The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-08-07
NEW NEVADA MINING. LAW
Condemnation Proceedings Will
Give Prospector Right to OPP
crate on Personal Estate

The following 10 q reproduction Oh y
chapter which has to deal with the pros
pecting and locating Of mining claims or
private lands other than those already
located for such, and will probably be OF
interest to locstors:
Chapter LXv. An Act supplementary
to an Act entitled "An Act to encourage
the mining. milling. smelling or other
reduction Of ores in the State Of Nevada"
approved March !, 1875. approved
March IA, 1907
Section 1. Any person. q citizen OF
the United States, may enter upon
any unfenced and unimproved land
in the State OF Nevada, held in
private ownership. excepting mining
claims and mining property already
located or occupied for mining purposes.
and may prospect thereon for gold. silver
or other valuable minerals or metals, be-
ing responsible to the owners OF the land
for all damages done thereon.
Sec. 2. Any person, q citizen Of the
United States, discovering a ledge or de-
posit containing gold. silver, or other
valuable mineral or metals in or upon
unfeoced and unimproved land in this
State held in private ownership, except
ing mining claims or mining property
already located DR. occupied for mining
purposes. may locate such ledge or de-
| post, in accordance with the laws OF the
| United States, and Of this State. in
respect to the location Of mining claims,
the same as though such ledge or deposit
was found upon the public domain, and
| may acquire title to such land 30 located
by means of the special proceedings pre-
scribed in this Act. The said special
proceedings shall be substantially as
| follows:
There shall be fled in the clerks office
of the district court in the county where
| where the real estate lie situated a petit
| ton verified according to law, stating
therein the names of the person or per-
sons presenting the petition that he or
they have discovered a ledge OIL deposit
containing gold, silver or some other val
liable mineral or metal; the description
by metes and bounds or by some other
accurate designation OF the tract or tracts
OF land, located in the manner OF mining
claims as herein provided and described
TO be appropriated fer mining purposes
that said land is more valuable for mining
purposes than the purpose for which the
same is being held the names OF those
in possession OF said land, and those fol
which the same is being held the names
oil those in possession OF the land, and
those claiming any right, title or interesf
therein, SO far as the same can be OBJ
tanned by reasonable diligence.
Sec. 3. That the proceedings following
the filing Of such petition shall be a
prescribed in that certain Act OF the Leg
islature OF this State entitled can Act t.
encourage mining, milling. smelling o
other reduction Of ores in the State o
Nevada" approved March l, 1875, in 81
far as the same are not inconsistent will
the provisions Of this Act.
Sec. A. II upon the hearing of the pc
tition filed as provided in this Act
appears to the satisfaction of the cour
or Judge thereof that the land in questio
is more valuable for mining than tn
purpose for which the same is bein
used. then the petitioner or petitioner
: shall acquire title thereto in n sim
. liar to that prescribed in the Act I
. which this Act is supplementary.
Sec. 5. In determining the value OF tn
. land as Q basis for the compensate
{ which the petitioner OF petitioners sha
. pay to the owners thereof, the minera
: therein contained shall not he considere
y as going TO make up the value. but tn
9 value which shall govern is the reason
: able value OF the land for the use
y which the same has previously been pu
= or reasonably might be expected to |
put in the future. by the owners thereo