Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-20
MINING LAWS.
Complied frsn raitea states Revised
Statutes and Deeisieas Of the
l;snerat Land Once.

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Statutes and Deeisisns Of the
Gsserai Land once.
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TIE soIiowirg are the section. Of the Revised
Statute. Of the United States which pertain to
the Ioeaiion and p,isnsing Of claims upon the
mineral lands Of th- public domain:
lection 25is. AL valuable mineral DEPOSITS
In hrd. belonshg 10 the United SiAtfr. both
surveyed and unsurveyed. are ierby declared
IN be free and open 10 exploration and pur
ehsse. and the iandr ON which they are found
"a occupation and purchase oy citizens % the
United otates and thoec who have declared
! hslr intentions 10 heccme such. under rcxula-
tions prescribed by law. acd accounting 10 the
loeai customs OF ruHes Of miners In tie several
mining d striets. so far - the same ar- spplics.
NE and not ineoSsistsnt With the laws Of the
United Stai@s.
LKSorn % MINING CLAIMS rrox vkiNs on Loprs,
% quartz or other rock In places. bsaring rold.
silver. cfnnabar. Iced. tin. copper OF othes van
abe deposits. hertofore loessed, shall be gov.
erned - 10 length along the vein or bod BIZ
the customs. regulation. and laws In force n
the date Of their location. 4 mining claim 10
csied afier the 10Th isy NJ May. is7a. whether
nesief by one or more pcrsons. may equal. hat
shall mol exceed. oos Thousand i've hundred
feet In irnsth along The vein os lode; hut no
location of . m ming claim shall he msds until
the discovery vi the vein OF iois within the
tmita Of the claim located. No claim shall ex-
tend more than three hundred ieet on each side
Of the middle VI tho vein II the rurface. NOT
sha'i any claim b. limited By aay mining rrsu-
lation TO lee than twenty-five fest On each cid
Of The middle 20 the vein II the surface. except
where Niver-s rights existing on the iOta day
% Nay. 1874. rend.r snch limitation neces -Ary.
The end Ines u each claim shall 10 parallel to
eseh other.
Locations Hlanus oy ro--rs-loS AND rSJor
MINT.
Sac, ssai. The iocst.r- OF all mining loca-
rions hervtofore mAie.o r which -hslf hereafter
be made. on any minsrsl ,cia. de. or ledge.
| situated on the public dom ain, their heirs and
Assign.. where M adv ~ claims exist On tho
tsnth day VI Msy. eighteen hundr~i and
ssveItytvc. 90 long .. they comply with the
"a % OF the United States. and with rt,te. Ter
/ htorisi. and local regulations not I'm eounict
With tho laws Of the United staies governing
their ~. s~->ory title. shall have the exclusive
right Of possession and enIoy nent of all the
surfsost.eludsi withi- the line. 81 their ioes-
ton, o. q of all veins. lol.- and tiser through
out their sntir~ depth. the top OF apeH Of vhich
lie. i..id. of snch surface lines extended down.
ward vertically, although such veins. lodss or
ledges may % lar depart rom q p~erpendieular
10 th-ir eour-e downward ~ to extend outside
the v~srtic.l side lln-@ Of such sunsrr locsti0ns
but their right 81 possession To sueh OUTSIDE
part 81 suea veins or lelses shall b eonfn.d
10 such portions thereof - I've rctwcen vert
zeal planes drawn d)wnwsrd ~ above dee.
erbed. tnrsn:h the end lines of their locations
-o continued In their own dlrction that such
planes will irtersect such ~eii~fiJr parts u rueh
veins OF hedges. and nothing IN this secti'n
shAll auih.sixs he locator 40 po--e-~,r of n
vein 90 loi- watch extends In lie downward
course beyond The vertical ll0es ~ his claim
to enter upon tbs surface OF = claim owned or
possessed by smother.
sISkRs' REGULATIONS: ny r>niruKfs AND IN.
rGoyENkSts.
sEc. 7f2t. The miners VI eseh niihing Ills
triet may make rvguiAtion. not In eonfict with
the laws Of the United states, or with the laws
NJ the St@ts OF Territory In which the district
II Situated. yo,erni. Z the i~ossiion. manner of
| rrcurli Y. amoan, of work necessary In bold
| possession VI q minios claim. subject TO the
following rqnirvme to: The locsiiin must
DO dlstine 'ly ms ked On the ground =, hat IL
boundaries can b. q ably trAcei. Al rscsTd.
| Of miaing claims hereafter made shall ~cortsin
| the nsas 20 nAIns- "f the kcaior-. the 4 ,tr OF
| the loo ti.n. and such absorption VI the
| claim OF claims iocat.d by reference 10 some
natural object or pcrmaneht n'onu tent ~ Will
Identity the clam Ou .srh c,aia located 81.
ter tbs isnth OF Nay. elgste-n hundred and
s-vsnty. two. AMI until . patent hs- bcrn is-uei
| ther-for. not " q than qua hlndr-d doliar<'
worth " labor shall he prriofned or In prove
uents made by the teuth day uf June. eighteen
hundrd and reyenty fur. and each year there
aft-r. Lr eaes one hundred i-st In lc' sh
along the vein. until q ps'en, he. been isso~i
therefor. hut where such ciAim. Afs
held In common. such expenditure may
be made upon any uhe claim. and upOa
. failure ~ comply with these sonditiosr.
the 81 aim os min. upon which such failure oc-
eurrsi shall b. opeu to relpcst!on IN the ssme
manner - II no location VI the zane had ever
ben msds. rrovtiod thai the original ~locstors.
