Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-14
MINING LAWS.
Complied from unitea states Revised
STATUTES. sud Dceisious Of the
Geuerai I.snsi once.


he loeaiion and p>tsnting OF claims upon the
iinersi iznds Of thu public domain:
sKcrios 23is. All valuable mineral deposits
q knds belonging 10 tbs United States. both
and unsurveyed, Aro hereby declared
. be free and open 10 exploration and pur.
hAse, and the lands OF which they are found
o occupation and purchase by citizens Of the
'nlted ststcs md thosc who have declared
aeir intentions TO become rueh. under rreu,a-
Ions prc-c'ieed By law. asd according 10 the
mining 4 ~stricts. 80 far - the came are sppncA- |
Ne and not Inconsistent 9Th the Law VI the
United Statrs.
-KSorm 90 MINING CLAIMS rroS WINS on LopEs. |
SIC. 3sO. Mining claims upon veins os iodes
q quartz or "ther rock In plscts. bearing gold.
',issr, einn.oss. ICED; TN; copper os c,hsf van
,rned - 10 length along the vein or lod By
he custom :. regnlsiions add laws In force at
he dsts Of their location. 4 mining claim To-
csied after tine 10Th day VI May. 1874. whether
oy one OF more persons. may equal, but
shall not exceed. one thousand nve hundred
fest In length along the vein os lode; but no
location Of . m ming claim shall be IN ,ds until
the discovery Of the vein OF lois within the
limits u tbs calm located. No claim shAii ex-
tend mors than three hundrvd ieet un each eide
Of the middle 81 the vein II the surfsce. nor
shs'i any elaim be limited By any mining reu-
latiou 10 les than twenty-five fevt on each cid.
Of the middle 10 the vein 81 the surface. except
where advrr-' rishts existing On the iota day
o. May. ls17. render sneh limitation Necessary
tn. end lire. u each elaiia shall bs parallel To
each other.
L-ocAroas' maurs or POSSESSION AND ESJor
nkNr.
skc. asaa. The locator. u all mining iccA
tions beretofore made. or Which rhali hereafter
Ne made. % any nin.rAl Nein. lsas. or ledge.
situated en- the public domain, their hein and
sssism., where no adv re claims exist on the
tsnth day OF May. eighteen hundred and
Ia ss % the United >tstss. and with st-te. Ter.
%ritori.l. and local regulations not In conflict
With the laws Of the United states governing
their po-ss--ory title. shall have the exclusive
risht of possession and enjoyment 81 all The
surface inelud.d ~ithia the line. 81 their iocs-
ton, Q 4 % all veins. ioies ard kdscrthrough
out their entir- depth. the top OF apex OF vhieh
lice isriie of ouch surface lines extended down
ward vertically. although such veins, lodss &c
ledge. ,szy % far depart fro,a n p~erpendieulsr
tho vertical aide lines OF such surface locations
hut thsir rtght at possession to such OUTSIDE
parts OF ruen veins or Lodges shall be eoofin~d
N such portions thereof - lie between vert
teal planss drawn n ard ~ above d-.-
cribel. through tho end lines of their locations
% continued In their " dlr,ction that such
planes will intrr~ect such ior parts of such
veins CT hedges. .nd nothing In this sectioi,
shall authorize 'he locator of possc~sor OF .
vein or lods watch extends In it, downward
cour-e bcyond the vertical liue- of his claim
% enter upon the surfAee ot . cl>im owned or
possessed By another.
MISAks' REGULATIONS: kx ENDtrvRks y IN.
r~HovEMNSrs.
SIC. 7tat. The miners % each mining dis
tric, may make regulations not In conflict with
the Laws Of the United State. or with the Laws
of ths state or Territory in which the disiric,
L. sltured gOserni4 4 the loeAttsn. manner u
rccsrii (. aincunt u work nece--ary To bola
p,-ses-iou of . mining claim, subject 20 the
following rqnin.me Is: Tue location must
bs diriinc'l IL ma ked on the ground - that It's
boundaries Can be r adlly traced. AL record
Of mlains elaim- Hereafter msdc shall contain
the name "a nAns OF the ~locsior-. the q ,s of
tho location. and such ade-cription Of the
claim or elaIms located by references to some
natural object or pernAnsht monus sni ~ will
"a. ntify tho claim On each eiaia located AZ
Tar tho tenth of Msy. el.dtecn hundred aud
scventy.two. and until = patent Ia. been i.-uei
therefor. not h. than on. hunir-d dollars'
worth % labor shall be Performed or la prove.
ments made by the tenth day 81 June, eighteen
hundred and -essnty tpur. and each yea there
after. far caea one hundred iest In l-sg h
Along the veiu. until a patent has been i.snci
therefor; bat who're such claims av
held In common. snch expenditure may
BE- msio upon any one claim. ard nlcn
. failare To c 'mply with these conditions.
Tue claim OF inlflo Nlon Nhltu -utu tAuuft o.
