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Show ,-T.i - TTi.VW the amount of placer ground that can be patented under one application to forty acres, defining mineral lands as lands containing lodes or rock jn place bearing goM, silver, rlmvabar or other valuable metals, or other material bearing bear-ing metal in quantity sufficient to jus-tily jus-tily any ' reasonable person in expending expend-ing money or labor thereon. ' It also f)ermils incorporated cities or towns to ocate townsites on mineral lands, subject sub-ject to certain restrictions and provides where mineral lands are reserved from the operations of land grants proof shall be submitted to the secretary of the interior of the character of the land for which patent is sought under such grant. CARTERS minimi law bill. Some Important Amendment Proposed hf t'le Mnntantt Krpri-iientatlve. Washington', Jan. 17. Representative Representa-tive Carter of Montana, from the committee com-mittee on mines and mining, reported to tho house, with amendments, the senate bill to cure tho defects in tho existing law with relation to mineral laws, etc. The bill,, reported makes a number of changes in tho existing law, among them being tho provision preventing pre-venting the relocating of mining claims by pt.rsons who neglect to perform annual an-nual assessment work thereon, limiting |