Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-18
MINING Laws.
Complied from uaitsi states Revised
statutes and Deeisions OF the
General Lasd Once.

49, SgNAai0us ~ tur
General Lasd Once.
The following are the sections Of the Revised
Statutes Of the United states which pertain to
the lossiien and pAisntins Of claims upon the
mineral lands Of thu public domain:
srcIros ?lie. All vaiusb'e mineral deposits
In labds belonging 10 the United States. both
surveyed and unsuryeyet. are / ertby declared
TO he frec and open 10 exploration and pnr.
chase, and the lands on which they are found
70 oc ,npaiion ard purchase oy citizsns OF the
United ruies and those who have declared
their intentions 10 become such. under reSu,a.
lions prescribed by law. aud according 10 the
local customs or RUE. OF miners In the several
mining Districts. 30 far as the came arc spplies-
BILE and not incoLslstsnt viii the laws OF Tie
Unit0d states.
LkNoTn or MINING CLAIMS rfos WINS IN Lopis.
SIC. 25D. Mining claims upon veins or iosi-s
Of quartz or ether rock IN places. bearipg gold,
silver. einnabar. lead; tin, copper or o,hss 'a,n.
erned ~ to length along the vein or lod.oy
the customs. regulations and laws In force NJ
the date Of their location. 4 mining claim To-
Gated alter the l0th day u May. is'a. whether
located by Que or more persons. may equal, bht
shall not exceed. one thousand nye hnnared
feet In length along the vein OF lode; but no
location Of . mining claim shall be made until
the discovery OF the vein OF Lode within the
limits " the claim located. No claim shall e.
tsad mors than three hundred feet On each eide
OF the middle Of the vein Of the surfAee. n"r
-hsl anY claim be limited BY any mining reei.
lation ~ less than twenty-five feet on zach sids
OF the middle 10 the vein at the surface, except
where xdverrs rights existing on tho i0ta dsy
oi May, 1871. render such limitation necrs airy.
The end Ines VI each claim shail hs parallel TO
each other.
Locations HiaHrs or ro.sKssios AND ENJOY.
MENr.
SIC. 1874. The locstors Of all mining locA'
tion. h-rctofors made. or which rhall hsreaft.r
b. made. 90 any mineral ,eiu. the. or ledge.
situst-d on the public domain, their heirs and
Assign-. whcrc no adverse elaine exlst On the
tenth day of May. eighteen hundred and
ssveuty two. 80 long ~ they comply with the
lasr at the United rtAtes. and with state. Ter
%riiofisl. and local regulations not I'm conflict
with the avs VI tho United States governing
their po.ssssory title. shah have the exclusive
risLt Of possession and en1oS nett 81 all the
surfaee i"cludrd wiihin the line. OF their ioeA-
ton. . Il 10 all veins. loder Al Il lodges through
out their entire depth. the top orapei Of which
lie. i9slde Of such surface lines extended down.
wari vertically, although u veins. lodes o.
lodges may % far depart non q prrpendieular
In their course downward - To extend outside
the ~verticsl side lines Of such surface locations.
hut their right Of posssssion TO sueh outsid,
parts q rucn veins or hedges shall he confined
To u portions thereof ., lie b<tween vert.
zeal PLAINS drawn don ~ above des.
crbed. thr ugh the end linrs of their locations
80 continued In their " direction that such
planes will intersect such exterior parts Of such
VEINS or led.e.. And nothing In this section
-hail Aathonxe The locator or po.sersor Of
vein Or lol, which extends In its downward
cour-e beyond the vertical lines % his claim,
to enter upon the surface OF q claim owned Vr
possessed By another.
NiShs,' NEGOTIATIONS; ~ES'rSDirrnrs ann IN.
PRONENkNIs.
sEc. 23at. The miners VI each mlning dis.
trtct may make regulations not In connict with
the laws Of the United States, or with the Law
of the state or Territory Ia which the district
Is situated. gO,ernii & the location. manner 81
Zee rJi. X, amount Of work necessary 10 hohl
po-s.ssion u a mining claim. subject 10 the
following rquireine.ts Ths location mu,t
be distinctly ma ked On the ground ~ that iis
boundaries can he " adliy traced. AL records
of miniDg claims hereafter made shall contain
the name or name~ OF the l~oestors. the Il ,e OF
the location, and such . description OF N.
sl,iin or claims located by reference Ia som.
natural object or permanent monul ent ~ will
"a nifty the claim tn each eisiu located a..
Ter the tcnih Of May. eighteen hundred anil
seventy. two. and until q patent has beeN issuei
thsrcfir. not lr-s thaa one hundred dollar
worth of labor shall he Performed az Improve
ulents made by the tenth day Of Jule, eighteen
UNIV NV ~ fAH -. w. sh's
after. fr cac1 onr hundred feet In length
along the vein. until n patent has been issuei
therefor but where such claims are
held In common. sach expenditure may
10 mai. upon any ON. claim. aud upon
q failure To comply with these condition..
thu el.iln or min. upon which such failure o.. /.
eurred shall b. open Ia rslocatiou In the sane
nlAauer ~ " no location VI the sane had ever
been made. provided that the original l~ocators,
their heirs. assigns az legal rtptess ~ntaiiye-.
have not resumed work uprn the claim amer
failure and b-foie ,ueh ~iocatiou. Upon the
,sllnrc OF Any one ~ several CO wner 10 ron.
tribute hia portion of the expenditures required
hereby. the co o~ner- vho have performed tho
labor or malls the improvements. may. 81 the
et. irsti0n Of the year give such delinquent 60
owner personal motto. In writing. Or notice By
Publication In the nowrpap-r published n-s-.
tsi the claim. for nj least once q week for ninety
days. and u, at tb. .x, iration of ninety days
amer ~ h notice In writing or by publication
sach delinquent sLonld tail or refuse Ia con.
tribut. his portion az the enpendi urc required
hy this -~eciio-. hts interest In the claim shsl
becutue the property VI his 90 owners who have
mate the required expenditures.
10y an amendment y seed February ~, 1915.
scction 25st. the sbove- e,ion la regard Ia ID,
.rlendi ufe upon mining claims 10 80 moiihsl
that money which hs- been az may he exl'-ndel
In 'unnlrg . tunnel for the purpose of devel.
oIins uns or more lo,i.s owned 10y such perron
ar company, shall b. considered - expended
upon such lode. The -ip~ndltlr-s rquir-l
upJn mining elaine may b. made from the sui.
fsc- % In running n iui n-l Tor the develop.
mrnt of such claims.l
PAIE> rs ron MINERAL LANDS. now OBTAINED
SIC. Al. A patent for any land claimed anal
loss I'll Tor valuable deposits may he obtzinel
10 ire following manner ; Any person. associ'-
tion. or corporation authorized TO locate . claim
under this shapter. having claime, and loo str,i
q pee. VI land Tor such purpcses. who has. or
have. complied with The % ms VI this chapter.
,uay als Ia the proper land ON e m application
Z = psi.nt, u ,ier oath. rho Sing such cvmpli.
.nc.. together with 4 plat and heid nctes Of The
or ,lsins In comnon. made by or under
the dir,ction az the Cnitel States surveyor
General. -ho ring srcurs ely III. boundaries ~
the claim OF elaine. which shsll lie distinctly
by mu.umenis 90 the ground. add shall
. st A copy ~ ruch plat. tossth'r with q notice
vf .ueb application Tor q patent, 10 . con.picu.
ous pl.e un tbs land embnccL In such pis'. |
previous tn the bling Of the application for \
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