Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-23
MINING LAWS.
Complied from Unite States Revised
-tatutes and Deei.isn- Of the
General Land once.

General Lana OMre.
The followlrg are the s-ctitn- of the Revised
Statutes of the Cnt,si states which psrtsin TO
the locaiion and p,i.nting of eiaiuls upon the
mineral lands % N. public domain;
sEctio< 2jle. All vaiuab'e mineral dsroslt.
In lands belonging 20 the United stats.. BOTH
surveyed ani unslrveyed. are hereby declared
10 be free ADD open ~ exploration and pur
chase, and the lands On which they are found
10 oc fupaiion and pnrchs-e ~ elttzsns of the
United states and tho-e Nao have c"eiNed
their intentions 10 become such. under rrgn,s-
tions prescribed BY Law. a1d acsonling 10 The
local customs OF rules Of mirers IN the -cNsfai
mining -triet.. 80 far a. the same are sppi.s-
bic aud not ineohsisieut with the laws ot 'he
United States.
LENGTH or NINfsa AIMS UrnN Wins oh Lnpt-,
sEc 2J2D. Mining claims upon veins Or lo'l.-
Of quartz or athsr rick IN places, beaIih- se'u'
siiyer. einnahsr. lesi, TIN, copper os 1,het NAa
able deposits. heretoior- locsisi, .hsn ne g.'-
ernei az 10 length along the vein 90 l@i oy
the customs. regulations and laws IN intt" ~
the 4 ct. of their loraiiOn. mining claiin 10
caiei after the iO'h d,y of May, is'i. Mesiner
loesiei BY one o. more Ier>on.. NAV ~ nal, oa,
shall not exceed Ou- Thousand nse hundred
feet Ia length along the vein ot lode; bnt No
location of . mining claim shall be made until
the discovery of the vein Or 10 . Siih'n The
limits Of the claim located. NO claim shsli ~
teal more than three hundred ieet GA each side
Of the middle q the Vsin ~ the sn'fse". nor
.hs any claim be limited BY an, mining rea'
lation TO lees than twenty nee ie-t on each .ld,
OF the middle " the vein II the snitac-. except
wh.re aiver-s ri.hi- sxi-iing on the lOtiuS
~ May. i-T1. rend' such lluaitAiion necs- Afy
The eni lines ~ each claim -hail be parallel Ia
cash other.
LocAroh.' nam. or rc-sEssioS AM Enjoy
MINI.
sEc. ?J.l The locsturs of all ullnlns locs'
tiOn. hefetoflrp made. " which -hNll hereafter
b. msds. o. any aain-ral Elm. oe, OF Ledge.
situated un the public dom I'm. ueir heirs and
assign, wherc no sdv. 80 claims exist On IN.
t.ulh day of Nav. eighteen hundred aud
,sy.nty.t two, ~ long a. they comply With th.
IA - OF the Initssi states. AMI with -tstc. Ter
riiorisl. and local regulaiion- not Ia conflict
with the law. ~ the United state governing
their ~. .sssory title. shall have the exclusive
right % po--e-.ion and enjoyment of all the
surface ihclnded w.this the lines % their locs-
ton. a Il % all veins. lode. ard s'lse- through
out their entire depth. the top vrapex OF which
lie- ia-iie % .aeh surface lines extended down
ward vertically. although -uch ycl1-. lo,lss or
ledge. nay ~ Gar dspart rom perpendiculAr
Ia their course dowgsard a. toox 'eId outside
the vertical sale lines Of such sutface locations
but their fizht Oi possession Ia snch outside
parts ~ suca veins OF lcd.es thal u eounnsd
To such Port Ons thsreCf .. le tstwecn vert.
icA plane. drawn downward ~ above ds-.
oribed. thr ugh the end lnc- u their locations
80 continued in their uwn dirCtiun that such
plane. xill inirrscct such cxtrfior parts OF such
vein. or ledges. sli nothing In this section
shall anihcriks he locator os Po--e--or oF
vein or lot. which exteni- Ia IT. downward
course bryond the vertical line- 90 his claim
60 enter upon the surface oi clsim owned Or
possessed b. another.
