The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
WILDCAT MINING
1T Is PROPOSED TO ENACT LAWS
TO STAMP 1T OUT
Something of the Mission of Mr. Dig
nowity TO This City.


nowity to This City.
Mr.. C. l.. Dignowity, formerly CT
New York City but now resident ot /,
Nevada, living with his family at !
Reno, is in Carson wworlAing hard
with the members Of the Legisla- i
ture to inaugurate better laws for the /
, mining interests of Nevada. Sucn
laws that viii promote legitimate min
ing and weed out wildcat mining
which has done Nevada such harm OF
late AS Mr.Dignowity remarked--it
is not the mining men OF prospectors
of the west that swindles the tender
feet or laboring class of the east, it IS
tine smart" Eastern guy himself that
does the handy work among those
with whom he is known, whereby he
uses his personality to sell the bogus
stocks. He knows nothing about
what merit they represent, nor does
he care so long as he gets his big
commission in cash and stock. Tne
men of money do not buy those cheap
stocks. They make no mistakes IN
their selection Of property or stocks,
as they employ able experts to view
the mining property before buying
The poor laboring classes cannot do
this, and when We realize that
large percentage of the mining stocks
sold in the East are purely wildcats.
Now it behooves Nevada's solons to
pass such laws as will check these
frauds, thereby preserving the fair
name of the state. Mr.. Dignowity
delivered a very able address at the
American Mining Congress held at
Denver Colorado on Oct. 20, 1906 en-
titled Sage Brush Mining" in Nevada
and we quote part of it here:
ITO begin with very few abide by
the law that constitutes valid min
e ing claim l quote from ''Lindley 4
y Mines"
J. ITO make a location it is first nee.
e essary to discover ore bearing gold
a silver or other metals and this gives
y the source of the title to the miner
y and no valid location can be made
e without such discovery, and this dis
le covery must proceed location or OF
r made in advance of any intervening
N right, and priority Of discovery gives
ID priority Of right over location mad
without a discovery. Discovery of de
of tatched pieces of quartz, mere bunct
S es or float, is not sufficient. The siz
ir and richness of the vein is immatel
IN ial, but the discovery mt be {
be rock in place."
Enforce this law Enforce the la
against the fraudulent use of the nails
Make it a criminal offiense falls
misrepresentation in selling as {
w claims. This mining Congress ~-loul
'N memorable the Z. S. Congress at i
a"- next session asking it to enact a LAY
Furnishing all parties sending the:
fraudulent prOspectuses through II
eg- mail-just as it did the Louisiana l.
I'M tery-also call upon the legislature
ON each state to enact law authoriZil
en- each mining district to appoint ;
agent whose duty it shall be to Ike
the informed of all mining locations Wi
and in his district SO that when he
ica- called upon by prospective investo
en- he will be competent to give relial
the information
)est This district agents or inspecto
,sed fee should be governed according
are conditions encountered in his distI
the price regulated SO much per
the. cular mile radiating from the recc
and ing center.
Ray Nearly all mining states have n
ing inspectors who investigate
working mines but have no author
to investigate or report the bo
claims. Each state should empower
anks =. ~ ,,ooao,,+o
kind ..-o,o ~ ..,1:s
district. Many laws exist. The t
,,,,, bic is they are not enforced.
His resolution was adopted as in
duced to the mining congress by
the ernor Geo. C. Pardee of California
7sent RESOLUTION offered by Cove
foot- George C. Pardee of California,
the tober the seventh, nineteen hunt
ii be and six at the American Mining
ouse' gress to pass a resolution calling |
the United States Congress and
mining states in America to e
612 such laws without delay that will
II vent mining frauds and punish
such offenders by fine and impr
shed. ment.
u The resolution was discusse