Amador weekly ledger., 1858-02-27
Meeting of Quartz Miners at Volcano.

Az meeting Of Quartz Miners, in Volcano. Am.
ador CO., on Saturday, February 9Th 1858, for the
purpose OF defining the boundaries Of the camp.
and enacting such Regulations and Laws as seem
en most necessary for quartz mining interests at
present, j. X. Hatton was called to the Chair. and
IN Whltmore appointed Secretary
tnder resolution, the Chair appointed G. X.
smith, J. Tullock and +. Reichling committee to
ura,t code OF Laws as guide for Quartz Miners
In this district.
The committee in due time snbmitted the fol
lowing:
Art |. This shall be known as the Volcano
Quartz Mining District.-bounded az follows: conf
ihehcng at the southwestern corner Of the Aurora
District, near Prospect Hill thence northeast along
the Inc OF said district TO the Ashland District;
tnence west to Hartram's Ranch and on to Dry
Creek thence to Upper Raneheria; thence to SUIT
ter Creek at junction with Grass Valley and sutter
Greek; thence along the northern boundary of
Grass Valley district to beginning.
Art 2. Each claim shall consist of three hun
dred feet running along the main lode, and fifty #
on each side of the same, with all its dips, angles
aud variations.
fore discovered and taken up, shall be entitled to
hold one claim for discovery in addition to the enc
by location.
Art. 4. One claim only can be held by location.
except by the provisions of the Sd Article of these
Laws, but as many by purchase as will be worked
according to the following Laws:
Art .. Within thirty days after the location of a
claim there shall be shaft sunk to the depth of 10
feet, or work TO that amount shall be done in n cut
or tunnel; and every succeeding three months
work to the amount of 325 shall be done for each
individual claim. After 500 worth of work has
been done on each claim it shall not be forfeited
for two years from the date of location.
Art. 6. There shall be Recorder elected annu-
ally whose duty it shall be to keep faithful re-
cord of claims submitted for that purpose; the no.
tee and record to be signed by the bona fde owner
or his legally authorized agent.
Art Z. Every claim shall be recorded within one
month"; the fees Of the Recorder to be 81 for each
company.
Art 8. Vacancy occurring in the Office of Re-
corder, an election can be held by giving ten days
notlee-the notice to be signed by ten quartz mi
ncrs Of this district, posted in three public places
Art, .. Any OF the above Laws may he repealed
or amended at subsequent meeting BY a two-third
vote.
Art. 10. For claims already taken up the same
can be heightened and increased in size to conform
to these Laws when such alteration does not con
hict with the previous rights of any other person;
the notice and record to be changed to correspond
Art. IL. All claims already taken up to be held
and worked according TO these Laws.
The above Laws being unanimously adopted, j
X. Hatton was unanimously elected Recorder
resolution being passed that copies OF the
proceedings of this meeting, with the Laws enact
ed, be sent to the Ledger and "Sentineln news
papers with the request that they publish the same
the meeting then adjourned.
J. X. HATTON, Chm.
f. NJ WnfrAoRE Sec'y