Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-22
MINING LAWS.
Complied fsm unlisi states Revised
ssatstss asd Deei-ieas Of the
General I.snd once.

Gesersi Lend once.
The following arc thu ssetions Of the rsevissd
statute. Of the rnl,sd States which pertain to
he loraiion md pstsnting Of claims upon the
lands Of th- public domsin:
sycTics 21is. All valuable mineral deposits
lands belonging 70 the United s,atss. both
'~urvcyet and unsurveyed. are teseby declared
be frec and open 10 exploration and par
rhase. and the lands on which they arc fund
10 occupation and purchase by citizens Of the
United stsi-e and ihoee who hav- declared
/ heir Intention. TO become such. under rexula-
tons prescribed by Law. aad according 10 the
local customs or rutes OF Miners In The several
mining dasutcts. 30 far a. the same are spplcA-
he and not inconsisient with the laws Of the
United states.
Kxorn % MINING CLAIMS rrox vxISa on Lopks.
sac. 1sp Mining claims upon ,sln. Or lode
silver, ctnnabar. led, TN. copper o. other vslu-
abe deposits, hervtofors ioes,ed. shAli be gov.
erned 20 to length along the vein 90 lod by
the customs, r-xulAtions and law In force nj
The date OF their location. 4 mining claim To-
called sfisr the io'h day Of Nay. isis. whether
shall not exceed. one thousand h,s hundred
feet In length along the vein or lode; but no
location Of Q mining claim shall be msde until
the dis~overy of the vein OF lo'e within the
limits of ths claim located. No claim shali En-
tend mcr. than thres hundred net on each slds
Of thu middle VI the vein II the suffice. nor
shA'i any claim be limited By AZ, mining r-su-
lation to less than twenty-five fe~t On each sid-
Of he middle uf the vein 81 the surfacs. except
whsre ,dvcr-. vish hts existing on the iott day
o. Nay, is77. reod~r zach limitation ncces Afy
tbs end ine . % each claim shall DO parallel 70
esrh other.
LocAroAs' mann or POSSESSION AND ENJOY
MINI.
SKc. asa. The ~iocatOrs % ell mining loes
tons heretof0rs made. or which sh.li hereafter
Ne made. 90 any min rsl seln. ls9e, of leuge,
situsted on the public dom IN, tieir heirs ana
ss.lFus, where no sdvsrs- claim. exist ON IN.
tenth day Of MAy. eighteen hundrvd ans
ssvssty two, 80 long .. they comply With Tn
lace OF the uuited ststs~. and With rtsfe. Ter
| rtorisl, and locai regulations not In eonnie'
their % ssssory title. shsil have the exclusive
riAht of possession and enIoi ment Of all ths
surfnee iseIudel withia the lines of their lncs-
ton, Q, 4 % ell veins. lode and hedges through
out their entir~ depth. the top "rAp~x OF which
lies issid. Of such surface lines extended down
ward vertically. although such veins. ioiss 90
| ledrcs nay ~ FAR depart from q perpendicular
| iu th-ir eouiss downward - Ia extend outside
tho v.rtiaL side lines % sueh surface locations
bat Oh " right Of possession To sueh ouisid'
part. % -aea veins ~ hedges ,hall BE- eonfni d
u such portions thereof ~ lie cetwcen vert
ieL pianes drawn downward - above dss'
eribed. tnr ugh the end lines Of their locations
80 continued In their ewn dirvetion that such
plans~ vtll isterreet such 81 trrinr parts OF such
veins or ledg~s. and nothing In this secti.n
shail authorize he ioesior 80 pos-e-sor OF =
vein or lode witch ettenfs Ia Its downward
course beyond Vi. vertical line. of his claim
TO enter upon the surface OF q claim owned VI
possessed BY another.
niSkns' REGULATIONS; HxsxSptrrRrs x IN
r~Rovxnss1s.
ssc. ana. The miners % Zach mining dts
trict mas nah. q gulAti"n. not IN counict With
the iaws OF the United STATS. OF with the law,
of tho state or T. rritory In which the district
10 situated. governi. 9 the location. manner o.
recorii z. anlisunt " work necessary Tn Loid
possession Of q mining claim. subject TO the
following r~quirems t.: Tns ioeati n must
DO distinc ly ns ked on the ground 81 that it'
boundaries can he r sdily traced. Az record'
| ofmlains Claims hsreafter mad. shali eontsli
the pans ur names OF the loeatorr. the q IT, III
the location. and such . decor ption Of ths
| claim or claims located BY ro.srenee Ia SOM
it-ntiy the eiA'm Gu each c'si u locsted a.
ter the tenth of Nay. eiyateen hundred ant
s-veuty.two. and until . patent ha. been issue
thsr~for. not le . taAa Que hunfred dollar
worth Of labor shAl, be p~rfoim.d or in.ptove
ments made by the tenth day of June. ei.hteet
hundred and seventy frur. and each ycss there
after. tr eaci onc hundred feet In lr.sl
along the vein. until . patent has been i-sae.
