The Nevada journal., 1855-11-02
Miners Meeting,

An adjourned meeting of the miners o.
Columbia Hill District, met on Monday. Oct
25th 1855. RICHARD HOBBS was apnointed
Chairman. The. following laws and boundaries
were agreed upon by the meeting. as those
by which the district should be governed
SEC. /. Resolved, That the boundaries n,
| Columbia Hill shall be as follows: Com-
mencing at Jerry Woods fence ION. the Mon,
tezuma road) thence up said road north TO the
head waters of Knapps creek on the Back
Bone road, thence east by south from Knapp's
creek (by Dickson & Jones' ranch) to Illinois
Bar, South Yuba; thence down the South Yuba
four miles to the Montezuma District. thence
west by north along said line to the place Of
beginning comprising the Columbia fill
District. The District shall be governed by
the following laws.
2. All Claims in o ravine or water course
shall be 200 feet square, bounded by the ravine.
3. All hill claims shall be 100 feet wide on
ravine claim and extend to the top of the
first hill.
A. That each miner may hold one Hill and
one Ravine claim by location, and when labor
to the amount of Sl00 is done, on each line and
corner fully designated, recorded and numbered
on the map they shall not be subject to forfeit
till thirty days after water is obtained, and if
taken before the expiration of 60 days, the sec.
ond claimant shall pay for the improvements
then done.
5. All claims implied in Sec. 4th shall have
30 days to complete the same.
6. That o Recorder shall be elected and
shall duly record aud keep on file all claims or
set OF claims, designating the place, corners,
numbers and general locality from a copy
posted on the same and for each claim e shall
have so cents. The record and laws shall be
for the inspection OF miners and the pnblic.
Z. All disputes arising in regard to lines or
ownership of claims in this district shall be
settled by arbtration,by not to exceed five men,
unless agreed upon by the parties.
s. Any person may hold four claims in this
district by purchase, provided the bill of sale
is recorded and the claims worked and com.
Piled with according to the Sd section.
y. Knapp's creek and branches, Spring and
New York ravines, and all others that support
sluicc head two months in the year, shall
be called ravlnes and subject TO location under
the Sd section.
10. Public notice shall be given for all pub.
lie meetings and six shall form quorum and
proceed to business.
ii. All claims not complying with the pre-
vious sections are declared forfeited and sub
Ject to occupation in this district.
IL. All hill claims are entitled to an outlet
through all ravine claims for tailipgs.
IL. Any person or company fuming any ra
vine or any part of one shall have the right off
way to pass through any ravne claim together
with the proceeds of such fume and the exclu.
sive benefit of the same. Provided the f1ume is
sufficiently large and deep to convey all tail.
inss that may fall in the same.
IA. Any American or adopted citizen hold
ing Two claims duly recorded and occupied
underthe.3 sec. shall hold the same exempt. from
execution and shall be considered the same as
sluice boxes, pipes, hose and miners imple-
ments, and no Constable, Sheriff or other off.
Ger shall sell the same for debt, nor deliver !
them in the hands of any other person.
Is. No person shall hold any claims by
proxy or BY ChiDaman.
Resolved, That the above laws, boundaries
&C. be published in the NEVADA JOURNAL, an
old tablshcd paper.
It, RICHARD HOBBS, Chairman.