The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-09-04
n MINING Law.

Through the p~oliteness OF Joseph
Grandlemeyer, Esq, WI have been per-
mitted to examine Q copy of Cops Land
Oa0ner for August, published at Washing
ton City. The Landowner is conceded
to be high authority on all matters con-
nected with land, mining. patents, etc,
and from it we copy the following, which
is of great interest t miners :
Although we have from time to time called
attention to the provisions OF the act Of Con-
gress OF May 20. 1872, and have published the
instructions of the Commissioner of the Gen.
erai land Office under the law for the further
of miners and others who are tax
ing advantage OF it's provisions, we give place to
some observations on the construction of the
representation clause, and suggestions as to the
method of location.
In the first place, what claims are subject to
relocatlcnf They consist OF two classes first,
those which were located prior to May 10, 1872 f.;
second those located after that date upon which
the necessary amount of work has not been done,
III time when the work should have been be-
gun on the first class expired on the 1st OF jan
uary, 1875. If, however, q claimant has ex.
pended 500 on his claim since May 10, 1872.
his cialm was not subject to relocation on jan
uary l, and he has the present year within which
TO make his second expenditure, provided he
has ID all respects complied with the local laws,
this being the effect OF a decision rendered by
the Land department last month. Claims To-
Gated after May 10, 1872, are not subject to relo-
cation, provided the aimants have expended
SlOfor each hundred feet claimed for each year
since their location consequently their years
are not according to the calendar, but date in
eacn case from the date of location and record.
H. however, a proprietor or his representative
appears and begins icork after the time of limitation
hdS expired and before a relocation, his claim is not
subject to forfeiture. Fl.
In the above, the term relocation has been
used Tor the sake of clearnesS, but in fact it is
not q relocation, but is considered as a new To-
cation under the provisions OF the act, the law
declaring that the claim or mine upon which
such failure occurred shall be open to relocation
IN the same manner as if no location had ever
been made"
AS to the manner of that location there still
appears to be a great lack of knowledge on the
part OF those most deeply interested. To say
that John Smith claims claim No. 5 east on the
Treasure lode, situated in Green Grass District,
Deer Lodge county, IT, is not sufficient desig-
nation of a claim. and the Land Department de-
clares that all such records OF location are void
on the ground of uncertainty. The following
form contains the requirements of the law
In as short a space as can be stated, and can be
used for purposes of record, as we'll as for q
notice. such as must be put up conspicuously
on some part of the claim
(ComStock) Lode,
(Summi) Mining District, Deer Lodge county,
Montana Territory.
Notice is hereby given that there insert the full
ma eV the locator or ~locators) ha this (3d) day
of (Ndy,) 1877 located the (Comstock) lode,
bearing tgold, silrer, lead, DC, as the case may BEL
under the provisions of the act Of Congress of
May 10, 1872, situated in the mining district,
county, and Territory aforesaid, and described
as follows: insert description, giving the
course as near as may be, and distance from
corner to corner of claim. which must be marked
on the ground by posts substantially set, or stone
corners. The distance and course of some cor
ner or notable object on the claim from some
notable landmark, the junction of creeks, or
other permanent monument. as will serve
to identify the claim,) comprising (750) feet in
an iedsterlyl direction and l420) in a ~(weseriyl
direction from the post set at the discovery shaft
thereon, and including surface ground t2l2) feet
in width.
A copy of this notice WAS posted at the dis
covery shaft on said claim on the (3d) day of
Maya 1877 said claim being recorded in the
Office of the County Recorder of said county.
The claimants adjoining are "a, B., c. on the
least, ID, E h Coz on the (Uestl, or nearest
claimants as IF, G & Coz on the Blue Ruin lode,
u mile north Of said claim.)
RICHARD r. ROE,
JOHN DOE,
ENOCH r. SMITH,
Claimants.