Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-27
MINING LAWS.
Csmyi frsa rnitei states keSisee
s.atstes and Deeisisns ef the
Generat Lssd once.

Grnerai Lssd once.
The follcwlrg ere the sections Of the Revised
statute. Of the United states which pertain TO
IN. loestion aud psisnting OF claims upon the
mineral lands of the public domain;
srcrloS 25ie. All valuable mineral depo>its
in land. belonging 10 the United states. both
,urvcy-i and unsurveyesi. are tersby declared
40 be frre and open Ia exploration and pur
chase, ani the lsnds on With they are found
10 ocrupatlOn and purchase " ettisens OF the
United stsie- aud fho-e Who have declared
their intentions To become such. under rcguls-
tlons prr-cribcd BY law. s1d Acsofdins to The
local customs OF rues VI miners In the several
Mining stricts. .o far ~ the salpe ars spplica-
be and not ineos-isteni With the laws OF the
United staies.
LENGTH oy MINING CLAIMS rroS WINS on topEr.
sEc. 2s2o. Mining claims upon veins OF iodes
of quartz OF ether rock IN places. bearing gold.
silysr, einnahar. Iced. tin. copper Or other 70 u.
abe deposits, heretofore ioe.,ed, shali he gov
ernei as 10 length along the vein OF lod By
the customs. regulations and laws In force 81
the dsi. OF their location. I mining claim To-
euei after the iOih day of May. fsIf. whether
lccsiei by one or more persona. may equal, bot
-haiI not exc.el. one Thousand ave hundred
feet IA length along the vein oy lode. but na
loes Of m ming claim shall be m.ds until
the dlsovery Of the vein or lois within the
limit. II th. elaim located. No claim sbali ex.
,.ni mere than three hundred fscs "n each aide
OF tho middle .f the win a. tho surfAcr. nor
aha 4 any claim he limited by any mining regu-
lstion 10 less than twenty Ave feet on each sid-
of the middle of the vein st tue surface. except
whers aiver-, rishis existing On the iota day
o. Nav, lsl7 Icnd 2 sneh limitation nece- -ary.
Tn. end line. Of rsch claim shali b, parallel To
each other.
locAroEs' EIauIs or POSSESSION ASp ENJOY
MINT.
Sac. 2J1s The iocstor- of all mining loci'
tious herctof ~ made. " which ,h.li hereafter
be msl. oa any IainEral elm, l.de, or ledge,
.itn .t.d Ou th. public doni.in, their heirs aud
a-.lsn Z, where M alv.rs- claims exist On the
ruth day Of May. eighteen huDdr~d and
-evebtytwo. 20 long ~ they comply With the
Ia - ot the United states. and with stsie. Ter.
riiori,l. and lccL regulation. not I'm conflict
Nth the Law. " the unitei states governing
their TO sss-ory title. sh.li have the exclusive
riRht 81 possession and enIoy meet OF all the
surface iaelldel wiihia the line. Of their locs-
ton, q Il of all veins. lole- ard ridges through
out their entlI, depth. the top VI apex Of which
lie- I. side of ,aeh surface ines extended down
vsrd vertically. although such veins. lodes or
ledgcs "a ay On far depart frOni perpeniieulsr
Ia their course downward ~ toextehd ouish'e
the v.rtic.l side lines of such surface locations
bat thsir right oi possession to such outside
parts ~ suca veins OF Lodges rhAil b- eonnn'd
icsi planes drawn d1wnwsrd - above des'
cribc.l. thr ugh the end lines Of their locations
80 continued In their own dlrrtion that such
plane. will tnicrsect such exterior parts OF such
.siL. or ledges. and nothing In this ,eeiisn
shall suihcriz, he locator Or pos-e-sor ot q
vein vr lOdi waieh extends In Its downward
cour-c bcJond the vertical llnes of his claim
10 rn,er upon the surface Oi claim owned or
possessed hy sn hher.
nI>kRs REGULATIONS; IL 'KSpfrvRrs AND m
PRovEas~rs.
SIC. ?sli The miners of eaeh mining dis
tri-t mar make 2. guiAttons not In connict with
the laws of the United Statss. or with the laws
of the state or Territory In which the district
l. .itnAted. cOyetnit < the location. manner OF
nee srll. z. amount " work Iscessary 10 hold
po-.cs.iOn OF q mining clsim. subloet TO the
iolllsins r,qaireme Is: Ths locaii "a must
be di-tinc'ly mv kei un the groaud ~ that IT.
hOuudsrie- can be q ably trscet. Al reeosd-
of fmiaing c,sim. hereafter mad, shsli eontsin
the nsm- &c names Of tho locaiorr, the ,te of
the location. and such absorption of the
el.im or clain. located by reference To some
natural object or permanent mohu nent a. viii
ii-niify the claim Gu each clzila located 81.
ter the t.nth OF May. eighteen hundr,d aud
.-venty-tw anil until patent ha. been i.-nei
ther~for. not les tnaa oae hun1rs~i doliAr-'
worth % labor shalt b- psrlouned or imprOve
ments made by the tenth dsy 81 June, eighteen
hunise.l snj seventy four. anil each yea' there
after. kr caen one hnnircd ieet IN Length
along the vein. until = patent has been issued
therefor; bat wLofv such Claims arv
held In common, such eNpenditnre mas
bs male upon any on- claim. and upon
q f.ilare 10 comply with these conditions.
the elslm or nlns upon which such failure o.
