Excerpt from Historical Sketch of the Mining Law in California One of the most interesting chapters in Pliny, who wrote his Natural History shortly after the time of Christ, is that in which he describes the difierent methods of mining opera tions in vogue in his time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Exploring the history of mining law in California, this book takes a deep dive into the influence of government policies on the mining industry. It provides a comprehensive overview of the laws and regulations that shaped this industry in the state. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...the recovery of a mining title, or for damages to any such title, shall be affected by the fact that the paramount title to the land on which such mines lie is in the United States, but each case shall be adjudged by the law of possession." The only other two instances before the general law of 1866, where Congress recognized possessory rights or rules of miners, or granted a fee in mineral lands, were local in their character and application; one was section 2 of the Act of May 5, 1866, (14 U. S. Stat. at Large, 43), concerning boundaries of the State of Nevada; and the other was the Act of Juy 25, 1866, (14 U. S. Stat. at Large, 242), commonly known as the Sutro Tunnel Act. INTRODUCTION OF LODE LAW OF l866. On May 28, 1866, Senator Conness, chairman of the committee on mines and mining in the United States Senate, reported back to that body Senate bill No. 257, entitled "An Act to regulate the occupation of mineral lands, and to extend the right of pre-emption thereto," and recommended the passage of a substitute. In his report, he took strong grounds against all measures for the sale of the mines to the highest bidders and for the taxation of those engaged in working them. He claimed that it was the first duty of Congress to set at rest all doubts and apprehensions affecting mining property by the promulgation of a policy which should give full and complete protection to all existing possessory rights upon liberal conditions, with full and complete legal guarantees, and which should provide the most generous conditions looking toward further explorations and developments. He especially commends the features of the bill recognizing the rules and regulations of the miners: "Another feature of the bill recommended," says the report, "is, ...

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