple
mental to and amendatory to the act en-
titled an act to promote development Of
the mining resources of the United States,
approved May 10, 1872, which amenda-
tory act requires that all persons owning
or claiming lodes upon the public do
main shall, within one year after the pas
sage Of this amendment, do at least $500
worth of improvements upon each and
every location, and apply for patent
thereon; therefore
Resolved, We pronounce this last
amendment, as introduced by Sargent,
an Infamous outrage upon the entire
class of men who are engaged in pros
pecting and developing the mineral re-
sources of the United States, and that
not one miner in one hundred can COM
ply with said act, and iu consequence
thereof will be compelled to abandon all
claims now held by them.
Resolved, That we ask Congress to re-
fuse to pass said amendatory act, intro.
duced by said Sargent, or any other act
having relation to mines or mining pre-
sented by him, as he represents the
wishes or sentiments of none on this
coast except monopolies and stealing
rings.
Resolved, That Congress be petitioned
to amend Section 3 of the United States
mining laws as allows the exclusive right
10 parties locating to all mines, lodes or
veins, with three hundred feet each side
Of the mine located, only allowing the
mine located three hundred feet OF
ground on each side for mining pur.
poses only, and not to exclude other
miners from prospecting for or locating
mines within the first claimed three hun.
dred feet, not conflicting with the origin
al mines already located.
Resolved, That Congress be petitioned
to SO amend the United States mining
laws as to allow miners to claim and get
patents without the expense the present
law entails, for rs the law is now con.
structed it places it almost out of the
power of any miner to secure a patent
on account of the heavy expense thereto
attached.
Resolved, That a committee of thre,
be appointed to correspond with othe
mining districts for the purpose of hay
ing similar resolutions passed, and t.
have q unanimity OF action upon thi
matter, and that the Sacramento Union
Morning Call and Elko Independent b,
requested to publish the proceedings o
this meeting.
Resolved, That we now proceed t.
burn A. A. Sargent in effigy as a fit ex
preston of the feelings of the people o
this district toward so unworthy publi
officer. (Signed) l.. L MORGAN,
ii. H. PEYToN, President
Secretary.