CURED shall BE- oren tn relocAi on In tho zane
m,aner ~ II no h-cs,ion oi the same had ever
b..n m.d-, provided thai the original locsinr-.
their hsirs. assigns or lsgal representatives.
have not ie-umed work upin tho claim Aner
failure aud bsfOse such location. Upoa The
failure q apy one OF several eoowner- To con.
tribute hi. portion OF The expsnd tnres required
hereby, the 80 "a ners who have performed the
,sbpr or male the improvem-ni-. may. al the
etvir.iion % the year give such delipauen, CO.
oguer p.tsonal notice In writing or hoiiee by
publiss lon Ia the nsw-psp-t published near
e.t tho clslm. for al les.t once awses TOT NINETY
days. and n, 1t the .x.iraiion OF ninety days
amer ~ h notice In writing or BY publication
such delinqu.nt shoild fail or refuse 10 con.
tribute his PORTER n of the etpcnti urc required
by thl. -ectlou, hi. intsrest In the Claim shall
become the property of hi-co osncr- who have
male Ih. ieldird expenditures.
10y an smendment passed February II, 1873.
section ana. the aboy-s eiion In regirl Ia he
.xpen,li urs upon mining claims L. - moiiiled
that man-y witch hs- been 20 may he expanded
tn running . tunnel for the pnfpos- OF deveI'
oping one oF more lo,ies owned by such person
OF company, shalt h. considered - expended
uron such lode. The expenditures required
upon mining elaine may be mssie from the sui'
fs.r " IN running n Iuhnel Tor the develop
nient Of such claims.
PlrE srs soR MINERAL LANDS. now OBTAINED.
ssc. 1Jls. A patent foe any land clsimsi and
lo~a sSi tor valuable dspnsits may he ohtainesi
In tne fjllowias manner Any person. assoc y
tlon, OF corporation anthoriz ii 10 locate ciaim
under this chapter. having claiinei and loc sfed
apee of land tor such purposes. who has, or
have. ecmplied with the - m- ~ this chapter
ma, Ale IA the proper land Ofisa an application
fra patent. "a idet oath. rao sing such compll'
.ncc. together w,th pls, and neld ncte- OF the
claim or claims In common. mide ~ or under
the direction % the United states surveyor
I.ensral, -ho~ing .ecurS ely the boundaries Of
the claim or claims. which shall be distinctly
markell by msaumsnis on the ground. Abd shall
y ,-t a copy of -uch pat. t's-tn-r with notice
of -uch application Tor patent, ~ eon.picn.
ou. pl.e- ou the lsnd embraced In suea pla'.
previous tn the hlinl of the application for q
raient. and shall Il = an affiiavit of At at two
persons thst -ncn notice has been duly poet.
"a, and shall alo copy u the not ee In saeh
land unic-, aud shall thsreapon be entitled tn
a patent tor tn, land. Ia the man.
n.r f,llo~ing, Th- register o. the land
ofnsc. uloa the fling Of su'h ap? iesiion,
plsi nsh notes, n,tiee-, and sriisviis.
shall pabl.sh q notice that such application
ha. been male f0r the period ~ sixty days iii
. he srpaper to h. h, him designated a. pub
iishsi nearest to -ueh claim. and he shall also
pos, "a a notice In his once tor the -ame Pc.
rtol. The claimant Al the time ~ fli, thi.
application. or .; any tins th.reAitsr withia
me sixty dave Ut puhlirAtinn. snail file with
the register c-rttnrsic ~ tn Uuitei States
surycS or. a nsrsl that ave hu dr-i dollsr-'
vofth Of labor has been ex xI-ndei. or Improve.
m-ni. mai- uf,on the clNim BY hiu- 10 or -r ant
or-. tnat the plat 4. sotr-et With such further
de-. .tlptiou by such reference to natural obicct-
o. p-rinane.t m-num nis a- shall identity the
clam, and turni.h sccurAte description. 70
t-s incorporated IN he patent. Az the eNpirs.
lion OF IN. sixty days Of public siion the cisim'
AMI .haIl de his sfidaslt. -hosing that tho
plai and notic- have been posted In 'nspieu.
,,ns o ace on the claim during such period oi
pnbilcatiOu. n M adverse elsi'n shAll ha,,
he.n died with III. Ieai.tss and the eeiyer OF
the pfopsr land on - At the erplrsti' n OF the
.ixty dsys of puhlicaiis.p, u shall bs assumed
thai the applicant 1. untitled tos patent upon
the paym-nt TO the proper onieer OF ave dollar-
PEE .ers, aud that M adverse claim exists; and
thereafter M oejectio, from third PARTIES tc
,hs issuance % pa ent -hsll b. heard. except
n b. shown that the applicant has failed 10
comply with the terms VI this sehaptsr.
Adverse CLAM rRocEEpNGs oS.
ssc li.6 Where an slvcr.s claim IL tiicl
dnrtn., the period of puhiiea'ion. Il -hali ns
ut,on o.ih of the pc -oa or pef~pps making ths
sane. .nd shall show the nature, boun fsfics
AMI extent of such adverse claim. and all pro
s-ainst. except the publication OF notice and
an. SiI,s and ling of the sfhiavit thereof. shsl
h.. .,ayel until the controversy .hall have beet
.ettict or d-cidsd by Q court of eomlssn ~
jnrl.iis,ion. or the sdver-e claim waived. u
shall he the duty q the >iversc claimant. with
| In thi " days after hl're his claim. 70 com
tnsar. proccedi.g. In q compctent court ~
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