Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-03
MINING A w
Complied freus Unite. staies Revised
statutes nad Deeisiess sf the
Generst I.sna Once.

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Gesersi I..na once.
The fo'iowiss are the sections Of the Revived
.tatute- Of the United States which pertain to
he h, alton and p,,sn,ins 81 elaims upon the
ainerai lands Of tn puhlie eomain:
sEcrIo< 25i9. All valuable mineral deposits
lands belonging 10 the unlpd Stats. both
.urveyed and unsarveyed. are lersby declared
be free and open 10 exploration and pur
rhAsc, and the lands on which they are found
10 occupation and purchase oy citizens VI the
United rtstes and fho~o VII havs declared
heir Intentions TO become such. uhdcf resuiA
prescribed By Law. aad according 10 the
customs or ru 90 OF miners In ire ssveral
mining dstricts. so FAR a. the came are applicz-
and not Inconsistent With the laws of the
United States.
LExsra % MINING CLAIMS rroS vxiss ON LoDxs
sEc. .so Mining eisims upon veins os iodes
VI quartz OF "ther rsk IN placss. bearing gvii.
silver, einnAbaf. ssd. TN, copper or other vaiu-
abe deposits. heretofore locaasd, shall be gov.
erned - TO length along the vein os lod b.
the customs. REGULATIONS and laws In force At
esied After the iv,h day of May. isI3. whether
locaied BY ons o. more persons. may equal, bat
shall not exceed. one thocsand nvc hundred
feet In length along the vein or lode; but no
location OF . mining claim shall be m de until
the disecveU Of the vein or lote within the
limits 81 tbs claim located. NO claim saAll en-.
tsut mcrs than three hundred ieet tn each side
OF tbs middle Il the WIN al the surface. nor
.ha'i any claim be limited By aug mining r-vu-
lAtion 10 lee. than tventy.n.e fe-t on earh sid-
Of The middle ~ the vein Of the sutface. except
where stvcrs' ri.hts existing on the ,ota day
o. Nay. lsI7, rcndsr sich limitation neces AIRY
rhe end In cs 90 each claim shall DO parallel To
sssh other.
Locations RioHrs or POSSESSION n KSIor
MINT.
SIC. 1s24. The iocx,ors Of all mining loea.
tons hsrstofors made. or which shAli hervsfser
b made. o. any min. raj eth. loe. OF ledge,
situated on the public domain. their heir. and
s..ign.. where no sdv. roe claims exist on Oh.
t~ufh dsy of Nav. eirht-en hundr~d and
s~ve1ty tvo. 60 ions a. they comply With the
las oi tho unli-d stste-. and with state. Ter
ntorisl. and local regulations not In eoanict
With the laws % On. United stAter governing
their vo. s-ssory title. shali have tho exclusive
risht % possession apd enjyymsht OF all the
surface iselnied wtthfs the line. OF their loca-
ton, .. q 90 al veins. lcies ard sdz~s through.
lice i-side % sueh surface lines extended dawn
vari vertically, although such veina. iodss o.
ledges may 90 far depart rom q p~erpendicul.r
In th ,ir eourrr downward - tn extend OUTSIDE
tho vertical aide iin~s OF such surface location.
But th-ir rizht oi possession Tn such outside
parts a such veins OF ied.cs shall b. coLnnsd
W such kort'on. thereof .. To tetwrcn vert.
iel plAnes drawn downward ~ above de-.
cribed. thr ugh the epd line of their locations
% continued In their own dinetisn that such
planes uiil i~aterrect such exterior parts VI such
veins or hedges. md nothing In this sectian
shall authcrix, be locator ~ po--er~or % n
vein VI led, which estca.s Ia it- downward
cour-e beyond the vertical iiee. VI his claim
to enter upon the -urfAce OF a claim owned or
possessed hy another.
niSsRs' REGULATIONS; kx'sspirrnks AND IN.
rnovENsNrs.
SEc. 2S2t. The miners 90 each mining dis
triet MAY msk. 2 guistions not In conflict with
the lAw- of the uhiied States. 90 with the laws
uf the State or Territory In which the district
10 situat~i. covedni z the location. manner of
rcesrIi e. amoua, IL work necessary to hold
possession Of q isinius elliui. subJect To the
following r.lair.m me T.: Tn- loeatisn must
10 di-tine .ly me- kcd on the sroltd =, that ITS
boundaries can b. r adiiy tracei. All records
VI miaing elAims hereafter made shall contin
the mans ~ nance of the ~loeato-s. the ~ at
tho location, and such ad-.cr ption VI the
81 Lm or claim. located By refereBee 10 some
natural object OF permanent monu cut a. will
10 ntify the clam Ga each elsin located II.
ter tho tepth Of Nav. elg1tecn huIan.i and
90 venty.t~o. and until . patent has bc.n i.-uel
therefor. not lr . TIA, ono hundred doliar-'
worth ef labor shall h. p~rfoiin.d or | ], prove
,Lent. male By the tenth day of June, eishi-eu
hundred and seventy fur. and zach year there
a,tr, kr eiei cue hn,dred iest Ia Length
along the vein. until . patent has been i-rued
therefor: but where such claims arr
held In common. sleh expendiiun- msy
u, made upon any 20. claim. and upon
. fsilurs 20 sssrpiy with these eonditior-.
