Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-13
MINING LAWS.
Complied frsm uaiiei states Revised
Statistics and Dc~isien. Of the
General I.ssd Of1ce.

Generat Issna utuce. /
The fo;iowisg are The -sc,,ens Of the Revised
Statutes OF the rnl,ed states which certain to
the In st,rn and pstsnting OF claims upon the
Iainerai lands OF thu public domain:
sEcrios 23ls. All valuable mineral derosit.
In laods belonging 10 the United States. both
.~nryeyct and unsurveyed. are ietvby declare;
~ be FRYE and open to exploration and pur
ehs-c, and the lands on whirh they arc found
10 occupation and purchase ~ citizens Of the
United stsies and thore VII havs declared
taeir intentions To beccme such. unc,r res uia-
tions prescribed By Law. aid secoriing TO tbs
heal customs or "a - % miners In the several
mining 4 stne;s. so far a. the same are appiica.
n,s and not ineonsistent sith the laws of the
Cniied States.
KS.Ii o. MINING CLAIMS rrcN vEfNs ON Ioprs,
SEC. 2ssO Mlnin; claims upon veins os lodes
81 quartz or "tber rosk N PLACES, bearing gold.
siivv' sinnabar. Iced. TIN. copper OF other vain.
.bf .,sposiis, heretofore locsisi. shAll be gov
etaed ~ TO length along the vein or lod bS
the eustoms, r~suations anil laws In force Al
the dat. of their i~ocation. 4 mining claim To-
esiei after the i0sh day % May. is1a. whether
scaled oy one OF more person.. may equal. but
shall not exeeed. one thoassnd nve hundrsf
feet In length along the vein os lode; but no
location OF . m ming claim shall be sds until
The discovery of the vein or Lore within the
limits VI The claim located. No claim snAll ex-
tsnf ulorv than three hundred ieet ,n zach slde
OF thu middle q the win at the SUFFICE. nor
.hal any claim he limited By an, mining r-gu-
lAtion To lee than twenty-five fest on each sid-
of The middle 70 the vein II The suifses. except
where sdvrr-s rights existing on IN. lvti day
o. Nay. ls17. repds q saeh lilnitatlon n~ce- airy
Tbs end Ian 60 OF each claim shall be parallel to
each other.
LOCATIONS HisHrs or POSSESSION ENJOY
Sac. s523. The ~ioestors u all mining cea
uons heretofore male. OF vhieh rhall hereafter
Be made. % any nin-rHl seiD, de. or ledge.
situsi~d on the public domain, tier heirs and
sssisn.. whsrc no adv rec claim. exist ON tbs
tenth d'y VI May. eight-en hnhdrd and
sevssty-two, 80 long - they comply With tina
Asr ot "a. United states. and with stale. Ter
rtorisl. snd local regulations not In conflict
9Th The Lac. of the Cnltcl states goserning
their 20 sss-op title. shsli have the e~ielu.iyv
rtsht ef possession and epJoyuifnt Of all the
surface iseluisd wiihia the line. Of their ioes-
ton, s.d OF all veins. loic- and sdser through
out their ehttrc depth, the top orarex of which
lice iaside % .aeh surface lines extcnd-i down.
YARD vertically. although such veins. iolss or
ledge may 20 Tar d-pAri from . psrpendiculsr
Ia their eousse downward ~ toex.cnd outside
the ~v,rtic.i side lines Of sueh surface locations
Hut IN ir rixht ot pos----ion To sneh ouf-li,
| asrt- % sucu veins or iedgys fhAll be confinsd
t0 such portions tbsrcof ., lie rctwcen vert
lcal planrs drawn dSwnward - Abo,e dss.
| eribed, thr. the rnd lines of their locations
90 eontlnucd In their own dinction that such
piAnes viii ilterscct such cxtsribrp parts of such
veins or leigcs. end nothing In this seetien
snsll anihorik. he locator Or pos-e-sor os a
vein or lols witch sIieaes In its doxnward
eour.c beyond The vertical iiues of HI. claim
To sn'-r upon the surface Vt = claim owned VI
possessed By another.
ai>.Rs' kkouLArIoss: 'r>piruRks AND n
raoykNssr-.
sEc. gf2t. The miners Of each mln,og dis.
trict maj make . -gulation. not In conflict with
the LAYS of the United Stats. or with the laws
of The state or Territory In which the district
:. situated. goyorni, Z the Location. manner Of
re rfi <. amour, of work bsse.-sry 90 hold
following rQuirme, Is; Tue iocsiiin must
% dt-tine' ly iaNked ON the ground ~ that IT.
boundsries can he = ably traced. All rscord-
% mining claims Lervaiter made shali cnht,in
the ns'o. 20 nsme- OF tho l~oeaior-. the d .te 81
The location. And such = description Of the
claim or CLAIMS locatei By reference Ia some
natural object OF permanent monu . eni ~ will
tisntify the claim On eich clAi q located II.
ter the tenth Of May. o~lgateen hundrei and
sev.ntytwo. and until . patent has been l..u.i
worth VI labor shsli be Performed or iTprove.
ssnts made by the tenth day 81 June, eighteen
hundred and seventy fur. and each year there
sft-r. kr esca one hurdrcd feet In lrrgih
along The vein. until . patent has been i--ned
therefor; but where such slslm- arr
.1ta ~ h'aa.a@a ~ MAJ
DO mste upon any ole slalui. and upon
q failure % c7mply with the-e eunditiu.r,
the claim or mins upon which such failuru o.
