Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-15
MINING LAWS.
Cs.pllea frsm uai,ed states. Revised
Statutes ard Deei.iens Of the
General L.ssa Odlce.

General IssudO c1ce.
TIE following are the sections Of the Revised
s,Atutes Of the rniied States which pertain to
he locstion and pstsnting Of claims upon the
mineral lands Of thu public domain:
sxcrtos 95v. All vAiuab'e mineral drros.ts |
In lands belonging 10 the United states. both
'urvcyed and unsurveyed. are hereby declared
rsass, .na the i.nds on which they are found
~ occupation and purchase BY eitizsns of the
United -tates and those who have declared
heir intentions 80 become such. under reguia-
prescribed By Law. aud according 10 the
local customs or ru'es OF miners In the several
d strtets. 80 far ~ the same are applcA-
s.s and not inconsistent With the laws of the
United Stairs.
kSorn o. MIxINo CLAIMS rroS WINS on LopEs,
SIC. 1sD. Mining elaine upon veins of iodes
az quartz or other rock IN plAees. bearing gold.
sil.er, einnaoaf. he'd: Tin, copper os o,hsf va'u'
she deposits. heretofore loesisi. .hali be gov
erned ~ to length along the vein or lod' b.
the custom !. regulations and laws In force al
the date OF their location. a mining claim To-
csiei after the loth day of May. 1874. whether
located BY one or more persons. may equal. but
shall not exceed. one thousand nve hundred
feet In length along the vein os lode; but No
loeafion OF . mining claim shall be msds until
the discovery nj the vein OF lois within tho
limits of tbs claim located. No claim shall e.
tsnd more than three hundred feet on each aide
OF thu middle ef the vein 81 the su'face. nor
sha any claim be limited by any mining r~su-
lation To lees Than twenty, i've fest on each sid-
of the middle % the vein ct the surface. except
where Ndvrrr- rigbts existing on the i0th day
% Nay. isI7. iend-r saeh Limitation neces airy
The end res % each claim shall bs parallel To
sseh other.
~rocArons' RiaIrrs OF rossrssios AND kSjof
nkNr.
SIC. s3fa. The loestors Of all mining lccA'
tions heretofOrc made. OF which shali hersaftrr
ee made. o. any n.insrai sein. lido, or ledge,
sitaat On the pubic dom I'm. taeir heirs and
assign., where no adv' rse claims exist On the
teath dy of May, eighteen hundrsd and
scvesty-twc, 80 lore - they comply with th-
Ia 80 OF the United >tates. and with st-tc. Ter.
| rlfori.l. and local regulations not In conflict
With the lave Of tho United states governing
their po-s---psy title. -hsll hav. tho exclusive
right VI possession aud enJoy ment Of all The
surface IscIadsd withis the line, Of their iocs-
ton. . 4 of all veins. loie- and kdser through
out their rntirr depth. the TIP or apen OF which
lies iaside Of snch surface lines extended down
ward vertically. although such veins, lodss o.
Ia tn. ir course downward .. To extend OUTSIDE
tho ". rtie.l side lines of sueh surface locations
hut their right ut possession to such oui-id !.
parts oil suen veins OF ledges thall b. eohllnsd
Ia sueh portion. thereof - lie between vert
icai piAnes drawn downward "a ADovs ds-.
eribel. tnr ugh tho end lines of their locations
"a continued In tnclr own dir elton that such
planes will i~nterrcct such exterior parts VI snch
veins or ledgcs. and nothing In this sccrion
shail antherixe he locator DC posse-snr of q
vein &c lol- watch extends In ID. downward
coar-e beyond tLc vertical lines az HE claim
tn enter upon the rurfAce of n claim owned or
possessed by smother.
aISARs' R~EocLArioss: Kx EsDrrrREs AND IN
rRovkNsSr
Sac. 3f1t. The miner. % eseh mining dis
trlal NAV maEg rapnlafIOna uUf in fDnuiel With
the laws 90 the United stats. or with the laws
of the state or Territory In which the di-lric,
IL sitnsied. goyernii y the location. manner Of
recOrii, z, amount u work Necessary Ia hold
possession OF . mining claim. subject TO the
following rqnir-inei Is: Ths locatiin must
n. dirtinc iy ins kcd ON the grculd -o that Its
boundaries. can bc y adily traced. AL r,cord,
of mining claim. Hereafter inside shall contaln
the mana ~ Nance OF the l~osaior-. ths late 81
the location. aud u absorption Of the
claim or claim located by reference Ia come
natural object OF permanent nionus enf ~ will
"a, nifty the claim Gu each eiALn located NJ.
