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92 FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 152. 1872. _Certs.inexc1u- lies inside of such surface-lines extended downward vertically, although e;g§v;·gh*§f*¤mm_ such veins, lodes, or ledges may so far_depart from a perpendicular in mg cmm_ their course downward as to extend outside the vertical side-hues of said surface locations : Provided, That their right of possession such outside Ummm parts of said ven;1 ori ledgeasr shalldbe confiiged tpf suchkpogions ltlhteipeof Se °°“· lie between verti anes awn ownwar as oresai , roug e en - lines of their locatioriii, so continued in their own direction that such planes will intersect such exterior parts of said veins or ledges: And provided further, That nothing in this section shall authorize the locator or possessor of a vein or lode which extends in its downward course beyond the vertical lines of his claim to enter upon the surface of a claim owned or ssessed b another. Owners of POSec. 4. That where a. tunnel is rim for the development of a vein or

  • “;“;°l? fth""i° lode, or for the discovery of mines, the owners of such tunnel shall have

goszegiu the right of possession of all veins or lodes within three thousand feet from certain veins or the face of such tunnel on the line thereof, not previously known to exist, l°d“‘ discovered in such tunnel, to the same extent as if discovered from the surface ; and locations on the line of such tunnel of veins or lodes not appearin on the surface, made b other parties after the commencement of the tuhnel, and while the samje is being prosecuted with reasonable diligence, degnléztals ;’,fan_ shall be invalid; but failure to prosecute the work on the tunnel for six donment of ,.;,.;;,4; month; shall be ipniidereil 'asdap abapdonment of the right to all undisby <>W¤er¤ of covere veins on the ine o said unne . =¤m}gg may Sec. 5. That the miners of each mining district may make rules and make certain regulations not in conflict with the laws of the United States, or with the YP16S “ °° l°°°· laws of the State or Territory in which the district is situated, governing tions, Src., of · _ · mi,m,g_,,;,,;mS_ the location, manner of recoidmg, amount of work necessary to hold possession of a mining-claim, subject to the following requirements: The location must be distinctly marked on the ground so that its boundaries Reciuirenients can be readily traced. All records of mining-claims hereafter made shall ”r;;O‘;3‘;{’°””i congain (pho name orfnalmeslof the lo;:ators,1the dpt; of tpe locatitgn, and ’ suc a escri tion o the caim or caims ocate y re erence some natural object? or permanent monument as will identify the claim. On ¤¤¤<>¤¤* of each claim located after the passage of this act, and until a patent shall

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sion. labor shall be performed or improvements made during each year. On S°;,£Z3i) °2é§1‘· all claims located prior to the passage of thiés act, ten dollars’ worth of ’ ’ ’ labor shall be performed or improvements ma e each year for each one hundred feet in length along the vein until a patent shall have been issued therefor; but where such claims. are held in common such expenditure Mine to be may be made upon any one claim; and upon a failure to comply with Q,l§1“ gjl°°“' these conditions, the claim or mine upon which such failure occurred ’ ’ shall be open to relocation in the same manner as if no location of the Rights of <><>- same had ever been made: Provided, That the original locators, their °'“°'°' heirs, assigns, or legal representatives, have not resumed work upon the claim after such failure and before such location. Upon the failure of any one of several co—owners to contribute his proportion of the expenditures required by this act, the co-owners who have performed the labor or made d interest of R the improvements may, at the expiration of the year, give such delinquent ng,;';?";:? :0 °" co-owner personal notice in writing or notice by publication in the newsbelongto ce- paper pubpished nearest the claim, for at least once a week for ninety <>W¤¤*S~ days, and i at the expiration of ninety days after such notice in writing or by publication such delinquent should fail or refuse to contribute his roportion to comply with this act, his interest in the claim shall becomepthe property of his co-owners who have made the required expenditures. Ifetegtgprlgnd Sec. 6. That a patent for any land claimed and located for valuable $5f;f)lé ,1;* °" deposits may be obtained in the following manner: Any person, associposits, how Bobs ation, or corporation authorized to locate a claim under this act, having °b°°i¤°d- claimed and located a. piece of land for such purposes, who has, or have,