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L. A. Times Exposes Government Plot To Kill Small Mines
Nov. 19th issue of the Los An-
geles Times brought to light the
fact that despite the announce-
ment and published statements
made by the National Minerals
Advisory Board, over the signa-
ture of Chas. Willis of Phoenix,
Ariz., its public lands chairman,
the drastic chanes in the Gen-
eral Mining Law WILL BE MA]-E.
The Times dug up a "Confiden-
tial Memo" of the Department of
the Interior, issued in Portland,
Ore., to all Division Chiefs and all
]ield Officers, by the Regional
Administrator, with the warning:
Neither this memorandum nor the
information it contains is to be
made available to the public.
THE SAME OLD STUFF
The Times brings out that the
Interior Dept. hasn't changed its
mind one bit and is still demand-
ing the drastic changes in the
law announced two years ago
when the entire West rebelled at
tae program. It was then that the
Dept. announced the organization
of the National Minerals Advisory
Board, supposedly giving the min-
ers and claimholders a represen-
tation in government, but as has
been suspected the Board members
are just stooges for the depart-
ment.
Proposed changes m the Mining
Laws. as sought in the confiden-
tial document of the Department
of the Interior as disclosed by The
Times. are as follows:
Extralateral Riqhts to be Denied
1--As to locations mnde subse-
quent to the effective date of the
proposed act the distinction be-
tween placer and lode claims is
abandoned. The size of a single
claim is limited to 40 acres, ree-
tanflar in shape with the longer
dimenmon not more than twice the
width. A patent based upon a val-
uable discovery qll include any
vein. lode or placer deposits with-
rn the boundary of the patented
claim, but it will not include the
extralateral rights which hereto-
fore have belonged to a lode pat-
entee. The purchase price will be
$2.50. Where a claim embraces less
than five acres, if the land is min-
-q] the Secretary may issue a
patent without proof of discovery
subject to such regulations as he
may issue.
URVEYS
2--Claims located on surveyed
HERE'S THE PLOT
In a few words this is what the
Interior Dept. has hatched up
for the elaimholder: There will
be no distinction between the
lode and placer claims; you will
not be able to locate a claim fol-
lowing the strike or exposure;
extralateral rights will not be al-
lowed. Surface rights will be
retained by the gov't, even after
patent is granted.
Filing with a federal agency
will be required; assessm't work
will be raised from $100 to $300
per year; if after 5 years the
claimholder does not apply for a
patent, assessment work will go
to $600 per yr.; Proofs of Labor
must be filed with the Bureau of
Land Managementfailure to do
so puts claimant out for 3 yrs.
Mining on lands on which the
gov't has mineral reservations
requires a bond to quarantee
against surface damages. The
holder "of a patent on vineral
rights also likewise must com-
pensate owner of surface rights
for damage.
lands shall conform as nearly as
practicable according to the sur-
vey. On unsurveyed land claims
shall be located in east-west, north-
south lines, connected by course
and distance to the nearest sur-
vey corner if within two miles:
if no such corner available
the claim in to be connected to
two permanent natural objects or
monuments.
SURFACE RIGHTS
3-Anv patent issued for a lo-
cation made after the date of the
proposed act will convey title to
the minerals within the claim
boundary toether with the right
to cut timber needed in mining
operations pursuant to rules to be
issued by the Secretary. Such pat-
ent. unlike mineral patents here-
tofore isued, will reserve to the
United States the surface and sur-
face resources. qth a right in the
mineral patent holder to make
only such use of the surface as
is necessary for mining operations.
THE GEOPHYSICAL CLAIM
--.The proposed legislation
makes provision for a new type
of mining location to be known
as a "geological mining claim." A
geological, minnig claim may be
located prior to discovery. It may
be not more than 640 acres in
sixe or two miles in length, and
Paotnote by Joe Goodwin, president Pluma Chapter, W. M. C:
Your Plumes Mining Chapter and the Western Mining Council, Inc.
dvises everyone, whether claim holder, prospector or bsiness:an, to
wire or write the following and register strongly your objection to the
change in the Mining Laws: Congressman Clair Engle, House Office
Bldg., Washington. D.C.; Senators Richard M. Nixon. Wm. Knowland,
Pat /€[cCarran, Senate Office Bldg., Washington. D.C.: The National
Minerals Advisory Board is just another group appointed by President
Truman to stymie the very life blood of American business. From the
lational Defense angle, we will be without such strategics as Mauga-
nose, Chrome, Tungsten, etc., since no one will be able to afford to pros-
pect or put into operation any mineral-producing property. This is a
vicious and malicious move on the p;¢rt of a bureaucratic regime which
may rock the foundations from under your own home. Step by step, the
Washington Career boys are edging t'heir way toward a dictatorship
which will lose us the freedom granted us under the Bill of Rights,
the total acregare of all contiguous
geological mining claims of one
claimant may not exceed 2560
acres. The requirements with res-
pect to monumenting and record-
ing the claim are the same as
those for ordinary mining Claims.
