The Cordova daily times., 1921-10-11
Summary Of NeW Mining
 LdWs Pending in Congress

I 2. of the interior, and paid for at the rate of $l0 per acre. It is further provided that claimant shall only have d surface riht to such area Under the present law a mill site of five acres may be acquired with each claim
 22. A special fund known as the Mineral Development Fund is pro vided for, the same to be created and supported from moneys paid in lieu of annual assessment and pat ent development work, and to be used for general development of the several mining districts.
 The proposed new bill is summer ized section by section. as follows:
 Section l is new.
 Section embodies Section 231S' R. s. verbatim (Page l, U. S Min ing Laws).
 Section ,: The first sentence of this section is taken substantially from Secion 2319 R s. Page l, Y. $. Mining Laws). The provisions that the act shall not apply to de posits of coal, oil. etc. is for the purpose of avoiding conflict with the Leasing Act, C4l Stat 437). There is also provision for avoiding con. flict with the Weeks Act" providing for the establishment of the Appa. lachian forest reserve. (36 Stat. 961).
 Section 4 Proof of citizenship is Section 2321 R. & (Page 2. U. S. Mining Laws) verbatim. except the word Act is introduced in place of the word chapter"
 Setion 3: By the provision of this section all distinction between placer and lode claims is abolished and the size of the claims is fixed at 10 acre, minimum and 40 acres maximum. laid out on cardinal lines. conform ing with the system of the public land surveys. Under Section 22o0 K. z. Page 1 and 2, 1T. S. Mining Laws), lode claims may be 1.5OO feet in length by 600 feet in width, and the end lines thereof must be parallel. Under Section 1929 R. s. (page 6 U. $. Mining Laws) placer claims upon surveyed lands must conform to legal an hfi Ftutn R. s. (page 6, U. S. Mining Laws), such legal subdivisions may be sub. divided into 10 acre tracts for the pur- pose of location and entry. Also. by Section 2330 placer claims are linn ited to a maximum of 160 acres. Article B is also new matter, and provides that discovery shall no longer be ne cessary as the basis for valid mining location. and that such claim may be held for five years without discovery. after which time 1t shall be open to re location, except that the locator may obtain another tenure upon the pay ment of $50 per acre. Article is new matter. and provides that a sworn statement of discovery if made within the five year period shall be filed in the U. s. land office and that a deputy mineral surveyor shall make an in. 1 vestigation and report: Article D Is new matter, and provides among other things that discovery must be shown before patent is issued: Article F is new matter and provides that one dis covery shall be sufficient to support a group of contiguous claims held in com mon ownership aggregating 160 acres
 Article F embodies the provisions of | Section of the act of August 1. 1912, 1 (37 Stat, PAP, page 32. U. S. Mining | Laws). relating to mining claims in | Alaska; Article c provides that entry must be made within seven years from the date of location except in the case of extension where twelve years are allowed. The present law fixes no | limit
 Section 6: The provision as to the erection of a monument by which 1 claims shall be marked is new. The present law (Section 2324 R. S, U. s. Mining Laws. page 3, simply requires that the location be distinctly marked Also the revision that claims shall be recorded in the local land office is new The present law does not re- quire recording. The provision of Article B that s worth of annual labor shall be performed for each acre of the claim or payment of S for each acre made into the Y. S land office. is new mater. The present law (Sec. linn 2n2l R s narn 2 IL g ALiuinn