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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 279, 280. MAY 11, 1934 . half northwest quarter, the north half southwest quarter, the south- east quarter southwest quarter, the north half southeast quarter, and the southwest quarter southeast quarter section 17 ; the north half northeast quarter, the southwest quarter northeast quarter, the west half southeast quarter, and the west half section 18 ; and all of section 19 ; all in township 13 south, range 24 east, Willamette meridian. Ap prove d, May 11, 1934 . [CHAPTER 280 .] AN ACT To amend the United States mining laws applicable to the Mount Hood National Forest within the State of Oregon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, hereafter mining locations made under the United States mining laws upon lands within the Mount Hood National Forest in the State of Oregon shall confer on the locator the right to occupy and use so much of the surface of the land covered by the location as may be reasonably necessary to carry on prospecting and mining, including the taking of mineral deposits and timber required by or in the mining opera- tions, and no permit shall be required or charge made for such use or occupancy : Provided, howev er, That the cutting and re moval of timber, except where clearing is necessary in connection with mining operations or to provide space for buildings or structures used in connection with mining operations, shall be conducted in accordance with the rules for timber cutting on adjoining national-forest land, and no use of the surface of the claim or the resources therefrom not reasonably required for carrying on mining or prospecting shall be allowed except under the national-forest rules and regulations, nor shall the locator prevent or obstruct other occupancy of the surface or use of surface resources under authority of national-forest regula- tions, or permits issued thereunder, if such occupancy or use is not in conflict with mineral development. SEC. 2. That hereafter all patents issued under the United States mining laws affecting lands within the Mount Hood National Forest within the State of Oregon shall convey title to the mineral deposits within the claim, together with the right to cut and remove so much of the timber therefrom as may be needed in extracting and remov- ing the mineral deposits, if the timber is cut under sound principles of forest management as defined by the nati onal- forest rule s and regulations, but each patent shall reserve to the United States all title in or to the surface of the lands and products thereof, and no use of the surface of the claim or the resources therefrom not rea- sonably required for carrying on mining or prospecting shall be allowed except under the rules and regulations of the Forest Service. SEC. 3. That valid mining claims within the Mount Hood National Forest in the State of Oregon existing on the date of enactment of this Act, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the law under which they were initiated and the laws of the State of Oregon, may be perfected under this Act, or under the law under which they were initiated, as the claimant may desire. Approved, May 11, 1934 . T imber rem oval. 773 May 11, 1934. [S. 1506.] [ Publ ic, No. 219 .] Mount Ho od Na- tional Forest, Oreg. Mining locations ; rights of locator. No permit required . Proviso. Cutting and removal of timber. Pa tents to co nvey title to mineraldeposits. S urfac e ri ghts re- served. Perfecting existing min ing claims.