Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1863-12-12
Mining Laws of Elk Creek District.

At Il meeting of the Miners nn main Elk creek
81! e county, |. T., held at the mouth OF Lincoln
,iuch on Thur-dIY, Dec. 3, lH63, the meeting was
called t. oreer by appointing j. IL. Chapman as
! chairman uf the meeting and elCcting &. Z. Zm.
merman secretary. VA motion, ID. w. Cumnin =
ii. /. 1Tlxson and A. T. lVinn were appoint,
ell Il committee to draft Il set OF Laws for mining
dis ricU. they reported tile following, which were
I lp IN motion, adopted. to VT
! Section !. This district shall be known as Elk
! Greek Distri t.
SCI. 2 The district shall commence at the low.
er bound lres IF Ed RADIO aud Deer crcck districts
thence running dOwu Elk reek to Bear Ru /, EN-,
braCing ali the 2u,c h4S and lavaeS running iuto
Elk creek between tn ISe boundaries that are, NOT
low embraced in the North fork of Elk Greek
District
| Sec. Greek Cllms shall consist of two un,
ired feet each, rlnning up and down the reel
Ihd extending on either side to three and a hal
feet rise of the bed rock.
Sec Bar cItmS shall he two hundred feet
'front.', riirning back IT, the hill
Sec:3 Hill claims shall have one hundred feet
ron rom llhe rnhhing parallel with the creek bar.
Uulch or aVine on which it NAV trout aEd SHAH
Extend u tie summit Of the hill
sec. .. Guloh and RAviue claims shall be meas
area one hundred feet each side from the present
OF Visible surface channel Of said gulch or ravine
ma running two hundred feet up and down said
Sdlch or raYiue.
See. Any citizen may hold one creek claim,
que guIeh or raVne, one hill and one B TT claim by
location -
9e:' All claims recorded in this district shall
'e iSld over from the 5rd dav of December th4
ISC o1F OF April of each aud every year and mo-
,"',, "iI'iI ne considered forfeited or abandone,
~! an9 reason whatsoever between said dates
He0' mere shall h. ii recorder chosen tor this
il'illls district who shall be paid one dollar for
iiig each Claim. He shall have custody of
ne Doo"S ana laws of the district and shall hold
ms oill;e at the will Of the miners.
1gc. ~ Any person taking up claim and re-
.tha,,, - Gtlaef wrong designation Sln not
IleIcoy I'ftet his ground ifrettiiied within sever,
nay", ny z ing to the recorder and amending his
rec"T" ana paying the recorder one half the
uSual record lee for his extra trouble.
sec; II III claims lying in this district and re.
III a,sIrlct No 3, shall be recorded in this
district within hiteen days OF this date if said
Claims are nn"1rkahla. they will be considered
Sec. ~ All claims shall he considered foreeitad
II NJ worked oae day in seven after the first JYV
.! Apfi until the 3d day Of December follow,
See: Is Any person locating a mining claim IN
tins district shall record it within ten DAYS from
the date of this notice "" U"' nun
sec. Il Al transfers of claims shall he record.
cd ",thih tea days of such transfer and unlessI
.G'1o,1eu Sii'i hn le deemed valid re recorder
Sh%H De paid TIVE dollars for each transfer,
Gee. 10 representation or working sht an cous;4
Of the fli"wing: first by working with sI"ice
s1m or rocker Of with pick pan or shovel n fbn
Si5lln' second digging drain race through cIlins
oeIp"; thlfd digging or working in a water ditch
'1en l 20 bfIhg water to said claim or claims
.on'h' Whipsawing lumber for mining prn 'so
cor s'id claim or claims; fifth. building hgnse on
u near such claim for tile dwelling Of the ,v ,er
p s sal claim or q inns or their employees to work
u SaiG CT Inn or clims. Work do4e in anv Dort ~
mn 0a,.aS "nen Joining shall be considered as
gee, IL Claims belonging to sick man shall No.
e deemed abandoned by said sick man in cd nit
v p9fe 10 represent if he has been in the habit Of
tba 5 sia claim in person but if he has bes"
he usual y Wo ri sbbP2yng hands to work the same
= li'u W DC SICK, STALL oe under the treat.