Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-19
MINING LAWS.
Complied fress taltei state. Revised
-istu,ss and Drei-iss. Of the
General Land Onire.

STATUTES ana urri-tous OF tuc |
General Land oniee.
The n'iowlie are iss --siIons % the Revised
Statutes Of the United States which pertain to
the locaiicn and riisnting OF claims upon the
mlnersl land- Of tn rstlic domsin:
srcrtoS 25gy. All vsil.b . mineral dsposlts
In ahd. hoicas'nH to ths United states. both
,urveyet and uLsurvcy~d. are hereby declared
10 ie FREE aud open 20 exploration and pur
sha-e, Anl The lsnl- on Which they are found
10 &C srpxfion and purshase oy eitixens Of the
UDlt.d sisiss and fho~e Who have declared
,teir Intention. 10 bsssine such. undsr rczuls
lions prcscsibsd BY law. asd according 10 ths
local customs OF m =. OF miners In the several
MINING q -tfiei-. 80 far a. the same are spphcs-
bic and not inecp-isient With the laws Of the
United STATES.
LrS1rH or NiStsa cIAINs rrox WINS on IopEs. |
sac. $50 silning claims up'n veins or iodes
&C quartz or .tLer rpek In places, bearing gold.
oliver, einnabsr. Iced. tin. copper 90 oihes sasu-
she ,-pa-its, heretofore located. shall be gov
crnei a. to length along the vein % LODI b.
the customs, r~guisfions and laws In force q
the date of their ~loeafiou. 4 mining claim To-
caiel after the i0th day of Nay. is!3. whether
~. iei BY oae OF more persons. may equal. bot
shall not exceed. one thousand nve hundred
iest la l-ngth along the vein OF lode; but no
location Of . m ming claim shall be msds until
N. discovery OF the vein OF iofs within the
limits Il the claim located. No claim shali En-
tend NOR than three hundr~d fect on eAch eide
of tho middle 70 tho veiu q the suvfaos. nor
pha'i any claim he limited By Any mining rsu-
lation TO le-- than twenty-five fcst on each sids
Of The middle of the vein Il the surface. except
where stverss rishts existing on the iota day
~ Msy. iss7. r~ud.r such limitation necessary
The eni lire. % each claim shall be parallel TO
esch ether.
Icc,roas' Eianrs or rosssssioS AND ssIor.
HINT.
ssc. sl3a- The ~icc>sors Of AL mining locs-
tsns heretofcr. male. or which shsli hsreaftsr
- male. o.. any iAins ri >ein. lido. or ledge.
siia.,cd on tho public domain, their heirs and
assign. where no adv rss claim. exist 90 N.
t.nrh Day OF May. eighteen hnndrd ard
psvesty tso. 20 lorg ~ they comply With On.
Ia ss OF The United >tSte-. and with -tste. Ter.
u'ofi.l. and local wgu'stions not IN eonnlct
ehh the laws Of the United STATE. voysrnins
tLsir 10 s-s-ory till-. -h.ll have the exclusive
rat 81 po-.e-.inn AMI enJoy msnt OF all the
surface ineludtd wl,hia th- linss % their kea-
ton. Il Of al wins. loie- ard edges throash-
ont their entlr- depth. tho tip orapex Of which
he. i-.aIe Of .uch surface lines extended down.
wtri vertically. alihoash rueh veins loies or
lodges nay ~ Tar iepsr, from 4 perpsndieuisr
IA th sir eoasr- dowEward - toextcDd outsife
the s~rticl . sid- lines Of rneh surface locations.
Ia; their risht OF possession Ia such ostsida
par;- zoe v.ior ur hedges shall b. confnsd
Il such port.ous thereof - lie between vert.
icsi planes drawn downward ~ above de-
snbed. tar ugh thu rpd lines % their locations
rb tNltlutt1 w NItt etNN hL@A ~
planes will i~hter-ect such exterior parts of sueh
vein. or hedges. sbd nothing In this section
shall anthcrixs he locstor 90 possessor OF
vein 90 loi, which erteads la its downward
cour-e bcyond lh- vertical liGes of his claim
To enter upon the surface OF 4 claim oxntd or
l-p-se--ed by snsthsr.
nNGht R~RorLAttoss; ~ kSDtrSRks AND IN.
r~EovHhxSrs
SIC. sst. The miners VI eseh mining dis.
trirl may make POPULATIONS not In conflict with
the Laws of the United statss. or with the laws
af the state or Territory In which the distrtct
issitustsl. goyesni, Z the locstiSn. manner of
fce1rii K. amouai ~ work NECESSARY to bold
4 s.ses-iOn Of a aiming elalm. sublsct to the
B ilsxing rquircm. 10: Tue locsti'u must
b. di-tinc iy me krd W the ground - that its
h,iad ,r,-- can h. r ably traced. All record,
of Ini.lns lain hereafter mai, rhall contain
tue nam. ~ nAin-- of the ~locaiorr. the ale Of
the loo alton. sud such ad-sers ption .f the
cl.in OF eisins located by reierrnee 10 some
iintify the clAlm ia each clA 20 locstel AZ
tsr ths tenth OF M-y. eis,t.en hupdr-i and
-,venty.two. and mill . patent hs, bsen is-uei
thsr-for. not " = than ou. hundred dollar-'
worth Of labor -hsii be p-rfoHnsd or isprove-
ren,s made BY the icuth day Of June, eighteen
hundred and seventy fpur. and each year ther~-
afr Er csc1 one hundred f-~t In ie.s'h
aioag the vein. unit, q patent has b-.u i-suei
therefor! hut where such claims srs
held In common. such expenditure may
D., md. upon any one clsim. and upon
failure 10 amply with the-~ eoneitio.s,
~ ,lsiia or mine upon which such failure o.