tsr the tenth Of Man. elghtccn hundred and
seventy two. and until . patent has be-n i.-ue,
therefor. not les thsa on. hundred dollar-'
worth Of labor shaii he Performed or Improve
nenta made hy the tenth day of June. eighteen
hundred and seventy -fpur. anil each yea there
aft.r. far eaca one hundred fest IN lvrgh
along the vein. until q patent has been issued
therefor; but where such claims arr
held In common. -aeh expenditur. u.ay
10 msic upon any QUE claim. and Gpon
the claim OF mine upsn which such failure o..
eurreI shall b, Open To relocation In tn. zane
manner o. N m lnesiian OF Oh. same had ever
b.en male. provided that the original i~ooaiar-.
their h~irs. assish- or le.al r,pre-~ natives
have not re-aus.d work up'n the claim amer
failure and b-fofe snch location. rp"n the
failure Of any the of several co ownev~ io con
tneu,e his portion of the exprnditnr-s ~f~Inir-i
hereby. the 60 owners who have performed the
labor OF msis the imprOys nTntr. may, at the
eGplrstion Of the ,esr give such d~.libdueni co.
owner personal notisc In writing. 80 notice by
publication In the news,spe- published ncif
Get the claim. for a. least once a week Tor ninety
Jsys. aud II. 81 the Ell ir.tiou ~ ninety dap.
amer .ueh notice ia writing or by publication
sueh d~ellnqnsnt -hould fail or refuse IN con
tribute hi. portion OF the e,prndl nre required
ny this sector. HI. Interest In tho rlaiW shall
become the proprrty Of his nerr who have
made the ,eluird Expenditure.
Expenditures made ugon any Que claim or
lode. noves~r great. eau In no war h. male Ia
Ibid.
10y an amendment, p.s.ei February n, ISIS,
Section Aria, the al We : elton IN resirl Ia he
expenditure upon miniag claims II ~ molifed
thai money which has been "r may be exIeuded
In runnirg . tunnel ior the purts'-- of devcl.
oplns one or mort loi-s owned by such person
os company, shalt b. con-.d-r~i .. expended
upon such lole. The etpcbdlt res r.quir-i
upon mining claims may bc made from the -u,.
fsoe OF In %ruhhinz q tunnel for the develop
ment Of such claims.
PATENT. Toa MINERAL LANDS, now STAINED
SIC. 7sa. A patent for any land claimed and
losAled for valuable dep sits may he obtained
in the followi1. manner ; Any person. Assoeis-
lion. OF corporation anthorix st To locsts = claim
under thi. chapter. having ,iziunsi aIi loe.ici
d ess Of lam tor such purposes. who has, OF
have. complied With III. ems of this chapter.
may ale In the proper land OH 20 an application
q q pAieht. n sdct oaib. -ho-ins -ucn ccmrli.
snce. together with . pat AMI neid ncte- 81 the
| claim 90 claims In common. made BY or under
the direction Of the United States surveyor
General. showing aceura ely thu boundaries 81
the claim or claims. which shsll he distinctly
Marked By ON the ground. aid shall
D at q cJpy OF ruch plat. tnaeth'r with q notice
% such application foe q patent, 10 q consl leu.
Qua plscs on the land embraced In -uch plat,
previous ID "a. nlins Of the application FIR a
patent. and .hsli q . an an iAyit 81 at act two
p-r~on- that rreh notice hss been duly post
ed. and rhAll die cory of the notice In such
land ono =. and -hall thsreapon b. entitled tn
patent Tor IA. land. In the man.
ner following; Ths register 90 the land
once. upon the ming OF sush .spp'ica iou.
siAt. n.id natss. ~nJtic.s, aud shiiavits.
shsil pnbli-h q motto. that such application
hs. been made. for the period OF Aixty isys In
= newspaper 90 b. BY him designated NJ pao
llshei netrc-t to rnch clAitn, anu ne shli Also
po-i -ueh notice In his ofiec for the same Pc
r,oi. Tbs claimant at tho time of fili, x this
application. or at ally time tn rcsii.r within
the sixty days of pahlig alton, shall Gle with
the register . c r'ihrAts IL the United stsi.-
survcJ ora. nsrsl that ave hu' dr~i iollsr.'
worth of labor has ben expanded. OF improve
mrnts mall upon Oh. ei aim b, hin,- ~ or crsnt-
or. that n. plat l. corr'ct with -ach further
dcs ription by such reference la natural oblect-
or psImaneLt m.sunp MS a. shall iichtlfy the
claim. and iumish .n accurate description. Ia
~ incorporated IA ,ho tai.rt. Al the expira-
ant shall a., his seidssit. shoSin. that the
plat AMI motto. have b. Ell posted In q e~nspicu
Gus place on the claim during such pcrlal of
publication. N bo adverse CLAIM shAli have
ben dl.d With the rrgi.t.- and The receiver of
the proper land on o al the txplr,tt n of the
SIXTY d.ys of pubiics'io ., II shall bs assumed
that the applicant d. sntitl.i toa patent upon
the payment % the rrupcr olieer ~ nvc delar-