Arizona citizen., 1877-02-24
New Mining District.


 
 4 new mining district has been formed on Aravaipa creek, northwest of Camp Grant and in the vicinity of Dan Mings ranch and Cottonwood On January 9, Messrs. B. L. Duncan, J. H. Kingsley, C. W Felter, c. L. Turner, ST, W. H. Queen, W. P Boyd and c. L. Turner, Jr. met to organize a district; MT. Duncan Tn the chair and Mir Kingsley, secretary. The following action was then taken.
 The locality is named the De Frees Mining District, and is bounded as follows, viz: Commencing al Daniel Ming's ranch on Aravaipa creek, thence following course of said creek, southeasterly 10 Cottonwood Springs; thence northeasterly to the south line of San Carlos reservation, thence along said south line of reservation, westerly, to where the line crosses Hog Canon ; thence southerly to place of beginning
 Resolutions and bylaws to govern the district for the ensuing year were adopted as follows:
 SEC. 1. Each claim located in this district shall be recorded in the district records within 30 days from the date of location. Any failure to comply with this rule shall be considered an abandonment of the claim and the claim be subject to location as though il had never been located.
 SEC. ?. There shall be upon each claim recorded in the district the amount of twenty-five dollars in labor expended during the first three months after the date of location.
 SEC. 3. Any failure to comply with the above rule shall be considered an abandonment of the claim.
 SEC. 1. All claims located in@this district prior to this date, January 9, shall be recorded in the district rec ords within 60 days from the date of the passage of these laws,
 SEC. ,. Each notice of location pre- sented for record shall bear the sigma ture of one or more witnesses to the location.
 SEC. 6. There shall be notices post ed in three conspicuous places in the district , days previous to the calling of any and all subsequent meetings of the miners of this district, and mine owners ln the district may call such meeting.
 SEC. '. In all miners meetings hereafter held in the district 10 mine owners in the district shall be cen sidered a quorum to transact business; and a majority vote of all mine-owners present shall be required to abolish, alter or make new laws for this district
 SEC. s. On the seventh of January of each year there shall be a miners. meeting of the miners of this district, held for the purpose of electIng al recorder and for such other business. as may come before ii.
 SEC. 9. The recorder shall be elect ed to serve the term of one year,
 SEC. 10. It shall be the duty of the recorder 10 keep the books and papers of his office within this district and in his possession or that of his deputy.
 SEC. II. The recorder shall bel entitled to a fee of one dollar for re- cording each claim and one dollar for each certificate furnished
 SEC. 12 It shall be the duty of the. recorder 10 appoint deputy to act. in his stead during his absence from the district, for whose official acts he shall be held responsible
 After adopting the above, c. W Felter was elected Recorder by acla- mation, and the meeting then adjourn ed. A town named Atchison has beenl started in this district and the miners there seem to be in earnest. There arel at present some fifteen men at work and some very fair ore is being taken out