Cured shall b. oVcu 10 rlocat ON In the same
manner - " M LeAiion 81 The same had eser
been made. provided that the originsl l~ocst,rs.
their heirs. z.-iyns OF LEGAL repre- ~niAtiyes
| nave not ,e-nmed work mn N thu claim ah-r
| failure end hsiote sueh location. ppcu the
failure % Any one % SEVERAL 20 eOu-
tribuie his potion of The enpend tur-s relaird
L har.hs tha "a "a mara n hn havs tnfrfnrn.l fha
Abr or mst. tbs IMPROVEMENTS. may. at the
etpirNtion % the year CIV such deli qaeat cl
osner Personal notice In writing. "r notice by
publieAa lou In the new -pap~e published n-as-
est the claim. for al least once q week tor ninety
iay-. snd N. at the ~. irsiion of "a nets d.ys
ster ~ h notice Ia writing or by publication
.ach d~elisluent should fail OF vfa~c In con
tribut- his pottiub OF The cnf-nii uIe required
ny this r~ectiou, hi. interest la the claim shail
e,come the rroIcry Of hi-eo osners who have
| male III. 'slalrrd expenditures.
| Expenditures made upon sny one ell I'm or
| lode. bosev.r grcAi. can In M wav he msis TO
.pply Ia other lode- claimed by the ssnIy PARTY.
Ibid.
ltis an amendment y seed February n, Isis.
section sfit. the sb,vvs eion IN r-sIri 10 he
/ ex.fndi ufe upon tuirius claims IL ~ moIifed
that man-y which hes tesn n may b. -xts..d.d
IN runnlpg . tunnel toe the pnrpo-- ct d.y.L
| optns Que or nlorc ieslss owned by such psf-sn
| Or company, shall b. consldrr~d ~ expended
i IIOu uufu lOufs tht fApfuufN Nlulru
| upon mining clslms may bs made from the sur.
| fsrc nr In runtinz q turnel for the develop
| ment Of such elsims.!
PAIKSrs ron MINERAL LANDS. now OBTAINED
sac. 2t2i. A pstsIi for any land eisim-i and
ioca.sd ior valuable p'slts may be obtained
In tue following manner Any person. As-oci,.
tion. or 9 rporaiion auihor'z-i IN locate . claim
| under this chapter. hsvln NJ elaine, and located
| ess Of land for such parpose.. VITO has, or
have. compiled viii The g me- of this chapter.
| may al, In the proper land one an application
/ Fri patent. u Ider oa.b. shnSing sueh c.nipli.
sncc. together with . plat and nc'd no,er Of the
| claim or claims In cyinron. msde by or unlcr
the direction 90 the United States Surveyor
| General. shoxing aecuts ely Tbs boundaries of
the claim OF claims. which shall b. distinctly
Married by msnumsnts on the ground. ard shall
pb-t Q oopy u such plat. tose'hsr with q notice
Of such application for q patent, 10 q conf leu
oas plscs on the land embraced In -ucn pla'.
~pr-vion. to the hlins OF tho Application fr q
Patent. anil shall a Q an a1iissit of at ! s-t two
persons thst slch notice has been dab po-i.
land One. and shall the'eapon BE- entitled To
. pat-nt for tn. land. In the man.
ner following; Ths register Of the LAND
once. upou The ming Of ~ h Application,
slAf, held snts-. nltics-, aud an isNits.
shall pahlish q notice that -uch application
na. bera male, for the period Of sirty days In
newspaper io h. by him designated a. puo
lished nearest to .rch Claim: ard he shall also
po-i su b notice In HI. offec for the same D.
rioi. The claimant at the time of hli.g this
application. or at say tins III. reaiter within
The sixty dsyr VI Publication. snail nle With
the register c 2 tasste of thu uhitcd States
snrve, or ts-p~ral that ave hu, dr~d doliar,'
worth of labor has ben expended. or improve.
ments made u.on th- claim BY hlnH--lf or grant.
or: tsat the plat l. corryCt. with such further
des ripticn BY -ush reference tn natural oh e.t-
90 p.rInanett m-tuas nj. az shall li.ntib toe
clam. and 'urni,h at &C 'unte Il. >, ription. to
- Incorporated IN he ra'snt. AZ the expirS-
tinn OF the sixty DAYS OF uubilc alton the clsim-
ant shall fi. hts sfndssit. rh1sinc thai tho
plat snl IJ;les hz,. nsen posted In = cs'p-ticu
ous place on III. claim dnr.ns such period of
publication. N M Afv.r-e claim email have
been died with The Iesi,tcr aud The Q o.iver ~
the prop-r land ONE at the ssp'r,th n Of the
siAty d,y of pnblicatio .. u shall he assumed
that the sppliesn, u -ntitl a tos patent ujnn
the payment 10 the pts y n oficsr of I'VE dallu-
per acre. Asa thst go s.~v~-~~ c,sim esi-'-: and
thereafter no o~tlectio fr,m third tart ,s- b. |
the issuance a . pc ent shall h. heard. except
u In shown thsi the applicant has fzllel Ia
comply with the terms ~ this chapter.
ADVERSE CLAIM. rNosEHui>a. az.
SIC. Efsn Nhstv an adverse claim Il nled
during the period q puhiica ion. Il shall he
upon All OF the - -on or pers hs mlkns the
same. and .hNl show IN. nature. boua sri,. |
and extent VI sneh adverse clsltl AMI al pnn
ee-dings. except the publication of nuti, - and
matipx and hiins of the an lssit thereof. On N |
he stayed until th- controversy -haii have been |
settled &c dctd a by . coutt OF esini<i. nj
jurl-l,ction. or the sdvefre clam walvc.i. n
shali he the duty q the adverse claims, 4, with.