§162. Entry of saline lands; limitation
All unoccupied public lands of the United States containing salt springs, or deposits of salt in any form, and chiefly valuable therefor, shall be subject to location and purchase under the provisions of the law relating to placer-mining claims. The same person shall not locate or enter more than one claim hereunder.
(Jan. 31, 1901, ch. 186,
Cross References
Disposition of deposits of coal, phosphate, sodium, potassium, oil, oil shale, and gas, see section 193 of this title.
Lease of lands chiefly valuable for deposits of sodium compounds and other mineral salts, see section 262 of this title.
Prospecting permits giving exclusive right to prospect for chlorides, phosphates, nitrates of sodium, etc., see section 261 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 16 section 1907; title 43 section 299.