Richard J. Hinton

“ To avail themselves of the benefits of the law, the proprietors of a mining tunnel will be required to give a proper notice of their tunnel location, by erecting a substantial post, bound or monument at the face or commencement thereof, upon which should be posted a good and sufficient notice, giving the names of the party or parties claiming the tunnel right, the actual or proposed course or direction, height and width. ”

“ Homesteads.—Every head of a family, widow, single man or woman of the age of twenty-one years, who is a citizen of the United States, or who has declared his or her intention of becoming so, can enter upon 80 acres of government land within the limits of a railroad grant, or 160 acres outside said limits; and after a continuous residence upon it and cultivation for five years, an absolute title to the land will be given by the United States government, at a total cost of about $9 on 80 acres, or $18 on 160 acres. ”

“ An act approved February 11th 1875, so amends Section 2324, Revised Statutes, as to provide that where “a person or company has or may run a tunnel for the purpose of developing a lode or lodes owned by said person or company, the money so expended on said tunnel shall be taken and considered as expended on said lode or lodes, whether located prior to or since the passage of said act; and such person or company shall not be required to perform work on the surface of said lode or lodes in order to hold the same, as required by said act.” ”

“ The owner of a quartz mill or reduction, not a mine owner in connection therewith, may also receive a mill-site patent. Such sites are located under the mining act, and in compliance with local law and customs as recognized. Such possessory rights give title also to all growing timber thereon. There must in every case be given satisfactory proof of the non-mineral character of the site, and the improvements thereon must be equal to $500 in value. A mill passes to a railroad, if located after a land grant inured to the road. ”

“ It is provided by the Revised Statutes that the miners of each district may make rules and regulations not in conflict with the laws of the United States, or of the State or Territory in which the districts are situated, governing the location, manner of recording, and amount of work necessary to hold possession of a claim. ”

“ All owners and proprietors of arable or irrigable land bordering on, or irrigable by, any public acequia, shall labor on such public acequia, whether such owners or proprietors cultivate the land or not; and all persons interested in a public acequia, whether owners or lessees, shall labor thereon in proportion to the amount of the land owned or held by them, and which may be irrigated or subject to irrigation. ”

“ Land non-mineral in character, and not contiguous to the vein or lode, used by the locator and proprietor for mining or milling purposes, can be included in any application for patent, to an extent not to exceed five acres, and subject to examination and payment as fixed for the superficies of the lode. ”

“ Never carry any large sum of money with you; you can always buy drafts at banks, and if you are going to a strange place you can give your photograph to the banker to forward to your destination, so that you can be identified without trouble when you want to draw your money.
4. Avoid those strangers who claim to be old acquaintances, and whom you do not recollect. A certain class of thieves claim the acquaintance of ignorant countrymen whom they want to rob. ”

“ All damages arising from construction of the acequias shall be assessed by the Probate Judge of the county in a summary manner.
No inhabitant of the Territory shall have right to erect any dam or build a mill, or place any machinery, or open any sluice, or make any dyke, except such as are used for mining purposes, or the reduction of metals, that may impede or obstruct irrigation. ”

“ Water privileges are, since the United States Act of May 10th, 1872, located in the same manner as mines, subject to local regulations, i.e. by definitely locating the five acres by monuments, and recording with the District or County Recorder. If the local rules and decisions of the Courts make the privilege forfeitable for non-use, another party may come in and claim the water right. ”

“ The surveyors for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad have pressed work beyond Cimarron, New Mexico, and expect to extend their surveys as far as Tucson, Arizona, during the present winter. The building of the road, however, will depend largely upon the corporation’s ability in obtaining a land (or other) subsidy from Congress. ”

“ In case an adverse claim has attached to the land, due notice in accordance with rules of practice must be given all persons in interest, of time and place of submitting proof in support of the application to make such change. The adverse claimants will be entitled to the privilege of cross-questioning the applicants’ witnesses, and of offering counter proof. ”

“ The surface of another’s claim cannot be entered by the locator or possessor of such lode or vein.
What Constitutes a Deposit.
The word “deposit” has always been construed by the Land Office to be a general term, embracing veins, lodes, ledges, placers, and all other forms in which the valuable metals have ever been discovered. ”

“ If, when you arrive in a strange town, you want information and advice, you can always get it by applying at the right place. First, apply at the office of the Immigration Society, if there is one. If you are a foreigner, you will probably find in the large cities a Consular office or a benevolent society of your countrymen, and you can apply there. ”

“ Usually, there are attentive and polite men at the police office. Public officers generally in the United States are ready to assist and advise strangers.
10. Before starting from home, carefully read all the accessible books about the State or Territory to which you intend to go; and when you arrive, go to some place where you can find old friends, if you have any. If you are poor, commence work immediately, but do not be in a hurry to buy land, unless with the approval of men whom you can trust. ”

“ A soldier or sailor has the privilege of filing application for homestead upon the land through an agent or attorney, and need not for six months commence actual settlement upon it. Absence from a homestead at any time, for more than six months, works a forfeiture of right to the land. ”

“ If you see anybody pick up a full pocket-book, and he offers it to you for a small sum; or if you see some men playing cards, and you are requested to bet on some point where it seems certain that you must win; or it you see an auctioneer selling a fine gold watch for five dollars, don’t let them catch you. Emigrants are systematically swindled by such tricks. ”

