Section 69
SEC. 69. A single application may be filed, and a single lease may be granted covering one or more mining claims: Provided, That all such claims to be included under one lease are adjoining or contiguous to each other, and are held by the same holder: Provided, further, That the total area or number of the said claims to be covered by a single lease shall not exceed the maximum area, or the maximum number of claims authorized to be held or leased in any province or district, or on the same vein, or on the same placer ground by any one person, association, or corporation.