Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-02-11
our EXISTING MINING LAWS.

OUR EXISTING MINING LAWS.
We dc not hin that we can do a better
sarvire to the State and our legislators
thai, to reproduce @n article which APP
peartl in these columns two years ago.
Tie onditions are now so similar that
we again urge it upon the attention of
our law makers. The APPEAL of Feb
ruary 2s, 1897, said:
1t is plainly apparent that the apathy
mani ested on the subject by Congress,
coul ed with the States own helpless
condition, that it is useless for the people
to en- ect any public action being taken
toward establishing water reservoirs and
witho ut them it will be impossible to
mater ally increase our agricultural re-
sources, owing to the fact that all avail
able water in Nevada is already utilized.
This ,eing the case, nothing remains but
mine, al resources, which exceed those of
Utah or Colorado and perhaps any other
State. The mode to proceed to attain this
end is the serious question for every
citize'1 who is identified with the States
best j. terests. We believe that now is
the title for us to seriously consider as
to how we can turn the tide of idle CAPT
tai to.our innumerable mines.
1t is a well known fact that not only in
Eurore, but in our Eastern States larger
quantities of money are now lying idle
than ever known, and never i'll the his
tory o. the United States has there been
so much earnest inquiting FOR good
mining investments. This is readily
~accounted for from the fact that agricul-
ture, manufacturing and III have
failedUo yield their former returns and
capital is seeking new ventures in which
to emf ark and none is newer to the aver
age F. sterner or European than this
comp" itively infant industry. We say
infant. because all of the most scientific
men a rec that i'll view of the many new
metho Is which are daily being put for
ward fpr reducing poor or rebelliOus ores
that Il ming is rapidly becoming almost
an exact science and millions of wealth
which today is disregarded, may mex
year attract our earnest labOrs.
The largest mining enterprise, not only
in the United States. but on the Ameri
can and African continent, have been anC
are now being conducted upon London
capital. This capital opened Johannes
burg and the unfriendly legislation of tn
Beers there caused the Jaminson revo
luton Which proved a failure and tn,
heavy taxes heaped on the mining in
dustry. which, without hope of relief, ha
paraliZrd the business there, and we ar
reliably informed that this English capi
tai is being rapidly withdrawn from tina
region md is seeking investment in iron
coal. eDld and other mines in the Unite
States, But John Bull, having been leg
islated put of South Africa will scrut
nize our laws which now exist relatin
TO mining, and carefully consider wha
future Avs may be passed before he put
his gun cas- down among us. We al
told thi is now his greatest fear, dreaC
ing it cen more than strikes and riot
We bel eve therefore that this Legisl;
ture should allow all of our present Law
to remain, as they are and not tinker wit
where .lere can be any fear that the
may retlrd or alarm capital. No add
tional hlrdens should be entertained
nothing lone to excite suspicion or u
friendiiI less. : The laws which We no
have, both as to mining titles and tax
ton have all been passed upon by o
Courts md are easily understood, havil
been construed as they have been
both the highest State and Federal trib
mails and interpreted, so that investc
know exactly what to expect; thereto
in behalf of our mine owners we trr
4..t THE HOUSE THAT S