Show sale of mineral lands tile alio bill introduced introduce I in Cong rca by senator sherman for tile sali sail of ottic the mancial land anti ii the iti concoction or ocono one who knowd nothing not liing of tile tho subject e ct upon which y lie purposes to legislate should it bo enacted into a 1 law it would injure every interest involved that of the miners as well as tho GOT ern ment the revenue arising Arl sills from froin tile the tile the measure would not bo be sufficient itt to pay tile the offic cra for which it provides and it would utterly demoralize the miners by making confusion among them borew can confounded founded yet noti notwithstanding there is not a solitary ro deeming feature in Sher shermand shermans mans bill we do believe that the in interests teresta of miners miners the state and nation would le by girding to those in in possess poi 1103 sesil sess on ion a fee simple title to tile mineral lands th the c r plin I 1 in should be as follows fol lowa A allow ow tho the size alia shape 1 e and locati location of dianing claims t to a be be regula regulated c d aa now provided brov aided for by local regula eions for no 8 of uniform surveying can work well in tho the mines mines as in tile mining regions not much more alian oi one c tenth of elii surface of the earth will pay for mining and the lie baing pa ing lodes do not lot run according to square and coro whenever li ellever a min man orn or n company dball locate a 1 1 daini I according cording uc tu U arct tit regulations oiin governing location and has had ascertained that it will probably pay to work ila ho or it should tic be allowed to filo iu in taw ali united states land office a it ii odthe size pie boundaries and plan of location of tile tho claim and receive front from thu government a deed in fee simple on oil the paa payment ment of a small aunt aum say aay i a d boll 11 ll ir r or jo ao per enrit font heing being made to prevent monopoly such a system would be pla anil and a under it the government would receive k greater revenue though a 1 dinall one than it can call possibly realize front from any other system miners would be thoroughly protected in their rights against pipers inthout being anric I 1 atily harassed or exorbitantly ly taxed and an impetus would bo be given given to the mining interests W wladi lie it ax result in I 1 listing to tile the mining territories and to tho people S F I 1 calt call wily voyn voyagers gers take tho of the hu mortal bard to sea eca N n ith term I 1 because however b bad d tile enaber N they can always get a fine passage pa aang out of shak span speare rc |