The Nevada journal., 1854-01-27
Miners Meeting,

At meeting of the miners of Willow Hol
low, held at the " Willow Valley House." in
Nevada township, on Monday, JAN %, to or
ganlze new mining district, FRANK TAFT was
called to the Chair, and c.. T. ROBINSON
appointed Secretary.
On motion, it was resolved that this district
be called the Willow Valley Miring District
and is bounded as follows, viz: On the SoutE
commencing at Becks ranch-running with
the wagon road to the foot of Saccarappa Flat
thence southeast to the head of Mosquito creek
thence east to Slate creek-including both bank:
of said stream east by Slate creek, on the
north by the Sugar Loaf mountain range, anC
west by Becks ranch.
On motion of S. 3. Herrick, the following
laws were adopted
Sec. /. The size of claims on gulch or rayine
diggings shall be one hundred feet long, and
across the same, from bank to bank ton fats
one hundred feet square. The discoverer shall
be entitled to two claims of the above size -
The dscoverer of Quartz leads shall be entitled
to two hundred feet in length by the width o.
the lead--including its dips and angles, and all
others one hundred feet in length
g All claims hereafter located on re-locat ed
shall be plainly marked out by stake at each
end with the owners name inscribed thereon
and also actual work done on them, they must
also be recorded within three days thereafter
The recorder shall receive fifty cents for each
claim recorded. ag
3. The work done on gulch, ravine or fiat
claims shall be commenced within fifteen days
after they are in workable condition, and cav
ote claims within twenty days The size of
cayote claims shall be sixty feet square, and
shall be prosecuted so long as said claims are
workable, or they shall be subject to relocation,
by posting notices Oh both ends of said claims
with the owners name on them and commenc-
ing and prosecuting the work SO long as they
are in workable condition.
4. Each man in the district may hold one
hill claim, one ravinc claim, one fiat claim and
one quartz claim by location, and as many
more rs he has already, or may hereafter pur-
chase; provided he has bona fide bills of sale
of the same.
5. A company or companies working upon
one claim where they have claims adjoining, or
upon tail-races bitches, shafts or sluice boxes,
for the purpose of working claims, shah be
considered as working upon said claims.
6. These laws may be altered or amended at
a regular meeting of the miners of this district,
places, ten days previous to the meeting.
.. 1uC IsCCOiNCI Slltlll DC ClCCtCu pJ UttliOls
and his term Of Office shall continue one year.
s. Any person who shall violate or refuse to
be governed by the laws of this district, shall
not be entitled to hold mining ground in the
same.
9. All water running in It's natural channel
belongs to the miners on said channel, each
miner having right to nse the same on his
own ground.
10. All claims held by companies or indvid-
uals i'll this district shall be recorded by the lst
Of February.
IL. These laws are not intended to apply to
private rights, heretofore obtained in accord
ance with the common customs and usagcs OF
miners.
On motion, vote was taken for recorder
which resulted in the choice of w. III. Plumer.
FRANK TAFT, Prest.
G.. F. Robinson Sec'v.