The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
LAWS OF AUBURN QUARTZ
MINING DISTRICT.

ARTICLE |. ms III strict shall be called the
Auburn Quartz Mining District, and shall be
bounded as follows: Commencing ut point on
the North Fork Of the American River, where
the dividing line between Congressional Town
ships II and Is North, and East of Mt Diablo
Base and Meridian. strikes said river. thence due
West along said line TO the North West corner of
Section 3. in Congressional Township II. the
West line OF said Section being the dividing line
between Townships 2 and 3 Of Placer countv.)
thence South on said section line to the Ameri.
Can river below Rattlesnake Bar. thence up said
river. and the North Fork OF the same to the
place of beginning.
ART. 2. All quartz claims in this District for
Gold. Silver. Copper. or other metals. shall be
200 feet in length, measured horizontally in a
direct line upon the general course of the ledge.
and shall include all the dips, angles and spurs
OF the ledge. and the width OF $50 feet OF ground
on each side OF the ledge shall be allowed tor the
convenience and facility of working the claim
Provided. that the said right to the use of said
$50 feet on each side OF the ledge shall not be so
construed as to confer right to any cross iedqe
as against the rights OF any subsequent location
thereof except TO the extent OF ten feet horizon
tai measurement OF such cross ledge on each
side OF said first located ledge.
Prouidrd also. that such subsequent loca.
Gators shall be entitled to the right of way and
drainage through first ledge. when the same can
be done without material interference with the
Gators. Prorided. Ju,ther. that the said right of
way and drainage last aforesaid. shall not be so
construed as to impair the light OF said first To-
Gators to the full and free use Of the surface
ground TO the extent of $50 on each side OF the
first located ledge.
ART. ,. Every location shall be made bv nost-
ing on some prominent natural object, or on a
post firmly set in the earth, at some point on or
near the ledge or ledges intended to be located
notice. legibly written or printed in the Eng
lish language. containing the true date of the
posting OF the notice. the name of the location or
Company. the name or names of each locator the
number OF claims located, the general course and
direction OF the ledge or lodges located, the
length or lengths. and distance or distances
claimed on each ledge or lodges, measuring from
said notice posted us aforesaid. a lsO an intelJi-
gibe description OF the locality of the ledge or
ledges. and the particular part or parts thereof
located so that the same may be found and trac-
ed from the conteRts OF such notice. There shall
also be placed upon each end of the location of a
claim or claims Il stake, upon which shall be the
name OF the Company or locator. and the di, &C.
tiOn OF said stakes from the written or printed
notice above provided for
ART. f. Every location may be for one or more
claims OF the dimensions stated in Article End
and each location shall be made on one ledge. or
on cross ledges, and when on cross lodges the
location shall embrace the junction OF the cross
ledges; or location may be made on two or
more Lodges not crossing or inersecting each
other, but when so made the lodges so located
shall not be more than 500 feet apart in their
general course and direction. Every location of
one mora claims shall be designated in the
notice by some particular name. excep, that
when locations are made Of one claim only or
less the name or designation may be only the
name of the locator
ART, 5. No person shall hold more than one
claim by location on the same ledge or lodges
when embraced in the same location.
ART. &. No claim shall be recognized as valid
unless a true copy of the principal notice, as re-
quired in Article 3rd, is filed for record with
the Recorder within five days after the date OF
the location.
ART. Z. Work 10 the value of ten dollars on
or for each claim of two hundred feet shall be
done within thirty days next after posting mott
ces OF locations, Provided, that any Company
may do an equivalent amount OF work. at any one
or more points on their ledge, which shall hold
their claims good for three months next after
posting said notices; at the expiration of which
time and within the next three months the per-
son or Company shall expend a like sum to hold
SAID claim or claims good for said last named