The Short Title of this Act is “The Mining Act Amendment Act, 1893.” It shall be read together with “The Mining Act, 1891” (herein referred to as “the said Act”).

Notwithstanding anything contained in the said Act, or in any regulations thereunder, the title to any special claim, claim, or licensed holding heretofore granted shall not be deemed to be invalid or be questioned in any Court of law or equity by reason only that such special claim, claim, or holding is dissevered by any road, river, stream, or watercourse.

Subject, however, and it is hereby enacted, that the grant of any special claim, claim, or licensed holding which is dissevered by any river, stream, or watercourse, shall not confer or be deemed to have conferred upon the grantee any riparian rights over such river, stream, or watercourse.