therefor; bat where snch claims ar
held In Common. such expenditure una,
Be male upon shy une claim. and upol
. failure 10 empty with thess conditions
cured shall b, opeu tn relocation In the SAM
msaner - " 10 locston OF the rane had eve
bccu made. prOviicd thai tue original locstafr
their heirs. assisu. or legal repre-. ntztive-
have not resumed work up'n the claim ane
failure and bsfo,e u location. Upca tn
failure Of any one of several to con
tribu'e hts portion % the ekpend.turss require,
hereby. the 60 owners who have performed IN,
sabor or made the improvem Mt. may. at tn
expiration u tho year give such dsiisqueu, 90
owner personal notice In writing. 80 notice b.
publication In the newspaper published Lesi
Get the claim. for ~ least once = week Tor mint!
days. and IT. 81 the sxs irstion ~ ninety day
amer such notice In writing oe hy pubicatioi
saeh delinquent -honid fail or refuse 10 con
tribute hls porti"n 81 IN, eilenii ure requires
hy this section. his interest In the claim sh.l
become the property Of hisco on ner- who hly,
made the requird expenditures.
Expenditures male ugon any one clsim 81
iois. Doe greet. can In no ~s, he made u
| spply TO other loies eiainsd by the sam \ .fty
10y an amendment p,s-cd February II, Isl,
| Srcuon ai3i. the shove . ctlon IN reySrf to The
| expendi' ure upon inlnibg claims L. 81 iaosinst
that money which hes been ~r may he ezr-rdet
| i'm punutng . tunnel tor ths pltpc-- 81 devcl
I ~ 'MN W NV "" ~ y Nafh - -
o. eompsny, shall be considered - expended
| upon sneh lode. The expenditures r~auir-d
/ upon mining elaims may BE- msd. NON the sui'
fsce 90 In runnins = iu'rel Tor the develop
ment OF such ~elAins.l
rArENrs ron Sxn lANps. now OBTAINED
SIC. 7S2a A pstslt Tor any land claimed and
| loca.ei tor vAluable deposits. may be obtzilcsl
In the follnwt,a manner I; Any psr~oi. as.ocia
tion. or corporation author.k-d to locate q claim
| under this chapter. having elaine, and loo tied
| /. 49,. ~ laal sRr ssah fuRnOzaa NhA haa Ay
have. compli~l with the e ms 10 this chapter,
may a., Ia the proper land once an application
ii pstcut. q der oath, sho sing sneh cnmplt.
snce. togethr with q pls, aud held notes Of thu
elAlm or claims In ccmmon. m.ds by or under
| the direction % the Cniied States SURVEYOR
General. sho x.ns aceurs ely IA. boundaries 81
the claim or claims. which shall b. distinctly
marked by moauneuts ON the ground. a-d shall
st Q copy Of -uea plat. to-r'hsr with q notice
Of such application FIR q patent; 10 = eon.pieu'
QUE plsc- on the land emhnced In ruch rls'.
previous 10 the nllns OF the application kr Z
patent. and shall q . an afniAvit Of At ) s., TIVE
psrsons that sich notice hes been duly pot.
ed-and shall ale a conf Of the notice In such
aud ofie.. and shall thsrenpon BE- entitled 10
. patent for thu land. In the man.
nee following: Tia register Of ths land
once. upoa the ming OF u app icaion,
slat, n-ld nctss. nItice-, and srffavits,
shall pablish q potoe that such Application
aas been male. for the period Of sixty days In
. ne Wspapor 10 d oN him ccrl~hhtti A. pun
lished ne Arrest 10 such claim: ard he shall also
post sub notice In HE once for the zane pc
rioi. The claimant at the time of diisg this
application. or u any tins tn reaiter within
tho sixty days Of publis alton. snail file With
the register . c rinsats 81 the United stats.
survej OF. .nersl that ave hus dr-t dollars
worth OF iAbcr has ben tt pendei. or improve
ments male upon the claim By Lin.s-lf or gr~nt.
os-; t.at the plat 4. correct. with ruch iur'h-r
dee -ription BY .ucs reference To natural oh ect-
os p-rmAneat m.run. nts a. shall idertib tue
clam. and 'urnish an accurate description. 10
ne incorporated IN he ratsnt. AZ th. expirs-
tiou NJ the sixty days OF rueliestion the claim
ant shall cie his sfidz,it. shosing that the
plat AMI notice have ,cen posted In . c'ns?icu
ous pace on the claim during such period Of
publication. n no alv.rse clain rhall have
b-en filsd with the ~re-istes and the csivcr ~
the prop-r Lind one nj the .splr,th q ~ the
siKiy dig, of pubiicstioi >. u shall b. assumed
that the sppliesb, l. .ntitl~d toa patent upon
the payment 10 the prcpcr ofrcer Of eve dollars
per ser-. aud that hi suvrr-r claim exists; and
lhereaitsr N o~tlcctlo. frOm third tarti.- b.
the issnaaee 81 . pc ent rhali BE- heard. except
Il 10 shown that the applicant has iAilpd 10
comply with the terms 81 this chapter.
ADVERSE CLAIM. r~RDckEptSGs ON.
Sac. g5sd Where an aisve-- elaim 10 died
during the p~ncd % puhiics ION. II shAll he
upon % h of the 10 -oa ar pers ne making the
.siue aud -hsil show the nature. boun aries.
ird sx,ent OF sneh adverse claim, and all pro
- dins.. except IN. publication OF n"ti' . and
aa.iDg and hllug u the sniiasii Their Of. Oh II
be stayed until ths controversy shall have been
settled or dcidd ny . eourt Of esmpetsnt