Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-03-04
DAILY RECORD
MINING LAW.
Laws Of Congress Governing the Local
ton, Holding and Working Of
Mining Claims Upon the Public
Domain.


BeloE siIl be found an Abstrsc; Of the Mining
Laws Of the United States. passed By Con
.srsss and approved Msy 70. ls7z- These are the
last and hence the only mining Laws q general 1
u;erss; ana free, with the single sIesption q a
portion u section :. IN reference 70 the relocs-
t.sn q claims AID mines located prior 10 the .
passage Of the gnnsr1l mining i2E. The Ac;
Amending the section alluded to will also te T
found. following the gsnsrsl Law modifying sec /
tion 5. 50 that claim located prior TO May 70,
IsT2, Is not subject to relocation until June 10,
1874
An ACT 70 promote the developments q the
MlniEg resources Of the United States
b It enacted by the senate and House 81 Rep
r-santStives Of the United States Of America IN
Congress assembled. That all valuable miDeral
deposits IN lands belonging 20 the United ,tztes,
both surveyed and uDE4rveyed. are hereby de-
clzrad 70 b. free and open to exploration and
pIrCha=e, and the LANDS in which they
are found to occupation snd purchase
by citizens q the United States and
those who have declared there intention To b.
come such, under regulations prescribed by law,
and according To the local customs q rules Of
miners, IN the several mining districts, - far s.
the ssme apple be AID not INCONSISTENT
with tha lass Of the United States.
SEC 2 That mining claims upon veins or
l0aes Of g1ATtz Or other rock in place bearing
gold, silver, cnnAbzr. lead, tn, copper, OF ether
valuable deposits heretofore located, shall Be-
governed a. - length along the VEN or lode by
tue Customs, regulations, and laws IN force e:
the dsae % their location. mining claim located
after the passage q this act whether located by
0ns more persons, may equal, but shall not
exceed one Thousand five hundred feet in length
along the vein or lode; but no location Of a min
ing claim shall l. made until the discovery Of
the vein or lode within the limits q the claim
located. No claim shall extend more than three
hundred feet On each side Of the middle Of the
vein a. the surface, nor shall any claim b. lin
tied by any mining regulation tp less than TWEEN
ty-tve fess each side Of the middle Of the VEIN
al the surface except where adverse rights exist
ing at the passage of this act shall render such
limitation necessary. The end-lineE q each
claim shall Be parallel u each ether.
SIC. 8. Ths; the locstors Of all mining l5cs-
ttgn. heretofore made or which shall hereafter
b. made On any mineral vein, lode, or ledge Sit
usted on the public domain, their heirs and as
signs, whore 10 adverse claim exists at the pas
sage u this at, 70 long Is they comply with the
laws Of the United States, and thc state, Tern.
tgr!aI and local regulations not In conflict with
said laws Of the United States governing their
pOssesyary title shall have the exclusive right If
possession and enjoyment Of all the surface 10
clQded within the lines Of their locations and II
all veins lodes, and lodges throughout the entire
depth. the top or apex II which lIes inside Of
such zurface-llnns extended nOwuwar1 vertical
~. although such veins lades or lodges may
far depart from perpendicular in their course
lines Of said surface locations. Provided, tina.
their right Of possession to such outside parts
Of such veins UT hedges shall b. confined t. such
portions thereof as lie between vertical planes
drawn downward Aforesaid, through the end
lines Of their locations So continued ia their
own direction that glch planes will ntersect
such exterior parts q said veins or lodges: And
provided further, that nothing in this 1erti0n
hhall authorize the lOcat0r or pOrssssor u & vein
or lode which extends III It, downward course
beyond the vertical lines Of his claim TO enter
upon the surface Of claim owned OF possessed
by another.
SEC. l. That where q tunnel is run for the
Development Of vein or lode, Or for the disrov.
cry Of mi ses the owDers Of snch tunnel shall
have the right Of possession Of all veins or lO1cs
within three thousand feet from the face Of such
tunnel on the line thereof not previously kno#n
to exist, discovered IN such tunnel to the same
extent az II discovered from the surface. and
locations On the line OF such tunnel Of veins or
loies not appearing on the surface, made By
other parties after the commencement Of the
tunnel, and while the saulf IL being prosecuted
with reasonable diligence, shall be Invalid; but
failure t. prosecute the work On the tunnel for
six months shall BE- considered a. an abandon.
ment Of the right 10 all undiscovered veins ON
the line Of said tunnel.
