Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-25
MINING LAws.
Complied from United states Revised
statutes and Deeisiens Of the
General Lard Once.

CeupiIed from United states Revised
statistics and Dceisiens OF the
/. General Land once.
Tn following are the sections OF the Revised
statutes of the United States which perisin to
the joeation and patsnting Of claims upon the
mineral lands OF the public domain:
SECTION e3ie. All. valuable mineral deposits
I'm iapds belonging TO the unitsd Stats. both
,uryeyed and unsurveyed. sre Hereby declared
10 be free aud open 10 exploration and pur. |
chase. and the lands on which they are found
10 occupation and purchase BY citizens OF the
United staies and those Who have declared
thelr intentions TO become such. under reyu,a- |
tons prescribed by law. aud according TO the
local customs or rules OF miners in the several
mining districts. so far ~ the rams are Appllcs. |
be and mot ineonsistent with the laws Of the
United States.
LENGTH OF srxIxa cI.Aus rrcS WINS on Lopxs,
SEC. 2s2o, Mining claims upon veins OF lodes
Of quartz or other rock N places, bearing guild, |
silver, elnnahAr, lead, tin, copper or other vain.
abe deposits, heretofore loca,rd. shall he row.
erned ~ to length along the vein or lodi BY
the customs. regulations and laws In force At
the date of their location. A mining claim To-
Gated after the 10Th day Of May. 1874. watcher
bcAted by one or more persons. may equal, but
shall not exceed. one Thousand nve hundred
feet In length along the vein OF lode; hut no
location Of . mining claim shall be made until
The discovery OF the vein or lode within ihe
limits of the claim located. No claim stall u.
tend more than three hundred feet On each side
Of the middle " the win at the surface, nor
shall any claim be limited by any mining regu.
lation TO le.s than twenty-five fest on each lids
of the middle VI the vein 1t the surface. except
where shverre rights exisiing on the 10th day
ot May, lsI2. reDd' snch Limitation neces AIRY.
The end LIN GO OF each claim shall be parallel 10
each other.
nENr.
SEc. 2335. The ~locstors Of all mining locs.
lions heretofore made. or which rliall hereafter
be made, ou any mineral ,ciu, l.dc, 90 ledge,
sitnsted on the public domain, their heirs and
assigna. where no adverse claims exist ON thu
tsnih day Of May. eighteen hundred and
ssvsaiy two. 30 long ~ they comply with thu
Ia o. OF the United states. aud with statc. Ter.
iliofal. and local regulations not In conflict
with ths laws OF the United States governing
their posses~oy title. rhsli have the exclusive
right Of possession and enjoyment OF all the
surface Included wilhia the line, Of their loca-
ton. AID Of all veins. loies and lodges through.
Out thnir entire depth. the top or apex Of which
lier ilsldc OF such surface lines extended down.
wAri vertically, although such veins, lod.s or
ledres may NJ far depart from . perpendicular
Ia their course downward a. to ex'end outside
the vertical aide lines OF such surface locations.
hat their risht oi possession 10 such ouisid-
parts a. such veins or ledses phAll b. confined
w such portions thereof q, lite between vert.
icsl planes drawn downward - above dies.
cribed. through the end line. of their locations
% continued In their wi d~Irction that such
planes will i~nterscct such c~ytsrior parts Of such
veins or hedges. And nothing In this section
shall suihcfIEs he locator or possersor OF n
vein or lods which extends In Its downward
eoar.e beyond the vertical lines 81 his claim
TO enter upon the surface OF n claim OWNED Vr
possessed By another.
hISsRs' REGULATIONS; NJ ksDirrIirs AND M
rR0yENGSIs.
