Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-04-04
DAILY RECORD
HININC LAW.
Laws Of Congress. Governing the Local
ton, Holding and Working Of
Mining Claim. Upon the Pahlie
nofnaIu

INNING thafihs pom the fuhhs
Domain.
Bz!0z VIII D found an Abstract q ihs Mining
Laws Of the United States. AZ passed h. Con
grsss and approved Nay 10. 1871. Thess zre the
.ss;. AID hence the oaly mining laws q general .
nteres. and force. with the single exception q a
portion u section :. in reference To the rslocs-
ton q claims and mines lgczied prOs - the .
passage u the ganeral mining Az. The Act .
AMENDING the SECTION Alluded to vill also h .
found. following the general laS modifying So
ton 5. - that = claim located prior 10 May 10, .
Is52, Is not subject to relocation untl June 10, .
1874
An ACT TO promote the dsyelOpnsut Of the
Mining resources Of the United stztes
Be i. enacted BY the senate and House q EsV-
re-entatlyes Of the United States Of AIJersuA In
Congress assembled. That all valuable IaiDersl
deposits In lands belonging 70 the Juited states,
10th surveyed and uLsurveyed, are hereby de-
elHred 20 be five and open TO exploration and
purchs=e, and the lands in which they
are fund - occupation and purchase
By eitlzsns q the United States aud
those Wh0 have declared tbere intention 70 De-
cume such. under regulations pryscribed ~ law.
and according % TIE local customs or rules Of
uliner- In tie several mining districts, 80 far Gs
the same are spplic bic and not inoousisitnt
With the laws u the United States.
iOdes d quartz OF other rock in place bearing
gold silver einuabar lead. tin. copper, or other
valuable deposits heretofore located, shall b
governed - T. length along the vein Or lode by
the customs. regulations, and laws in force At
the Ia Of their location mining clam located
after the passage Of this Lct whether located by
one more persons, may equal, bat shall not
exceed one thousand Eve hundred feet in length
along the vein or lode; but 10 location Of min
ins claim shall " made until the discovery q
the vein OF lode within the limits Of the claim
located. No claim shAll extend more than three
hundred feet on each side Of TIE middle Of the
vein at the surface, nor shall any claim De lin
tied By any mining regulation 70 less than tWen-
ty.ve feet On each 81 Of the middle Of thu vein
At the surface, except whsre adverse rights exist
Lng at the passage Il this act shall render such
Limitation Necessary. The end.llnes q Each
claim shall be parallel 70 each other
SIC 8. That the lOcat0rs Of all mining loea-
tons heretofore made, or which shall hereafter
be made, on any mineral vein lode or ledge, Sit
uated on the public domain. their heirs and A.
signs, where 10 adverse claim exists AZ the pas
sage u this at 80 long a. they comply with the
laws Of the United States and the state. Terri
t0risl and local regulations not in conflict with
said laws Of the United States governing their
p0szsssory title thsll have the exclusive night Of
possession aSd enjoyment Of all the surface IN
Cluded thin the lines Of their locations aud q
all veins lOdes, and ledges throughout the entire
depth, the top or apex Of which lice inside Of
such surface-llnes extended DOWNWARD vertical.
H. although such veins, lodes or lsdges may 70
far depart from perpendicular in their oourse
downward IS to extend outside The vertical side
lines Of aid surface locations: Provided, that
their right Of Possession to such outside parts
Of such veins or Lodges shall be confined TO such
portions thereof a. lie between vertical planes
drawn downward a. Aforesaid, through the end
lines u their locations, 20 continued IN their
Dwn direction inst such planes will iuteTsect
such exterior parts Of said veins or lodges And
provided further. that nothing in this section
.hEll authorize the locator OF pOsssssor Of vein
OF lode which extends in its downward course
heyoui the vertical lines Of his claim to enter
upon The zurfEr- Of claim owned q POSSESSED
by another.
