Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-20
MINING LAWS.
Complied from Unite states Revised
-tatste. aaa Deeisions Of the
General Land Once.

.,at.,.. aaa Deeisioss sf the
General Land once.
The foiowing are the sections Of the Revised
Statute. Of the Cbliej States which pertain 10
the Io.-tion and pi,-n,ing Of elaim. upon the
mineral land. Of tn. public domain;
stcfsoS 23ig. All valuable mineral deposits
In lands belonging 20 the United States. both
surveyed and unsurveyed. sre Hereby declared
20 be free and open 10 exploration and par
chase, and the lands on whlrh they are found
10 occupation and parcha-e by citizsns ot the
United states AMI those who haN. ceciafed
their Intention. Ia become such, under rcsula-
lions pre-cfiorsl by Law. agd scconiiug 10 tho
iocai eu.torn-o or rale- OF miner- IN The .sNsrai
mining a -trrt-, 20 far a. the same are srpnes-
Bile and not Inconsistent with the laws oi tue
United staies.
LKN0rn op MINING CLAIMS uros WINS on iopss.
SIC. 2JgD. Mining claims upon veins or lode-
of quartz OF ether rock IN places. bearing epd'
silver, einnabsr. lcsi, Tin, coppcr or other Nsu'
able deposits, b-rrtoiorr loeaisd. shAll ne 80
erned AZ TO length along the vein of 'od oy
the customs, regulations shd laws IN iote" /"
the dat. of their location. mining claim 10
eNei after the iOih day of Mas. lisa. Sssihsr
locsiei by one or more i.F-oh-. NAV siaal, ou.
shall not exceed. une thoa.Aiii hNe hehettu
feet in length along the vein or lode, bat ne
location OF miuihg claim shall b. msie uh,lI
the discovrD of the vein of lois Sl,hln lne
limits Of IN. claim iocaied. No slAim -hsil ~
tsad more than three hundred ieet On ,seh -lae
of the mlddl. of the vein 81 the 'aiiae'. uT
shall any claim he limited by any mining resn'
l.tinn 10 les. than tweniy. ave feet on each .id.
Of th. middle Of the vein st the sutiac-. sNssp,
where sdver-- rikht- existing on tho "tAuN
80 May. lsI2. tebd-r -aeh hnii.,'n h,,'s y,
The end lines % each ciaiu shall hs pafalis' !"
sseh other.
,nc,yo,.. mann. or y,,..ss.IoS Ayp EsJoI
MINT.
src. gl9.. The iocslor- % all mining locs
lions beretof4rv male. or which shall h"r-aitsr
be made. 90 any nin.rai ,cih' !."s, y, 49,,
a..lsu., wher- M Aivsrss claims eNis, on the
t.nth DAY Of May. eighteen hundred aud
sssslty two, 90 long - they comply shh th-
Ia 90 OF the United states. and With rti,c. Ter
ri,orisl. and local regulations n"t Ia conn 20
with the law. Of tl. lnitesi States governing
their TO.ssssory ttlc, shall have the exclusive
right Of possession aud srlol meht si All the
surface ihcindod withia the line. 81 their l"s-
ton atd of al veins. losle. atd ls,ige- through
cut their entir. depth. the top oraleN 81 sLleh
lies isside of such surface lines extendsd down
ward vertically, althoa,h such veins. lods- 90
ledge. nay 81 far depart from perpsndlcuhr
Ia their coarse dowIwArd a. toeNichd ouish'c
th., vertical sid. lin-. of such suuacc locations
Hut their risht OF possession to such outside
parts o. ruch veins OF hedges shall hs eoninsd
10 such portion. thereof q. I've Oeiwren vert
zeal planes drawn downward a. shoNe des-
cribed. through the ehd lines 81 Their loeatons
90 continued ln their own dlrction that such
planes will inierscct such exterior parts Oi such
vein. OF lelges. And nothing In this section
rhall authorixs he locator or po--e--or ot
vein or lod. which extend. In IT. dosnssfi
course beyond the vertical llne. oi hl- claim
10 enter upon the -nrfarc oi claim owned or
possessed by smother.
siskss REGULATIONS; rN'ESbrrurEs AMI M
PROyEas>r-.
skc. 7s9t. The miners oi each mining dis'
triet may make regulations not Ia conflict Win
the laws Of the United stais-. of wiih the laws
of the stats OF Territory In which the district
lssitusied. goyerni, & the looatlon. manner Of
Tecurii 4, sn0ant ~ work nece--sry to bold
possession Of a mining elaim. snbl-ct To the
following r-qaireme. Tue iocsii'n must
bs dt.tinc Nv ns kel on the gronnd - that f-
boundaries can be .. adily traced. Al record.
Olmlning claims hereafter male shall contain
the name 80 names OF the lOSaior-. the d,ie OF
the location. and such absorption OF the
clsim or claims locaisSi by reiercnss Ia some
natural object or permanent nonun snt a. will
ti.ntify tho clam Gu each clalu lucstci o.,
ter the tenth of May, eigntecn hnndrvd and
seven,y.iwo. AMI until patent ha, bccn is.nei
therefor. no. lees ths, oae hun1rci dollar.
worth Of labor shall he P~ripgmsd az In prove
uent. male by the tenth day of June, eighteen
hundred and seventy fpur. AMI each yeAs there
after. fr tfca one huudrc,l FEET In leugth
along the vein. until paicnt hs- been issued
therefor; hut where such claiu.s arr
held In common. such expenditure mas
he msis upon any one claim. and upon
a fainrs 10 comply with these eonfitionr,
the claim % mine upon which such failure a.
