20. Lode in placer.—If a placer mining applicant fails to state that there is a known lode within the boundaries of the claim, it is taken as a conclusive declaration that he has no right of possession thereto. If no such vein or lode be known the placer patent will convey all valuable mineral and other deposits within the boundaries of the claim. A known lode not included in an application for patent to the claim may be applied for even after issuance of patent to the placer mining claim. Where a placer mining claimant makes application for a placer containing within its boundaries a lode claim owned by him the lode must be surveyed, the lode being paid for on the basis of $5 per acre and the remaining portions of the placer at the rate of $2.50 per acre. 21. The United States mining laws are applicable to the following States: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 22. National parks and monuments.-With the exception of Mt. McKinley National Park in Alaska and Death Valley National Monument in California mining locations may not be made on lands in national parks and monuments after their establishment. 23. Withdrawals.-Withdrawals usually bar location under the mining laws, but withdrawals made under the act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), permit locations of the withdrawn lands containing metalliferous minerals. Lands withdrawn for water power purposes are not subject to location unless first restored under the provisions of section 24 of the Federal Water Power Act. 24. Minerals in Indian lands. In general, the mineral deposits in Indian reservations are subject to leasing and are under the administration of the Office of Indian Affairs. 25. Mineral land in agricultural entries--Protest-Contest.-Where lands known to be valuable for minerals are embraced in an agricultural filing, other than a stock raising homstead filing, a mineral claimant may initiate a contest thereagainst by filing a protest sworn to and in duplicate, in the local land office, alleging sufficient facts, which, if proven, will establish the mineral character of the land, and warrant cancellation of the agricultural filing. The protest must be corroborated by one or more witnesses having knowledge of the facts alleged. In the case of stock raising homstead entries, a mineral claimant, whose location antedates the homstead filing, must protest such filing in order to protect his title to the surface of his mining claim. 26. Cost of patent proceedings for mining claims.—With the exception of the fixed charges, such as the fee for filing an application for patent, which is $10, the purchase price of lands in lode claims and millsites at $5 per acre, and $5 for each fractional part of an acre, and $2.50 per acre or fraction of an acre for placer lands, unless otherwise provided by law as to certain lands, no estimate can be furnished as to what it will cost to procure a patent. The cost of publication, survey, and abstract of title depends upon the services rendered and vary in each case. SAMPLE MINING LOCATION NOTICE-Continued Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, having complied with the requirements of Chapter Six of Title Thirty-two, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and the laws of the State of Idaho, and the local customs and regulations of said District ha located and do hereby locate feet in width on the feet in length, and linear lode, vein, ledge or deposit (or placer ground), situated in the above State, County and Mining District, and further described as follows: Commencing at a point marked No. 1 at the discovery shaft (cut or tunnel) from thence feet in a feet in a feet in a direction to an end post marked No. 2, thence direction to a corner post direcfeet in a marked No. 3, thence tion to a corner post marked No. 4, thence direction to a center end post marked No. 5, thence direction to a corner post marked direction to a feet in a feet in a feet in a No. 6, thence__corner post marked No. 7, thence direction to said end post No. 2, hereby locating and intending to claim direction from discovery to the opposite direction from discovery to the feet in a end line and feet in the end line and feet on each side of the middle of said lode or ledge, for the purpose of mining the same and claiming all the surface rights, privileges, and minerals, with all dips, spurs, angles and variations, and other rights granted by existing laws and customs. This claim is further described as follows: The adjoining claims are: This notice is placed at discovery post No. 1; posts are placed at each corner, and the name of this lode and date of location are placed on all posts. Located this Witnesses: day of A. D., 194 day of o'clock Records of A. D., 194____ at STATE OF IDAHO, I. County of Bonner, 88: do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States of America (or have declared my intention to become such), and that I am acquainted with the mining ground described in this notice of location, and herewith called the ledge, lode or claim; that the ground and claim therein described or any part thereof, has not, to the best of my knowledge and belief, been located according to the laws of the United States, and the State of Idaho, or if so located, that the same has been abandoned or forfeited by reason of the failure of such former locators to comply in respect thereto with the requirements of said laws; and that I have opened new grounds to the extent or depth of ten feet, as required by the laws of the State of Idaho. