Show MEXICAN MINING LAWS it would seem as if the mining laws of the united states were enacted for the purpose of getting men into trouble who are in any way interested in the minin mining g industry that instead of protecting the individual who complies with them they open the ahe way for endless litigation that the man who makes a mining location and who fills all of the requirements of the law must defend his rights instead of the government defending them for him and that a man has no right and title under the law which he has fully complied with that any individual any blackmailer and any sharper will recognize or respect in fact it would seem that he laws pertaining to mining in the united states are a jumble of meaningless mean ingles phrases traps for the unwary inducement for unscrupulous acts and an impediment in the way of legitimate and successful mining in the matter of its mining laws the united states might well copy the code of mexico or of canada in the former country the man who wishes to engage in r mining a in obtains a permit from the proper officials fici als and when he selects the ground he desires to operate he notifies the judge the ground is surveyed the regulation fees are paid and as long as the man pays the annual tax the ground is his he is protected in his rights and no man pan can take it away from him and no one can give him trouble because of a claim of possessing extra lateral rights as vertical lines govern and all that is within the boundary lines of his claim or group of claims is his if a claim owner has trouble with a jumper he appeals to the judge and the jumper is immediately arrested and jailed if any altercation arises the matter is adjudicated at once by a commission of three one selected by each of the contestants and one by the judge american citizens who are engaged in mining operations in the land of the mon te speak most favorably of the simplicity city the justice and the protection afforded by the mining laws of mexico of the encouragement coura gement and inducements given and extended to foreigners to engage in mining in mexico and of the speedy arraignment and punishment of those who violate the laws in the least degree the prosecution being carried on by the government upon complaint of those harrasser harr assed by any who may infringe upon their rights were such laws as those in force in mexico applied to the united states litigation in mining affairs would almost entirely cease the occupation of the claim jumper would be gone the fakir would have to leave the country and there would be no more clouding of titles by irresponsible parties whose only object is blackmail at clifton and morenci Moren cl arizona the mining review is informed those engaged in mining have adopted by mutual agreement the mexican law as far as it extends to extra lateral rights and as a result there is but little mining litigation in these two camps it does seem as if some changes should soon be made in the ridiculous and unjust mining laws of the united states they are as senseless as they are a menace to mining industry and should be repealed and the laws of a more I 1 unenlightened country adopted to supercede supersede super cede them |