In addition, the geological mining
claimant will file with the bureau
a statement cf the geological or
geophysical prospecting to be un-
dertaken. A geological mining
claim may be held for two years
and if a discovery is made and
an ordinary mining claim is locat-
ed on the basis of such discovery,
the geological mining claim may
be extended for an additional year.
RETROACTIVE FILING
5--The holders of all ordinary
mining locations, whether initiated
before or after the date of the
proposed act. are required to file
with the bureau a statement des-
cribing the location of the claim
and suchh other facts as the Sec-
retary may prescribe. No such
statement is now required.
$300 WORK REQUIRED
6--The value of annual assess-
ment work is increased from the
present $109 to $300 per year, and
if an application for patent has
not been filed within five years
after the date of location, or e
passage of the act, whichever is
later, the value of the annual as-
sessment work is increased there-
after to $600 per year.
File Pr,aof of Labor with Bureau
7--The claimant is required to
file with the bureau an annual
statement of assessment work per-
formed, and failure to file this
statement or to perform the as-
sessment work constitutes aban-
donment of the taming location
and precludes the claimant and
any other person acting in his in-
terest from relocating the claim
for a period of three years after
the abandonment, Failure to file
with the bureau the location notice
described above also constitutes
abandonmnt with the same conse-
quence. This would be a completely
new provision in the mining laws
applicable to public lands.
ADVERTISEMENT REQUIRED
8--Advertisement of applications
for patent are to be made once a
week for four consecutive .weeks.
In the case of a contest, personal
notice of at least 10 days must
be given to the opposing party or,
if he cannot be found, by publica-
tion once a week for 4 consecutive
weeks in a newspaper in the c0nty
where claim is located. This ,is a
modification of an existing law.
Prospectors Must File Bond
9--With respect to mining lnds
which have been disposed of by
the U. S. with mineral reservation,
a prospector would be required to
file with the Sec'y a bond for se-
curity for damages to surface of
land and to crops and improve-
ments thereon. Holder of a patent
underlying such lands may like-
wise be required to compensate the
owner of surface for damages.This,
also is modification of existnig law
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Wednesday-Thursday Jan. 17-18
MARK STEVENS
EDMOND O'BRIEN
GALE STORM
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
AND DAWN
HAMBLIN CEDAR CHEST
AWARDED THURSDAY NITE
'ROUND INDIAN VALLEY
Robert Bolick, who has not been
seen around Greenville for some
weeks, is said to be working on '
the Cheney mill at Anderson,
where he is also the millwright.
Mrs. J. R. Caldwell and child-:
ren Candy and Robby are leav-
ing on Saturday for a several
weeks visit with her parents at
i Boston, Mass. IMr. Caldwell will
meanwhile take up hatching in one
of the houses at the rear of Mose-
ley & Grenke's.
Fay's Gift Shop reports a new
live addition to the institution this
week with the acquiring of "Pete"
Seymour, a young yellow canary
which arrived Tuesday to serve as
song leader for e assembled
cermamics students. "
Ken Rilea and "Skinny" Nye
are reported to have left for RenD
Monday morning, having enlisted
with the paratroopers. Ed Spell-
meyer says their absence on the
Burton Cagers team will be much
THE INDIAN VALLEY RECORD THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1951
Number of Bank541
COMBINED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
THE INDIAN VALLEY BANK
LOCATED AT GREENVILLE., CALIFORNIA
as of the close of business on the 30th day of December, 1950.
ASSETS
Cash balances with other banks,
and cash items in process of
collection ........................................
U. S. Government obligations,
direct and fully guaranteed ........
State, county, municipal and
school district obligations ..........
Otheronds, notes and debentures
Loans and discounts (includes
1,598.60 overdrafts) ....................
Bank premises, furniture,
fixtures and equipment ..............
Other assets ......................................
Total Assets ..............................
LIABILITIES
Commercial deposits--demand ......
Savings deposits ..............................
U. S. Government and postal
savings deposits ............................
State, county and municipal
deposits ..........................................
Other liabilities ................................
Total Liabilities ........................
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in:
a. Class A preferred sleek ........
b. Common stock--500 shares,
par $100 ......................................
Surplus ................................................
3ndivided profits--net ....................
Total Capital Accounts ..........
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ....