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of 194___ SAMPLE MINE PROOF OF LABOR (UNPATENTED MINING CLAIM) PROOF OF LABOR PERFORMED ON MINING CLAIM STATE OF IDAHO County of Bonner ss. Before me, the undersigned, a.... personally appeared___. first sworn, says that at least___ -who being Mining Dollars' worth of work or improvements were performed or made upon__ situated in Claim Mining District, County of Bonner, State of Idaho, for the year 19_ that such expenditure was made by, for or at the expense of--- Owner of said claim___ for the purpose of holding said claim___, and that stakes, monuments or trees marking the boundaries of said claim--- are in proper place and position. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of.. 19____ County, State of Idaho, a citizen (or having declared my intention to become a citizen) of the United States of America, and the owner-- and claimant__ of.. mining claims, do hereby give notice of my (our) desire and intention to hold said mining claims for the year ending at 12 o'clock Meridian, July 1st, 19--. Said mining claims being situated in.... Mining District, County of and now of record in the office of the Recorder of said County, State of Idaho, and State of Idaho, I (We) hereby certify that we desire to hold said mining claim, or claims, and obtain the benefit of that certain Act of the 78th Congress, First Session, known as Public Law 47, Chapter 91 (H. R. 2370), entitled "An Act providing for the suspension of annual assessment work on mining claims held by location in the United States, including the Territory of Alaska." The same is hereby suspended until hour of 12 o'clock Meridian on the first day of July after the cessation of hostilities in the present war as determined by prclamation of the President or concurrent resolution of the Congress. Witness my (our) hand__ and seal this Witness: day of Signed 19- Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of 19__. Notary Public NOTE. This notice must be filed not later than 12 o'clock Meridian of July 1, for each year that this act remains in effect. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LETTER SHOWING THE ANNUAL GRAZING REVENUE OF 0.008 CENTS PER ACRE, TAYLOR GRAZING LAND; I. E., 8 MILLS PER ACRE Hon. COMPTON I. WHITE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, Washington, D. O., February 24, 1950. House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. MY DEAR MR. WHITE: I have your letter of February 20, 1950, addressed to Mr. Gerald M. Kerr, in which you request information concerning the income received per acre from lands leased under the provisions of the Taylor Grazing Act. There are approximately 170,000,000 acres of vacant, unappropriatedfi unreserved public domain lands in the United States. Of the total, approximately 36,000,000 acres are subject to lease under section 15 of the act. Of this amount 12,119,326 acres were under lease during the 1949 fiscal year. No doubt most of the remaining lands were used in trespass due to lack of personnel to afford proper supervision. Included within 58 grazing districts established pursuant to setcion 3 of the act are 134,000,000 acres and, in addition, there are approximately 14,500,000 acres of reserved public lands and lands leased under the Pierce Act, which are intermingled with grazing district lands and administered by this Bureau. Revenue collected from section 15 leases during 1949 amounted to $172,509.79. These lands are leased on an acre basis. The rental being based on the grazing capacity of the land, varies from 0.001 to 0.440 depending upon the grazing capacity. The gross revenue collected for grazing licenses and permits within grazing districts for 1949 was $1,075,957.48. Grazing fees on grazing district lands are uniform in all districts. The charge is made on per head per month basis, 8 cents per head per month for cattle and horses, and 1.6 cents per head per month for sheep and goats. The total income from grazing in 1949 on the leased and grazing district land averaged about 0.008 of a cent per acre. If we can furnish you any further information, please do not hesitate to call on us. Sincerely yours, MARION CLAWSON, Director. FOREST SERVICE LETTER SHOWING THE ANNUAL GRAZING INCOME OF 0.04439 CENTS PER ACRE FROM NATIONAL FOREST LAND; I. E., LESS THAN 42 CENTS PER ACRE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE, Washington, February 21, 1950. Hon. COMPTON I. WHITE, House of Representatives. DEAR MR. WHITE: I have your letter of February 20 requesting a statement of the annual revenue per acre for grazing in the national forests. The revenue per acre varies from year to year due to changes in the rates charged for grazing and in the number of stock run on the forests, as well as some variation in the acreage grazed. In the calendar year 1949 about 73,800,000 acres were classed as usable and open for grazing of domestic livestock. The grazing fees for the fiscal year 1949 deposited in the Forest Reserve Fund (which roughly cover the fees for grazing during the calendar year 1949) amounted to $3,275,964. On this basis the amount per acre was approximately 4.439 cents. Sincerely yours, LYLE F. WATTS, Chief. By C. M. GRANGER. |