Table of Contents

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CHAPTER I—MINING LAWS  
  Mining Districts 1
  Federal Mining Laws 2
  State Mining Laws 5
  Abstract of State Laws 6
  Survey—Legal Interrelationships 14
 
CHAPTER II-DISCOVERY AND LOCATION  
  Lode Claims 19
  Placer Claims 25
  Mill Sites 25
  Tunnel Sites 26
  General 26
 
CHAPTER III—MINERAL SURVEYORS  
  Appointments 29
  Qualification 30
  Duties of the Mineral Surveyor 30
  Contract for Surveys 31
  Restrictions 32
 
CHAPTER IV—APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR SURVEY  
 
CHAPTER V—THE PATENT SURVEY  
  Field Work 39
  Office Work 50
  Processing the Survey 52
  Departures From the Normal Procedure 54
 
CHAPTER VI—RESURVEYS  
 
GLOSSARY OF MINING TERMS  
 
APPENDIX  
 
INDEX