Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-04-06
A MINING BILL
INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE OF
Representatives BY CON-
GRESHAM NEWLlNDS.

Hon. Francis @. Newlands, at the re-
quest of the California Miners Associa-
tion, introduced the following bill:
A bill to amend chapter six. Of title tbir-
ty-two VI the Revised Statates, relating
to mineral lands and mining resources
Be ID enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the United States
OF America in Congress Assem- bled, that
section 2324 Of the Revised Statutes be
amended 30 as 70 read:
Section 1924. The miners Of each
mining district may make regulations, not
in confiict with the laws Of the United
States or with the laws OF the State or
Territory In which the district 10 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 tts
boundaries can be readily traced. All
records Of mining claims hereafter made
shall contain the name or names Of the
locators, 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
sevent -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
per formed, or improvements made during
each year. On all claims located prior to
the tenth day Of May. eighteen hundred
and seventy-two, ten dollsrs' worth OF
labor shall be performed, or Improvements
made, during each year for each one hun.
dred feet in length along the vein, until
payment OF the purchase money and q
certificate Of entry has been issued there
for; but where such claims are held 10
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 at twelve O'Clock meridian on the
first 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
ancs 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 If no location Of the same
- rrnviAad 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
| perfor med or Improvements made. Upon
| the failure of any one OF the several co
| owners to contribute his proportion Of the
expenditures required hereby, the co-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 . weeb
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 proper rtioD
| Of the expenditure required by this SEQ
| ton, his interest in the claim shall become
| the property Of his co-owners who have
made the required expenditures. A copy
Of such notice. together with an sf6davit
showing personal service or publication,
as the case may be, Of such notice. when
| iled and recorded with the recorder OF
deeds OF the county in which such mining
| claim is situated shAll be evidsnos Of the
acquisition Of title OF such co-owners.
When person or company has or may run
| tunnel for the purpose OF developing Q
claim or claims owned by said person OF
com pany, the money so expended In run
ming said tunnel shall be taken and con.
| sidered az expended on said claim OF
or claims shall be distinctly marked on
| the surface as provided in this Act"
SEQ. 2. That section twenty three hun
| dred and thirty four 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 10 their
| ASSISTANTS"
Sec. s. That section TWEEN ty-three hun.
and thirty. ave Of the Revised Statutes bt
amended so as to read:
'sSec. 1886. All affdsvits required to
| be made under this chapter may be veri
| fed before any officer authorized to ad'
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 officer, and
when duly certified by the officer taking
| the same, attested by his seal OF ofiicei
shall have the same force and effect as u
| taken before the Register and Receiver oi
the Land Office. In cases OF contest as &c
the mineral or agricultural character oi
the land, the testimony and proofs may bs
/ taken. as herein provided. on personal no
| tice Of at least ten days to the opposine
party. or II such party cannot be found
then by publication Of at least once weel
for thirty days in newspaper TO bt
designated by the Register Of the Land
Office IS published nearest to the location
Of such land. and the Register shall re
quire proof shat such notice has been
given; provided, that the presence Of rocl
in place bearing gold, silver. cinnabsr,
petroleum. or other valuable mineral
shall be regarded as presumptive evidences
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 tc
| ascertain whether il is more valuable fol
mineral than agriculture. evidence may bt
taken of the mineral discovered or devel
| oped adjacent to such land. proof OF which