Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-11
-,,r.SlyE MINING BILL.


shillfully conceived scheme,
which it is hoped proprietors
o,,i,ess claim owners may be
: Of their mining claims for the
Of speculators and wire-pull-
eioo holders. The first section
hes that within one year atIer the
n,ssed the owners of every mine
b;ch $500 has been expended IN
shall make application for patent,
,itbin three months. if there is no
!, nav SO per acre as the pu'-
nrice. The increase from 81 to
or acre for lode claims is not Il
r. of much importance, for the
|rnmcnt price is only a small item
cost of a patent: but this COM
|ry purchase. under the penalty OF
,ire of a title. is Il most inl4ultouS
IRE. which. in contemplating a
Sry of the proSpcctor. con'ers no
whatevcr on the Government
nmotinr mining Development.
one who is familiar with the
N half of Nevada knows that i'll
mountain range there are par
abandoned mining districts. con-
miucs which will Ultimately be of
value. These districts are now
r. from railroads and reduction
tha. even their richest ores can-
be made to pay; but this draw
is being gradually removed by
bening up of the country, and by
bycmcnt> in metallurgical pro-
which Il few years AGO were
y unknown. The certainty that
ow- gauge railroad Will he COM
the coming Summer between
kde and Eureka. makes all the
IL claims within Il hundred miles
s place of far greater value than
Sere only few months back. If
)pnter pro>pcctor> went out in'O
)OHntaln> eight or ten years ago,
Ter incHrring Great risks aud pri-
D.. discovered mines which wi |
Immensely to the wealth of the
ry. is i wise or Just. now, that
fer>eHering men are about to
M h meri;cd rewards, to attempt
them Of their properties. which
co>t them SO much in time, Ia
nd actual suffering? 1t is only Il
lays arc that the well known
Of Tybo district. ninety miles
ward. We're sold to English pur-
Rs al high figures. one of the
pr> OF that properly. whose share
! price is said to be $40. .000 in gold.
Wed inlhe vicinity since lS6j. en-
OF his claims he had done much
than S5ao worth of work. and if
5 thirving bill had been in force
years since he certainly would
lo>t thentall. To have borrowed
With which to procure patents
SIMPLY have been tie means cf
he properly To the lender.
ask. what loss the Government
ns hy this prospector having
Moved To retain his ground un-
effected Il sale. The purchasers
llply tor patents and pay the
OF lhe land. and this is only
Would have been done if rcloca-
pad been made under such a law
u now proposed. \ capitalist
not have worked these
'hrtc yeas ago any more than
>roTerer. for The Very good rea-
nat the railroad was then nearly
pleS distant. and the COS, of haul
pPi'N and bullion would have
med all the profits. The men
!ffe Keeping possession of their
III oId mining districts are able
the work required by the law Of
put nave not the means with
10 purchase them FROM the Gov
M, particularly as mileage
and travelling expenses add
90 me cost of Il patent III these
Localities. The following eX-
t9hi the E'GiHec1Jhg and .NjHing
"i January 3lst, puts the sub
amoper light:
proposition to force a whole
~ immediate change of posses
iP> iiito patent :itle>, contem-
Hu-e enrroaehlnent of capital
i,-H'> ot labor. which We regard
'A'-'e't anlaZcmcnt and indigna-
ward, of Chicago. may be so
i;sloranl of the complicated in
H. "NoNed IN the mining indus
80 W merely the tool of design
II; III Offering such Il scheme:
N acquainted with the sub
must he aware that his bill
~ 10 hohlng less than t he forced
lni'i l Property of every mineral
an n',tgr ,I on the public lands who
a'ie TO eNpend 5000 hitherto,
~ 'i,l: y 80 unfortunate as not to be
inhi the coming wear to incur
l"i>e> OF survey, advertise
">>ihle litigation, registers
na i'iiai price, involved in the
'- VI IA patent. The incidental
MI - = !" patent is sometimes very
a" 'u !. Is FOR this reason chiefly
bnIiap, H poor miners have delayed
ae'li"n. The result of a bill
NJ expense and limiting the
>in''ig ''tNihg such application.
L;""l,it ne To compel the miner
'''!lin, at any price he could
aa;'.l a3f 1t, to the capitalist who
~ "4ofd the Necessary legal pro-
~. Moreover. hy throwing INTO
Nts ~ once all the innt,mer,ble
sn,ai u.s. a5'iec;ed by this provision, the
il organize an inevitable
illIiiin@ claims. and almost
saa'.Y Troy their market value"
nJl.In' J9.'n' section of the proposed
III mus: II 5000 has no, baen
,..p upon the claim. the party or
lining must make that ex-
(eht ' " "i,i !, t:, snail make application
|cou .i1nlili Inn one year thereafter"
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