Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-04
MINING LAWS.
Complied rem t'a,sei states Revised
STATUTES and peeisisss OF 10
t.rnerei Land once.

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The f,,lowirs are the sections II the Revised
s,,,n,.- Of The rniisd states which pertain to
IN. lr alton aui pltsnting OF claims upon the
minetal l.nd- Of TIA public domain:
srcrtos 21i9. All vsiasbc mineral dsro-its
I'm lsbd. hslonsins 10 the Unitrd states. both
,uryeyrl and Ensurveyei. ale hereby declared
~ h, free aud upen IA exploration and pur
chase. All ,hs isnds "a which they are found
10 occupation and parshs>s % sitizsns o. the
Vailed sisie- saa fboss Who hAva declared
tlslr intention. 10 heecms sueh. under r.xuls-
lions rre-c'ibed By Law. SD according To tbs
local eu-folns or IN % OF minerr In The SEVERAL
MINING 4 ~s'rie,s. 30 FAR a. the sane are speheA.
hls srd Mt lneo. sitsnt win the laws Of the
United States.
LE<srn o. MINING CLAIMS rroS WINS on Lopks.
sac. itO Aiming claims upon VEN. or iod-.
Of quartz or .ther rock n places. bearing eoad.
silver, cinnsbsr. lead. Tin. copper or other vau-
ab,e Gspesli., heretofore locsi<d. shall be gov.
ernei a. To length along the vein or lod- By
the eu.toms. regulations aud laws In force d
the dai- of their ~locaiion. 4 mining claim To-
c.iei after the ioth dsy VI Nay. is7s. washer
shall not cxcevd. one thousAnd ave hupdrsd
f,et In isnxtn aious the vein os lode; bot no
location of . m ming claim shall be made until
the discovery of the vein or lode within the
limits of IN. claim located. NO claim shali En-
tent mor- than three hundred feet on saeh side
81 the middle u the vein Il the surface. nor
,ha / any claim he limited By any mining rpsu.
htinn To lees than tueniy.n Ave fs~t ON each side
cf tho middle of the vein 81 the surface. except
where adverse rtshts existing on the iota day
= ~ NAY, 1874. render such huitai,on neces-ary
Tho end lrses OF each claim shaii he parallel to
each other.
locAroA.' marrrs or ro-ssssioS AND KsJor
MINT.
SAT. sJll. The ~ioe.sors IL all mining loea-
tons heretofore male. or which shsil h~ereaftsr
- n,-d~. % any nlnsral .eip. lido. or ledge,
situated "a the public domain. their hsirs and
assigns. where no adv - claim. exist an On.
tenth d,y 81 May. elghteen hundrvd and
r-v.aty. two. 90 long - they comply With tue
IaS. -, the unii-i states. and with state. Ter
,iiori.l. and local reputation not In coma CT
Vnh the laws Of the uaited states governing
,nslr Io ss.sosy tale, .hsil have tho exclusive
rtsht al po--e-sian and snloymeat Of all the
sariAes i.elHdri withia the line. of their ioc..
ton, . 4 % all u'lI-. loie- ard hdsr. through
out their entire depth. tho top ofsleh oi vhieh
lee reside Of .ach surf.s- lines extendsd down.
wari yvuieally, although such velnsI hcdss o.
hdges nay - far depart ftvm a perpsndieular
10 th-ir eoai-. downwsrd .. ioex'e1d oalsiie
tho v~rtlc-l .hi. lines Of sueh surface locations
Bu; their rlsht at Possession 10 sueh osi.id-
Part. a. -aeh seir- or hedges shall b euann~d
10 such portions thereof - lie cetween vert
irsi planes drawn d1wn~srd - above de-
rribed. tnr ush tho eud lines of their locations
- eonlInaed Ia their Swn dir etion thai such
pianos will ~intrrrcct such 81 tsrlor parts Of such
VEINS or ledg~s snd NOTHING In this sectien
-hall authofifs he l.cstor or pos-e-sor VI .
vein 90 lod, which eltener In it- downward
eoar.e beyond the vertical lines 10 hi. claim
To en- or upon the rurfaee ot q claim owned OF
posse--ed by An ,ther.
NISsn,' RkarLlrtoSs: sxskSDruses AND IN
~raoykNssrs
sxc. 3et. The miners of ~seh mining dis.
trtct may msk- 2 guiAttnn- not la eonhlet With
the Lave of the rniled stat--. or with tho laws
1.-THE state or r.rriiory Ia which the district
l. -itnsi-d. gov-'ni, 4 the loeait,n. mAnnsr %
reesrii Z. amsass Ut work nece--ary In hold
pssessiou % . mining claina. subject To the
blowing rqair.rae t.; Tue iocaiiin must
~ distinctly IN. kei on the srouad ~ that its
houndste- can he o ably trHes-i. All record.
20 hAi,inx claims hereafter mais shali eont.in
the name 80 names 20 the l~osaior-. the lite OF
the ~lOc>tion. and such Ads-er, ption Of the
cl.im or claims located ny reiervns. ~ .o,n.
natural object or permanent monu ' cut o. will
10 nifty the clam. On each CLAIM located s.
ter the tenth OF Nay. eigatecn hundred and
seventy two. aLi until spaisn, ha. been isuei
th~sryfor, no, h. . tasa QUE hunir-d dollars
worth OF labor shat 10 p~rfotmed or T. prove
pents made by the tenth day az June. eighteen
hundred and seventy four. and each yeas there
a'ons the vein. until . patent hes been issuei
therefor: but where such claims are
held In common. zach expenditure may
hs male upon any ono claim. ard upon
= failure 10 eomply with these conditions.
the claim or mine upon which such failure o..
