| Show fv 7 we shall 0 glied ta ft any 0 tf orNi friends at our a ofee f cc and arld rreece receive f from rom then any details df fails of their fros and labon we H invite ari all 0 wao ocho have ait any an mineral miner a I 1 in forna lion ion to 0 o give us u a catt call r As aj this in ili at present prent of tho the ultmont importance to the people pomplo of utah ulli and anil as M tile I 1 law mer la in relation thereto in but little understood 1 propose to vent toy my ideas and VISITS views I 1 in thereto id ily ia taju it is to advocate an YTM M n to existing UBI IASI 10 80 ad to fecili tila taw tho the entry of roal coal lands and finor the poor minor toil and who first fint olle covers mr abo mines aud and the fall benefit I 1 of but from S filch bo be Is virtually c x 1 eluded by ilia erms of the ibo lw law 1 lim lans bt aich title cm can la obtained I 1 a ined to 10 in OMI lands add I 1 14 all away end one ODO 10 1672 2 and is just to all persons but tho the mineral for which title ua can bo be obtained under alic pron eions mions of that ilal law letiro are limited to voice of baartz or other rock in ia lace bc biano ariot rold gold silver cinnabar lid lead tin copla r or 05 otier er fill 1 ihu 0 of f co uriel occludes t BOT ej till ties of iren ore etc in abort confines it to sk list manre nil 11 quartz t ledges the ibo law lair or of july 20 fmc was stai more c idd and only dac adol the right of pro eption or 1 claim tilte to 1 ft a or lodo ad of quartz bartz or other rock in 1 1 ag sol fold silver cinnabar or cr afi coper r T abid do ity or I 1 excluded cladi alad too tin iron beir cuLlo zinc an all initials not named in tho the liw law and unless tho the tern or lodo lode win wai quartz or other rock i in n place aud and curled carried one ODO or moro more of tile f conr 0 or metals mentioned in blui law lair could L it opa patented tented tin on dir bit law tile ibo lair lawo bt may fmay ti boulad the ibo ban ate to many other matild and 0 all ot other ler Tal vallo lable do alto alta and ought by lu its very arms fc rma to bay bavo I 1 med aled coal iron bismuth zinc alicki cobalt arg argence enle sulphur and etan 11 firo clay and tile terms of I 1 abo a 0 law w boen been such that by pursuing the provisions proTis ione of that latr tho ilia or locator could hocq liol dind nil obtain oblin gave r M 0 t title to any valuable deposits dipo alti of minor mi acial a an no no mallar a t V r what that it may bo and nl whether in vein or lodo lode of quartz birtz or other rock lock in place or not M bat as tho the law lair now a ch clarent course must be b pursued by tho the lw law of congress in relation to coal undo landa and town approved july 1 loci ono CDO section li it devoted to coal lands and four to town silim thid ono one ax cc tion provides proT idu abat where coal beda or cold coal fields ajit apon the public domain they aro are not to private benj entry but b by order of be offer at lauio in sale at a minimum price of not dot loss ices that 20 per aero acre in tracts of not moro more than aco acrea it will at once bo boon been that by ilia law the poor miner and prospector prof hu no chance at and that all coal linda lands would fall into the hands of companies compan panics iea alatore and monopolists monopoli ata I 1 igni march arch 1 I inia lair jaw was amended and nil that amendment remains tho the law govern governing a challands coal lands at abo but this I 1 law aw liko like ilia previous one la is coupled with town cutca why not havo it a part of tho the inin mineral cral aste iste law as 1 it should be and put not a part of Is bite law 7 my notion Is to bavo it it again strond ed or rather tacked on to tho ilia mineral liw of may 10 1812 an amendment providing to foe to lo calms akol obtaining patents to coal bud and iron this amendment to tho coil coal landi and acid town into aito law approved march ad 5 provides provide as follows that any citizen of the united states who f atria amov bo in tho the business of oona bona jader actual cost coal mining on tho the public lands landa except relm lands much cilia m upon making liin proof tat eat is factory to ilia alio register and Ree fiur cavor to that shall havo tile right to enter jig to legal 16 ul of land not DOE exceeding IGO acres at tile minimum price of 11 20 poc per aero fixed in 0 alu to coal slid and town pro property P act ol of july lat loci ibal provided Provid td that when abo mid leod at tho the bianu vt vf this act a beorn declaratory at 1 0 0 of the tract and showing also LO the tz cx tuut tent and character of the improvements shall bo be filed within six eix months irom from tho the date dalo of and proof and daymont shall hall to be mado made within ono ODO year from uia the data dalo of such luch aih but uil where such promises may bo be on lb claton landd an hereafter hore 0 r after to bo be BUrve Tod such auch de lod tory statement shall bo be filed led within abio three months from WO tho return to tho ilia district land of the official cull township town alil plat and proof and payment bo be made aithan ono acar from tho the data of such filing now there it li ito tile tho law governing tho the location and manner of procuring ance to coil coal lands it n u ill all bo be seen by these laws law that by the ilia law of july lt let elect lect the iho only ll 11 way by to obtain title is to Paro basO it at public a bales ales of thaw lands v believer the same lomo zuay inny bo be ordered old bold by tho the president and at such public bale tho price dot bo leasil CM lhnn luoin lafty 20 per eracle acre mod and tho the poor minor and tor by y arkill lill and industry wo tho mina was and developed const then bid fur it in even competition with ilia capitalist anti and speculator uy isy the law of march sol sd it will bo be scon that tho ilia bea cilta of ilia law aro are extended only to those who berils la ila the business of bona IWO fide actual coal in mining taing is t the Pas saget of that act therefore lit all stoy erics or of coal mines subsequent to march ad are not dot provided for by eliat law and tho ilia duc or locator locator must fail back to ilia law of july let it 1864 and buy sta at a public ulo sale or resort to abo tit or beir coating perjury IDS t that ha t 1 it t ll is cufar cultural lands or that lo ho wu antu 0 y and engaged to in the of coil cc 1 I 1 tat mining on said lands land prior to march 1 1805 S T tho former bourbo is is generally adopted and those londi lands aro are being auy cook throve thron gli ilia AD aau isabil offices ad u lands bur ap ported by t affidavits nil ivita of uio the chua nr and extent of tile mado thereon ly by the claimant who with lis lii cloudy fir and lies a ran kanchis chis on said ludi la in cither oaf coo it good gocal tu id to obtain a LIU lilac As will wili basma bo seen by ly a close examination of alo pro imp tion iam for ii lands that must bo be followed follo vedi but vr I 1 have haro not space ipac to duoto ow what I 1 would propone id that lial uio ill mineral law w of it may loll 1011 1872 lo be amenold by y adding a section mines iron iron bad other nio ana beds deposits or guarna quarna u L e a 0 of f sulphur wild pot gokul aili gypsum lq lire r city oy cast maialo liu or other oilier metals or Dunc rals ino ingv tie bo ick arild by celium of disc discovery otery or atod litlo b by y states patent obtained to tho the land jand in m aich they ire fonal according vi ta legal dublin isio uby pur pursuing saing a course conru similar to or the rama ous that provided to 10 uld bald hon linof of may logli let some ono one in fit this matter and present to congress ft a mo ma morial asking for such noh amend amendment mant there are u some other laws of Clong reu la in relation to coil coal andiron md iron by which title tillo could be procured pr Karod but they were only hamod as amond mants to some komo gilrod lewd by bilich tho the railroad companies could obtain till litlo to chiso lbs lands along the of their road and of no earby benefit t i noy any holding claims out sido cilo of ilia railroad graut grant britan |
