Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-07
r,,r MINERS On SARGENT.

The miners of the country are justly
indignant toward Senator Sargent, OF
california. lie has been legislating.
with reference to the mineral lands, i'll
the interest of the monopolists, from
the very moment he gained a seat i n
The miners OF Railroad
district, in Elko county. a few miles
cas-, of the road leading from here to
PaliSade, recently held a meeting, at
which the following savage preamble
and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. The Congress Of the
United States, on May 10Th. 49,. hav-
ing PASSED a numbcrof laws to govern
mining locations, which seem to he
made entirely in The interest of mono
poles and capitalists. at the i~nstigation
of Sargent and his friends, and to the
detriment and almost ruin of the or
binary miners and ~prOSlectorS. who
are the discoverers and men who de-
velpp mines and the mineral resources
of the country, and to- whom the oun
;rv is entirely indebted for its rich mini
iny districts: and, whereas, the same
Sargent is o attempting to pass
through Congress- another act entitled
a bill supplemental to and amendatory
to the act entitled M act to- promote
the development of the mining re-
sources of the United States. approved
Nav 10th. 1S12. which amcndatory act
requires that all persons owning or
claiming lode> upon the public domain
shall. within one yea after the passage
OF this amendments. do at least 500
worth of improvements upon each and
every location. and apply for u patent
thereon; therefore
RcSoirc1, We pronounce this last
amendment. as introduced by Sergeant.
an infamous outrage upon the entire
class of men who are engaged in pros
pecting and developing the mineral re-
sources of the United States. and that
not one miner in one hundred a COM
PLY with said act, and i'll consequence
thereof will le compelled to abandon
all claims now held 10y them.
Resoired, That we ask Congress to re-
fuSeto pass said amcndatorN act intro
duced by said Sergeant. 81 any Other
act having relation TO mines or mining
presented by him. as he represents the
wishes ur sentiments of none on this
coast. except monopolies and stealing
rings.
RcS,lrcd, That Congress fr petitioned
to amend Section $ OF the | nilcdS state
mining laws as allows the exclusive
right to parties lWa.ing to all mines.
lpdeS or veins, with three hundred feet
each side of the mine located, only al
lowing the mine located three hundred
feet of ground on each side for mining
purposes only. an not to eNclndc 9th
cr miners from prospecting for or To-
eating mines within the first claimed
three hundred fee, not conflicting with
the original mine already located.
E'soired, That Congress Ike pc iiioned
to so amend the United States mining
laws rs to ALLOW miners To claim and
yet patents without the expense the
present law entails. for as the law is
now constructed it places it almost out
OF the power of amy miner to secure
a patent ~ ccoun of the heavy eX.
pen>e thereto attached.
ReSo{rcl. That a committee ofthret
be appointed to correspond with other
mining districts for the purpose of hay
ing similar resolutions passed, and tC
have Il unanimi;y of action upon this
matter. and that the Sacramento Injon,
.NojWihg cal and Elko I~1,pcndcat bl
requested to publish the Proceedings
of this meeting.
ReSotrtd, That we now proceed tC
burn y. n. Sargent in ciligy as 4 ii,
expression of the feelings OF the people
OF this district toward so unworthy
public officer.
l.. T.. MORGAN, President.
ii. II. Pcyton, Secretary.