“ Is not compulsory upon miners. They are not obliged to procure a United States patent for their claims. Those who do not, hold exactly the same relations that they did before its passage, provided no adverse claim is interposed. The Revised Statutes of the United States, Sections 2,318 to 2,352, of Title “Mineral Lands” ”

“ Five dollars per day shall be allowed for each and every eight hours’ work performed upon a mine for the purpose of holding title, or performing the necessary amount of work for a patent, and no other expenses shall be considered as expended for the purpose of holding or perfecting title. ”

“ There water is usually found on the right-hand side of the road.
There is another road to Camp Goodwin, via San Simon, (seventeen and a half miles) and thence down the Rio de Sauz, joining the above road at Water Holes, (thirty-one miles) making the distance about eleven miles longer. Tucson, A. T., to Guaymas, Mexico. [ESTIMATED.]
The road from Tucson to Guaymas, except 15 miles south of Calabasas, where it is heavy in wet weather, is one of the finest on the Pacific coast. ”

“ There is another trail leading over this range entering Skull Valley at its upper end, (Dickson’s Ranch) three and one-half miles from Ehle’s. This trail is three or four miles longer than the other, but is not so rough. In winter the short trail (so-called) is often obstructed by snow. These trails are used by the “Mail Carrier.”
Camp Apache to Prescott, A. T. Dos Palmas (S. P. R. R.) to Ehrenberg, A. T.
1 California and Arizona stages to Prescott leave this station. 2 From Ehrenberg there is a road up the Colorado River to Camp Colorado, 45.50 miles. ”

“ In all districts or precincts, the owners or proprietors of land irrigated by public acequias are annually called together by the Justices of the Peace, to elect one or more overseers for the acequias—and it is the duty of said overseers to superintend the opening, excavations and repairs of said acequias ”

“ Never show your money nor let any stranger know that you have any. Thieves prefer to rob emigrants, who generally carry money with them, and cannot stop to prosecute them, and have no acquaintances to aid in the prosecution. ”

“ The left fork leads up the Gila to Adamsville, 21⁄2 miles distant, where are two stores, a mill, etc., and thence to Ruggles and Ewing’s Ranch, (4 miles) where is a store; here the road intersects the road between Camps McDowell and Grant.
Camp Grant to Camp Goodwin.—In very rainy seasons it is necessary to go via Tucson, distance 202 miles. The shorter and better route, except in winter, is up the San Pedro River, 57 miles, to within 8 miles of Tres Alamos, where the left fork leads to Croton Springs, distance 25 miles, and thence to Camp Goodwin, 71 miles—total distance, 153 miles. ”

“ From Yuma. From Prescott.
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Camp Mojave to Willow Grove, A. T.
11⁄2 miles beyond Beale’s Spring, where road crosses Sandy Wash, there is permanent and good water; 1⁄4 mile to right of road, in the Wash, grass abundant; good camping ground. Wood near by, 3⁄4 mile to left of road. Up the Wash are large bodies of good water.
3 miles before reaching Hualpais Spring, just after crossing Big Wash, good permanent water; grass and wood 11⁄2 miles to right of road; good road nearly to the water. ”

“ Stage Fares.—Tucson to Altar, Sonora, $10; to Hermosillo, Sonora, $20. Leave Tucson every Monday noon; return Saturdays, 10 A. M.
Express Matter.—On 25 pounds and over, to Altar, four cents per pound; to Hermosillo, eight cents per pound.
The fare to and from Prescott to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, or San José, by California and Arizona stage to Dos Palmas, and thence by rail, is as follows:
The person holding a ticket has the privilege of stopping over in Los Angeles or other points on the railroad for a reasonable length of time. ”

“ Do not play cards for money with strangers; in many cases they confederate to rob emigrants.
7. Travel in company with old friends, if possible, and do not leave them. Thieves prefer to take their victims one at a time. ”

“ Emigrant Rates.—From Kansas City, Atchison, Topeka, and Lawrence to West Las Animas, La Junta, Pueblo, and Denver, $20; Veta, $24; Cañon City, $22.50; El Moro, $25.50; Del Norte, $42.50: Lake City, $58; Santa Fé, $65.50.
Distance to Santa Fé, New Mexico.—From Atchison or Kansas City to Trinidad, Col., 707 miles by rail; from Trinidad, by stage, to Cimarron, 74 miles; to Fort Union, 14 miles; to Las Végas, 139 miles; and to Santa Fé, 214 miles; making the total distance from Atchison or Kansas City 923 miles—707 miles by rail and 216 by stage. From Santa Fé to Mesilla, 180 miles by stage ”

“ Caldwell Wright, County Recorder and searcher of records. Clifton, Yavapai Co. Eusebio Casteñeda, attorney at law. Coronado Copper Mining Co, Wm. Grant, supt. William Grant, Postmaster. Joy Copper M. Co, Wm. McCormick, supt. Longfellow Copper M. Co, Wm. Smith, supt. Longfellow House (Pablo Salcido, prop.) Wm. Smith, mining and civil engineer. Louis Smadbeck, M. D., physician. Thompson Copper M. Co, E. V. Thompson, supt. Desert Station. (48 miles from Florence.)
Chas. H. Labaree, prop. Ehrenberg, Yuma Co. J. Goldwater, merchant. R. E. Farington, freighter. East Phœnix, Maricopa Co. ”