Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-05
MINING LAWS.


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General Land once.
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The following are tho sections of the Revised
Of the United States which pertain to
the location and p,tenting OF claims upon the
mineral lands Of thu public domain:
SECTION 73io. All valuable mineral deposits
In lands belonging 10 the United States. both
surveyed and unsurveyed. are hereby declared
10 BE- frse and open 70 exploration aud pur |
chase, and the lands on whieh they are found
10 occupation and purchase by ~eitixsns Of the
United states and fhoee who have declared
thsir intentions to become such. under reyuls-
local customs or ruies OF miners In the several
mining distrcts. go Ear o. the same are applica-
bic and not inconsistent with the laws Of The
United States.
LENGTH " MINING cLAins rroN WINS ON LopEs,
SEC. 1sO, Mining claims upon veins os iodes
Of quartz or other roek IN plAcsS bearing gold.
oliver, einnAoar. lead. tin. copper OF other vslu-
able deposits, hsfstofors iocsisd. shall be gov.
erned - TO hngth along the vein or lod- By
the eustoma, regulations and laws In force al
the dafs OF their location. 4 mining claim 10
Gated .ftsf the 10Th day Of Nay. is7s. whether
shall nod exceed. ons thousand ave hundred
feet In length along the vein os lode; bat NO
location Of o mining claim shall DO msds until
NE discovery OF the vein OF lode within the
iinits Of shs elAin located. No claim shall e..
tsnd morn than three hundred feet on each eide
Of the middle Of the vein q the surface. nor
shall any claim BE- limited By any mining regu-
lation 10 less than twenty-five feet on each side
Of the middle Of the vein d the surface. except
where advcus rights existing on the 10th day
o. nay. is11. render such limitation neces-.ry
rhs end ltpes Of each claim shsli DO parallel to
LscAroas' RiGIrn OF rossEssiox AND Kxyor.
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sEc. ss11. The iocstors Of all mining locs-
tions herstofore made. or which shal hereafter
situated on tho public domain, their hsirs and
sssigns, whsrc no sdv'rse claims exist on tho
tsnth day Of May. eighteen hundrd and
ssventy.tvo, 90 long - they conlply with the
lace of the United states. and With state. Ter
ritohal. and local regulations not I'm conflict
| their posssssory title. .hall have the exclusive
| risht % possession and enloy ment OF all the
surface iscluded within the lines u their loca-
ton, a.d 90 all veins. lodes and lodges through
out thsir sntir. depth, the top erapcl o. shieh
ward vertically. although such veinA lodss OF
ledees may % far depart nom q perpendicuiar
10 their eourse downward - 10 extend outside
the vertical side lin~s OF sueh surface locations.
But their rtght Of possession To such oataide
parts o. sueh veins or hedges shall be counnsd
10 such portions thereof a. lie between vert
icAl planes drawn downward - above des.
cnbed, through the end lines OF their locations
% continued In their own direction thai such
planes VIII i~nterseet such eitsrior parts Of such
veins or hedges. And nothing In this section
shall authosls the locator or possc-sor of 4
vein OF lods which extends In its downward
coursc beyond the vertical lines Of his claim
TO enter upon the surface of q claim owned or
possessed By another.
nixKns' REGULATIONS: xx,KSprruRks AND N
rnovrNnNTs.
4rr I4ll- The minSra of aseh MINING dia-
triet mag maks regulations not In conflict with
the laws Of the United State. or with the laws
NJ the STATE OF Territory In which the district
10 situated. RovevniI q the location. manner Of
recorfi.g. amount o. work necessary TO hold
possession Of . mining claim. subject to the
following requirements: h location must
BE- distinctly ma ked on the ground % that it,
boundaries can be r adiiy traced. an record.
VI mining claims hereafter made shall contain
the name 90 name. OF the ~loeaiors. the date OF
the location. and such description Of the
claim or claims located By reference 30 some
natural object or permanent monument a. will
tt-ntify the claim. On each claim located A.
Ter the tenth Of Nay. eighteen hundred and
therefor. not le.s than Que hundred dollar.'
worth Of labor shall be Performed OF Improve
insuts made By the tenth day of June, eighteen
hundred and seventy tour. and each year there
after. far nca one hundred feet In length
along the vein. until a pa'en, has been Issued
tnEINAoIs bAN HaalN aNa t@lhA W
held In common. such expenditure mar
no made upon any one claim. and upon
. failure 10 comply with these conditions.
