The weekly Butte record., 1863-04-25
Miners Ranch Mining Laws.

AiDtt> Iiducl, u pm S-0. 10 losul Mining
District and adopt laws for the government Of
the same.
On motion, 81. B. Hunt was elected Chair
man, and S. c. benson. Secretary.
On motion, the Chair appointed a committee
of three, consisting of J. NJ. Eveleth, f. NJ
Sparks and P. Schneider, to draft laws for the
district.
On motion, meeting adjourned for one hour.
Met pursuant to adjournment; committee
reported the following. which were adopted:
SEC lst. This mining district. so far as the
same relates to mining on mineral relias shall
be known as the Miners Ranch District and
shall be included within the following bounda
ries. to-wit: Commencing at Thompson's Brick
House. on the line of the Wyandotte District !;
running thence along the road towards Bid
wells to where said road crosses the creek :;
thence up said creek aud along the old forty
nine road through Titus field to where it
strikes the present Bidwell road in the canon ;
thence along said road, following the creek to
where it empties into Feather River thence
down said river to Longs Bar; thence along
the road to where it intersects the Bidwell and
Oroyie road thence down TO Grasshopper
Ranch on the Wyandotte road thence fol
lowing said road to Wyandotte District; fol-
lowing the line of said District to the place Of
beginning.
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copper or other mineral vein shall be two hun
dred feet in length on and along the main lode
and the ledges encasing the same, including
and embracing all lateral dips, spurs, angles,
variations, deposits, fssures, intermediate and
intersecting veins, TO the width of four hundred
feet on each side Of the main lode, in all its
depths and width. A person or persons dis
covering a copper lode may locate each claim
for such discovery besides his individual claim.
SEC. 81. Claims may be located by one
individual or by company, in which case
their possession and right shall be as tenents
in common, unless otherwise stipulated by the
parties.
SEC. 4th. All metals such as copper, gold,
silver or other precious metals found within
the limits of q claim located under these laws,
shall be and is part of the claim so located,
the same as if such claim had been in the first
instance located for such mineral, and the land
embraced within the limits of said claim shall
be and is part of such claim, subject, only to
whatever drainage may arise from the working
of the mine or mines prior in location.
SEC. 5. \ person or persons may locate and
hold any and all claims located by such person
or persons, or purchased by them, and when
claims are located or held by two or more
persons as one company, work done upon any
portion of said ground with reference to said
claim as a whole, shall for the purpose of hold
ing the same, be considered work upon the
whole claim.
Sec 9th. Persons or companies owning
claims adjoining each other, on either or both
ends, or in any other manner, may consolidate
such claims, and after such consolidation, may
be held, owned and possessed by such persons
or company as consolidated mining claim,
and work done upon any part Of the mining
ground so consolidated shall be considered
work upon each claim.
SEC 9Th. Every claim when located on any
mineral vein in this district must have good
substantial notice, specifying the extent of the
claim, posted on said claim in a conspicuous
place. aud copy thereof within ten days after
such posting shall be filed for record in the
Recorders Office of this District, and such
notice shall give to such person or persons the
possession of said claim, and the right of pos
session and property upon complying with the
laws of this district as to working the same.
SEC 9th. When claims conflict in boupda-
ries, or as to location, the claim or claims first
located shall have priority of right, location
and property; and the claim subsequent in
date. ii it is a lateral interference may be ex-
tended by expansion on the other side of said
claim if desired, prOvided the same does not
interfere with prior location.
/ SEC .. All ground located and claimed in
this district upon which one hundred dollars
worth Of labor and improvements shall not have
been made, must be worked upon in good faith,
at least two in every thirty days and all
ground which shall not have been so worked
within thirty days, shall be deemed and consd-
cred vacant land and subject to location the
same as if it had never been located.
! SEC. 10th. In the location and holding Of
claims, the measurement of length and width
shall be lineal and horizontal, and all persons
now claiming location are requested to locate
the same so as to conform to the rules and
regulations adopted by this meeting. 70 have
the same surveyed by definite meets and
bounds, on and along the main mineral lode
located. and at the beginning and end of said
vein; there practically, to plant permanent
stakes, and TO post notice Of such claim on