curr,-l -h.ll b. opvn Ia r,locaiion IN the sane
manner a. n no lncsitnu ot the same had ever
been m..is, provided thai the original iocstor-,
their heirs. Assign. or lcssl lspse-s ntativr-,
have not ie-nmed work uppn the clain after
failure and hsfote such loration. Vt"n the
failure of Aly one of ssN,ral coowner- In con
- q
hereby, the co owners Who have ivrforInrd the
labor Or m.le the itnpruytn-nis, may. al the
ettir.,ton Of the year give such dslisqucni co
owner personal notice In writing, ur notice by
pubilcs ion In the newrpspes published hear
est the ciaim, for al least once awses tor nin-ty
days. ansI n, At the sx,irstion 81 ninety days
amer 81 "a notice Ia writing or BY puhieailon
such dsllnq i-nt shoaid fail or refuse to con.
tribut. his p1f,i"n of the cNrcndl ufc rclnirsi
hy thi. sec,i1n, Ei- interest Ia the claim shall
become tAe property Of hl.eo o~hcr- VII" nave
male the toq qlir,d expenditure.
inv an anrnlment y ssed February II, lSlo.
section asa, ths AbDse- ction In tesiri "a ne
sItenli ure upon mining e'aim- l. - ni"iinei
that money which has be.n ~ may ~ eAp .hls,' s,
IN unuIIg . tunnel Tor the purpo-- 81 devil
Splns one OF more loiv- owned hy such per-nn
ar company shall b. considered ~ expended
upon such lode. The etpcndltrtr- rqalred
upon mining claim. NAV he m,dc irnm the sui'
fsct. OF In Innnink \ tuLn~l TOT lhe HNei"i-
Ioeut of such claims.
,,,..r. ron ,t<KHAI LANrs, ao~ OBTAINED.
sgc. 2y15. A patent fOr any land siAia.sd and
loea s.i for valuable dspO-its may BE- uhtAinssi
in the followias manner Any p"r~on. assoc .
tIon, OF cooperation Authorized IN locs'. cnln
un,lsr This chapter, having ella sn-i ahi loc ,ied
ape,e of land Toe -neh purpo~cs, wh" has or
hsve complied With the 'e M uf this chapter,
nav nle IN the proper land oin y an application
IRA pateut, usdcr Ostn. Sho sing such c~mpn.
.nee. together with plat and held no'c- oi ihr
In mali IN under
Tho direction of the United states surveyor
,.eneral shosing accurs ely tbs bour,Afis- OF
The claim ot claims. which shall b. distinctly
in.rkel by manam.nts on the grouud. sTdshAll
poet a copy VI such plat. tos-,hst With a no,lcr
of such application for patsnt, ~ cOn-ilcu.
oas pl.e- on the land embraced In such plat.
prryiou. to the bllns of the Application fur =
.atent. snd shall an sfiliAEit OF nj at two
t,er-on- thAt -hch notice has been dnis I'h-t-
ed, aud shall nis a ccpy of the notice Ia sash
lsad oi,ic-, ard .hail thsrcuyon b. entitled to
a pateut tor thu land. Ia tho man.
nsr followingi tn, register of the land
offlec. naoa the 1lng OF -n'h sppiieauon,
plat Geld mites. notices, and sndavts.
hall publish a notice that such Application
has been made. for the period ~ sixty days IN
anc css9aper to h by him ds-isnaiei a. pub
u.hed ne sre-' Ia snsh claim. ard be -hsll al-o
po-t ~ n notice In bis ofiicc for the -sins Ie,
rioi. The claimant Al the time ~ hli' < ,hi.
application. OF ai any tim. IN reaitsr within
ths .ixty day- OF publicsiicn, SAIL Gle with
,hs ,.,t.trr = e-r,inc.is of the United sisl.-
saty.Sos.s neral thai nve hui drci dollar.'
worth Of labor has b-cn expended. Or Improve
,asnts made upon the el ,im by him-,lf OF grant
orr. thAt the plat u eorrvct with -uca iuf'her
rlption by such reference To natural objects
.,- nsrmansnt IA -huu~ hts - shall identity The
claim. aud 'urniih an accurate description, 10
IL Incorporated ln ths patent. ~ the cxpirs
lion OF The sixty DAYS of publication IA. cisin-
mi sh.Il nIe his sfllasit. shosin., that ths
MAS and notice have hccn posted In a eOn-picu.
I'm. Place On tn. claim durng such period oi
oabiieatlOn. n uo adverse clsin rhall have
i,~.n alsd with the register and the eelNer Of
the proper land ON - At the etpirsticn OF ths
.Ixtv tisv, OF pubIicstioa. n shall bs assumed
That the applicant l. entitled tos patent npou
the payment 10 the proper oiiccT of ave dollar.
usr .erp, aud that ho sdversc claim exists; and
thsrs.ftrr no objectio. from third PARTIES :,
tho issuance % pa ent shail 10 heard. eSevpl
IL b. shown that the applicant has tailed u
comply with the terms q this chapter.
ADyEk-E CLAM. rnocEEpiSSs 0N.
SEc. gl.f whste an adverse claim u nlesl
daring the period 10 puhiiesion. u -hsll be
upon Oslh 81 the ~ -on or pers- ~ mAkins the
same. and shall show the nsture, hOuntariv-.
and extent Of -nch adv~r.c clslm. snd all pru
eesding.. except thu publl lCAilon of notice lAd
masing aud hitug VI the slntssit thereof. shall
he stayed until the controversy shall have bcen
settled or decid Il ny . court of competent
s.r the atlver.e Al Fxalx.f