Guide to the mining laws of the world - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ... This privilege, however, only extended to agricultural lands as distinguished from mineral lands or other land reserved for purposes of pubbc utility. Until recently there was no special Federal legislation as regards Ownership mines; the old (common law) patents gave a title both to of mines. the surface and to the minerals beneath the land which they comprised without any restriction, as they still do in the States of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, which were excepted from the provisions of the recent Federal mineral legislation. See Revised Statutes, s. 2345). Mineral lands forming part of the public lands (which appear to be all practically situate in the Western States and territories) are now subject to the special provisions of an Act passed in 1872, which will be more particularly referred to hereafter. The Government or Administration of each State or territory only intervenes as a rule by regulations made exclusively for the protection of the workmen employed in the mines. "A patent of land from the United States passes to the patentee all the interest of the United States, whatever it may be, United states in everything connected with the soil, or forming any patents. portion of its bed or fixed to its surface; in short, everything embraced within the term 'land.'" The above is the language of the Supreme Court of California in certain celebrated cases,1 in which agricultural grants made by the Mexican Government before the acquisition of California by the United States were subsequently confirmed by the latter, and patents issued accordingly. The original grant by Mexico confessedly did not convey the precious metals in the soil; but it was held that the 1 Jlooic v. Small.mrl Fremont r. Flower. 17 Cal. Rep. 199. patent of the Uni...