Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

more, II the law has been complied
with as to assessment work There is
yearly amount of assessment work
required, of 10 meters 1923 feet) for
10 pertenenciaS, or less; 20 meters
(65.6 feet) for claims between 10 and
so pertenencias and 80 meters for
claims of from so to 100 pertenencias
II the work is done by drilling these
amounts must be doubled.
There is a bond required of 10
pesos a pertenencia up to 10 perten-
enciaS; 20 pesos per pertenencia for
the excess up to so pertenencias and
80 pesos per pertenencia for the excess
up to 100 pertenencias.
"The exploration concession may be
desiSted on and I believe, but am not
sure, that the surety bond money can
be recovered, if the law has been
complied with or they may he changed
to exploitation concessions and the
money applied to the deposit which
is at the same rate, is permanent and
cannot be recovered once title has
been issued This deposit is practi-
cally a purchase price.
Exploitation concessions are for 80
years with the right of one renewal
if the law has been complied with,
evidently total of 60 years.
"A minimum yearly production is re-
quired. This is, for 10 pertenencias
or less, 100 pesos per pertenencia; the
excess from 10 to so pertenencias at
the rate of $50 pesos per pertenencia;
the excess from SO to 100 pertenencias
at the rate Of 200 pesos per perten-
encia. If the price of the metals fall
more than 10 per cent from the aver
age of the previous five years the re-
ouired output is decreased SO per cent;
if it falls 20 per cent no output is
required A reduction on production
of Is per cent is allowed on properties
Is to 100 kiloneters from the railroad
and SO per cent for properties more
than 100 kilometers.
I'm taking up ground you must first
know that it is free or open. That
is up to you All titles are issued
without injury to third party who
may have a better (previous) right
The mining agent is supposed to pre-
vent conflicts but he is apt to be an
office man knowing nothing of the
field conditions If you Inadvertently
conflict with a previous holding, your
engineer should set it off.
"a filing paper in quadruplicate is
made out by you or by your engineer
defining as definitely as possible the
ground desired. These are filed with
the mining agent who collects his fee
of As pesos for the first 10 perten-
encias and one peso per pertenencia
for all in excess of that. Stamps raise
the amount slightly more than one per
cent of the agents fee, more.
"The mining agent has three days
to examine records, consider and ac-
cept or reject However, notations are
made Immediately and these are bind
ing unless the mining agent can show
good and sufficient reason for rejec
ton When the fourth copy is re-
turned to you with stamped receipt,
for the agents fees, the 'denounce-
ment is complete.
"You should Immediately mail a
document to the secretary of foreign
relations in Mexico City desisting on
your foreign rights in regard to this
property only, attaching draft for %
pesos.
1.-THE document in reply with an
other copy of the same must be filed
at the agency with the expediente
within 60 working days (about SO days.
from the time of the announcement
"The old law recognized as prohib-
tied zone of 100 kilometerS from for
eign borders. The new law does away
with this Americans may locate
ground in such places as Cananea,
which is within the former prohibited
zone.
"The agent also hands you the third
copy for your engineer, who must be
registered one if possible. You have
so working days to survey and file
surveyors plans and notes, in the
agency. as part of the eXpediente.
SIN surveying, monuments must be
spotted in sight of the one before it,
and tlA, one ~ fo@w. The survey
must be lied to two well-knoWn points
end from two points on the claim,
corners, if possible.
"At the close of so working days.
| copies of all documents, maps, ETC.,
are forwarded to the secretary OF in
dustry in Mexico City, who, after in
vestigation Of same, advises you at
! your Mexican address if the survey is
acceptable, and that the monuments
must be erected.
! 1.-THE monumenting must be done
and certified to by an engineer in the
local agency, which in turn advises the
Mexico City office to that effect. Your
own engineer of the survey may do
this.
'"The secretary of industry then
gives you 80 days to place the bond
or deposit corresponding to the size OF
the claim, on receipt of which title is
issued, coming via the local mining
agency.
Care must be taken in selecting the
class of concession desired. Title for
exploitation quires an immediate
yearly production as formerly defined
If commercial ore is in sight they are
unquestionably the best and save much
/ delay. If no commercial ore is in
sight, they are risky business.
Exploitation concession denounceN
ments and surveys may close in OH old
title mines, another exploitation con-
cession or an exploration concession.
Exploration concessions may close
in on old title mines and on exploita-
ton concessions, but can not come
within 100 meters of another explora-
ton concession.
"Title papers of both concessions are