Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-10-26

wOOLsEY MINING DISTRICT.


were adopted
SECTION l. TINS district shall be known as the
Woolsey Quartz Mining District and shall be
bounded as follows, to-wit: Commencing on
the Aqua Fra at the northeast corner OF the
Turkey Greek Quartz Mining District thence fol-
lowing said boundary on the northern side to the
high point Of rocks az the head of Lynx. Big
Bug, Turkey and Hassayampa Creeks, and from
thence down the dividing ridge between the wa
ters of Lynx and Big Bug creeks, and along said
ridge until it makes down into the valley at or
near the sink of Lynx creek, and from thence
northeast to the main Aqua Fria, thence down
said stream 10 the place of beginning
q This district shall have Recorder, who |
shall be elected by the quartz miners of this dis
{rict and whose term of Office shall be for one |
year from his election and qualification.
8. Ii shall be the duty Of the Recorder to keep
in a suitable book full and true record of all
notices of claims brought to him for that purpose
recording the same in order of their date. Toi
record all transfers, bills Of SALE mortgages, con-
veyaucee, and deeds and to keep on file all orig
NAL papers in his Office until called for by the
proper owners.
e. It shall be the duty Of the Recorder to keep
the hooks of his Office open at all times for the
inspection of the public He shall have the pow
er to appoint deputy who shall have iull power
to act in his stead, and also for whose official acts
the Recorder shall be responsible.
5. All examinations of the records must be
made in the presence of the Recorder or his
deputy.
g. The Recorder shall provide at his own ex-
pense all books necessary for the recording of
claims transfers or deeds, and for issuing certlf-
Gates Of title, and turn the same over to his sue
cessor in Office free of charge.
7. The Recorder shall be entitled to certain
fees to-wit For each claim recorded he shall
receive one dollar For transfer of deeds, or
bills of sale one dollar and fifty cents For each
certificate of title, fifty cents.
s. Each claim shall consist of two hundred
feet on q level including al dips, spurs, angles
and variations Ia hfty feet Of ground on each
side The ledge or lode, and following All the dips,
spurs and angle with all the miae al contained
therein
Q. All persons locating Lodges Of qaaftzo 9th
er rock .or mineral purposes in this district shall
re required To post notice q conspicuous
place 81 ths beginning Of the ground al timed
setting forth the direction claimed as nearly as
possible, also the number Of claims and the
names Of the claimants, and the total amount
claimed. The locators are required 10 post noti-
ces and erect monuments at the two extreme
ends of the amonnt claimed.
10. All persons locating claims will be required
10 certify to the Recorder that each claim has
been duly located according to the laws af this
district.
IL. All claims must be recorded within thir-
~ days after location or such claims shall be de-
clared abandoned.
II. No person will be entitled to hold by To-
cation more than one claim on the same ledge or
lode, except the dscoverer, who shall be entitled
to one additional claim for the discovery.
ID. For all claims located after the first day
of October, 1864, each company locating
ground together will be required to sink shaft
to the depth OF ten feet, and of sufficient width
to describe the size Of the ledge. Said shaft
must be sunk within sixty days after location of
the claim.
a. After the labor prescribed in the foregoing
section shall have been performed the claimants
of the ledge on which such labor has been done
may demand OF the Recorder latter his knowledge
of the fact certificate of title, which certificate
shall give title for SIX months from date of labor
performed If after the expiration of six months
operations are not commenced within thirty days
said claim shall be declared abandoned.
Is. Ali claims must be numbered from the dis
covery claim, in Whatsoever direction they may
lay from the discovery
l6. ALI claims that may have been located
within the boundaries of this district before the
formation OF this district shall be subject to these
laws, and all labor that may have been performed
previous to that time shall be credited TO tn,
parties who performed such labor.
IT, Any citizen Of Arizona shall be entitled {,
hold mining ground within this district by Ioca
ton, subject to the laws of the district