Show COST OF SURVEYS mining operators and claim owners will be interested to know that commencing on the alth a new schedule of rates affecting surveys for patents will go into effect in the surveyor generals office the changes are made under instructions from the commissioner of the general land office and are as follows for lode claim 30 for placer claim 30 for separate 25 for and lode claim embraced in one survey 45 for upwards of three locations embraced in one survey for foi the first location 30 and for each subsequent location 20 for each lode claim within and included in the survey of a placer claim 15 for certificate of expenditure pend iture of improvements after approval of survey 5 should an amended order issue an additional deposit will be required it will be observed that the new schedule of rates makes several changes viz ariz an increase of 10 per location for a single location ar or for three locations embraced in one group survey if upwards of three locations 30 only is charged for the first location 20 for each additional location an and under th old system in vogue 20 for each location wa charged it will also be observed that the V v heretofore charged for each conflict has been dropped which in the majority of cases will result favorably to the claimants it might be added that the new schedule of rates is made up to conform as nearl nearly 7 as may be to tile the rates adopted in all other offices of united states surveyor general in the united states andis and is less than in ill some other states daily herald |