SEC. 239t. The miners OF esch mining dis.
trict may make regulations not In conflict with
the laws OF the United States. or win ihc laws
Of the State or Territory In which the district
IL situated. royeSni.g the location. manner "
rrc.rii.g. amount Of work necessary 10 hold
poesesrlou OF q mining ciainl, subject Ia the
following rquireine.ts: Tue lOcati N must
he distinctly ana ked ON the ground =, that its
boundaries can be r adily Traced. All rcco'd'
ofmining claim, hereafter made shall ennt-in
tho name ar names OF the l~ocaiorr. the Il a. of
the location. and such = d.scr ption VI the
claim or clains located by reference To some
natural object or permanent mohu Loni ~ will
ia ntify the claim On each clain located Al.
ter tbs tenth Of May. rightecn hundred and
seventy two. aud until . patent ha. been is-uei
therefor. not les than ou- hunInd dollars
worth OF labor shall he psrfoun.d or " prove.
naonta made by the tenth day ~ Ini'-. eighteen
hundred aud seventy four. and each yea there
after. f,r eaca one hundred icct In lcnslh
along the vein. until n patent has been issued
therefor; but where such elsiins are
held In common. such expenditure may
be made upon any mo claim. and upon
. failure 10 comply win these conditions.
the clsim " mine upon which such failure ~.
CURED shall b. open Ia r,locai on In the same
msuper .. " No location Of the same had ever
been made, provided thai the original ~locstor-.
their h.irs. assigns or legal rtprese natives
have not resumed work up,n the elaim amer
failure and before such location. Upon the
failure Of Aby one Of several ca owners "a con
tribute his portion of the expenditure rqnirci
hereby. the co owner who have performed the
iabor or inside the improvements. may. at tne
expiration VI the ,ear give rnch d-li"anens 90.
owner pefronal notice In writing. or notice by
publication In the ncw-rsper pnhli.hed hear
eat the claim. for al least once = week for niD-ty
days, and n, IL the exi irati0n ~ ninety days
amer such notice In writing or by publication
such delinquent should fail or rrfa-. Ia con.
tribute bis pof'iSn Q, ,ns siish', ais i.qa,m,
become the property OF hi.ro owners who have
male the icluirvd expenditures.
Expenditures mad. upon any one clsim or
lcie, hossytr great. csn In no Way he made to
lf6id.
lBy an amendment p'ssed february II. isis.
section 2j2t. the above ciion Ia roglnj a. the
expenditure upon mining claims 10 ~ mo iined
thai money Whlcn nA& ntHn ~ may DC fNp-ndsl
In running . tunnel for the purpose of dev-L
oping one or morc iodes owned by such Icrson
or company, shall DO considered ~ expended
upon such lode. The expenditures required
upIn mining claims may be made from the SUI.
fee. OF In running q tunnel Tor the Develop
ment OF such claims.l
rArrsrs ron MINERAL I.ASp-, now OBTAINED
sEo. 7s15. A patent for any land claimed aud
located for valuable deposits may be obtained
I'm ne followlig manner Auy ,rrsoii, ~assucis. |
zion. or corporation authorized io locats q claim
under Ihjs chapter, having claimed aud loc,tei
A p.ese Of land Tor such puuosts. who has, Or |
have. complied with the Sc ms Of this ch,p'or.
NAY ns In the proper land ofice an application |
fra patent. u.der oath. rho 4lDg sueh G mrli.
ancc, together w.th \ plat aud beld noie- of the
claim or claims In common. n,sdr by or under
the direction Of the United State- surveyor
General. showing aocura ely the boundaries ~
the claim or claims. which shall be distinctly
marked By monuments ON the ground, aud shall
poet 4 copy Of rueh plat. tose'htr with q notice
of such application Tor = patent, 10 q compton.
Gus plscs on the land emhraced In such plat.
previous 10 the nllns OF the application fr 4
patent. and shall q q an aniiavit 81 nj ra-t two
persons that sneh notie. hiss been Only poet
cd, and shall hleh copy OF the i.ntc- " such
land one. and shali th.reupon Do entitled To
o patent Tor tbs Iahd. IN the man.
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