Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-29
MINING LAWS.
Csapiled frsm usitcr ststes Revived
Statutes ard Deelsiens Of the
General Land Once.

Gesersi Lsss once.
The following are the sections of the Revised
Statutes Of the United states which pertain to
he lor.ticn and pstsnting OF elsims upon the
mineral lands Of The public domain:
srcros a3is. All vziusb'e mineral deposit.
lands belonging 10 the United States. both
surveyed and unsnrveyct. are ! crrby declared
W DO free and Upen 70 exploration and pur. |
rhase, and the lands on which they are found
10 occupation ard purehAse by citizens of the
United states and tbo-c who have declared
aeir intention. to beeomc such. under regula- /
prescribed by Law. aad according ~ the
customs or ru % Of miners Ia the several
mining 4 ~strcts. so far ~ the same arr apphca-
he and not ipeorsistent With the laws VI the
United states.
LEsern 90 nIxIxo CLAIMS rrcx vuSs ON LoDEs.
SEC. 7sp. Mining claims upon veins os lodss
Of quartz OF other roek IN plsees bearing rold.
silver, cinnaoar. Iced. tin. copper os other vain.
abe deposits. her~toforc located, shall be gov
erned - 10 length along the vein or lod By
tue custom. regulations and Lass In force at
the dsts Of their location mining claim To-
csisi afsr the iosh day Of May. lisa. watcher
i,s.as1 y one or more psrson.. may equal, ea,
fest In isngth along the vein os lode; but M
location Of . mining claim sAsii b. mode until
NE discovery of the vein u lo.e within the
iimits Of ths elsim located. No claim snall On.
tead MOT. than three hundred feet sn each side
% the middle of the win II the surface. nor
sha ! any elaim he limited By any mining rreu-
lAtion TO lcs- than twenty-five fsrt On each aids
Of the middle " the vein Al the surface. except
where sdverr, rtyhts existing on the iota day
o. Nay. isT7. render such limitation necessary
rhs end iire- of each claim shall be PARALLEL to
LocAron.' NIGHTS or rc-sEssioS AND kSJor
MINT.
Skc. a321. The ~loeators Of all mining locs.
tions heretofore made. or which shali HEREAFTER
BE- msde. % any mineral 'eis. lS~s. OF ledge.
situsted eu the public domain. their heirs and
sssigu., whese M sdv. rvs claims exist on the
tsnlh d.y Of Nay. stghteen hundred and
ssveuty-two. 60 long - they comply with the
lass Of the United stAtes. and with rite. Ter
! rior-L. and local regulations not In conflict
viih the lave Of thu United ssaies governing
their 10 ssssoy title. shAii have the exclusive
riAht VI po-se--ion and emo, ulent of all the
surface Included wtthia the line of their loca-
ton, . 4 of al veins. loies ard ridges through.
out their enti,- depth. the top orspex Of which
lic~ iorid~ OF such surface lines extended down.
varl vertically. although such veins. lciss %
lodges "sy ~ Ear depart nom . perpendiculsr
10 their es,afss downward - toexicnd outside
the wrtic i side lines of sueh surfAce locations
isat their risht OF possession to such oui.id.
parts o. pusa veins OF hedges rhAll b. eon,a. Il
10 such portlons thereof .. lie bstwccu vert.
teal planes drawn downward - ahovs dee
crbed. thr ugh the end lines of their locations
80 continued In their own direction thai sueh
planss vii l~ntersect such ..tstipr parts OF such
veins or letsvs. and nothing In lLis sectisn
shall auihcflrs be locator or posse-.or VI a
vein or lod- which exfeu's IA its downward
cour-c beyond the vertical lines 81 his claim
10 en- er upon the surface nj = claim ownsd or
possessed hy another.
nISkns' REGULATIONS; 'rspIrrRrs AND IN.
PkoyENrsr-.
sEc. 2sst. The miaer- OF eNeh mining dis.
trici may mAhs r~gulstions not In conflict with
the Law of the rhiied states. or with the laws
of tho state or Territory In wh'ch the district
10 situated. goye'nii 4 the l~,caiion. manner "
rec rii z. amount IL woIk pecesssry to hold
p>sessiou VI q mining elain. sub..et tn The
follovipg rquiri me -ts: Tue location must
10 dl-tinc ~ ma ked On the Arouud - that It's
boundaries can bo T. adily trae-i. An record.
u nialng claims hereafter mad. shall contain
the maze 90 Names OF tho ~ioesiors. the d.tc Of
the location. and such absorption of the
claim or claims ioestei by re'errnc- tn come
natural object or permanent monu leni ~ will
n ntify the clam Ou each c.Aiu located II.
Ter tbs tenth Of Msy. eighteen hundred and
s-venty. two. aud until . patent has been is-uel
thcrtior. not les thsi Gus hunir-d doliar-'
worth Of labor shalt BE- p-tform-i or In prove.
