The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-26
From the Mining & Scientific Press.
TUNNEL LOCATIONS.
A Matter of General Interest to Miners.

A CORRESPONDENT asks us some questions in
relation To whether the work on n tunnel loca
tiou will cover the annual expenditures rrquir
ed on a lode, etc. the answers Of which are at
interest IL miners generally. He says: Near
the place reside is Il large ledge, which crops
out for some distance. and which mas been To-
Gated and abandoned by several different par
ties | think that IT n tunnel were run iLto
the hill. So as To tap this ledge low down, good
pay rock would be found. Moreover, l know
of blind ledge running parallel. with. and
close beside it, which know IS rich Now,
wan, 10 work both these claims by tunnel.
Shall I make a regular tunnel location so as to
catrb the blind lodr-and. il | do. Will the
work on that tunnel serve as expenditures on
both claims-or must | locate the big ledge
that crops and the blind ledge separately l
do not want to do that. want. in some way
To work the lodges by tunnel. and make the
money spend on each cover necessary annual
o. ,.nditures on both lodges. One other point
IA that some twelve hundred feet FROM where
propose to work. groupings appear. which
.uppose are those Of my blind ledge
We do not see exactly how our correspond
.nt ia To get out Of paying the annual expendi-
tur,s on both claims, even by his tunnel i"ca'
tion. He cannot locate both claims by mere
tunnel location. That might cover the o''ha :,
ledge. but if he began tn work MS tunnel "'u
did not irst take up the big ledge some o",
would do 80. thinking he would prove its worm
he h;s Tunnel. without cost to them. Moreover
bs .oys his "blind ledge" crops out some DIS,
t.,c,. from him. in which case it is not pima
ledge at all. Again, he knows now. rs perhaps
4, HIS mariners or others, that this ledge ex's''
there. or he would not be so anxious to develop
Il. and the law plainly says that the tunhe' eau
only give right Of possession to lodges NOT pre-
vionsly known to exist. or cot appearing o'
tho surface. IL groupings of what he calIs MS
hind lode really exist, it might be traced 70 LIE
locat;on and after he began his tunnei thert
would be nothing to prevent other Partes Va "a
L;no Il nm The large ledge might or mign
not no touched after he began work, put uh'es'
he regularly located it before, he could not pre-
vent parties taking possession 49,.
The general superstition now 10 'na. WI ~.
mnst be done on the ledge itself 10 cow. ~. -"
expenditures. In fact an anencme", :,
mining act Of May 10th. 1877, 'ntroaucf Ca, =
Conqress recently by delegate Cha"e' =. III ~,
RADIO, on this very subject 10 no" T.'" uond
1 a,mm;ttee on mines and mining IL a"e"u
tbs net no A to make it declare that wnere
aarson or company shall run tunnel lot 'n'
purnoss of developing lode or lodes, OWN,
.s;d nerson or company, the money 80 "a
laJ.d + .a;d tunnel shall be taken ana con
.dercd as expended on said lode e. or , ,oae'
whether located prior to- or since toe pn' shal
Of said act and such person 0. comPa. .yyr .n"
not be required to perform wo.s OH ." All tho same
IF said lode or lodes. in order 70 no'o '"' ''''>
az required by said act; ..,.-., ,art;es wei
ai;SsA In Judge, we do not see now our ~
Is.""ndent can evade the law 80 as 20 "I IT
the wo, sod At least 500 each year on eacn
":usy - or else render the one upon WIN
NJ ~ . S i done liable to re location