Cured shall b. opeu 20 rrloest'ou In the Ame
"a. tscr - N no lecstion Of N. same had ever
h.en mlis, provided tina, the original ~locsiosp,
their heirs. a.-igns or legal t-pr~- .ntAiives.
asvc not resumed wOsk upsn thu claim ater
failure sni hsfo-c such i~ocatio1. upcn the
failure u Ary one of several 10 owner. tn con
tdbl'c his PORTION % The eipeDd, tur-s required
hereby. the co ~ nets Who have performed the
.Ab,r or nisi- the improy~tns nts. may. q tho
expiration of the ear give -ueh dsliaqusnt co
owner p-f-onzl notio- Ia writing. &c notice BY
publicA ion In the nswspaper publishcd near
ct The cisim. for a. least once q week tor ninety
days. and IT, IL the sx irsiion OF ninety days
amer -ush notice IL writing or by publioation
such Delinquent -holid fail OF refa-e to con.
tribut, his portion Of III. e,p-ndi ure required
ny this section, his Interest In the claim shall
become the property Of hl.oo owners who have
msie th- 'equired expenditures.
Expenditures ,aais u.on snv Que claim or
lods. no s@v-r sN s. esn In no Wa he made To
Iisli.
10y an amendment p ssed February n, ISIS.
section asa. thu Aboves elton In regard ~ the
exp.nii ur- upon mining claims 10 ~ mo iifed
that money which has been 90 may he exf~nded
ia running . tahn.i FOE On. purpoa- of d~veL
oplns cue OF more iodss owned By -neh person
90 company shalt b. considered ~ expended
upoa such iole. The efpebdit res rtquirsd
uppn mining elalrnr may he made from the su,-
Ia. OF In runnint . tunnel Tor the develop
m.nt of such elaimsi
rArxsrs voR nIsxRAt LANDS. nov osrAisEp.
sec. 2E25. 4 pst-nt for any land claimed and
ccs.sd Tor valuable deposits may be ebtAinsd
In toe oliowiis manner ! Any psrson. ss-ocis-
tion. or c'rpora'ton authorized To locate . claim
under thi. chapter. having claimed and located
apes Of land ior such purposes. Who has. or
have, complied win The 70 me cf this ehspter.
may hls In the pr pr lind one On application
fra pa'cnt. U der Oath. -ho slng such e.mpii. |
- A---fl. a.. - . .l.E ..I a.fA A "a ~ /
cisim oe claims Ia eonuon. nlsds by or under
tho direction OF the United States Surveyor
t.eaeral. hosip sccura ely tn, boupdaris. 81
the claim or claims. which shall h- distinctly
markell By m.1n'aeni. on the ground. .sd shall
pet q cory Of such plat. tosein'r with q notice
~ such application foe q patent. IL . con.picu-
ous plsc- on the and embraced In such pla'.
previous tn the niins Of the application tr .
aisnt. and .ha a . an an isyit Of at at two
p,r-on. ,a., .,ea notice he been d1s post
land ofc !. and hail thsreupon be entitled Ia
u patent for tn, land. In the man.
nsr following; Ths register u the land
ofnce, upoa the nins Of ~ h apr ~iesiion.
shall pahiish q po,ic- that sueh Application
ha. been made. for the period of sixty days I'm
= ne ss,>pcr 10 h. b. him designated a. quo
lishei nearest to such claim: ard lie shall also
rloi. Tho calman; al the time of nih 9 tLi.
application. OF 81 any TIM, th re.iter within :
the sixty dsys ot rubii-.tion, s,.ll nle with
the register . 9 2 ~ ats 81 the rnitel states
su-vci ORC ner.l that i've huf dr-d dollar,'
worth 81 labor has ben sxpcndct, or Improve
ments mais upon The cl.m b, hin -~lf or grant.
or-; : al N. plat u correct with such further
- rip'trn by sueh reference 10 natural objects
- y rlans,t m.tual MT. a. shall identif, the
cla,m. ani urni,h IN &C 'uraie dfrcr'ptian, 10 ,
~ Incorporated IN he patent. AZ the expira-
ti,a OF toe sixty da,s 81 tublie dion the claim .
zat shall Gle hir Ads II. shssins that the
plat an ! Motto hsvc been pcstcd In . esnspicu
Su- y are on the claim dnv.ns such pcrtsd Of
IL NO alS.rs- claim shali have Z
hsen did with the tr.i,ig' aud The ' e.iv~r 81
prop Q land Oh . II the -xp.rs n, n " th.
sixty day, of pueliss'Ap q. a .hall b. assumed
thai the spplirSnt I, sntltl-d Ia patent upou
t's payment 10 the rropcr officer of ave dollars
Ter ssrc. Aud thai q" Nlvct-r claim exi-ts. and
10 ~o-jert'o fr,m third part, .- H.
the i--usa.r q . ps eul shall b. heard. except
it b. shown that The spplicsnt Ia. iallod ~
with the terms "a this tLApsr.
ADvERsN CLAIM r~RarkEplSa- az.
Sxc. fJ1s where an niver-. claim 3. hied
turing the ported ,f publiss ian. u shah he
upon IA "a Of the ~ sOs "r p-rs ne mailing tho
-.we, aud rhAll shsw the ssinrs. b-,un 'ari-a.
.ni extent of such adverse claim. and al pro
dlns., except the publication Of ~ti-c aud
"a In. aud Hing q the ssniavit thereof. Oh II
h. silVs,i until tn controversy shall have been
-eitiei or deidd ny . court cf eonretsnt
elton. or the adser.e claim w.ivei. II