Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-05-04
Mining LAWS


Quartz. Gold, Silrer, and Copper Mining
District, as adopted .fugmst 4th, 1866:
Sec. lst-Said District shall be bounded
as follows: Commencing at the mouth of
Joe Raber Gulcb, thence south on line of
the Fort Mountain District, to the Esperanza
Fork of the Calaveras River ; thence, west
down said fork to the mouth of Cedar Gulch,
up said Guich to Cold Springs. thence down
Wet Gulch to the South Fork of the Mok-
elumne River. thence up said Fork to the
place of beginning.
SEC. 2nd.-These laws shall control the
location and tenure of all quartz, silver and
copper lodes within the District.
SEC. 3d.-Claims shall be no more than
two hundred feet in length on the lead, and
four hundred feet in width-(twO hundred
feet on each side of the lead) for each party
interested therein, together with all it's dips
spurs and angles.
SEC. 4th.-Every claim located in the
District shall be defined by at least one notice
posted thereon. which notice shall contain a
description of the grounds claimed, the
boundaries thereof, date of location and the
names of each and every person interested
therein and within twenty days after the
location of any claim, a copy of the notice
shall be filed with the District Recorder, to-
gether with statement setting forth that
the original notice LOW posted on the ground
therein described on the date mentioned in
such notice, which statement shall be signed
by some person whose name appears in such
notice.
SEC. 9TH Any person or company dis
covering lead shall be entitled to one extra
claim on such lead for such discovery.
SEC. Gth-One claim only shall be held
by location on each distinct lead, except as
provided in sec. 5th.
SEC 7th.-There shall be at least one davs
work. or the sum of three dollars expended in
labor or Improvements on each claim for
each four hundred feet of ground claimed
during each of the following months to wit ::
May. June, July, August. September and
October, fut during the remainder of the
year claims shall be exempt from work.
SEC. Sth.- When the sum of fifty dollars
per share. or the total sum of five hundred
dollars. either in labor or improvements shall
have been expended upon any claim, the title
thereafter without further work and the
laying over of any claim shall date from the
day upon which the last work was done.
SEC. 9th.-Parties wishing to avail them
selves of the benefits ofthe preceding section.
shall make it known by posting a notice upon
their claim and recording a copy thereof III
the book of mining records of this District
which notice shall set forth that they have
expended the amount of labor or money re-
quired. and that they intend to hold the claim
as provided by these laws. together with the
date OF the last work done on such claim, and
this privilege may be extended by doing one
days work upon the claim. and renewing and
recording their notice as above specified.
SEC. l0th.-There shall be elected Dis
trict Recorder for this district who shall hold
his office for the term of one year, and until
his successor shall be elected, whose duty it
shall be to record these laws in the book of
mining records and upon the payment of
his fees to record all notices of claims which
may be left with him for that purpose, to-
gether with the names and statements attach
ed thereto carefully noting the date of
filing-to make out certified copies of any
records in his possession which may be re-
quired and to preserve and transmit to his
successor in office any books. papers or
records which may belong to his office. or be
9ft in his charge as such officer. The
records of mining claims shall be open to
inspection to any party wishing it, but such
inspection shall be held in the presence of
the recorder or his deputy.
OEC. lltn.-lne district IL, cOrder shall
have power to appoint by an instrument of
writing some person resident of the District
to act as his deputy. which deputy shall have
the same power anu perform the same duties
as are devolved upon his principal.
SEC. llth-The recorder shall be entitled
to receive for his services-for the record of
mining notices the sum of twenty-five cents
for each folio, and the further sum oftwenty-
five cents for each name attached thereto
For the copy of any record twenty-f five cents
for each folio and for each certificate one
dollar.
SEC. l3th.-Upon the request of ten miners
residents of this District. filed with the
Recorder asking for meeting. for the pur-
pose ofrevising or amending these laws-the
Recorder shall give notice of such meeting
by posting notices in at least three public
places in the District for at least ten DAYS
prior to such meeting.
SEC. l4th.-All laws in relation to quartz,
silver or copper mines heretofore existing in
This District are hereby repealed
c. 7. GRANT, President.
]. S. SwANK. Secretary
Rail Road Flat, August 4th, 1866.