Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-24
MINING LAWS.
Complied from Uaitei statss Revised
ptatutes and Deeisiens OF The
General Land once.

Cem,,ied from Uuitei states Revised
statutes and Deeisiens or the
General Land once.
The f,llovirg are the sections u the Revised
Statutes Of the United States which pertain to
In. location and p,tsniing Of claims upon the
mineral lands Of the public domain:
s,crtou 2Jio. All valuable mineral deposits
IN iapds belonging 10 the United Stats. both
,urveysd and unsurveyed. are hereby declared
20 be free aud open 10 exploration and pur.
chsse, and the lands on with they are found
TO occupation and purchase oy e~itizsns Of the
their Intentions TO become such. under regula-
tions prescribed BY law. Add according TO the
lorai customs or ru,ee OF miners In the several
mining districts. DO far ~ the came arr applica-
bic and not inconsistent with the avs Of the
United States.
IxNoru o. MINING cL.Aus uroS VEINS on Loprs.
sEc. 2s2o Mining claims upon veins OF iodes
OF quartz or ether rosk In places, bearing gold,
oliver, elnnabar. lead, tin, copper or other vain.
abe deposits, heretofore locsisd, shall be gov.
erned is TO length along the vein or lod' BIZ
the customs. regulations and laws In force Ut
the data Of their location. 4 mining claim To-
csiel after the 10Th day or May. 1874. wnethrr
located By one or more persons. may equal. but
shall not exceed. one thousand nve hundred
feet In length along the vein or lode; hut no
w = ntlAuk VAIN s.8a W AAaAuu htit
the discovery OF the vein or lode within the
limIts of the claim located. No claim snail e1.
tend morr than three hundred feet on each side
OF the middle Of the vein 81 the surface. nor
sha / any claim be limited By AM mining regu-
lation 10 less than twenty ~. let On each sd.
whers adverse rishts exisiing on the i0ta day
~ May, is72, rei,d. 2 such Limitation Necessary.
Ths end iires Of caeh claim shall be parallel 10
each other.
locAroAs' Riours OF POSSESSION AND ENJOY
SEC. s,a3. Tho locators OF all mininy loca'
tions heretofore made. or which shall hereafter
be made, on any mineral >ein, l,de. or ledge,
situst~d on the public domain, their heirs and
assigns, where no Adv.rre claims exist ON the
tenth day Of May. eighteen hundred and
ssyeuty two, 20 long - they comply with the
Ia - OF tho United statss. and with state. Ter.
%ritorial, and local regulations not I'm conflict
With the lave Of the United states governing
their 20 ssssory title. shAil have the exclusive
ri.hs OF posss.s'on ana enI iS.a as ,S o ~ io We
ton, atd OF all veins. lodes ard lodges through.
out their entire depth. the top or apex OF which
Lies i.slde Of ouch surface lines extended down.
ward vertically. although ouch veins. loits o.
ledge. may % far depart from . perpendienlsr
Ia their course downward ~ to ex'ehd outside
the vertical side lines OF rueh surface locations.
but their right Of posserslOn Ia such outkide
parts o. sucn veinr or lesiges phAll Be connnsd
la such portions thereof .. I've between vert.
icsi PLANES drawn downward ~ above des.
cribed, through the end lines Of their locations
20 continued In their own dirction that such
planes will interssct such %estsrtor parts OF such
veins or lodges. and nothing In this section
shall auihoriIs he locator or porsessor OF
vein or lods which extends In Its downward
cour,e beyond the vertical liDes Of bis claim
possessed By another.
ninkRs' REGULATIONS rx ENpiruhEs AND M
PRovENkNI-.
SIC. 212t. The miners OF etch mining dls.
triet MAJ make regulations not In conflict With
the LAYS az the United states. OF with the laws
Of the State or Territory In which the district
10 situated. governiig the location. manner OF
rec ,rIi Y, amount Of work necessary To hold
possession Of q mining claim. subject To the
| following requirements; Tho location must
be distinctly m,'ked on the sfouHd - that its
| boundaries can be n adily traced. All roooid'
| Of mining claim. hereafter made shall ceMt,in
| the name or names OF the ~locatorr. the Il g. Of
the location. aud such . ds.cr ption Of the
cl.im or claims located by reference 10 some
natural object or permanent monnient a. Will
Identity the elsim On each ciai.a locsted al.
ter tho tenth of May. eigIteen hundr,d aud
ssventy.two. and until . patent has bcrn isrnel
therefor, not lr-s than QUE hundred dollars'
worth OF labor shall be perfofmed or improye-
monts male by the tenth day of June. eighteen
hundred and seventy four. and each ycaf there
Il 4NNINH " hNsh ~ 49, - 'Nn -
along the vein. until a patent has been Issued
therefor; hut where such claims are
held IN common, such expenditure may
b made upon any one claim. aud upon
. failure to comply with the-e conditions.
the claim or mine upon which such failure o.
