Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-12
MINING LAWS.
C.apIi.d frs@ rsltei states REVISED
-,sts.-- and Der'sies. OF TIE
General Land cf1e~.

i
General Land cf1ers
The G,rowl 2 are The sections q the Revised
s,.,n,s. Of the Timed States which pertain TO
The b. .iian ABi painting OF claims upon the
mineral hnd- of tn public doniiin:
sxcr,o< gii?. AL vsiuab . mineral deposits
In lscds ~ ensins TO ths onita S.sss. oo..
,urvpyei aad unsufveyef, are tefeoy declared
~ b. free and open o. exploration and pur
sha.. and The lands on whish they are found
IA o~ssup.ilon and parehass oy citizens Of the
tinted st.i-- sni fho-e Who hzv. declared
,hslr inten Ion. ~ become such. under rcsu'a
tion- prescribed by law. AID aecorting 10 ths
ioral ensiom- OF ru'e- VI miners In the SEVERAL
mln'ns Il ~stIiets. 80 fer as tbs same are applieAr
es and not iacoh.istsnt Nth the laws OF the
Unitcl S'ates.
LENGTH ~ siSiSo CLAIMS topis.
Sac. 3tp Mining claims upon veins of lode
OF quartz OF Their rcek N places. bearing old.
silver, cihnAbsr. Iced. tin. copper OF oihes va.u'
.bfe tep1.its, heretofore locslcd. rhall be gov
erncd a. 10 length along the vein os lod b.
the customs, regulations and laws In force a.
the Gate OF their ocaiion. 4 mining claim To-
c.ied after the i0'h dsy of May. is!1. whether
Isestet by one OF morv persons. may equal. but
shall not exceed. one thousand nve hundred
lest Ia leastn along the vein os lode; but No
~lnea,ion OF . m ning claim snail be made until
the discovery of the vein OF lois within the
limi,. % tbs claim located. No claim shsli e.
teal msrv than three hundred feet On each eide
OF tho middi~ q the vvln 81 the surface. nor
sha / any claim he limited By any mining regu-
iaiion To less than tsenty i've feet On each side
OF the middle VI the vein % the surface. except
where adverse rishts existing on the t0ta day
o. May. is11. rcnd-r zach Limitation Necessary
The end ires Of each claim shall bs parallel To
each other.
I-ocArons' Eisurs or ro-sEssIoS AND ESJor
mi.
sEc. 25al. The ~ioeators Of all mining locl-
tluns hervtoferc made. or which shall hsr~aftsr
is made. oa any min raj 'ein. l.4e. or ledge.
sitnsicd On ths pubic dJm.In. ueir heirs and
ssslgn.. where no adv rrr claims exist on tbs
tenth day % Msy. eight.en husdrd and
raye.ty.two. 80 long - they comply 18th the
lass OF the unittd states. and With st.tc. Ter
ritoral. and los>i rcguiaitsn. not In eonn.et
Nth the laws % the tnltei states governing
their % ss-<oy title. .hsii have the exclusive
Iisbt VI possession and EMS, msnt OF all thv
surface ihslaiei withia the linz. " their locs-
ton, . a of all veins. loies ard sds~- through
ou; their sntitr depth. tho TIP "rsieS OF shieh
lies ilshIe Of sach parfsoe libes extended down.
ward ycrtl ally, although such veins. iodss or
leires nay 90 far depart from = perpendieul.r
J., their course dow.wsr ard .. toex'esd outaifc
the ~syriicai slie linss Of sach surface locations
sat tn.ir right oi possession Ia su,h OUTSIDE
psri- 80 sues vel1r 90 lodges shall b. eonfnsd
To such t1rt,ons thereof - lie petveen vert
teal plan~- drawn dJwnwafd a. shove dee.
eub-i, thr ugh tn. end lines u their locations
30 continued In their own dlr~ction that such
plane. viii i~atcrsect such ei isriar parts q such
veins or hedges. and nothing IN this section
-hsll anthortxs he locator DC po-se-eor " .
vein or lois Which eitenfs In u. downward
ecar-c beyond N. vertical iipes Of his claim
to enter upon the surfaces vi q claim owned or
possessed By another.
arSss,' REGULATIONS; ASs ~.
~rnoyrnsSrs.
SEC. 2t2t The miners OF eseh mining die.
trict may mahe 2 eu!aii0n- not In eonniet with
tbs laws OF the uGiled states. or with the laws
of th- state or Territory In which the distrie'
Il situated. go,r'ni 4 the l~,eatiJn. manner VI
r.c9rn <. sm,aus u work necessary IA hold
possession % q minias eisln. sublyet to the
. dlow tng rquircme t.: The locatiJn must
T.. d,stinc ~ an, KEEL au the srouad 81 that is
boundaries can he q aliiy traeei. All record
% uiiains claim. hesesi'er made shall eontsin
tac nam. " name. of the loeaiorr. the late nj
IN. loo stion. Abd such absorption VI the
clim or cisinS located BY rclervnce To cone
natural object or permanent monur cut a. will
10 niify the clam Ia each ciaiu locaiei al
ter the tenth OF Msy. eigLte.n hnhdr-d and
.sventytwo, and until . patent ha. been is.uei
therefor. not r. . taaa Que hunir-d dollAr-'
worth Of labor shat he Performed OF iuprove-
,sents msic by The tenth dsy ~ June. eighteen
hnnifed and -eseaty fpar. and each year there
AFR. or esc1 enc hundred feet In ichgth
along the vein. until . patent has been issued
therefore bat where such claims are
held in eammon, srch expenditurp may
he maize upon any One claim. And W
. fsiiure a. comply with the-- conditions.