stSkH.' NEGOTIATIONS: rNsENnrrErs AND IN.
rHoyEISSIs.
sEc. 78!i The miners % each mining dis
trict may make T-cuiatiun. not In conflict with
the l.xs Of the United state or with the laws
ofth- state or Territory In watch the district
Il situated. guysrni . the locaiiin. manner u
rccurii z, aulJnnt of work necessary 81 bold
possession VI a mining clsin, suhlrct To The
following rqnireme Is. Ths locsiiln must
be di.,ine'i iy IN, kei on the ground - thai ~
houndsris- can be T. adiiy traced. Al fscofd-
% miaing Claims hereafter male shall contain
the name q names OF the lOcaiors. the Il te of
tho location. and such sd--cr ption of the
claim or eiain- located by reference 10 some
natural object OF permanent monursni ~ viii
"a ntify the clam On each clAi "a heated sf.
ter the tenth OF MAY. eisateen hnudr-l aad
seventy two. and until patent ha. ben is-uei
therefor, not les thsa Uus hnnfr,i ioliar-'
worth OF labor shall BE- p-riotmed 90 irptoNc-
meni. made ny the tenth day 81 June, eighteen
hundred snt seventy fqnr. ami cseh yea there
after fr eaca one hundred fe,t Ia lrngth
along the vein. until q patent hes been i-saci
therefor; but where .uch claims arr
held IN common. such expenditure may
b, msic upon any one claim. aud upon
q failure 10 etmpy with these conditions,
the claim OF min. al,1n which such fsilur- -.
cured shali b. opsa To- rsluSsi'On In the same
m.unrT - II no lscs,ian of the -atn- hal ever
been made. provided thai the original lpcAtor-,
their htlrs assisns or legal f.pfcs. n'atiye-.
have not fs-lunesi work upsn the claim Aiter
failure snd b-f1', such location. upoa the
failure of aly one of several co owners Ia con.
tfibuie h.. portion Of ihe expsnd tlrr. required
hereby. the coosnet- who haS. Performed the
lao,t or male the improvements. may, Al the
et.irati0n of the wear give -nch islisquent CO.
owacr pe,sonal no,i,e In vriiin. 90 notice by
publica ihn 10 the Newspaper Puell-hed neaf.
est the ctaiul. for ~ les-t once week Tor ninety
days aut a. n, the sN.trstion of ninety dsy-
After ~ b nnuce Ia writing or ny puohcatlou
such i~linII~nt -hould tAil or rsiafe 10 .oh.
tribute his portion Of the erpendl urv rePuired
hy this sectlss his interest IN the claim shan
b.eotns the protcTty OF tl-co Owl ner- whn have
iaale the ie,l Iir,i ssicnditare..
fIiy an amendment y SEED February ", is!S.
Section gJ2l the shOse- c'ion In tt.ftri u he
ex ysndi rrc upon mining claims T. 81 inoii.ed
that money which has been 90 may ~ exp 'snded
no ,unnirg . tunnel for the purpo-- ut d.Vsl
oplns one ot more iods- owned hy such IFrson
90 company. -halt BE- considered ~ rNpcniei
uron such lo.ic. The expendt fc- rquir-d
upan minlng elaine mas b. niade frutn tue SUI
face ~ Ia running tuunsl for the develop
Iasut ol such claims.
PATE rs iuH siSNR,L LANDS. nov OBTAINED.
sKc 80 A patent Tor sny land clAiais'i sni
l,cais.l tor valuable deposits mas bs ohtainrd
ia tue foliowiss plsnrct Any lsrs"ii, a-soci y
tion, or corporation aaihnrzrd To locate ciaim
under this chapter. having ,iliuiei and bic .isd
aps. of land tor such pufpo-ss, whn has, OF
have. eompliel with ,he e ms ~ this chapter.
