Speech #560060519

I have no doubt. upon the decisions of the courts and the statutes of the United States. to be found in The Laws of Mines and Mining in the United States. by Barringer and Adams.-well known. I have no doubt. to the Senator from Nevada. At page 202. under subdivision 2. "Who may locate a mining claim." subhead "A." it is stated thatCitizenship of the United States is the essential requisite. In that article Barringer and Adams say: A location by an alien is void. That is pretty clear language. But it may be validated by subsequent naturalization. in which case the location will date from the declaration of the intention and not from the making of the location.