Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-12
the L. ;. MINING LAWS.

MI. hendail, Congiessnan Tor NeNaoa'
has favored us with two bills amends.ory
of the United States Mining Law, re-
questing US to give our views on the
matter. The text Of the proposed amend
ments are appended to this article, and
if any OF our citizens choose to send us
any suggestions, we shall be glad to hear
from them.
One OF the bills was introduced by MIR.
Chaffee, OF Colorado. and amends the
the original act to the extent that when a
tunnel shall be run for a certain lode or
lodes, that the money expended on such
tunnel shall be held TO have been ex-
pended on the vein which it is intended
20 cut. This seems to us quite unob-
jectionable, in fact, is merely an enact
ment of what il held to be law hy the
courts Of Nevada and California. The
second bill was introduced by WILDER, of
New York, and so amends the act Of
1872, that the time for the first annual
VA Wv NsAAhia ADNNtEh paw
to the passage of the act of 1872, shall
be extended to the 10Th Of June, 1875.
We have consulted several gentlemen
largely interested in mines in this and
other districts, and find the opinions so
elected very diverse. Some being de-
cidedly adverse to the amendment as
tending to prevent the development OF
the mines and thus work an injury to the
State; others seem TO think that it will
be boon TO the miners, who are gener-
ally Door men, and who will have to
struggle hard to secure a title to their
dearly won claims. Probably the truth
lies between the two. The extension
may help great many poor men, who
find it difficult TO work for living and
keep up work on their mines, which they
may think valuable and desire to
hold, and on the other hand, there
are doubtless many claims in the
hands of men who could and should
work them, but are waiting for their
neighbors or for something to turn up.
This class OF men will be protected
equally with the poor miner, who is
striving by hard work to achieve the
double purpose Of getting an honest, de-
cent living, and yet perform the requisite
amount OF labor to hold claims that may
be rich, but possibly may remain unpro-
ductive for years. In view Of these cir
cumstances, and IA our sympathies are
with the struggling miner, We are in
clined to think that it may be well
for the extension to be granted,
with, however, the district understand
ing that it shall be last. As We said be-
fore, any communications our citizens
may feel disposed to send us on the sub
iect, will receive our best attention. The
following is copy of the two bills:
Mr.. Chaffee on leave introduced tn,
following bill:
To amend the act entitled IAN act t
promote the development Of the min
ing resources of the United States,
approved May tenth. eighteen bund
red and seventy-twO.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hous,
of Representatives OF the United Statel
Of America in Congress assembled, tha
the fifth section Of said act be, and Tia,
same is hereby, amended so that wheri
person or company shall run TUNE
for the purposes of developing lode o.
lodes, owned by said person or compa
ny, the money so expended in said tun
mel shall be taken and considered as ex
pended on said lode or lodes, whethe
located prior to or since the passage o
said act, and such person or compan,
shall not be required to perform work oil
the surface OF said lode or lodes in orde
to hold the same as required by said act
Mr.. WILDER. on leave, introduced tn
following bill:
To amend m act approved March first
eighteen hundred and seventy-three
amendatory OF the act entitled IAN &C
to promote the mineral resources G
the United States, passed May tenth
eighteen hundred and seventy-two.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hous
Of Representatives Of the United State
"a huiSflch III ,OuBresS dsseuhbitU, tnt
the act approved March first, eightee
hundred and seventy.three, amendator
of the fifth section of the act entitle
AN act to promote the mineral resource
OF the United States, passed May tent
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, whic
requires expenditures of labor and in
provements on claims located prior to Il
passage OF said act, is hereby so amendt
thai the time for the first annual expent
iture on claims located prior to the pa
sage of said act, shall be extended to IL
tenth day Of June, eighteen hundred an