curved shall b. open 10 rplocat,oa IN the ssme
,asalsr ~ u no fcstion Of tho sane had ever
be.a msfs. rroviissi that the original ~locat,r-,
their heirs. as.lsn. nc lesai f.pfcs ntAtive-.
have not ,e-amal ~crk u2,n ths claim amer
failure and before such ~locatior. upcu the
failure % any cn- OF several to con.
tribute his Portion 81 The expenditure reqrired
hereby. the co ownefs who have perfornsd the
'sbor OF made the improv.msnis. nay. 81 Toe
oxser personal notice in writing. 90 notice By
publication In the nrwspap~s putli.h~t near.
eat the claim. for 81 least once q week Tor ninety
.lay.. and N. 81 the ~. irstion of ninety da,s
amer ~ h notice Ia writing or BY publication
slch delinquent shoaid fail or refuse 20 con-
tribute his portion of The espenii ufe veguirei
hy this ~-ectlos, he interest In the .lsin shall
become the property Of hiseo osner- who have
made the required exrcnduures.
u an amendment . seed February ~, ISIS.
section asa. ths ahoyes e'ion Ia re- ri IL 10
sxDenii ure upon mining claims 3. 80 mo iieed
that money which has been 90 may be expspded
In running . tunnel for IN. purpo-s ~ dev.L
opins one or more loiss owned by -ueh p~rson
os oomp,ny, shall be Considered - expended
upon saeh lode. The efpcndit. re rvquir~d
upon mining claims may ~ made from the SUI.
fssc or In running . tuuheI for tho Develop
ment of sueh elainsl
rArx~rs roH MINERAL tAxp.. nov OBTAINED.
SIC. 1fs5. A patent for any land ~eiaini-i and
loco ell for valuable dep sits may bs obtained
IN toe fbli0wias nsancr f; Any p~rson. as.oeis.
ton. &C corporation authorized Ia locate . claim
under this chapter. hsvi ne eiaimea aud loo sted
apes of land tor such purpo-~s. who has, OF
have, complied with The ems % this chapter. |
may nls In the pc PSF land ON . an application |
frs psteat. usdct oath. sbo cling such compli. |
snc.. toseul-r with . plat and field notes OF the |
.lalm ot claims IN common, mad. By or under
General. showing sseurS ely thu boundaries of
the claim or CLAIMS. which .hsll Be distinetiJ
marked By molanssnts ou the ground. shd .hali
pct q copy Of .ueh plat. tos.thsr with = notice
81 such application for q psieai; Ia . eonspieu-
ga. plse. ON the lsnd embrzerd In such plat,
previous To the hlins Of the application kr q
patent. and shall n . an afiiAut Of At a.t two
per-on- thst such notice hes been duly post
I'd. and shall niea copy Of the not &c 10 saeh
land once, and 81 al uh-rruron Lc entitled To
a patent Tor IN, lsbd. Ia tho man.
nee following; The register Of the land
once, upou the hing of "a n app ieaiion.
Plat, nsii n"tes, ~nItiee-, and snidAvit-.
shall prblsh q notice that .uch application
la. been male. for n. petiod OF sitiy dz,s I'M
= newspaper IN h. hs him de-isna,ei a. pas
ii-hed nearest TO such chim: and be shalI also
po-t sueh notice In his once Tor IN. same Dc
riot. The claimant al the time % al, q this
application. or II any tims IN rssitsr w,thia
the .ixty days ot publiszti"n. sasli ole With
the registers 9 rta,aie of the rnitei STATE.
sasve. GRO hsrL that eve hu dr.-i DOLLAR
worth 90 labor has hen .npebd~l, or impsov-.
or-. ttat the plat l. eorr-et. with such further
des rtption by such iefsrcncc to natural ohieet-
oe p-rmAncnt m-huas nis - shall ident!b the
clam. and 'urni,h "a &C -urate description, %
b. Incorporated IN he iaisbt. A. IN. sspiu-
tion of the sixty iays of pub.ic .tion the claim
ant shall ~. his .nidssit. -hasing that the
piat AMI motto . have bson posted In = nspiru
oas pace On the claim during such p~r.od Of
pablsestl,n. II M adverse clAin rhall ha,,
hen Aid With the ~iezi,ts. and he e.issr Of
the prop-s land on g At the cap r.tL q u the
-ixty d.t of publiestiot ~. u shall he Assumed
that the applicant l. sntiil.d toA patent upon
tns payment 10 the pruper officer Of rve dollars
Per scrr. ard that I'D adverse claim eai-t.; an~
Thereafter no oOjectio from third psrt 80 l.,
the Issuance 10 . ps ent .tall b. heard. exesp,
u b shown that the applicant IA. iailsd 10
comply with In. terms % this chapter
ApvERsr CLAIM. rnocEEDfsa- o~.
srr. 7sl6. Whore Az sivvr-. Claim T. filed
during the period 81 publca Ton. u shall he
upon oa'h Of the Pc -on cr per- No mailing the
sane, and shall shpw tue n-inrs. bonn 'sri...
anil sxtent Of -nch Adverse claim ami al prs
cssding-, except the publication q; n@ti = and
,na in, and ding VI The al lasit Their oL. n n
he stayed mill N controversy shafi have BEEN
sr'tl.d or dseli~t by . court of cstsreant
lurl.iietfan. or the adverse clam waived. 10
shall h. the duty u the adverse eia'mait. with
IN TIL ~ days after mag HE claim. ., com
n.ucc proceedings Ia q ccmpttent court 10
Jurisdiction. to DIT rm ne the question VI ths
n nj Of possession and pre-scut-the sane with
r-A-onab . dilig me - rnal Judgment /; snd .
h'ia's 80 n do shsli b.s waiver u his adve,-