Cured shall b, open tn reloest'on In the sane
maaper - n M loe,tion Of the same had ever
been mall, lroviicd that the original l~oc4tofs,
their heirs. as-ign- or LEGAL re~pre natives.
have not resumed work uIr'n the claim amer
failure aud bsfote such location. Upou the
failure Of any on, ~ ssyersi eo-owners 10 con.
tributo his potion of the .rpend'tu r-s r~I.irvd
hereby. the CO owners Who have p-fform.d the
iabor OF male the inproyem-nir. Insy. al the
eIplrstion Of the year give such dali.qaen' 60.
owner personal notice In writing. nr not 90 by
| publication In the newrpsp-r published neas
eat the claim. for a. least otc, q week for ninety
days. and n. ii the exi ifsiion Of ninety days
amer suah notice In writing or by publication
such delinquent -houid fail or refuse IN con.
tributs his portion Of the cspenii ure required
by this ~scctior, his Interest In the slaim -hsll
become the property Of hisco owners who have
made the required expenditures.
Expenditures made urou any On. elm "a
l-is, however great. can In no wss he msae IA
lisid.
10y an amendment p'sscd February n, isi5.
section atlt. the sbpses elton In rcg nj TAI he
expenditure upon mibiug claims L. 81 moIi1c,i
that money which hs- been "a may be expended
In running . tunnel for the purpo-- 81 devil
oplng one az morr ioies owned by such person
os company, shall be considered ~ expended
| upon such lode. z etpendit res vquir-d
upon mining claim. may be made frum the -ui-
nc. OF In running q tunnel for the develop
| m-nt Of -ueh claims.l
rArxSrs voR MINERAL LANDS. nov oprAiSEp.
SIC. 1s25. A patent for any land claimed and
loea.ed too valuable deposits MAJ he obtained
In the followins manner ; Any person. a-socis.
| ton. or corporation authorized tn locate q rlaim
under this chapter. having vlaimed and loc.t.,l
spie~ % land tor such purposes. who has. az
have, eompliet with Oh. ems 10 this rhsptsr.
may nls 10 the proper land ON ~ an application
q patent. usdet oath, -ho sing -ueh cDmpii.
snee. together with . plat AMI teld notes az the
claim or claims In ommon made by or under
the direction % n. United states Surveyor
General. showing aecurs ely thu boundaries ~
the clAina OF claims. which shall b. d~i.tincti,
marked by monuments on the ground. aid shall
pct q copy Of such pat. tnse,h'r Will . notice
Qua place On the land embraced In ,uea plai.
previous To the niius OF th. application mr. q
patent, and shall 4 o an afitavit 90 At ; ast two
persons that srch notice hes been uuly poet
Cd, and shall nle o cory OF the notice In such
land ofic-. and -hali th.reupon be entitled To
patent Tor thu land, In tho man.
ner following. Th- register of The land
orise, upon the ming Of such app ~icaston,
plAt. neld notes. notices, and sfffavit-,
shall pablish q notice that such Application
has been male. for the Period Of sixty days In
: newspaper 10 b, By him designated A. pub
lished nearest To such claim: and he shall also
post such notice In his ONCE for the same pc
riof. The claimant At tho time of hln . this
application. or at any time thereafter within
the sixty dayp ot publication. snail ole with
the register . c rpihcatc ~ the United States
surve, or a-nsrs thst Nv. hui dr-i dollsr-'
worth of labor has bscn expended. or Improve
mcut. nal upoo the eltlm by biar~lf or 10 ant.
or., trat the plAt l. correct with such iur'her
des ription by .ueh reference to natural ol,iect-
% permanent m-.ut,s nis ~ shall iteptib tue
claim. and 'urnish an Aecnrate description. To
te Incorporated IN he ra'snt. Al the cxuirA-
ton OF the sixty DAYS OF pubiic ,tion the claim.
ant shall file his fidaNit showing that the
plat and motto. have been po-tcd In q e.n-plcu
ous place on the claim dnnng such period Of
pabl'eation. II No sivsrs claim shill hav.
bccn nlsd 18th ,be ~regi.te, aud the osiycr of
sikty dayt OF pubiicsiio,. II shall be assumed
that the applicant 4. 'niitl.d la . patent upon
the payment 10 the proper o.icer of nve duliar-
per acre, and thai no adverse claim exists; and
thereAfter No o.ieetio run third part 'e< o.
the issuance Of . Pc ent .l,sll h. heard, EXCEPT
t he shown that the applicant ha. failed 10
comply with the terms ~ mi. chapter.
Apykssk CLAIM r~mrrEpNss ny.
SIC. fJs Where an adverse claim |. fl-,i
during the period 10 puhlica ion, a .hali be
upon oath OF the ~ -on or per~ ne mailing the
ZANE. and shsli show the nstcrc, boun aries.
and extent OF such siver>e claim and all pnp
cc~dings. except the publication o' mott q and
NAMING aud ding % the sinia,it th.rs Of. Oh N
be stayed until tn controversy shali have been
settled OF decided by . court of e. mIetsnt
Jurisdiction. az the adverse claim waived. n
shall DO the duty Il the sdver-e claims.t. with.
In thl'ty days after filitg his claim. 10 com
m~uec proceedings In q competent court oi
Jurisdiction. to DIT run n. thu question .f the
"A ht of possession and prosecute the -Iln- with
reasonable diiig nee - nnsi Judgment aud a
fA,ture 80 ~ d. shall b- q waiver ~ HI. adyer.s