El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-06


OF them provides that, should a locator
fail to perform the assessment work on
his claim within the legally specified
SO days from date of location, he shall
forfeit all right thereto and shall be de-
barred from relocating the same or
become interested in it except as a
bona fide purchaser for value. Failure
to do the work required by law shall
be considered an abandonment of the
claim and the subsequent location shall
not be entitled to credit for any work
that NAV be done prior to his location
notice. within 80 days from date of
which he shall mark boundaries with
eight substantial posts or stone monu-
ments one at each corner and one at
the cente- of ach end and side line pro-
jecting at least three feet above the
surface of the ground each of which
posts or monuments shall be plainly
marked showing the name of the loca-
ton and the direction thereof from
such monument.
A Bureau of Mines and Mining.
The second bill on the subject by Mr.
Martinez provides for the establish
ment of a department to be known as
the Bureau of Mines of New Mexico.
The principal office shall be maintained
at the capital. A commissioner of
mines is to be appointed by the COVER
nor and he shall be citizen of the ter
ritory of not les sthan seven years of
practical experience in metal1urgy and
mining in New Mexico and shall poss-
ess a practical and scientific knowledge
of mining. metallurgy, mineralogy and
geology. This officer shall give a bond
in the sum of $4,000 for the faithful
discharge of his duties and he shall.
with the consent of the governor, ap
point two inspectors of practical exper-
fence in mining in New Mexico cover
ing a period of at least seven years. A
clerk having a general knowledge of the
subject is also TO be appointed who
shall act as assistant curator for the
territorial mineral collection. 1t is
made the duty of the inspectors to ex-
anime and report to the commissioner
of mines the conditions of the hosting
machinery, engines, boilers, cables,
cages. etc, the manner anG method of
working, the sanitary conditions, etc,
in use in all metaliferous mines in op-
Grafton in New Mexico. The commits
sioner and mis- assistants are charged
with the collection and preservation of
specimens of all the geological and
meteorological substances including
mineral waters, rocks. fossils, coal,
stone, mica, iron, asphalt, clays, etc, to
classify and study the same and to
distribute reliable information regard
ing the location and available supply of
all such products. Statistical reports
covering the whole subject OF mining
and smelling in New Mexico are re-
quired to be made biennially to the
governor and the legislative assembly.
The mineral specimens heI etofore COL
lected by the bureau of immigration
and the Worlds Fair commissioners
are transferred to the custody Of this
bureau. Twenty-seven general rules
are laid down in detail in the bill for
the purpose of providing the necessary
regulations for the government of
metaliferous mining in New Mexico
The bill contains % sections and
treats the sebject in a most exhaustive
manner. The bill provides for the fol-
lowing salaries: Commissioner of
mines, $1,000 per annum and travel
ing expenses; inspectors, 1,2OO per
year and travelling expenses; clerk and
2S1c Z S-fo
ographer or assistnt clerk, 81 900 per
year
SANTA FEE. n. NJ, March 5-The
house this afternoon killed the Barnes
Australian ballot bill after it's author
had made most eloquent effort to per-
suade his fellow members to vote for
it. The bill was reported from the
committee on privileges and elections
with the recommendation that it do not
pass. Mr.. Barnes said the modified
form of the Australian ballot provided
by this bill was not near so complicat-
ed as the popular mind seemed to con-
slider it and he made quite a speech
explaining the provisions of the bill
and answering in detail the several OBJ
jections that he had heard raised
against this form of ballot and review
ing the experience that had attended
the adoption of similar measure in
Arizona. Michigan, Illinois and other
states He made the statement that
his correspondence leads him to con-
clude that the people of New Mexico
would gladly welcome such a law as
this bill proposed to place on the stat
ufA hooks and he thought IL urould