The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
LAWS OF AUBURN QUARTZ
MINING DISTRICT.

ARTICLE |. This District shall he called the
Auburn Quartz Mining District, and shall be
bounded rs follows: Commencing at point on
the North Fork Of the American River, where
the dividing line between Con gressionnl Town
ships IL and Is North. aud East Of Mt. Di,blo
Base and Meridian, strikes sai id river, thence due
West along said line to the North West corner of
Section 5, in Congressional Township II. Ohe
West line OF said Section being The dividing line
between Townshi ps and of Placer countyo
thence South on said section line to the Ameri.
can river below Rattlcsnake Bar. then. e 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 Il
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 he allowed for the
convenience and facility of working the claim.
Prorided, that the said right to the use of lid
l50 feet on each side OF the ledge shall not he so
construed as to confer right to any cross Iedge
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.
Pr0Uiaed also. that such subsequent Local
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
enjoyment OF The rights OF the said first To-
Gators. Providtd. further. that the said right Of
way and drainage last aforesaid. shall not be so
construed as to impair the light oil 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. 8. Every location shall be made by post
ing some prominent natural object, or on a
post firmly set in the EARTH at some point on or
near the ledge or ledges intend ed to be locat cd
a 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 ledges located the
length or lengths. and distance or DISTANCES
claimed on each ledge or lodges, measuring from
said notice posted as aforesaid. Also an intcDi-
gble description of the locality of the ledge or
lodges. and the particular part or parts thereof
located so that the same may he found and irac
ed from the contents Of such notice. There shall
also be placed upon each end of the location of Il
cl;,iM or claims stake, upon which shall be the
name OF the Company or locat tor and the dil &C.
tion of said stakes from the written or printed
notice above provided for.
ART. 4. Every location may be for one or more
claims Of the dimensions stated in Article 2nd,
and each location shall be made on one ledge or
on cross lodges, and when cross lodges the
location shall embrace the junction of the cross
lodges; or a location may he made on two or
more iedges not crossing or intersectng each
Otnef nut W0cn 80 mauc tHe IeuHeS so Located
shall not be more than 800 feet apart in their
general course and direction. Every location OF
one G. NOR. claims shall be designated in the
notice by some particular name, except 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 ledges
when embraced in the same location.
ART. 6. No claim shall be recognized as valid
unless true copy Of the principal notice, as re-
dnired in Article 3rd, is filed for record with
the Recorder within five days after the date OF
the location.
ART. 7. Work TO the value of ten dollars on
or for each claim OF two hundred feet shall be
done within thirty days next after posting noti
ces Of flocations. 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 q like sum to hold
said claim or claims good for said last named