Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-01-05
INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES BY con-
GRESHAM KEWLAKDS.

Section 1924. The miners Of each
mining district may make equations, not
in conflict with the laws Of the United
States or with the laws Of the State or
Territory In which the district is situated.
governing the location, manner Of re-
cording, amount Of work necessary to
hold possession OF . mining claim. sub
ject to the following requirements: The
location must be distinctly marked on the
ground by posts or monuments so that iis
boundaries can be readily trLoed. All
records OF mining claims hereafter made
shall contain the name or names OF the
loc.sors. the date OF location. and such
description Of the claim or claims located
by reference to some natural object or
permanent monument as will identify the
claim. On each claim located after the
tenth day Of May. eighteen hundred and
seventy-swo and until payment Of the
purchase money and certificate OF entry
has been issued therefor, not less than one
hundred dollars worth OF labor shall be
performed, or improvements made during
each year. On all clsims located prior 10
the tenth day of May. eighteen hundred
and seventy-two, ten dollars worth OF
labor shall be perform med, or improvements
made, during each year for each one hup-
dred feet in length along the vein, until
payment OF the purchase money and
certificate OF entry has been issued there
for; but where such claims are held in
common such expenditure may be made
upon any one claim. That the period
within which the work required to be done
annually on mineral claims shall com
mence al twelve O'Clock meridian on the
fret day Of January succeeding the date
OF location OF such claim. When the
labor required by this Act shall have been
performed. or improvements made, an
affidavit may be filed within thirty days
after the time limited for performing such
labor, or making such improvements,
with the recorder OF deeds OF the county
in which the claim or mine is situated,
particularly describing the labor per-
formed and the improvements made. and
value thereof, which affidavit shall be
prima facie evidence OF the fact therein
stated, and upon failure to comply With
the conditions OF this Act in the perform
ance of labor or making OF improvements,
the claim or mine upon which such failure
occurred shall be open to relocation in the
same manner as il no location Of the same
had ever been made; provided, that the
original locators, their heirs, assigns, or
legal representatives do not resume work
upon the claim after such failure and be-
fore such relocation. and continue tbs
same with reasonable diligence until the
required amount Of labor shall have been
performed or improvements made. Upon
the failure OF any one OF the several CO.
owners TO contribute his proportion OF the
expenditures required hereby, the 90 own
ers who have performed the labor or made
the improvements may, at the expiration
OF the year. give such delinquent CO.
owner personal notice in writing. or notice
by publication In the newspaper published
nearest the claim for ct least once . week
for ninety days; and II at the expiration
OF ninety days after such notice In writing.
or by publication, such delinquent shall
fail or refuse TO contribute his proportion
OF the expenditure required by this sec
tiop, his Interest in the claim shall become
the property OF his co-owners who have
made the required expenditures. copy
of such notice. together with an af1davtt
showing personal service or publication,
as the case may be, OF such notice. when
fled and recorded with the recorder OF
deeds OF the county in which such mining
claim Is situated shall be evidence Of the
acquisition OF title OF such co-owners.
When person or company has or may run
a tunnel for the purpose OF developing a
claim or claims owned by said person or
com pany, the money 80 expended In run
ming said tunnel shall be taken and con-
sidered as expended on said claim or
claims; provided further. that said claim
or claims shall be distinctly marked on
the surfsce as provided in this Act"
SEQ. g., That section twenty-three hun
dred and thirty-fo of the Revised Stat
utes be amended By adding thereto the fol-
lowing: "Ani the surveyors appointed
under the provisions Of this section shall
have power to administer oashs TO their
assistants"
SEQ. s. That section twenty three hum
and thirty i've OF the Revised Statutes be
amended so % to read:
"Sec. 1885. All afidavits required to
be made under this chapter may be veri-
fed before any officer authorized TO sd-
minister oaths in the State or Territory
where the claims may be situated having
an official seal. and all testimony and proofs
may be taken before any such otficer, and
when duly certified by the officer taking
the same, Attested by his seal OF office,
shall have the same force and effect as II
taken before the Register and Receiver oi
the Land Office. In cases of contest as to
the mineral or agricultural character oi
the land, the testimony and proofs may be
| taken, as herein provided, on personal no
tice Of at least ten days to the opposing
party. or II such party cannot be found,
then by publication Of at least once weeh
for thirty days in q newspaper TO be
designated BY the Register OF the Land
Office as published nearest 10 the location
OF such land. and the Register shall re
quire proof that such notice has beer
given; provided, that the presence Of rocl
in place bearing gold. silver, cinnabar
petroleum, or other valuable mineral
shall be regarded as presumptive evidencs
that the land containing the same is. and
always has been, mineral in character
and provided further. that in investigat
| ing the character OF land with view &c
ascertain whether il is more valuable FOL
mineral than agriculture. evidence may bs
taken OF the mineral discovered or devel
oped adjacent to such land, proof OF which
shall be presumptive evidence that The
land in question is, and always has been
| mineral in character; and provided fur
ther, that wherever land is proven to be |
well-defned mineral belt such land shal
be deemed, presumed and taken 10 be, sne
slways to have been, mineral land, unlesi
the contrary is proven; and provided
| further, that the provisions OF thii
| chapter shall be literally construed
with the view TO aid the applicant In pro
curiug title TO the mineral lands OF th'
| United States, and that the rules and reg
ulations prescribed by the Land Depart
ment of the Government and that OF III
| officers, in disposing Of said land, shall b