Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-25
MINING LAWS.
Csns oiled from Cnitei states Revised
statstes asd Deeisisu. sf the
Geuerai Land once.

NsruEfnt A<8a& ousffs
The followiug are the sections Of the Revised
Statutes Of the United states which Iertain To
the iosa,ien and psisniing OF claims upon the
mineral lands Of tho public domain;
srcrto< 73l9. All valuable mineral deposits
In lands belonging 10 the United states. both
surveyed and unsurveyed. are tersby deeihei
to be free and open % exploration and pur
chase. and tbs lands on whi'h theJ are i.nnu
10 occupation and purehase Dy citizens Q, .hs
unlted states and those who have declared
heir Intentions tn become such. under regas-
tion. prescribed By law. aad aeeording 10 we
local customs or ru'esof mirer- IN TIE rNerA
mining stIiet-. 90 far a. the same are sPsu.a ~.
BILE and not ineoLsistsnt with thS laws " 'ae
United Staies.
LESoru 90 MINING ca AIMS uro> WIN ON boo.s.
skc. 2s2o. Mining claim. upon veins o. ov,' ,',
of quartz OF atLsr rock IN places. oeartns ev.i'
silver, elnnabAr. lead. tin. copper Or v,hsr W "
able deposits. heretofore located, -hsll ne gvs.
ernei =. to length along the vein ot Du- y.
the customs. Regulations and laws 10 ,oire !"
the Ale of their lscaiioD. miuins cisiin 10
c.issi af,cr the lOth day of May. isIs. wae'her
Ios.tsi by one or more persons. may equal, on,
shail not exceed. ons tho1saDd nse nnndrcd
feet In length along the vein os lode; ont =.
location Of . mining claim shall be m.ds uniii
the discovery OF the vcin or loie within The
limit. of m. claim ioeated. NO claim shall ex-
tsni NOR. than three hundred feet "n each side
of the middl. ~ the vetu ~ the -u-face. nor
sha'i any claim be limited BY an, mining resu-
lstion TO less than twenty n'c feet on each sld,
Of the middle VI the vein II the surface. .tesp,
where adver.s rishis existing on the lOti day
%, Nav, is.7, rend, sneh limitation nece- ary.
Ths end lires of each claim shall bs PARALLEL !"
each other.
LocAroR.' RIonr- or ros-rs>IoN AND ESioN
NESr.
Ssc alls. The ioest0rs of all mining loes.
tions herctof1re made. or which -haii her.after
H. made. 90 any Min. raj sein, l-de. OF le.igv,
situated on the public drm,ln their heirs and
ss-ign., where M alvsrss claims exist on the
tenth d,y of May. eighteen hundred and
seveaty-two. 90 long as they comply With the
IL % OF the unit-,l states, and with state. Ter
ritori.l. and local reputation not IN conniet
their po.ssssory title. shsli have the exclusive
right of possession aud enjoJ meat OF all the
surfaee inelnded within the line, of their locs-
ton, sd % all veins. lode- ard lsdse. through.
out their entlre depth. the top orapex of which
le- ia-isie of such surface lines extended down.
ward vertically. al,housh such vclns, loiss 90
ledge. % ay ~ far depart ron a pcrpen,ilcuisr
Ia their course downwarl - toeNiend outside
the vertical side lines Of such snrfaee locations.
hut their right oi po-ee-sion TO sieh oui-id.
part. o. such veins OF lejsc- .hAll bs eonhnsd
TO such rortion. thereof y. lie between vert
ieAi planes drawn downwsri g. above ds--
cribed, tnr lu.h tho end lines of th-r locstiOns
90 continued ln tneirown direction that such
planes will inter--ct such exterior parts OF sueh
vein. or ledres. md nothing In this section
shall Auihcriz, he locator Oe pos-e-sor OF
vein or lod- which extends in its Downward
course bcyond the vertical lines of his claim
20 enter upon the surface ot q claim Ownsd GO
possessed By another.
MISxE, RksrLArioSs: ExtESprTrRrs AND ni.
rRovEMsSr-.
sKc. 7iA. The miners of esch mining dis
triet may make regulations not In conflict with
the law. of The United states. or with the laws
of the state or Territory In which the district
IA .ltnatei. goy.rui. Z the location. manner of
recyrii z. smDan. of work necessary to bold
possession OF q mining elsin. subltet IN the
following r-quireme ,ts: Tue locati N must
he dl.tinciiy N kei on the groaad ~ that it,
boundaries can be o ably trsoef. All rcco'd-
Of mining claim. hereafter made -hsll contain
the naa- or nsm~s of the locator-. the date OF
tho loo .tion. and snch absorption of the
ei,im or eisims located hy reierenc. 10 some
natural object or permanent mouua eni a. will
ia ntify the claim On each ciAi n locsed 81.
ter thu tenth Of Mar. ei.gteen bundled and
ssyenty.two. AMI until patent In. been ts-uei
therefor. not los thal ous hundred dollar
worth of labor shall he p-riOtmed or inproNe-
menis made By the tenth day Of June, eighteen
hundred .nd seventy four. and each year there
aftsr, Ir clci one hundred feet IN length
along the vein. until a patent hA- been issued
thSrcfors bat where such claims are
he'll in common. such expenditure may
be mails upon any one claim. aud upon
failure tp comply with these eoniition-,
the Il lin 0r min. upon which such fsilnrc oe-
Cured shall b. oreu tn rsineai on IN the sane
manner a. u no location of the -sni- hal oser
been male, rrovtled that N. orieln.l loc.ior-,
their heirs. a.sign. or LEGAL representatives.