tue claim or min. uyon which such failure o.
carved shall b. open To relocatoa Ia tho ssme
msan-r a. n ma lsstion of the same had ever
bccn made. provitci that the original ~lOcatlTr,
their heirs. assign. or legal representatives.
have not ie-nmed work up n tho claim amer
f.ilurs .nd bsfo's such !~osstion. upoa the
failure Of say one ~ several en- owners 10 con
trbaie his portion of N. exp-nd,tnrs. feluirei
Hereby. the coowLer- who have PERFORMED the
,sbor or msd. tbs inprovcni- nis. nasy. 81 the
rs.irstion Of the year give sueh dsiisqueut CO.
owner prf-onsi motto. In writing. os notice by
publicAiion In the how -paier pubiishef near
eat the cain. Zoe al Last once q week ior NINETY
days. and H. 81 tho .x. irstioa % ninety day.
amer .u b notice la writing OF by pubiication
such delinquent -honid fail or refuse Ia con
trieats his portion OF the etpcndi nrc rcqu,rei
by this ~-cctioe, hi- Interest In the claim shall
become the prorsrty OF hl.eoowncrs Who have
iusie tbs required expenditurc-.
10y an smendmeut y seed FEBRUARY n. ISIS,
section ana. the sibsvs c'ion In rvgiri IA he
~ ,endi. ur, upon mining eiaim- u ., mo Tied
that money which has been "r may b. .xp~nd-i
In running . tunnel for ths purpo.e ot dsv.L
op.ns one or mote loies owned By such person
% company, shall be considered o. exr~nied
upon such lode. The erpendlt res r,9uir-i
upon mining claims may be msd. from the sui.
f.oc or In runutiis a tunnel for tho develop
ment Of such eiaia.l
rArxSrs FoR MINERAL LANDS. now OBTAINED
$50. ltai A p.t.nt for any lApd ~clsiu,..l AID
lo,at..i Tor y1luabl- den ali. nav h. obtain,.i
In ~. 1,ll,xtas u.,a,er . Auy person. a. oci.-
ION or : Yrpornti.n xathor AL In Iocsts = claim
nnlsr mi. ,hapi,r. bsyinc ~eial,nei and loo tel
an.se Of land for -,.eb parpo.~a. who has. or
have. complied with he errn. Of this eh.pter,
may ~. In the pr % r land on % en- application
fra paient, "a 1irs oath, sho xing such eJmpli.
.nes. to.rth-r with q plat aud neId notes az the
claim or claims Ian ruintnon. mad. BY or unser
an. dir,eti,n of The unltel stxtr- surveyor
sl.,.,.I .hax.ng .reu,s civ IN. hoood.r,.. az
80. 1870, a, eI.,m. xhieh .h.Ii N. di.,ln,,l.
msrtsi nv m..u,asnis on N, sround .sa .bsll
-, . s,cx N inch MAJ t,,,-,s.r Win , ro,Iee
n .nrh ,pnlle.tion io- a p.tent. IA a con
am. pl,e ON m. .ol embraced In -ue, pl.
pr.yion. ~ IN. rlns Of ths sppliestioo tr
,,.n, and shall . an ann.i.yIt Of Al / All two
net.on. tn.t s1eh notice Ia. been sply mat.
"a. AMI .h.ll an. a copy Of IN. moi e. I'm sneh
l.nd on,e. Ard hall thrrrupon h. entitled 10
p.tgut Tor IN, lspi. IN me man. |
ner following, Tn. register Of the land
ori,.. u,oa the an ne OF an h ann iea,,on- |
,l.i nald ng,--. ntice.. ami an IxyIt-
shall pahii-h a totlo. thar .neh .pplestion
ma. b-en male. FOR the r,riod oi .i.t, Cav. In
. ue~.p.pcr "a b. b, him de.isns,.J a. mn,
Label ncir--i To -ueh claim. .rd he .h,i,.l.
to-, "a h notice In hi. one. ior tire s,me ne 4
rioi. Tbs slaimsni 81 IN. time % nii Z tiis
application. or 81 any tine thereafter within
the sixty day- OF pnbh'aiion. shall Ole with
the rrsi.isrs c m ate ~ the rTiici States /
81 veyor.e nerai thh nv" M dF-i dollar-'
worth OF iaocr hss e~en.s lesisi, or improve
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