Stikeen River journal., 1899-08-26

Sioh oi uiiy sebUlcl LII oiio puDitc uo- main, the party committing such dam age sha'l be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage.
 Sh1. 23ie. All patents granted, or pre- 'in lions or homesteads allowed, $, II ne subject to any vested and ac- crucd water rights, or rights to ditches and reservoirs used in connection with such water rights, as may have been acquired under or recognized by the proceeding section.
 SEC. 234l. Wherever, upon the lands heretofore designated as mineral lands, which have been excluded from survey and sale, there have been homcsteads made by citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their in- tontions to become citizens, which homcstcal' have been made. inproVed and used for agrictural plrpos ,s, aud upon which there have been no valua- ble mines of gold, silver, cinnabar, or copper discovered, and which are p"op- erly agricultural lands, the settlers or owners of such hOmcsteads shall have d right of prcemption thereto. and at the price of one dollar and twenty five cents per acre. and in quantity not to exceed one hundred and sixty acres: or they avail themselves of the provisions of chapter , of this title. relating to ''Homestcads.
 SEC. 2365 Upon the survey of the lands described in the preceding sec tion, the Secretary of the h., rior may designate and set apart such portions of the same as are cleai ly agrictural i lands, which lands thereafter shall be subject to precmyton and sale as other public lands, and be subject to all the laws and regulations applicable to the same
 SEC. 2343. The President is author ized to establish additional land dls- tricts and to appoint tn. necessary of tcers under existing laws. wherever he may deem the same necessary for the public convenience in executing the provisions of this chapter.
 SEC 2344. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed in any way to impair rights or interests in any nor to affect the provisions of the act entitled An act granting to A. Sudro the right of way and other privileges to aid in the construction for draining and exploring tunnel to the Comstock lode, in the State of Nevada, appovcd July twenty-five, eighteen hundre and siXty-siX.
 SEC 2345. The provisions of the pre- ceding sections of this chapter will not apply to the mineral lands situated in the state of Michigan. Wisconsin and i Minnesota. which are declared to be free and open to exploration and pur- chase. according to legal subdivislous of May. eighteen hundred and seventy two. Any bona tidc entries of such 1 lands within the States named since the tenth day of May. eighteen hun dred and seventy-two, may be patenteu without reference to the foregoing pro visions of this chapter. Such lands shall be offered for public sale in the same manner, at the same minimum price. and under the same rights of preemption ls other public lands.
 SEC. 22346. No act passed it the thir- ty-eiyht Congress, granting lands to States or corporations to aid in the con structiOn of roads or other purposes. or extend the time of grant, made prior to the thrteth day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-tivc. shall be so construed as to embrace mineral lands, which In all cases are reserved exclusively for the United States. un- less especially provided in the act or acts making tla grant.
 i5, 1t enacted by the Senate and Ii DISC pi |. apl'tscntativcs Of the Unit ed State, in C0a-res assembled, That within the Stlt,'s of Kansas and Mis- -ouri dep p,5its of coal, iron. lead. and i other mineral be, and they are hereby. excluded from the operation of the act entitled An act to promote the devel-
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