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A. Department of the Interior, 
General Land Office, 
Washington , D. C., October 12 , 1892. 
Registers and Receivers, United States Land Offices: 
Gentlemen: Attached is a copy of 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 oi 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 entry 
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, 
Acting Commissioner . 
Approved October 12, 1892: 
Geo. Chandler, 
Acting Secretary . 