have not RESUMED work upln the claim afler
f.ilurs and befoie such locatiOa. upon the
failure of ay One of several eoownsrs 20 cgn.
trlbuie hi. pJrtion of the ekpsnditnrs- re'lnifed
hereby, the eo.owher- who have performed the
,abpr or male the improvements, may. Al Tue
es.lr.tion % the year gtvs -uch drliaquent CO.
owusr PERSONAL notice In writing. 90 notice by
publiCa ion In the ne~-pApes pubn.hei near
eat the clsim, foe at least once week for ninety
days. and N, a, the xsifsiion OF ninety uaJs
amer ~ notice IL writing % by puoies,ion
such dsllnaasnt -hoaid fail OF refuse 10 con.
trtbuts hi. piTlicn Of the eArendi are teqilre.i
by mi. -sctipr, Li- intsre-t la the slai,n shall
b~coms tbe psopefty OF hlseo osnef- who have
male the tsQiirsd sxprndituTe-.
IA. sn Amendment u ssed February N. ISIS.
section aili. the Abovs ciion In rsssari to ne
.xysndi ure upon niriag claims L. - mo iiilrd
that IN lnsy which has lcen 60 may be exrsndrd
IN running . tnnnel for the pnfpo-e OF devtf
or oompsny, shall BE- considered g. cxpendri
upon such lode. The eIpendlt lrrs ftqnir-i
up m mining claims may h. made from the SUI
face OF In running n tuLnCl Tor the develop
Inent % such claims.
rArExrs roG MINERAL LsNps. nov oHrAiSrp'
SIC. 3E21. A p.i-nt for any lsud eiAiols'i snd
loca.ed Toe valuable deposits may be "otAnsi
In the f1li1wias manrcr Any psrson. s-soci,-
ton. or corporation auihotizsd to locate . eiaim
under thi. chapter. having ciainej and loeted
apese u land tor surh parpose., who has, or
have cotapiiei with the - sl- % this chapter.
may hls In the proper land ON e an application
fra pateat. "a ldet Data shn sing such c'mph'
.nee. together with a plat abi ncid note- OF the
claim OF claim. la common. uis.i. hy M under
the direction Of the United states surveyor
tsensrsl. sho sins acearS ely IN. eonnisrie- ei
the elaim or claims. which shsh be distinctly
mari 4 by N sua,nsnis on the ground. sad shsll
10 81 a copy of such plat. tos-,hsr with notice
81 .neh application fJr q patent. ir eon'iiea-
on. pl.cs on the land embraced In suca pia'.
previou. to N. hlins of the Application ior
,sient, and shall a an an isyit 81 al at two
f.-r.Sn. taat -lch notice has been duy post
"a AMI shall nlea copy u the notice In -ach
lsnl one :, and -hali thereapon b. entitied To
a p.t.ut for ia. land. la the man.
n.r f1lIowingi Til. register o; the land
once, upon the nllug oi su'h app ieailon,
plat, hsh notes. nltee., and sn,A.,,-,
h.. been maize. for the Period Of sixty days IN
= ne.spapsr Ia %. hs him de-isuaiet a. pn9
u.hs-i nearest to such claim. And ne -hali h-"
po-t "a "A notice Ia his ofiiee for the same p@-
,Ioi. Tue claimant at the tiin. ~ lliig this
..aiie.,Ion, or at any tials tn h-resiisr within
ths .lxty days ot puoliestion. sasu nle With
ths re.,t.ter . c.riihsAte of the lniiei ssl--
slfy,for.l u neral that ave huidred dollars
worth Of labor has been txpeniei. OF improve
meuts msis upon the claim By hiHn--if or grant
or-. taat the plat Ia eorruet, With raeh fnr,hsr
d,,. rip,ion by -uch feferrnec to natural ob'eets
a., p,rinanent m-nums MS as -hsli identity TIE
claim AMI 'urnl,h an ac.ursta description. y"
n. incorporated m he rsisnt. AZ TIE explfs'
lion oi the sixty dAss of rubiie .iion the elsin-
AMI shall nle hi. sifidasit. shosing thai the
mai AMI notic. have heen posted In eohsp leu.
an. mace on the claim dnrins such peri,i oi
pablieation. n no adverse claim -hAll have
bsea al-,l with tho Iegi.is, and the 9 eeiyer OF
the prop land on q al the shprsth oi ,hs
49, ~ ol pabiicaiioi. ~ shAl he assumed
Zen, app,i.ant 4. entitled tn patent upon
~. ,..yn,-n, ~ IA. proper oficer of ave dollars
~, -ry,, aud that no adverse claim exists; and
,e.,.aft,r no osiectio. from third parties u
,he i..ns,ee % pa cut shall b heard. exeep'
\, n. -hown that the applicant has failed %
comply with the tsrtDs q Ihis ehsptsr
ADVERSE ctus. rnocrxptSas oS.
sxr gjsd Where an adverse claim u nlesi
iarlus tho period of puhliea Ion. ~ shsli be
unon oath of tn. Tss -on or pets-ls making thu
s.,,. ard shall show the nature. boun iarirs.
.nl extent OF such adverse claim and all pro
rs~dIus., except the pnbl'eslion % notice and
.s.sin, .nd ding of ihe an asit thereof. shsll
~ stxyr<l until the controversy .hsll have been
.,,i.d or L.ciisd by . court of cOmp.tsn'
,,.i.iIetlon. OF the adverse claim waived. II
III, -. ths duty q the adverse e.sims;t. With
AM thl,ty days after fling his elAiu. To CON.
....,,s. uroee~ltngs IA q cOtppetent court al
s-.--,,rsian. To act. rfnine the question of ths