SIC. ). Thst the miners Of each mining dis
trct may make rules and regulations not In con-
hiet with the laws Of thu United States, or with
the laws Of the State or Territory III which the
district IL situated, governing the location man
ner Of recording, amount Of work necessary 10
hold possession Of mining claim, subject "a
the following requirements; Location must te
distinctly marked on the ground SO that It's
boundaries can be readily traced. Nj records Of
mining claims hereafter made shall contain the
name or names Of the IOcatOrs date Of the Iyca-
tiOn, and such n description Of the claim or
claims located by reiereuCncs TO some natural
object or permanent monument Will identify
the claim. On each claim located after the pas
sage Of this act, and until patent shall have
been issued therefor, no less than one hundred
dollars worth Of labor shall BE- performed or i'm
prOvementR made during each year. On all
claims located prior to the passage Of this
act, ten dollars worth OF labor shall
he performed or improvements made
each year for each one hundred feet
In length along the vein until patent shall
have been issued therefor. butwhere such cluims
are held in common, such expenditure may be
made upon any one claim; and upon a failure to
comply with these conditions, the claim or mine
upon which sHch failure occurred shall be open
to relocation IN tie same manner az If no loca-
ton Of the sumo had ever been made: Provided
That the rlg.nal lOcators, their heirs,
assigns. or legal representatives have not re-
stunned work upon the claim after such failure
and before such location, Upon the failure Of
any one Of several co-owners to contribute his
portion Of the expenditures required by this act
the co-owners who have performed the labor or
made the improvements may, at the expiration
Of the year, give such Delinquent co owner per
Eonal notice in writing or notice by publication
in the newspaper published nearest the claim
for at least once week for ninety days and If at
the expiration of ninety days after such notice in
writing or by publication such delinquent should
fail or refuse to contribute his proportion to
comply with this act, his interest in the claim
shall become the property Of his co.owners who
have made the required expenditures
SEC. 6. That patent for any land claimed
aud located for valuable deposits may be Oh.
tanned in the following manner: Any person
association or corporation authorized to locate
claim under this act, having claimed and located
piece Of land for such purposes, who has or
have, complied with the terms Of this act NAV
file in the proper land-oflce an application for q
patent, under oath, showing such compliance
together with plat and field, notes Of the claim
or claims in common, made by or under the d.
rection Of the United States Surveyor General
showing accurately the boundaries Of the claim
or claims, which shall be distinctly marked by
monuments on the ground. aud shall post copy
Of such plat. together with notice Of such
application for patent, in a conspicu-
Gus place on the land embraced in such plat pre-.
yigus TO the filing Of the application for a pat
ent, and shall ile an affidavit Of at least two
persons that such notice has been duly posted as
aforesaid, and shall file copy Of said notice in
such land-of1ice, and shall taereupon be entitled
10 patent for said land, in the manner follow.
ing; The register Of the land-Ohice upon the
filing Of such application, plat, held.nOtes, no.
tices and athdavits, shall publish a notice that
huch application has been made, for the period
Of sixty days, in newspaper to be by him tlesig.
mated as published nearest to said claim: and he
shall also post such notice In his Office for the
same period. The claim at the time Of filing
this application, or at any time thereafter, with
in the sixty days Of publication, shall file with
the register certificate Of the United States
Surveyor General that five hundred dollars
worth of labor has been expended or improve
ments made upon the claim by himself or gran.
tors, that the plat IS correct, with such further
description by such reference to natural objects
or permanent monuments as shall identify the
claim, and furnish an accurate description, to be
incorporated in the patent At the expiration Of
tine sixty days of publication the claimant shall
file his affidavit, showing that the plat and no.
tiee have been posted in conspicuous place on
the claim during said period OF publication II
no adverse claim shall nave been filed with the
register and the receiver Of the proper land office
at the expiration Of the sixty days Of publication
II shall be assumed that the applicant is entitled
to patent upon the payment to the proper Of
ncer OF I'VE dollars per acre. and that no adverse
claim exists; and thereafter no objection from
third parties to the issuance of patent shall be
heard, except It be shown that the applicant has
failed to comply with this act.
SEC. 7. That where an adverse claim shall b,
filed during the period Of publication it shall BE-
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