The evening times., 1900-06-14
some onerous Rules.

The district engineer taxes note Of the
copies Of the declaration sent 10 him He
passes upon those meeting the require
ments Of the law and grants locations ac-
cording to the requests OF the claimants.
These sllotments OF land take place
in the spring. summer, and autumn, and
must be made BY a special commissioner
Of locations within a period OF two years
from the date Of the district engineers s
grant In eastern, as well as II western,
Sibera. the total length Of a placer aIlot-
ment must not exceed 3-3 miles in length.
calculated from the Indicator posts in
breadth, IL may comprise the whole val
ley 10 the extent OF go sagens- Mote
Springs and Tivulets flowing into the river
from either side must not be annexed 10
the concession. even IL they have not been
already allotted 10 previous concession
aries, beyond a distance Of 1.750 feet from
their point OF junction with the river.l
An allotment granted for z gOld-bsaTiag
vein may be Of any dimensions. provided
its area does not exceed I square verst
and the breadth is a. least 4 third OF its
leigh.
The same individual and company can
rot receive two adjacent concess- -ols; after
one allotment has been obtained. q sc old
cannot be granted except Al a distance Cf
at least 3-3 miles from the first Holders
.
10 associate themselves into oonplr les
after the concessions have been grant d.
/ By Arrangement With the local au-horites,
/ operators can, in addition, obtain a COnces-
sion OF land IN the vicinity on Viii 70
! erect their plant, subject 20 payment OF a
I special rent As soon as the location tas
/ been staked out and surveyed by the sps-
Z cial commissioner. IT, the manner pre-
/ scribed by TIE regulations. his notes. o.
. - -
I the area Of the lot. are sent 10 the dist.i--
! engineer. who fOTwaTcs them 10 the cA-ei
/ mining Office The papers are here veri-
/ fed and confirmed. after which ard wittir
/ six months the concess ionary receives
/ from the mining Office a copy CT TIE D II
I Of the grant, with the notes OF the OF o1-
/ chik. certified and sealed with the im2eria
seal A fee Of l.02S cents per 2.e9 acres il
4 payable upon delivery Of the plans
| Where there is failure 70 comply witt
4 the regulations for prospecting and max.
! ing declarations applicants fcrfeit theil
/ right TO the concession, and the do a
/ or the cabinet of His Imperial Majesty
/ again resumes possession OF the land II
like manner, should concessionary de-
cline 10 utilize the allotment granted ol
should he fail TO acknowledge within two
years the receipt thereof. the lot is r.
/ stored to the domain. This is also true
/ if taxes and fees are not PAID.
Each year, between February LA and
/ l5-2S, lots revertiEg TO the domain are
I put Up al auction a; the Office Of mines
/ The auction is by sealed tender. Where
/ two or more bids are equal. lots ara d-awr
/ TO determine ownership Concessions no
sold are put up for auction again the fol
| lowing year.
After the request for location has beer
| granted. the land may be cleared. the pre-
| liminary work undertaken. a more minute
/ examination may be made. and actual
working begun soon as the documentary
concession is in hand. Methods are left
wholly to the operator. V Ork must be car
ried on without danger to the health or life
OF the workmen. Residues which still
contain gold must not be mixed with the
waste earth.
After the mine is exhausted. the opera
tor must return the deeds Of the concession
10 the district engineer. Buildings must be
removed within period Of six months In
Siberia. timber required for use in the
workings may be taken from the imperial
lands free Of charge. except when special
or local prohibitions have been made by
governor general or local councils. The tax
es on output range from 5 to 10 per cent