The claim or mins upon which such failure oc-
| Cured shall Be open to rcloeatlon In the rame
manner a. n NO location Of the Same had ever
been made. provided thai the original ~locators.
their heirs. a.sisns or legal representatives.
have not iesumrd work up'n the claim amer
failure and bsfoss such l~ooation. Upon the
failure OF any one OF several co owns 10 con.
/ tribute his portion OF The expenditures required
hereby. the who have performed the
labor 90 made the improvements, may. at the
expiration OF the year give such delinquent CO.
owner p.r,onai notice In writing. cs notice By
est the eiaim. for 81 least once . week Tor ninety
days. and n. % the expiration OF ninety days
amer suoh notice In writing or by publication
such delinquent should fail or refuse 10 con.
tribute his portion Of the erpendi' ure required
hy this section, his interest In the claim shall
become the property Of ~hiscc-owners who have
made the iequirrd expenditures.
Kxpsnditnrcs made upon any one claim or
lode. however great. can In NJ wsy be made 10
Apply to other iodes claimed by tho same party.
10y an amendment pissed February ~, ISIS.
section 3s2S. the above . elton In regard 10 the
expenditure upon mining claims IL ~ moiihed
that money which has been or may be expanded
opins one OF more lodes owned By such person
of company, shall Be considered ~ expended
UPON such lode. The expendit lres required
upon mining claims may be made from the sur
face OF In running q tunnel for the develop
ment of such ciaimal
SEC. 1915. A patent for any land claimed and
localcd for valuable deposits may be obtained
In the following manner ; Any perron. assoeis-
ton. or corporation authorsz-d to locate . claim
under this chapter. having elaimea and located
Q plecs Of land for such purposes. who has. or
have. complied with the Terms Of this chapter.
may nls In the proper land ofice an application |
fsra patent. usder OATH. sho sing such eompli- |
snee. together with . plat and neld notes Of the |
claim OF elaims In common m.d. BY or under
the direction Of the United States Surveyor
General. shoving aecurs ely N. boundaries Of
the claim 90 claims. which shall be distinctly |
Married By monuments on the ground. and shall
poet Q copy of such plat. togethsr with q notice
o. inch sppliesiion foe : patent; IN . eonspiea-
previous 10 the nlinE % the application TOR q
patent. and shall nie an sfniAvit Of al l.0t two
psr>ons thai such notice haz been duly post
ed. and shall nlea copy VI the notice In such
land once. and shall thereupon Be- entitled TO
n.r following, Tn. register Of the land
oniec, upoa the hling Of such application.
plat, neld notes. notices, and snldavits,
shall pubiish . notice that such application
has been made. for the period Of sixty days In
: ne.spsper TO o.ey MN DESIGNATED a, pub
utaINrt W y tt@AAas .ha nv rnAft ne Il
such notice In his once for the ssme pc
ROD. The claimant at tho time of flirg this
or 81 any time thereafter within
he sixty days OF publication. snail hle with
The register . e-rtihcate Of tho United states
sarvsyor .oencrai that ave huadrei doliars'
worth % labor has been expended, or Improve
msnts made upon the claim by himsslf or grant.
or: that the plat Ia correct. viii such further
description by such reference 10 natural object.
Or permanent m.num' nts ~ shall identity the
clam. and furnish an accurate description, TO
Be- Incorporated IN The patent. Al the expin-
ton Of the sixty days Of publication the claim
ant shall file his afida,it. showing that the
plat and notice have been posted In . eonsplcu-
Gus place on the claim during such period Of
publieAtion. II no Adver~. claim shsll have
been nled with the register and the r ceiyer of
the proper land ON 20 nj tho expirstisn Of the
sixty dayt Of Publication. Il shall be assumed
thai the applicant IL entitled 10 patent upon
the payment 10 the proper o1iecr OF I'VE dollar-
per acre. and that M adverse claim exists; aud
thereafter no objection from third parties 10
the Issuance % . ps,ent shall BE- heard. sxc,ut
10 b shown that the applicant has failed 10
comply with the terms Of this chapter.
ApvEnsn CLAIM. r~nockxprSos on.
SEC. 13s. Where an adverse claim N dled
during the period Of publication, Il shaii he
upon oath Of the 70 ron or persons mailing the
same. and shall show the nsiure, bounisrier
and extent OF such advere claim, AMI ali nm
cs<dings. except the publication Of notice And
mailing and ding Of the afhiavit thereof. ,hsIl
Be afaycd until the CONTROVERSY rhall have b.~n