Bisbee daily review., 1904-02-25

The following data will be found of interest as well as of value 10 Aneri ! cans who are engaged in or intend on. gazing in mining in the Mexican coun. try, and may serve as a guide in the acquisition of titles whether by docu. ment of filing claim," or by pur. chase:
 A mining claim is a solid Of inde6. mite depth, limited by a vertical uro- lection from the surface downward being a horizontal square of 1OOx10O meters, equaling about BPS feet square, and no infringement or din f or apexing of lodes is allowed to ex. tend beyond lines. Any number of claims desirable may be located.
 The annual tax is ten dollars Der claim, payable every four months. and runs from date Of issuance of title. rlne for nonpayment first month af. ter due is 50 per cent of amount of tax Second month full amount of tax Third month property forfeits and may be adjudged.
 forelgners cannot acquire property within 20 leagues of land border or ten leagues from coast without special permission.
 "A Announcement is equal to Amer lcan procedure of filing claim" and IS presented to the agent in euplf cate, bearing 50 cents each of reye- hue stamps properly cancelled.
 Title to the mineral zone can only conform to lines given in denounce ment; direction and strike of vein or deposit desired should be carefully noted. also distances from natural ob- jects, habitations, etc, and in all cases the correct municipality.
 Within three days from date cf de nouncement a surveyor must be ap- pointed. who, within eight days. must file his acceptance, and who must within 60 days thereafter make the surveys. placing the necessary rnonu- ments for identification, and report full notes of description and necessa- " maps in duplicate.
 Immediately after notifying the surveyor to make the survey, the min eral agent shall issue in~duplicate true copies of the proceedings, which should contain:
 q. An extract of the denounce- ment.
 ''2. Name, residence and accept. ance of the surveyor.
 3. Notice that within four months from date of extract all proceedings in the agency will be terminated.
 ;"4. Duplicate of the extract is giv- en by the agent to the denouncer. who, within forty days must have same published three times in the official periodical of the state, terri tory or federal district in which the claim is situated.
 After the period of four months if no adverse claim is filed, the agent shall forward all papers in relation thereto to the Department de Fomen- to- in the City of Mexico, and in due time, should there be no discrep- ancies, favorable decision thereon is announced and the agent is notified to advise the denouncer thereof, who shall remit the proper amount of ten dollars per pertenencia in stamps. plus two dollars for title deed, where upon a patent is duly issued.
 ESvpru~ r-ninipo Sfslo o-A other than by stock, should be regis tered in the district where located.
 Mining shares are transferable by simple inducements, and titles prop CT are governed by law of transfer or real estate" and should be thor oughly gone into, especially as to pay ment of proper tax, adverse claims permission of surface rights from own CTS of soil or federal government proper rotation of survey and loca- tion of monuments where other claims adjoin. and if in prohibited zone that special permit be duly granted
 Before patent is issued, denounce- ment rights may be purchased. but this is not to be recommended. A con- tract of sale is best and should be duly made before competent author ity, and a duly authorized copy should be forwarded to the Department of Fomento in Mexico City with request that title be issued to purchaser in- stead of denouncer. All transfers of mining property other than shares should be registered.
 Where foreign corporation ac, quires property within the prohibited zone" it is usually by having title granted to some individual of trust who is a Mexican citizen, but the best way Is to incorporate a Mexican com panY which can hold the r,rnnerfY