N. elm or m.h. upon which such hlare o.
CURED shall b. open In r-locat'oa In the .ame
m,aher - n No lsc.,,ou q, the szin. had ever
b.sn msd-. prcvtied that the % .inal ~loeator..
their heirs. assign. or legal r.pre-s %ntative-.
have not canned work non the claim amer
failure of asy one of several co owners tn con.
tribu'e his portion of the enp~nd'tur-> Required
hereby. the % own er- who have performed tho
.sbpr or msde the im~proveni.n,-, may. q, tue
cf.iraiion 81 the year give such deli qaenic 90
owecr personal notice Ia writing. %, not CO by
publiss Ion In the newspaper published nea..
est the cain. for Al least onee q w.es TOR ninety
| days. and II. st the sxsifatioa Vt ninety DAYS
amer steh notice ~ wri'in: or hy publication
sgeh delinquent shonld fsil or refu-e TO con
tribute NJ. portion Of the exp.nii ure required
by this s~ectios, bis int.re.t In the ohira shall
become the property OF hi-c co who have
made the .equirsd ~sxrerdftars
Expenditures made u.on snv one claim OF
iois, hove,.r great. can In 10 way lie mad. TO
| spply Ia other lcies eiaim.d by tho sam party.
my an amendment p seed February n. 1878.
section 3j2t. the shn,es c;ioa la Ieg ard to IN.
ex.endi ur- upon naming Claims 10 81 mn ~ ell
that money which has b.cn "a LAY be exp-Gted
In running Q tnnne, for the pa'pi~e at isysi.
oY.nx rue or more lotes owned by such person
| o. shali b. considered a. exnen1od
| upon such lode. The expenditures r,quind
uI-.n mining claims may b. made from she sur
fsev 90 In running = tunnel tor the devei"p-
ment " such claims
plrx RS ron sIsrnAL LAxps, nov OBTAINED
sxo. 7sai. A p>tent fOr any iaad claimed and
losA al Zoe valaAbl. deposits may he obtained
In tae f~oilo~ias manner +: Any ,,rson. a--ocls-
tion. or crrpors Ion Aathor xad 10 locate . claim
under thi. chapter HAVING elaine, and located
sse of land for such purposes, who has. or
have. complied with the a m- ~ this ch.ri.r.
| may ale In the pr per land olnss an application
fsrA patent. usder Data, sho sing such compli.
snee. together with . pla, and held notes Of the
claim or claim. In eornmon. msd. BY or under
the dirctiol Of the uEiiel States Surveyor
General. sho ~ius soeua ely TIL boundaries Of
the claim or claims. which shall bs distinctly
markell ny on the ground. AID sh.il
D IT . cop Of -ueh plat. tnx.th.r with q notice
Of such application for q patent: In = con -picu.
ous plsos on ihs land cnbnced In rncn pis',
previous In the ming OF the application Lr =
patent. and shall a o an sfitavi, of nj ! at two
persons t',.t sish notice has teen drly post.
Cd. and shall aiea crry " the not CO In such
land One. and shall therelpon 10 entitled To
q patent tor th- and. Ia the man.
ner following Tbs register Of the land
ofnee, uDoa tho nl,ng III % h app ~ica'ion.
plat, neld n.te-. notices, and an .aNits,
shall pnbltsh q Lotice that such application
has been made. for the period o. sixty days IN
. ne ..paper IN b hs him delegated A. puo
lished ne ,rc-t 10 sneh claim: and he -hall also
post "a h notice In his once for the same pe.
riol. The claimant a. the time 81 hli' Z this
application. or 81 sny time IN r-.itsr within
the sixty dsys OF patti alton. snail ~. with
the register . CT IN sts 81 the United states
su. We, or. q neral that ave- hu-drd dollsT.'
worth of lahor has b. en- expended. or Improve
msuts mel upon the ei.iia by hiv-sif or yr Mt
or: taAi N. pl.t 10 corr ct with -ueh. further
de- ription by ouch reference "a natural objects
oe p-rmsne ! ia.t uar n'- o. shall ideruf tie
clam. and 'urni'h ia acetate description. ;o
m Incorporated IN he raitnt. A. Oh. cxpirs.
tim OF the sixty JsSs Of tublicsiion the claim.
ant shall nle h.s Afnds,it. saoxinx that the
p.a' and notic. have ~~en posted In . c..isplcu.
.us place VA the eia,rn dnr.ng such period ~
yablicztiou. II no adverse elsia shaii have
ben hl-d with the register ard The 2 ccivet ~
IN. proper land on q NJ the sxp.rsti, a of m.
sitty d'ys of publication. ~ shall BE- assumed
that the sprsican, IL sniitisd toa patent upon
the payment - the proper o1ifer Of ave d liars
per .ere. AID tbat fo savers. eisim exists: and
thereafter no ~osjeet,o fran third isitsr~ q
the i-~uaasc - = pa ent shall be head. except
n be shown that The applicant has failed 10
comply with the terms ~ this ehaptsr
ApvEssE CLAIM. r~RocxKDisss an.
SEC. f5n Where ~ adverse elaiiu IL filed
during the period of pubiira lon. Il rhsil he
upon oa'h OF the % ~, az per- NJ making the
ssine. and shall show the iI.fnr-. boun .ahs.. |
AMI extent OF such advene claim. and all pnu
CO ding. excerpt the pabi,caticn OF nyii Q aud
- tu.t anl dttue AT the III Ia ar ther-of .hsl1