Show THE MEW MINING LAW the follow ing complete synopsis of senator blew s i roi ased ing law appe ire 1 in the sin inn cisco senators stew and reller ippe ired before the house committee on mines ind 1 morning the dinst to discuss tl e mining bill p issod tl e senite list genitor aten ait presented a substitute for tie bill inch mide miny changes which 1 e ibid ere suggested by criticisms of the press and by in terest cd in mining ind linit g livigi lion acome of the changes in the law as which are con bained in the substitute are the limitt location by one person of one claim but limits the ehunt tooig alie lode whether it be one location loci tion 01 miny to it does not 1 recent tie loci tion of einson iny number of locations in i district if aliey be on dif ferent eins 11 e original 1 iw limited tl 0 extent of a claim to laou feet but did not abit the location loci tion of moio thin one claim on the sime belll I 1 lie origin tl liw required in tin re location some reference to natural objects or jermi nent bonu ments 11 is pro ision led to some con fusion it ben g impossible for til un lettered m in tu m ike in tc curate de by s ih lef irence 11 I 1 tl e conits 1 nc parti cilly tl e liw 1 he substitute bill retires the claim to ie distinctly mirl ed on the ground by i or monuments so th it its bound iry can be ie edily priced II 11 e present liw re anres until i patent is isred ahe substitute re quires work until tl e pi ment of pur chise money ind the ibs uince of a til cite of entry 1 he 1 w as construed by tl e ent allows dinv inv ot claims to bo included in tl e same patent and worth of w ork on one is 1 eld to patent tl em greit abuses hae arisen under this con st ruction in colondo persons ire seeking to patents tor dinv hundreds of acres sometimes 1000 or moie of land upon SAO worth of ork ahe bill limits the amount of ground which kiy be included in a patent to 1500 feet of ode claim ind eighty acres of t placer claim lie present liw makes the arst day if january the beginning of the time corthe performance of the on mining claims and of churbe courbe the beir runs out the of december dt midnight 1 hose i ho desire to lo 10 cate a claim which has been ib must do so if they mould present tie possibility of some other person locating it immediately after midnight on tl e alst day of december much litigation his grown out of this i revision by rei son of the location of claims it night and it ins frequently that blood centt acts have in tie dark between contending parties beside the ast 1st of january is i time when the mountains are usually covered with snow ard it is i bid time to docite claims tie new bill makes tie fust day of october at noon the beginning of tie ear for annual v ork and pio vides that on claims located before the ast 1st of eich beir tie work sl all be performed before tl e fol lowing october and on chains itter tl e list d ly of I 1 february and be fore tl e ast 1st of october locators hue dillof tl g icci to do tie an till alk in c ise the bill i asses at tl is session it is provided eliat ou claims on alich the wis performed list year the for this veir is leq anred to be it 12 0 clock meridian time of the ast 1st day of october of this icar but miners ire only required to 1 hilt the usual amount or ja worth of work on of feet ork on placer charos is fixed at t at for e ich tw enty acres it is also provided tl at where tie sime erson assoni or ow n el tiros adjoining id joining not exceeding five worth of work or develon ment on one claim ill excuse on the during tie ear in v inch such expenditure is mil rie bill ilso requires in shoeing that alie annual ork ins been per formed to be filed with tl e recorder of the mining distinct or it there be noi e then v atti the county recorder u tl e county in wl icci the claim is situ abed within tl airty das from tl e time limited for tl e i of such work lie ausent law requires ano wit nesses to the posting of a notice of an application tor i patent upon the ground his r dispensed ith and the of the int is incept ed here i co 0 ner fills to the libor required to 1 old i claim it is provided in alie substitute bill th it oil er owners are allotted to do the aik oik and serve notice on alie delinquent owner lly or by publication for ninety days ind if alie delinquent co owner does not contribute his shire within ninety days thereafter 1 is in terest in tl e claim becomes the proper ty of his co owner who the work upon nc an show ing service of notice or publication as the use may be tie recorder rec of the mining district if there be one oil with the counti recorder owners of fumul claims ire required to do worth of on tie sur face of ciali claim ait ernard the work in the tunnel so long as it is continued is regarded as work on each claim 11 e rules of the retire that tl e to tl e mineral sur beyar sh ill be sworn 11 is bocc inions i gre of expense by requiring the orvices of a notary lublic on tie for that purpose hie bill au deputa sune ors to id minister gatlis to tl air assistants mikes it a condition ot s lie that tl e miners of eacle mil ii g district should have the ril kcf way tl rough I 1 or my claim foi raids ditc liet cuts tunnels an I 1 oil el e foi tl e burp se f won ii g tie mint s but tint the be nf il cited by the instates and 1 ins reservation hilll kiili very import int to the develon mant of mines ii is been in i er line by the fail lire of the 1 cal legi to piss laws leg aliling scicli easements lie bill ali it ts shall be ie i ailred in alio same man ler that invite I 1 property taken for i use in tl e levei tl atiles ind 1 lie pr eisent lift provides iro vides that iain divit uhn u hn patents ire to bt art ie in the I 1 u d district in v inch alie cl alm ilm is d fhe s ib bill provides tl it tl ey m ly be it 11 alic 01 my other 1 erbun to biter bivin i tin stilli itaro ira some chin gesin alie bill ahe committee mr stalwart sta wart s substitute and will report it ti alie iio ise it 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