The weekly Butte record., 1863-04-18
; Wyandotte Mining Laws.

lowing laws were passed. ". Y. Bliss was
elected Recorder of this mining district, and
requested to prepare copies for publications
with request that they be Published in each
of the papers printed in Oroyille
The following are the
LAWS OF wYASDoTTE MINING DISTRICT. CON.
CERNISG CLAIMS on MINERAL VEINS:
SEC. lst. This mining district. SO far as the
same relates TO mining on mineral uslns. shall
be known as the & Wyandotte Mining District"
and shall be included within the following
boundaries, to wit; Commencing at the Y. Z.
corner Of the old Buffalo Ranch, and running
thence westerly along the road, BY way of u.
Thompson's Ranch, Beef Ranch, and Garden
Rauch. to Seely's Ranch thence southerlv
along and including. the lower foothills, to the
Wyandotte Ravine at 4. P. Southworth's
Ranch; thence, in direct line, eas,erly to the
Kentucky Ranch thence continuing up the
centre of the Honcut creek to the mouth of
Rocky Houcut thence up the same to the
mouth of Dutch Ravne; thence northerly. fol.
lowing the divide on the east side of Dutch
Ravine to the heads of Irish and Ewing Ra-
vines thence in direct line to the place of
beginning.
SEC. 2nd. The size of 40 individual claim on
gold bearing, silver, copper, or other mineral
veins, shall be two hundred feet in length on
the ledge, vein, or lode. including all lateral
dips, spurs, angles, variations and intersecting
veins, to the width of one hundred feet on each
side of the main lode, in all its depth, width
and hight
SEC. 3d. A person may hold claim on
each lode or vein in this district, but no person
shall be allowed to locate more than one claim
on the same lode.
SEC. 4th. Every claim located Oh any mine
raj vein in this district, must have good, sub
stantial notices, specifically setting forth the
direction, nature. and extent of the claim.
posted at each end of the same, in some con-
sPicuous place, and copy thereof filed in the
office of the Recorder Of this mining district
within ten days thereafter.
SEC. 9th. Every claim not worked in good
faith at any time during a period of thirty
days, and in the absence of a manifest intention
to work the same. shall be considered abandon
ed and liable to relocation by other parties
provided, that valuable improvements in the
form Of superstructure, and of the value of two
hundred dollars, taxable property on said
claim and pertaining thereto, shall be consid-
cred a manifest intention to work the same.
SEC. 9th. a Recorder shall be elected for
this district who shall hold his Office until
successor shall be elected. He shall enter on
file, and record in a Book of Record of Mining
Claims, all copies of notices of claims located
in this district, which may be presented to him
for record, and his Book of Records shall at all
times be open to inspection, free of charge
He shall be entitled to receive, before fer
forming any service, for filing and recording
copy of notice.
For single claim so
For Company claim of less than six. | 90
For Company claim of more than FIVE
and less than eleven. en........ | 80
For Company claim of more than ten
and less than sixteen. ....... 2 90
For Company claim of more than CT.
teen and less than twenty,one. 80. 2 so
For Company claim Of more than
twenty. ........ 90
SEC. 1th. The Recorder, when called upon
to do so, shall assist in defining the boundaries
OF claims, and for this service, if the distance
from his Office be less than two miles, he shall
be allowed to receive from the person making
the application, and before performing the ser
vice. fee Of two dollars and fifty cents If
the distance be more than two miles. FIVE dol.
lars
SEC. Sth. The Recorder shall call meetings
of the district, when requested, in writing TO
do so by five or more persons in good faith, or
in his judgement it is necessary to do so, and
such call shall be made by posting written or
printed notices thereof in three public places
in the district, ten days previous to the holding
of said meeting.
He shall attend such meetings and be the
Secretary thereof, and keep on record the pro-
ceedings of the same. He shall enter on record
the proceedings of this meeting, and the laws
and regulations hereby adopted He shall
also post copy of said laws in three of the
most public places for public convenience in
this district within ten days hereafter.
He may appoint deputy, TO act as Record
er in case of his absence or inability
SEC. 9th. The foregoing laws and regula-
tions for Wyandotte Mining District shall be
IN force and take effect from and after the
twentieth day of April, 1868.
Adopted at Wyandotte this llth day of
April, A. D. 1868.
HORACE BUFFUM, Chairman.
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