CURED shall BE- open to relocation In the same
manner ~ n no location OF the same had ever
been made, provided that tho original ~locatcrv.
their heirs. assigns or legal rrpres. natives.
have not resumed work up n tho claim amer
failure and before such locaiioa. Upon the
failure Of any one Of several CO owifefs TO con
tribute his portion Of the eIpendlturrs required
hereby, tho co owncrr who have performed tho
labor or made tho improyemenis, may. at the
expiration Of the year give such delisquent 90.
owner PERSONAL notice In writing. ~ notice by
publication In the newspaper Published near.
eat the claim. for a. lrsst once . week Tor ninety
days. and n, at the txrirstion 0f ninety days
after suoh notice In writing or by publication
such delinquent shonld fail or refusc 10 con.
tribute his portion Of tbs enpendi uie ,eqn,r-t
by this s~cctior. his Interest Ia the rlaim .hsll
become the property OF hlsco owners who have
made the required expenditures.
Expenditures made uison any Que claim or
lode, however great. can In no way be made To
apply to other lodes elaim'd by the same party.
IBy an amendment p's-ed February n. is'5.
section 1914. the abovss elton Ia Ir:Id To- the
erpendi'u re upon mining claims 10 ~ modified
that money which has been "r may be exps1i.l
in running . tunnel for the purposs Of devil.
opins one OF more lodos owned ny rnch pcr.on
| upon such lode. The expenditures required
| upon mining elaine may bs made from the sur.
face OF In running q tunnel for tue develops
ment OF such claims!
PATENTS ron MINERAL IASps, now OBTAINED
SEC. 7s2s. A patent for any land claimed aud
| localsd for valuable deposits may be obtained
In the following manner Any person. associa.
| tiou. OF rorpomtion author. zed To locate Q claim
under this chapter. having claimsi and located
q pee Of land for such purposes. who has, or
have. complied with the 20 ms Il thl-e chapter.
| may Ole In the proper land ON % an application
fvra patent. usdet oath. sho sing such 6 mpll.
snce. together with = plat and neld notc- OF the
| claim OF claims In omm0n made by or under
the directiou OF the United states surveyor
General, showing accura ely tbs boundaries OF
the claim of claims. which shall be distinctly
marked By monuments on the ground. aud shall
poet q copy OF rnch plat. togeth'r with q notice
| of such application for q patent. 10 q con-licu.
| Qua place on thu land embraced In snch plat.
previous TO the. niins Of the application for q
patent, and shall q . an afldavit Of al ] ast two
| persons that snch notice hss been duly poet.
ed, and shall fls q copy OF the notice In such
land One, and shall thereupon be entitled tn
q patent for the land. In the man.
| ner following; The register OF tho land
once. npou the nlIne Of sub application,
plat, field h"tes, notices, and snidavlir.
shail publish q notice that sueh application
| has been male, for the period ~ sixty days In
. newspaper TO b. by him designated a. pub
lished nearest TO such claim; and he shall also
post sush notice In his mice for the same pc
| Rod. The claimant at the time 81 fliis this
application. or at any time ID. reAit-r within
the slxty dayr Of publication. shall hle with
| the register . Ger ificate Of tho United States
Burye, OF. General that five huLdrct dollar.'
worth OF labor has been expended. or Improve.
menis made upon the claim by hiDsslf or grant.
| orp; that the plat Ia correct. with such further
| description by ouch reference Ia natural object.
or permanent IN -bum. hts ~ shall identity the
claim, and 'urni,h sn &C .ur1te description. 20
be incorporated In the Patent. A. the expira.
tion Of the ylxty days OF Iublic iiion the claim.
AMI shall file his sfida,it. showing that the
plat and notics have been posted In . c0nspieu.
ous place On the claim during such period Of
publication. n no adverse claim ~haii have
been lled with the register and The z c-iver Of
the prop.r land ON Q nj the -ip'r.tion VI the
sllty day. Of publication. II shall be assumed
that the applicant Il entitled Ia patent upon
the payment TO the proper ofhcer ~ nve dollars
per serc, and that NO adverse claim exists; and