The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21

VIM OkkVA hUhAby ~
Make Their Own LO-
cal Registrations.
The grea: discoveries on the klondike
have served simply 70 bring about tae
development Of the Yukon gold ne.As n
Alaska thanks 10 ne s1Ic.d4. greed - the
Canadian government. Il was no SoaCer
learned Chaj great wealth would be taken
from the hloEdike than The government
began % burden The miners With al man
ner OF fees. royalty, restrictions and linz
itatIon Of the size % claims. The Laws
Of the United States, on the other hand,
GO 10 the extreme OF lberal!ty and offer
every inducements % the miner 20 explore
and develop new districts II consequence.
the great n Ority % those now going 10
the Yukon are making for the Alaskan
side 81 TIE boundary.
The mining laws OF the United States
were made 10 apply 70 Alaska by act OF
/ May l.. 1884 The sections Of the revised
statutes on this subject are as follows;
''23o2. Nc distinction shall lie made in
the construction or execution of this chap
| ter creating 10 hDinesteadS Oh account 81
race o. color, nor shall any mineral lands
be iiabe 70 entry and settlement under its
.'2e5s Ths following classes Of lands. un-
less otherwise specially provided for by
law. shall not be subject TO the rights Of
pTe-emptIon. TO VII: Lands Oh
waich are situated any known salines or
''33S6. Where mineral veins are pos
sesSed. which possession Is recognized by
! local authority. and - the extent so pos
sessed and recognized. the title 70 town
lots 10 lie acquired shall be subject 10 such
recognized possession ami the necessary
use thereof; huI nothing contained ln this
section snail! be 80 construed as to recoS-
nize any color Of title in p0SscsSors FOR
mining purposes as against TIE United
States, Y.
''slo M possessory action between
persons. IN any court of the United States.
fer the recovery OF any Taininq. ute, or for
damages 20 any such title. shall be affected
b. the fact that the paramount Jltle 10 me
land IN viii such mines ie Is IN tee
United States; but each case. shall be ad-
judged by the law or posse ssion''
Section 293s allows among the fees of
registers and receivers Of lard Offices "a
fee Of s. for fling ana acting upon each
applicant for patent or adverse claim fiiod
for mineral lands. 20 be pad BY the re
spec,Iye parties"
-sI> IN AL cases lands valuable for
minerals shall BE reserved from sale. ex-
IT as otherwise expressly directed by
law.
Mineral Lands open to Az.
'2-1Sl9. AL valuable mineral deposits IN
lands belonging 70 The United STATES. both
c.JFed 70 be free ana open 10 exploration
aHd puf !lase. and Tie lands in which tdey
are found 10 0cCUpa .!un ana purchase. by
citizens OF the United states and these
who nave declared t.etr intention 10 ae-
come such, under regulations prescribed
by law. and according 10 The local GUS
IONS or rules II miners IN the several
mining districts. 50 far ~ the same are
e.
1 laws e the United States.
@5-p Mining claims upon veins or loGes
or, quar- or other rock IN place, hearing
gold. silver ciTnabar. lead. tin. copper or
other Valuab,e DEPOSITS heretofore located.
shall be- governed aS 10 length along the
vein or lode by The customs. regulations
and laws ii force nj the dale ~ location.
A mining claim located after tae loth day
OF MAY. 1872. whether located by one or
more persons may equal. but shall not
eX5 eei go feet n length along the vein
or lcd- bu; no lcra,ion of a mining claim
shall be made until the discovery Of the
vein or lode within The limits If the q aim
located. Nc am shall extend more ;han
2ht feet on each side ~ the middle % the
Win aj the surface. uov sail any claim ha
limited h5 any mining regulation 10 -
Tran twenty-five teet on each side NJ me
middle of lDr vein al t1c ~Urt4... tN..uI
where adverse rights existing on the iGth
day OF Nay. 1872. render such imitation
necessary TIE eng Haes az each claim
shall he parallel 70 e8cA other
80 The t0ca tors az rt} mining tcca-
tons heretofore made OF Wa..s shah here
AFTER he n3tr. ou any mineral Velu lode
y le4eo. situated =" rae public domain.
the.: heirs and assigns Waere uo adverse
claim exists pn the lHth DAG If May Is
50 .ouS as They conp.} with t9e laws f
th' ned Stis and V!,7 state, terri
with :h~ laws NJ the I'H.ttd Sac govern
ms their po~~c-s,trI ti-.e -ha. have the
exclusive right ~ possession aa1 e.fa.-
meat ~ aH TIE =ifrf+e. .ae.HH+1 Ntt9tn
. & o. 81 - .s..