Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-27
LET IT NE SPEEDILY SIGNED.

Following will be found a petition
and remonstrance which Is being cir
culsted throughout Storey county, aud
which should and doubtless will re-
celvo the signature Of every citizen In
virginia City and Gold Hill:
To tae HonordNe the Senate dnd House
Of Representatives 81 the Unfef
States, IN Congress assembled:
Your petitioners would respectfully
represent that they are citizens and
taxpayers In the city OF Virginia aud
town Of Gold Hill. county Of Storey,
state Of Nevada. and rs such are deep
ly interested Ia tho Comstock Lode,
aud In the encouragement OF develop
ment and mining operations thereon,
aud that the existence Of said city aud
town. as places OF h~sbitation, depends
mainly upsn the continuance OF work
OH xald lode.
And petitioners further represent
that they view with alarm the pro-
posed action OF Congress requiring
companies aud claimants on tho Com.
stock Lode to apply for patents within
q limited time, and to declare their
rights forfeited for failure TO make
y s~pP''cSsiou.
Anu your p~ol'tioheIs Iu''ner rep,
that such action Of Congress, IL adopt
90, must nscessAriiy ,essl. W s'en. ,n-
JuIy snu olsls,er 70 tnc n,n.ng n.s
eses |, 1so'sy Soun'y, an' .eis
ny m,n,ns .n's'esss sno ,ssas,
OF NevAua, anu tnat TUG o',,cn' 'ssuis
VIII DO 10 retaru p~'ospeStihs' ueIay
anu se,'"ay an.r
n,ion, on the Comstock Lode; ali OF
which will DO to tho great damage OF
petltionsrs, whose business anu psIp
or, ~, - .n,Sr.Iy worth.
less.
And your petitioners further rep
resent that the provisions OF tno ACT
en. , ~ = m,n,n. .,
the United States" approved May 10.
1872. rs originally adopted, have
proved satisfactory, anu sulieient 10
P,o. s a.stn.. ~ ,ha, s.,J Az, NAV
n, Continued without Amendment, aud
tina. the aforementioned proposed
action, and other changes Ia said Act,
""eroo, n's ILL .s"a"I,aJ, 10
annIr for and accent patsnts within
"a limited tine, may be defeated.
And against such proposed action,
anu any sueh ehanses, your pe.il''ne''
~ n,,.s y,rcS ,! isT
Every word Of the above 1. truo As
uolv Writ. Tb,rs arr two hill. now
under control Of tbs House Of R~epre.
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"a ~ which two a-m.rJm,n,,
J,.,,,od no su,,o ,ra or,r,J hv b,s
h.nsbmsn. Ms.,r, Holm, of Inii,n,
and Nscl.v NJ pennsv,v.nl,. bav,
hoe, mad. ~,,,i,s, IA. ,ro,s., NJ o,r
ou, R~sn,s..n,a,Iv. Mr. Randall and
Al, Pas. If C~,Iic,r,,, rh. s,bsr /.
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now s,,rJ ara ,,m,,,, anil ~. h,vs
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s,,hsr n, ,do,,sd a, ,c,s, On, hundred
and anv ~ our mine, q, and con,i,u.
$50 80, ,v,I, no Co.,
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No IeJy, ba, been d.yelop.d.
mr. n I, m. la vain, 4. entirely prob-
,om,,,c,l aud ia boundaries unknown.
Until both are proyeJ. such n claim IA
NOT worth Tho COST Of attaining patsnt.
TI,d.r the law Of 1872 time IA rlyon 10
s.v.,on, min. h.foro a~nnllc,tion for
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P~rospectors have no chance whatever
to know the value Of their claims before
y,ttlny nat,nt. and A, they fall 70 make
nn,I,.,,,,n ,h.,.,o, ,ho,r .,,,m I, ia
"pP". "Vo' 'e'
voiu and subject 70 relocation
What mine car DO developed In six
months? and what pro.pcctor IA will.
H.. t.. -.
""s NV" "' .Npe"'o y. u'''op
insn'' anu the added ost OF iees and
pay mcnt for tho land before his claim
ZION ''"p'y p'ays o' Congress u 'et
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