Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
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TO Proleei Neyada's Timber.

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Uaited States Attorney Sam PiattletI
last night Lr Msphattan under special
telearaphic- instructions from the at
torney general of the Uniteb. States, q.
investigate the case of b. Nanipi arrested
for cutting timber on a mining claim.
belonging to the Gold Ores. Mining
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Thy claims are within one Of the gov
ernmsnti forest fe9eryes aud the forestry
depattmept gave. Nnnini percussion to
rut the Ea9d for domestic purposes. lie
was arrested forjl4Arcency on a complaint
fTorp optby a gsmber OF the mining
company and .hsiFial mas been set for
Sspt. 18th. The Issues involved are OF
7 eat impprtspcefip the mining industry
Of the state and matters affecting the
p-esesyaH9p Of Hpber on mineral and
gnYernpeli lap5s.r 1t has been rem
er4lly,ennGeded .,hat a miner shall have
the right 70 the use p adeh timber with
in his claim for nining anu domestic
purposes subiec, to the pre- ecribed rulcs
and regulations gtbhe department of the
interior, How CIR the forestry depart
ment may, step:in 70 regulate this right
to the use OF the timber, IL the Interest.
ing question involved in the Nanini case.
1t may be that the government MAJ in
slit ute direct proceedings To secure -
legal d. Differentiation OF the point II liz
a well known fact that many sD-called
mining claims, throughout the state
have been located for the purpose Of Sc
u .uR the timbeh and when tile land Is
denuded the locator abandons his claim.
h government Is deter mined to put a
stop to THE; for while it is recognized
that the mining industry should be en-
cousaged and the honest prospector
given every opportunity 70 develop his
Claim it has nsxbg been the policy OF
tie Law 10 pe6nt q ruthless cutting Of
timber. even ibom a ao-callod mining
claimdor speculative aud oOinmercial
pnfposYr, bio
U,nted States Attorney Plat u, di.-
cusa,pg She matter before his dc pltinrc,
saLSi - .st
AyBiellRs relative "a tie use ~ tin,cr
upopIR, mining cihim bn4 been very nIicU.
mt4s3nstru ed :aud III many instances it,
provisions groeey abused. Until d tile
in.tocby United Statee mineral patent
hgslIrsen 'eecurrd 10y the locator OF a
mipiis CLAIM or his grantec or grantees
intiniefeet the u. s.. government retains
right 20 the timber upon his claim.
WhUaid ~ posstsspry oguet OF Il mining
cat3bl per tottflnRs every act required by
eDlLH S,t0 bolt and vort his claim, Ia
foIisEgptac5eal liurpo. es an owner III
feb fqtnptif ht receives Ibis paten The
tftlo to'tht laid is IN The cover ment
and tho RICH 10 the use OF timber thcro-
oR5s ssjbjoctb governmental regulation
and ebntrol. n IL were not Tor this con-
stturtidp of'ule law eyety mining con.
mupity .oould'be deprived OF all right 10
thaAte.o OF ltm Dor TOR building -ard do
ntesti5 pnrpp4es by a'fcw nnscrG?uions
tituboyt epechlatore, locating 20 called
Mining claims with 10 iDteotion of ever
workipa thom I'D surlt. On the other
hand the mere possSssory owner 10
encouraged 70 use whatcvcr
upon Lis cl9lgl may be necessary
k9eit 4t9,doyglppmen 81 Ills ptqr.
eIYai stoqd Iaithjta Que es'shtjg thing
and 'sb,'n this ID nbownstho courte have
oven gwen The locator the dhfg Il use
timber growing OF government land