NAV Gle In the proper land ON ~ an application
FRA pateni. "a dec oatn. -ho slng .nch csmph.
.nce. together with plA, aud neid nute- of the
claim OF claims Ina cStntnnn. ulsis ~ or under
a.. direction " the Jnit-,i states surveyor
,!.a.ral, sh0sin accurs ely th- buun'lariss ~
The claim Or claims. ~hich shall b. distinctly
marksl by ulouumenis on the sruund. a'dshhl
pct . copy % such plat, tos-,h'r With notice
~ such application ior patent, n eon. .iicu'
ou. plac. on the land embraced In such rla'.
previous to the nnns of the Application tsr n
t.ient, and shall n = an an iayit of NJ a-t two
p@r.on- tnst -ich notice has been dub post
I'd. and shall aies copy Of the not &c In .aeh
land one, aud sLall thereiTcn b. entitled Ia
A paieut tor thu land. Ia the man.
ner following; Ths register u the land
olQ.s ulon the cling Of sub spatcaton,
pla,. neh nate-. notices, and sfffaSii-,
shall pabllsh a notice that such Application
ha. been mate. for the period ~ SIXTY days IN
anessDspcr IN b. hy him dc-isnAtei a. pun
li-hel ne .re-t to such clsirl; And he -hall sl-o
po-t .n IA notice Ia his ufiicc tor the sane p.
rioi. The claimant Al the time % nle this
applicatlon. or 81 any TINE th-resiter wihln
the sixty dAy- ot punlisstlon, shsll Ole With
the register CT tn,aic VI the unitei stals.
saty,J OF. q .lsrsl that ave hutdr~i dollars'
worth of labor has been sxpende'i. or tnp'oyc
Inent- male upon the al I'm BY hiD--li OF grsnt-
"r-. tsat the plat Il eortect with such fnr'hsr
d.. ription ~ such reference To natural oh rct-
az nsrinanent IN m.uum MS ~ shall iicntiiy the
claim AMI utni,h au Accurate ds-rtipiiuu. IA
he tn -orpofated IA he ratrnt. a. the eNpira'
lion Of the sixty dsNs of uublic siioa the claim.
All .hall hle hi- Afiidasit. shosins that the
oiat and noties have pssn posted In q cons plcu.
ou- mace on the claim dnr,ug such period Of
nnbiicaiiOn. n no aiVer-e clsim shall have
ke.n nl-.i with the tegi.te' and he ceiyer Oi
tse proo q land on g Al IN. sxpir atis n of ths
.I,t, d.y, Of publicsiioh Il shall l- assumed
ih,t the applicant 3. entitled TO patent upon
Inc paym.ni 10 the rrvper oc,cer OF ave dol.sr,
r.r sere aud that ~ adverse claim EXISTS and
thereafter no Osicctio frutn third paTiie q
,hs Issuance % pa cnt -hall b heard. exccp'
A he shown thai the applicant Ia. failed u
comply With the terus 81 this chapter.
ADVERSE CLAIM. rnocEEDNs. oN.
sxr Itfi Where an adverse clsita IL hle,l
during the period of publication. u -hail b
uDon oath OF the pe -on or per- 'ns making the
-.o. and .hsll show the hsiure. houn iaris-
AMI extent OF such aslyersc claim and all pro
r--dlns., except the publication % notice and
,nasing and fing of the afliasit thereof. IN N
n, STAYED until th- controversy shAll have been
ss,tlesi OF 4 ,eid Il by court of clmps;,n nj
inrl.lietion. or the adverse eisim waived. u
snail hs the duty of the aiver-e ciiimstt. With
,a unity DAYS after hl'Ue his claim. To com
m.ue, proceedings In competent court ri
iarisdIctioa, 10 DIT rmn the question u th'
a M of possession AMI prc-scute the same will
s..h /. dtli, ur,, 10 fnai iQdxmcut aud I