Show MINING EXTENSION LAW we received the following official announcement from the general land office by mail list last evening dc department part of tho G interior general land office march 18 1873 tho fol following lowin ii i va am act of congress approved march ma r 1 ISM T an act to amend an act entitled an sc act to a promote the development of the mining mining resources of the united states be ba it enacted cn by the senate and house of representative i of the united states of amorist min in congecsi assam bled that the provisions of the fifth section of the act entitled A an set act to prom promote ote the ilia development of the mining resources of the united states passed may I 1 lath 1872 which requires expenditures ot labor and improvements on claims located prior to the passage 0 of f said act are hereby so 10 amended avat the time lime for tho the first annual expenditure on claims located prior to the passage parige of said eaid act shall hall bo be extended to the laih day of june rune 1871 I 1 by this legislation the reja or of the fifth section motion of the act acl of may 10 1872 are changed by the time for the ahr first annual expenditure upon climma located prior to joiy 10 1874 to june 10 the rho require requirement menU in regard to expenditures upon claims located binea may 10 1872 are in no way changed IV V IV ci artig acting commissioner |