MEMORANDA: Assets
Pledged assets (and securities
loaned) (book value) :
a.U. S. Government obliga-
tions pledged to secure de-
posits and other liabilities ....
CONMESCA SAVINGS COMaI"== I 1
70,526.28 395,510.10 I
324,983.82
421,889.76 380,331.46 802,221.22 1
111,588.61 [
507,439.19 !
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887,275.88 887,275.88 l
730,'/44.99 730,744.99
14,784.64 50,000.00 64,784.64
1,003.71 1,003.71 l
39.43 39.43 •
903,103.66 780,744.99 1,683,848.65 !
COMIIINEO t
COMMERCIAL SAV]NGS * ,
None None t
27,500.00 22 500.00 50,000.00
24,250.00 19,250.00 43,500.00
40,109.58 40,109.58 i
91,859.58 41,750.00 133,609.58 i
74,484.21 37,104.40
171,161.34 336,277.85
225.00 225.00
361.90 361.90
993,106.03 824,239.99 1,817,346.02
COmMeRCIAL SAVINGS COMBINSO
994,963.24 822,494.99 1,817.458.23
Pledged to Secure Liabilities
50,000.00 60,000.00
110,000.00 :
State of California, County of Plumas, ss.
Wm. B. PERRY. President
CECrILIA M. CHAMBERLAIN, Cashier, Secretary
of the Indian Valley Bank, being duly sworn, each for himself, says
he has a personal knowledge of the matters contained in the fore-
going report of condition and schedules pertaining thereto and that
every allegation, statement, matter and thing therein contained is
true to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Wm. B. PERRY, President
CECILIA i. CHAMBERLAIN, Cashier, Secretary
Severally subscribed and sworn to before me by both deponents
this 10th day of January, 1951.
ESTELLA W. BRASHEARS, [
Notary Public in and for said County of
Plumas, State of California.
No. of Bank--541 (My commission expires April 28, 1951)
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Make no mistokesLet us do your pdnting and we'll make "eml
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regretted.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS TO:
Janice Hall ............................ Jan. 1
W. W. (Bill) Hall ............ Jan. 8
Ethel Newton .................... ,.. Jan. 9
Ed Golay ................................ Jan. 10
Patricia Golay .................... Jan. 12
Jimmy Heminger ................ Jan. 17
'INDI00 VALLEY RECORD
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Entered in the post office at
Greenville, California, as second- | TIlE BEST
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Thelma A. Johnson. E. N. Johnson/ IN PLUMAS COU _N'
Owners and 4ublishers
Member of C.N,P.A. - N.E.A. | On Highway Mile West
California length Plans for
this largest diameter pipeline
ever built for transmission of
natural gas began six year=
ago,and the aew line has cost
63 million dollars to build!
You have to plan ahead, and
raise large sums of money
when you have more than a
million customers to supply
with gas 365 days a year.
David Barnes ..-: ................ Jan. 21
ASD CONGRATULATIONS TO:
"Super Inch" has gone to work
... and it's good news for you and your neighbors!
Dr and Mrs. ,Harold Bausch Jan. 4 %- ----:- Short Wcflk to Setger'$
Mr. and Mrs Ted Pfalsgraf Dec. 30 BUY AT HOle-: buppor¢ yuur ,
Mr andMrs. E00ie Welters, Jan 8 itwi. yo00i " !
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THE BEAUTIFUL NEW
/! 1951 Plymouth II
Rn''s Dr. Woodro Coale,
Stockton dentiat and the-
me: mayor of the city.
Dr. Coal along with
lmarly 170.000 othera,
h=m im,ated part of hi=
• k. T1ooh d i
m*ch hug= proj-
a* "Super Inch" may
be 6mmced so dial
fad.low .cost fuel is asuned
ha growing Northera md
California.
Of course, completion of"Sutr Inch" Pipeline is big news to
body-twice as manypeolle in California use twice as much gas today
as was necessary ten years ago-what gas L left in the State no lonKez
can meet the ever increasing requirements of growing
To assure our customers a continuing ample, wpply, we
nearly halfway aeross the continent to Texas to secu, a apply of
natural gas that just started flowing thrott "Super Ie: Ach-
quate gas and electricity enable commmiti d to grow,
mean new jobs, larger payrolh Amt P G m E. gas atm, as well
as electric rates, are among th lowest tl mmuea.
Now meet a few of the who helped hadkl
"Super Inch" aad ome folks who me the Sm k brg fmmTaa
Now on Display
IN OUR SHOWROOM
PACIFIC GAS AND |tEChnIC COMPAlilr
7 fedd Fa,m'y, newly arrived
from Maryland, in the patio of
their home ha Saa Jo,e. la ie
to pply th Nedd ud
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