The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-10
LOCATING MINING CLAIMS.


Just at this time thers is much said in
pap rs of diffrr-nt mining oanps about
ih- relocating Of mining claims. beoanse
OF the ron-ao,n J!iancs with tse Feieral
law OF 1872 governing such cases. and in
nearly every instance editors and miners
are lab ring under false impress ous
some beiirv that wher" Tom, Dick and
Harry enter into partnership to pros
%, ct for, loo ate and develop claims, and
ali but Tom havs failed TO put up ponty
To-, the development OF their ci i us to
the amount quired by law, sli that
Tom haI to do Is to relocate the claims
vt the end of the year. This is fallacloua
aud drs not comply with the law, which
states distinctly that ''On all claims 10
ca,~d prior to the passage Cf this Act
MAY 10, 1922 leu doll RS worth IT Ia
bor sh. be rtorm d or Improvements
fee, in length along the in, until
patent shall have been issued th refor;
but. VIII r. such rlaims are b-Id in com.
mon. such expenditure NAV be mad
upon any one cl.in; ard npon filur-
TO comply with th->e rondi ipns ghat 8
until the exp nditnres rtqn red ar
N ,ir and the pateu, il ob,ainet the
Cla m or min. uoOn which ~ b failure
Occurred all b.. opeurd 10 r. ioca / u
in tIe 3 me manner as If DO location oi
the same la! rvrr been male MldY
pro otpectoTs, who hav- located ffis, d, (?)
in miurs tnat have b en- of 40 benz a 10
theu IN the way OF furnishing money,
are doing wrong thug when they 20
and merely relocate the ground, by plAc-
ing th' ie own names, end. perhaps. that
of ano,h Of the old company upon the
notice and cord By SO doing they r.
instate the o. they are d. sirous OF isav-
ing out, as, in such Gases, The law OF
partuersh ps come in TO th ir advantage.
Tn prop r way is to "adv-r Use hem
out" ~ thu common term Is ns~i. TIE
law 10 this regard is as follows: Upon
the failure Of any one Of several co-osn.
IRA 10 contribute his prooo-tion OF the
Expenditures required by this Act, the
co-owners who have p rformei the labor
or made the improvements may, at the
expiration OF the year (tbst is one veal
from he date of iocaiion), Civ such De
liruuput CO owner notice iu wiring, ol
notice by publication 10 the n-ospspel
once week for ninety days, and If, I.
the txpiralioa Of nlnsiy days after suct
noice in writing or by puhIc.i -, suc'
Delinquent should fail or r fuse 70 ron
tribute bis ropcrton t. COZ ply will
this Act his interest In the claim shai
become the properly Of his co-owns r.
who have m.da the required txpenci
tnrss."
What we desire to impress npon pros
r"c!crs and miners who have made 10
cations for tb.ms Ives aud suppose,
friend, Is, where these friends have neg
leeted to bear :heir share uf the .xpendi
tnres required by law, not to post up
new notice, when the year has expired
stating Il o. l. or ne, re.l' C ,te this ground
hn' 10 post notice for themselves AL
9th RS rs il no location had ever bee
made--that is, where the necessary wor
has not b en- p, rformed within the veal
II it has been performed by one or tw
OF the parties in tbs company, at thei
own expense, and the others have nc
contributed. then the cheaper and Iropt
method il to advertise them out, as
provided for by law. By saying you n
locate conveys the impression, and /
fact the implication, that there ex sta q
cd ti'l-, and parties to whom you wis
- SELL will be very cbary about pu
CHASING, as none are desirous OF buying
lw.suit.
Many who are making re.locations q
under the impression that they hsvs
right to do 80 the last day of Dfcemh
10 each year. The year commences al
ruus from the date OF location, The be
way TO prev Mt trouble is to perform II
work required and obtain patent for Il
claim.
MYSTERIOUS Music ON AN ORGAN IT
last spiritual .xpose" We have heard
occurred in Carroll county. A gent
man by the name OF Dudley Thoms
living near Miami Station, had n q