SIC. 1 That where a tunnel IS rlp for the
development Of \ vein OF lode, or for the discDy.
cry Of lui1es the owuer- Of such tunnel shall
have the ris.a Of possession Of all veins or lOdes
within three Thousand feet from the face Of such
tunnel On the line thereof not previously known
70 eIIat, discovered IN such tunnel, to the same
.Iteut a. II discovered from the surface and
locations on the line Of such tunnel Of veins or
lOdes not appearing On the surface, made by
other parties after the Commencement Of the
tunnel aud while the same is being prosecuted
with reasonable diligence, shall be invalid but
failure to prosecute the work on the tunnel for
six months shall b. considered a. an abandon
meut Of the right to all undiscovered veins on
the line II said tunnel
SIC. o. Tn the miners Of each mining dis
trlct may make rules and regulations not IN con
dict with the laws Of the United States, or viii
the laws Of the state OF Territory in which tn
district is situated, governing the location, man
Ger u recording, amount Of work necessary I
hold possession Of mining claim, subject I
thr Following r. qulrerucuts: Location must h
distinctly marked On the ground 50 that II
boundaries can be readily traced All records q
mining claims hereafter made shall contain tn
uaIne names II the lDcatOrs, date Of the lOca
RON aud surb A degcrlrtiun of the claim u
claims located by reiereDence to some natura
object ,r r,.r1uau.nt monument as will i1eutif
~ claim ON Zach claim located after the ia.
t.aer iss1led therefor no less than one hundre
dollar. worth Of labor shall be performed or i'm
r,royeIueuts made during each wear on al
Claims located prior 10 the passage Of I'M
At ten dgllars' worth Of labor shAl
b. reformed or improvements mad
Zach year for each one hundred fe.
lu length along the vein until a patent shA
have I,ean ISSUED therefor: but err. .uch claim
are held In common. such expenditure may
made man any one claim. and upon a failure
corpuly with thee conditions. the claim or mir
upon which sue b failure occurred shall be Ope
10 relocation Ia the same manner as II no loo
non Of tIe same had ever been made; Provide,
That the ORIGINAL Ioeators their heir
assigns or lspsI representatives. have not r
,urned work upyn thu claim after such failu
and before such location, Upon the failure
anv one Of several co-oyners 10 contribute h
unrtion of the exueuditures reouiret ty this AZ
Inc cn-owners who have performed the labor
mad the improvements may at the exuirati,
of Inc wear. dive such delinGnent co owner 10
sDual notice in writing notice by ruHllCAtll
IN ,be ne,gsrat,er rnIblished nearest The clsi,
Tor al least once A week for ninety DAYS and If
The e.uirstiun of ninety DAYS after such notice
writing or by publication such delinduent shou
fail or refuse to contribute his proportion
comply with this act, his interest in the clai
shall become the property Of his co-owners "
have made the required expenditures
SIC. G. That a patent Tor any land claim
and located for valuable deposits may be
tanned in the following manner. Any pers,
association or corporation authorized to lOcat
claim under this act, having claimed and locat
y piece of land for snch purposes who has,
have compiled with the terms Of this act, IL
dle in the proper land Office an application 70
patent under oath showing such complain
together with plat and feld.notes Of the ella
or claims in common made by or under the
rection Of the United States Surveyor Gener
showing accurately the boundaries Of the ella
or claims, which shall be distinctly marked
monuments on the ground, and shall post a co
OF such plat, together with 4 notice of ~
application for a patent, in conspi,
sus place on the land embraced in such plat p
vious to the filing Of the application for O p
ent, and shall file an affidavit Of at least t
persons that such notice has been duly posted
aforesaid, and shall file copy of said notice
such land-otice, and shall taereupon be EMIT
10 patent for said land, in the manner folio
ing: The register Of the land-ofhce, upon
tling Of such application, plat, teld-notes,
tees and affidavits, shall publish a notice q