Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-25

which are working successfully richly
productive mines along that lode.
Wherever it 10 supposed to exist in any
Of its branches or notifications, there
arc not less than two hundred claims or
| locations in various stages of develop
ment, but all OF which, so far, have
been productive. These are prospecting
| claims You see them all around the
! vicinity of that lode extending over the
| hills and all along tie ravines for from
seven to ten miles. They are worked in
| shafts and pits and through tunnels.
often by poor men, by men who uss ali
means and who are interested in tbs des-
peEate venture of finding paying nine;
and now, sir, what 90 you propose 10
do? Lock ct the new bulthen that IS -
b. imposed. These men so far have
only an empty. barren excavation III the
earth They do not know yet whether
they have a claim that is worth the pa
per upon which their application would
he written or their patent engraved.
Yoc compel them to pay &5oJ,020 or
SlO9. 900 in fees for purchase money foc
the privilege OF living along tbs line OF
this Iod. III the hopes Of finding paying
one. I say every miner viii and may
ricltfuIIy regard this rs an oppression.
The effect will be TO discourage prospect
ing. Why single cut the unprodUcti.s
mines on the Comstock ledge: To pros
p.ctors for mines generally you say, III
you have made application for patent
to yoG:r claim. and no contest has arisen.
60 aud perfect your title, or sl,e lose the
benefits OF the steps already taken. You
nav remain IN possession O. your clalHl
until il is worth patentlns, or forever II
ycu are willing 10 take the chances OF
adverse CHIN to title" bu; to the pro-
prietor on the CCmstock Lode You sly.
Apply for your patent and pay for the
same, or your claim shall be open to re-
location by the first yagabond who las
The ability for levy blackmaii.
Mr.. Kendall Also opposed any amend
ment which could be injurious 10 the
companies now in Court with SutTo,
wherein the validity OF the royalty Of -
per ton il being questioned. Re was III
fAyoro OF an amendment to protest Sutro's
rights: but not so especially against |
the mines on tie Constock lode.
Band, of Missouri, who resided SIX
years in Virginia City. said: Il lived
there before this legislation By Congress
in reference to what is known as the Su-
tro tunnel, and I believe that country
would be better Off to-day if it was all
wiped cut. As I understand it. this bill
ID in the interest of the miners and not
in the interest Of the rich companies.
There is little secret history concern
ing this Constock lode. There are lodes
running north and south with the Com
stock lode, which is the brow of a large
hill; above and below that lode are other
veins or lodes running parallel with it.
These other veins have been prospected
ever since the discovery OF the Comstock
lode. These rich companies have al
ways commended that the Comstock lode
=. $500 ~s.-~. ffAi.i1Ci 1O>,So "a
veins. Sutro, in running his tunnel,
will have an opportunity to open some
of them and use them. But there Is a
third party, the poor miners who have
prosrec.ed these other lodes, who believe
that they have some rights, irrespective
of Sutro or tine Bank of California.
They are the parties to be affected by
this bill. 1t is proposed by this amend
mert of tine gentleman from Pennsylvania
that the parties or companies interested
in claims on this ComstocA ledge shall
within certain time take out their pa
tents. Now, if You say that, You will
compel them to do what 10 an impossi-
b;lity-for they don't know whether
their claims are on what is technically
the Comstock lode or not-and thus they
may lose their little by mere technically
am opposed to The amendment, because
parties may locate on what is considered
the Constock lode, but they may find
ont afterwards that it is not SO; and par
ties may locate lode and get a patent
for it. and a party who claim he is on
the Comstock lode may get patent and
shove them Of. l say that under such
u provision as the amendment of the gen.
tlenan from Pennsylvania, interminable
litigation will grow up to TIE injury OF
the honest miner,