their heirs. a..isn. OF iessi rp.---n'siiyr-
have not ic-a,1~d work upa the claim AFTER
failure and h~foi- such l~ocatioa. Upon the
failure Of ssy one Of several CO owners Co con
trlbate HE postion of IN. enr<td .tnr = r~lairrd
hereby. th~ CO ~ n-r- who have Isrforinod tho
abor OF male the impros-ms his. insy. Al the
expiration OF the year give such d~riisqnrit CO.
owner ersonal no,ice IN writing, 90 notice by
publication In the newspap-t puLii-hed near
est the cain. for Al les-t obes 4 w-es tor misty
days. and II. 81 the sxsirstioa of ninety os,s
| ater snsh notice 10 writing or hy paeiication
sueh delinquent -hoaid fail or refa.e a. con.
| tribute his portion Of the errst,di ure rcqulrvi
| By this section. his inierr-t In the slaln, shstl
become The proprry VI tisc. osner- Who have
made the reqairvd stpenlitares.
Expenditures iuals uson anv onr ei.im or
iois, ho s~ver great. cen In no way he made 10
t tiESs,I to Other ''a'' claimed '' The ''"''''''
10y on amendment p .---i February 10. ISIS.
section a5it. the Abpve- c;inn In r-yini to the
~exv~niilur- upon mlnlas eisirr- I. 80 ns, iirei
thai money which hes been nc miy h. exp-ndsl
In running . tunnel Tor the pofpo-- al devil
| opins one or more loles owned by such person
/ or company, .hai, be considered - expended
| upon rneh lode. The eHpendit nee required
| upon mining elalm- may h. male fnoin the SUI
lace OF In runnins = ,uunsl ior the dsvelop-
msnt of -neh ~elaiins.l
| rArxsrs ron MINERAL LANDS. no~ DETAINED
SEC. 1ssa. A patent foe any land claimed and
| located for valuable Deposits may be obtained
In the following manner Any I.rson. a..ocit.
tion. OF corporation authorize I'd To locat. q eisim
under this chapter. having elainie, ard loc ,ted
apes Of land foe such purposes. who has. err
have. complied with the ,ei ma of this chapter.
may nis In The prJfsr land one IN application
f.r q patent. usd-e oatb. hos ling .aeh e,mpii.
snre. together with . plat aud nciL nv'rr 81 the
claim or claims In coin'uon. msis By OF uni-s
the direction % the unitei States surveyor
General. showing aecurs ely IN. boundaries ~
the claim or claims, which -hAil b. distinctis
markell By mpuuments on the ground. sd .hall
psf Q copy % such plat. toz-tn-r with q notlce
OF such application for = psteni, 10 q eon.I leu
ous plaes on tbs land embraced IN rucn piA'.
previous Ia the niins 90 the Application fr q
,atent. and shall q o an AFFIDAVIT of al Last two
perron. that sicL notice hes been dnly post.
ed. and shall die cbpy % the not ce In such
land one. and shali th.rcarou b. entitled to
patent TOT ,hs l.ni; Ia tue nl.n;
once, upon tho nl.ns of 81 b sppiicaicn,
sla,, ncli hoies. n ,ticc-, ARl sffds,if-.
shall pablish q notice that such application
mas been matt. for the rerioi a. sisty days IN
= newspaper Ia h, BE- him designated ~ pa,
INHUIAI uD ~ W u hA8Atats ait AZ. ~ - ~
post "a n notice In his once foe the same %.
ROD. The claimant nj the time 81 dli' = thi.
application. or 81 any time tn rvsiter within
N. sixty days Of publ alton, sasIl die with
the register or iheate of the uniied STATES
surveyor.o neral that I've hus dr~i dollar
worth ~ labor has been expended. or Improve
meriA male upon the el>m b. hiur,if or xr.nt-
or-. that the pls, 1. CORSET With such iur'hcr
dee ription By .urh ieferrnce M natural object
os permanent ma -su.a MS =. shall iisltHy the
claim. AMI iurnilh an ar -urat. description. a.
ne Incorporated m he ratsrt. AZ the cyp.rs- |
tion of the sixty DAYS of rub'iesilon ~. claim. |
ant shall ~. bis sf.ia.it, -hssing TIA, The
plat ami notice hsv. bcvn posted In . con-picu
ous place on IN. claim dnrins snea pcrl.d of
Publication. ~ M aivsr~e elsin shall have
b~en died with the register and The 2 eei,er Of
The propSr land oeh~ nj the .tp,r ~, n OF the
sixty d.p OF pue:iesiio,, u shall bs Assumed
that the applicant 4. 'ntitLd too patent u.a,n
the payment IN tho prvpfr Officer ri i've 4 liars
per serc, and thai ~. sdvctsc claim EXISTS: and
thereafter mn ~otjectio frorr third parties o. |
tho issuance ~ . re ent shall b. heard. except
" b shown that the applicant has failed Va
comply with IN. terms % THE chapter.
ADsEn-E clsis rruncE-Di>a- nv.
Sac. i55s. Where m Aiv.r-s claim /. ni--i
during the rericd OF puhi.cs Ion. ~ shsll he
upon oAih OF the le son or pers ns nskins the \
same. and shall show the n>tun-. houn aries. |
AMI extern, OF sneh adverse claim and all Dir, |
ccsdlnss. except the pahi'esiion Of nsii 9 and
NAMING and fling q The Afnis,it tier Of. n N
be stayei until tn controversy shall have hs~n |