Isents made by III. tenth day 81 Jane. eighteen
hundred and seventy fpur. and each yea there
att. fr eses che hundred feet la less h
s'ong the vein. until q pa,eut has been issued
tugTglnr uuf Nntfo nutu tlAlma urt
held In mioo saeh expenditure may
b male upon sny "ne claim. anil upon
q flilne TO cmply with the-e conditions,
The claim or mins .poa which such failure oc-
Cured shall be otea tn rrlscat GU I'm the sAme
m,uaer - 10 no le.nou oi the sam. had ever
been made. prvy.ied that the original ~locstar-,
their heirr. assign. or legal repre~ natives.
hAse not .e-niaed work up,n the claim afer
failure and bsfo'e ~urh ~iorafioa. uron the
failure Of any ont of -ry.rAi ca owners tn con
II 49, A 1t - q
hereby. the ca ow ncfs who haze f-rforulrd the
,abor or mel. the improvement. may. al the
eIplr.tion Of the ,ear give -ucn delinquent ~.
owner personal notice Ia writing. or hot &c by
publication In the newrpapee puhii-hcd neas-
eel the claim. lot A. lesst once a w'es tor ninety
iays. and n. st the ex, ration ~ ninety days
ater such notice IL writing or by pablisation
sueh delinquent -hoald fail ot refuse to con
tribute his portion OF tbs enrcnii ur- required
hs this ~sectior. hi. Interest In the eliza. shall
become the property OF his,o oslers Who have
made the ,eluircd ~-tpeuditsr-.
Expenditures mails upon anv ole cl.ls, OF
l.is. however great. eau in mn ~ss be mAds 10
sppis to oth.r loies claimed by tlse sam party.
Ibid.
10y IN amendmeut p---ci f,brasry II. isii.
section s5a,. the Abpve- eiion la ,tssri Ia the
| exts nditu upon biiniag claims 10 ~ m0iireL
thai mJney which he. leu ~ my be expended
In iunnins . tsnnol foe the ru,pos- cf dev, l.
| oplIz cns or n.fe lodes owned by such per~on
~ company, shall be considered ~ expended
upon such lode. lie eKl-nilt res required
upon mining elaine may bs made fom the SUI
nee - In ian.ins . .a.hsi for the Develop
meat az such elaimsl
| PArEsru Foa stNkRAL LAMBS. nov OBTAINED
skc. 9a2a A patent for any laid eisim~l and
lo-Aed for valuable deposits may hs obtailed
In the followiHa manner Any Isr-on. as.oei,-
tion. OF evaporation author x-d to locsts q claim
under ihl. chapter. lie, M .isin'-a and l.c tied
apes of land 'or such purpo--s. ~ho has. or
| have, complied wiih the 'efins of this chapter,
may ala In the prsper land ONE an application
fcrA paiesi. usder oath. s1osing such eompli.
anee. togcth-r with . pls, and n-id nctes Of the
claim or claims la omecn ui.i. by or under
the dlrvetion VI the United states Surveyor
u~nerzl. sho wing sccura ely ia, boundaries VI
the claim &c claims. which shall BE- distinct,
marked by nonuinsnt. on tie ground. s.d shall
pet a copy of such plat. toseth' . with q notice
Of such spplicstiou for . patent. In = conf leu.
Qua place On the land embraced In -uca pls'.
previous To the Aims of N. application tr .
,atent. and shall a = an aflissi, VI at lea.t two
p~rsons that such noticc hes been dnis pact
eli. and shall Giss ecpy q the not &c In such
q patent for tbs land. In the man.
ner following; Ths register Of the land
once, u,on thu ming oI sub app ica''on,
slst. nell notes. nitiee-, and anidavlts.
shail pabilsh q notice thai such application
mas been mste. for Oh. reriod oi siaiy days an
. Ne Sul4ItI VI " " IiW utsfsuLiti nt pun
lished nearest 10 .uch claim: and he shall also
post %. h notice In hls Office for the same pc
rioi. The claimant at the time of niii 4 this
application. OF 81 ANY time Oh. roaitcr Within
IN. sixty days VI paoii alton. snail Eie with
the register . O rtihc.ts &C N. unitcd States
sutve,or,s~nersi that Ave hus dr-s doiisr.'
worth of labor has b-ca expended. or improve.
ments made upon the elLni b. hi,s--if or ~ mt
orr: thai TIE plat u corr "a With surh fur her
des ririiyn by ,uch ,elsreicc u IItIrzl oh .ets
or permanent m-huss h,- ~ shalt identity the
clam. and 'urnifh sa sccar.e d.ssrip'iOn. to
he Incorporated IN he ia.ent. AZ IN. expir-- !
tion of the sixty DAYS 90 public ,tion the claim
ant shall lls his srrdas II. -hosing ths, the
plat sui motto, have Strn po-tel In . cSnapis,-
qua place on the claim daring such perioi al
publication. ~ no siv.Fsc clnm shall have
b en- died with the tecistsr aud The 2 ceiv.r of
the proper Ind ON e al tho .xpr,ti, n Of N. !
slKty dsy, oi pub.ieasioa. Il shA,l hs ASHAMED
thai the app,ican, l. ni.ii.d toa paiert upon !
IA. payment 10 tils prupsr oficcr of ave d.lisTs
PEE acre. and that n' adverse claim EXISTS; and
thereafter mn osi-ctio from third rart 80 3, |
the i-snsnee 20 . IL ent .sail b. heard. except
Il be shown that the applicant has ia,led TO
comply with the teriu- ~ this chapter.
ADVERSE CLAIM. PEocEEDfNGs IN.
SIC. 955. Where an sdvc~ claim IL nled
during the period Of puhiics ion. u shall he |
upon oa,h OF the ~ .on OF rers ne making the |
sAnc. aud shall show the h>iIrs, boun aries. |
AL .xf.uf sl .ueh .lvar.. al.tU. ..l III - |