Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-12-23

United States sadly needs an up-to. date mining act
 Licenses-Permits
 The mining engineer is the techni cally educated miner; the mining geo. logist is the technically educated ,prospector. This duo of delivers supply the brain and brawn and represent the four rocked-in corners and the four equal sides of the square claim of the sub-soil workers. Now these facts not only entitle them equally tc licenses, according to rank, but should make it obligatory on each to hole one, to distinguish his position; and tc secure each in his rights and privi- leges. There should be Federal Li- cense at $5 per year to each; but every mining partnership, association or company, should pay $10; under ground foremen and contractors, S5 This completes the list of eligibles So one $10 and one $5 license could cover any single mine, even though 5000 men were employed. This plan excludes the aviators, navigators and alluvials, and returns the business of mining to the delivers.
 The license should be designated as Limited States Eminent Domain Sub soil Mining License and Permit" It can and should be in blanket form, serially numbered and graded about as follows: 1st, Prospector; End, Miner; 3rd, Mining Engineer; 4th, Mining Geologist; 5th, Partnerships, Associations and Companies-and should be issued by all Federal Land Offices to applicants with proper credentials. The license should i'm pose obligations of rectitude, good conduct, fair dealing and faithful ser vice upon all alike, with penalties of fine or forfeiture, or both, according to nature and seriousness of provision violations.
 Those excluded from eligiility should be: Bankers, brokers, all stock selling concerns and agencies (except possibly mining exchanges) and all manufacturing, mercantile and sur face enterprises of every sort. Then, no citizen should be permitted to To- cate or hold mining land without a license-license-holders alone being permitted to locate and operate sub soil properties; and no miner, engi- neer or geologist should be allowed to survey, sample, examine or report on metal mines and prospects without a license. But any reputable citizen, male or female, who desired to engage in mining could do so by securing a prospector's license and begin at the beginning.
 l would specially include in the list of eligibles all editors and qualified craftsmen of technical mining publica- tions and schools; all members of the American Institute of Mining Engi- neers and all members of the United States Geological Survey, who should be admitted on application for li- censes, or who might be presented with licenses as a mark of respect to their professions.
 Distribution of funds: Every dol lar collected by the U. S. Land Of, fees through the sale of licenses, col lection of fines, etc., should be turned over to the Bureau of Mines as ar Earned Income Fund" and to be used by it-as it unquestionably would be-for the advancement of mining and the benefit of the fraternity of sub-soil workers.
 Grub-stake Regulation: For the protection and security of the public and the delivers alike, a common-sense fair-to-all "grubstake" law or regu, lation should be incorporated in the act. It should set minimum amount to be paid, equal to the annual pro- rate expense of partnership interest exclusive of mining tools, supplies and equipment.
 The New Bureau of Mines Bill l, 1He pIopoScu HcW IllllnS dCI Wos introduced in the 67th Congress July 18th, 1921, by Congressman Arentz and referred to the committee on min es and mining. Since it's publication the bill has received more criticism than commendation. Few approve it. The criticisms have been directed mainly against details and particulars instead of principles. It would seem that if the principles of the Dill were sound the particulars and details could be harmonized, since right prin- ciples dove-tail and are always cap- able of adoption, with benefit to legit- innate interests and industry.
 No one can question the sincerity of purpose and good faith of the authors of the bill. They are all high class, honorable gentlemen of great ability and wide engineering exper- fence. It was, 8 serious. undertaking and hard task at best to attempt to unrayeE and dispose of the present mixed and muddled mining laws TIL o,, ,ro "a bo roynrpnndcd for rnakinp