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A. Department of the Interior, 



General Land Office, 

 Washington, D. C, October 12, i8q2. 

 Registers and Receivers, United States Land Offices : 



Gentlemen: Attached is a copy oi the act of" Congress of August 4, 1892, 

 entitled "An act to authorize the entry of lands chiefly valuable for building- 

 stone under the placer mining laws." 



The first section of said act extends the mineral land laws already existing so 

 as to bring land chiefly valuable for building-stone within the provisions of said 

 law to the extent of authorizing a placer entry of such land. The proviso to 

 said first section excludes lands reserved for the benefit of the public schools or 

 donated to any State from entry under the act. 



In cases that may arise hereafter in reference to any lands subject to entrv 

 under the mining laws, you will be governed by said act in admitting such 

 entries. The proper instructions for your guidance in so doing may be found 

 in official circular of December 10, 1891, entitled "United States Mining Laws 

 and Regulations Thereunder," to which you are referred, and your special 

 attention is called to the law and instructions therein relating to placer claims. 



It is not the understanding of this office that the first section of said act of 

 August 4, 1892, withdraws land chiefly valuable for building-stone from entry 

 under any existing law applicable thereto. 



The second section of said act of August 4, 1892, makes the timber and stone 

 act of June 3, 1878 (20 Stat., 89), applicable to all the public-land States. You 

 will observe the same in acting upon applications for entries in your respective 

 districts. For instructions you are referred to the general circular of February 

 6, 1892, pages 35 to 38 inclusive. 



In allowing placer entries for stone chiefly valuable for building purposes, 

 under the first section of the act of August 4, 1892, you will make a reference 

 to said act on the entry papers returned. 

 Very respectfully, 



W. M. Stone, 

 Acti ng Com ni i ssio n er. 



Approved October 12, 1892: 



Geo. Chandler, 



Acting Secretary. 



