, 1862-02-22
Miners Meeting in Salmon River Mines
At a meeting of the miners of.
Salmon River Mines, held on January 18th,
1862, the following laws were passed.

At meeting of the miners Of
Salmon River Mines, held on January 18th,
1862, the following la were passed.
Preamble These mines, known as Salmon
River mines, situated between the head waters
Of Slate Creek and Meadow Creek tributaries
OF Salmon Riyer-shal be divided into the follow
ing districts, namely:
Miller's Creek and tributaries shall constitute
the first district
Summit + lat and tributaries shall constitute the
second district
Smiths Gulch, Pioneer Gulch, Washes Guch,
with their tributaries, shall constitute the third
district
Sand Creek, Healys Creek, and their tributa-
ries, shall constitute the fourth district, and shall
be governed by the following laws
ARTICLE 1st. Each person mining in these
mines shall be entitled to hold by location one hill,
one gulch, and one creek claim.
ARTICLE I'd. Any person or persons discov-
ering Quartz ledge or lode, shall be entitled to
one claim each by location, and one by right of
discovery.
ARTICLE Sd. Hill claims shall be one hundred
feet front, running back TO the center of the hill.
Gulch and creek claims shall be one hundred and
fifty feet in length, running up and down the gulch
or creek, and two hundred feet wide; measuring
dred feet each way.
ARTICLE 4th Quartz claims shall consist of
two hundred feet each on the ledge Or lode, with
all its width, depth and angles.
ARTICLE 9TH. All claims through which twen-
ty inches Of water runs at the lowest stage, shall
be considered creek claims; but this article shall
not be so construed to conflict with creek C aims
located previous to this date.
ARTICLE 9th. All persons locating claims, who
do not enter upon and work the same, shall have
them recorded within three days from date ofsuch
location
ARTICLE 7th All persons holding mining
claims in the districts herein defined, shall be re-
quired to do one days labor in every ten on such
claim or claims, until the first day of March next
and from the first day Of March, one days labor
in every seven.
ARTICLE Sth. Each claim, or claims shall be
entitled to a drain-race through am adjoining
claim Or claims.
ARTICLE 9th. All controversies between mi
ners in relation to mining claims, shall be settled
on the claims disputed, by meeting Of the mi
ners Of their respective district by arbitration.
ARTICLE 10TH All controversies between mi
ners not included in the districts herein described
shall be settled by meeting Of the miners in the
adjacent district, in connection with themselves, or
by arbitration.
ARTICLE 1lth The Recorder shall be allowed
the sum of two dollars for recording each claim,
and the book of records shall always be open for
the inspection of the public Each district shall
elect their own Recorder, whose duty it shall be
to keep a legibie book of records and general
mining laws of the district.
ARTICLE 10Th. All persons not engaged in
mining, shall not have voice in determining con
roversies between conflicting claimants in relation
to mining claims in any Of the districts herein de-
fined.
ARTICLE 18th. All laws, rules and regulations,
heretofore adopted for the protection of miners
and their mining interests, in the mines herein
described, are hereby repealed.
ARTICLE 18th. These laws shall take effect
and be in force from and after their passage.
DIR. KINsEY, Prest
A. j. CAMPBELL, Secy.