II.--STATE AND TERRITORIAL MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER-Continued. Statutos of 1866, 1867, 1871, 1873. The Compiled Laws, including all laws in force at close of fourth legislative assembly, 1276 Session Laws of 1877, 1879 III.-LOCAL MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARIZONA CALIFORNIA COLORADO.. DAKOTA. IDAHO...... MONTANA NEVADA. NEW MEXICO OREGON.. UTAN WASHINGTON 497-503 503–508 508-591 591-592 592-613 614-681 681-685 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL: No. 18 WALL STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y., December 17, 1884. Hon. 0. W. SEATON, Superintendent Tenth Census, Washington, D. C. SIR: I have the honor herewith to transmit the census volume devoted to Mining Laws, Rules, and Regulations. It consists of, first, a collection of the federal laws under which citizens may obtain title to public mineral land, together with the departmental rules and regulations now in force; second, the various state and territorial laws pertaining to the initiation and perfecting of mineral claims; and, third, the local district rules and regulations enacted by the various miners' organizations. These local enactments cover the whole period of western precious metal mining, and follow closely the entire geographical distribution of gold and silver within the United States. They are of extreme value as covering the inception of a very large number of titles to important properties. It is not claimed that this collection covers by any means all the mining districts which have been organized. Many were of the most temporary character, organized one day and abandoned the next; and even among the more prominent districts which have yielded a large quota of the country's wealth of precious metals, records have been either accidentally or purposely destroyed. But the attempt has been made, and fairly well carried out, to assemble here all the important district laws which can now be obtained and authenticated. Very respectfully, yours, CLARENCE KING, Special Agent Tenth Census. |