Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-02-25
THE NEW MINING Law

the recent session Of the Legislature.
It was drafted and introduced by Hon.
w. +. Anderson, member Or the Coun-
xcil from Lemhi:
An Act relating To The location, and
recording Of miiling claims.
SEcrIoS I. The mining claims here.
tofore located upon veins Or lodes Of
quartz Of other rock In place bearing
any of the precious or other metals,
mentioned IN section 1920 Of the Re-
vised Statutes Of the United States,
may extend three hundred (300) feet
on each side Of the middle of the vein
Sor lode: Provided, That where the.
locators have set their stakes, posts
or monuments, described iii the next
section, 70 Indicate the line Of the
vein, ledge 81 lode, said stakes, posts
Or monuments shall be taken for the
purpose If said location, to mark COR
reclly the line thereof, and such line
shall net be afterwards changed So as'
70 affect the rights acquired u inter-
sfcre with any location made suisse
sauent thereto.
SIC. 2. The lecaiers Of any min
ing claim shall at the time Of making
the location place substantial stake
sor post, not less than four q inches
square Or In diameter, at each. end Of
the ground claimed aud as near as
practicable along the course Or line
lof the vein o. lode, and also SINH
lar stake Or post at each corner Of the
location. Such stakes or posts shall
'be at least fonr GA feet high above
the surface, and shall each be marked
with the name Of the claim.
The notice of location heretofore
mentioned, shall be conspicuously at
tached I'll one Of said center end posts
80 that the same may be easily read;
crit shall be conspiouously posted ia
like manner at the point Of discovery
and prospecting work on the claim.
Where stakes Of posts cannot be con-
had, we'll built monuments
OF stone, ST the like height above the
surface will answer the purpose If
stakes or posts, but the notice must
be 50 placed GA the side Of said NOM.
lnent as u be read easily.
SEc. B The notice shall contain
the date II the location, the names Of
the locators, the name Of the claim,
ledge Or lode, the quantity 10 feet
claimed alopg the ledge OF lode, the
width claimed From the middle Of the
vein, and shall also give such des-
eriptian u the locality Of the claim.
iay reference to natural landmarks on
liked objects, and contiguous claims,
u there besany, 80 as to render the
situation OF the same reasonably Ger
tain from the letter az the notice itself.
I SEC. 1. Every claim shall be re-
corded within fifteen (l5) days from
the time Of the posting Of the notice,
u the district il which the same shall
be located, Or AZ the nearest 10 office
The claim. For tho convenience Of
I've prospectors and locatofs. the
County. Recorder Of The several coaa-
yes shall aF4,oint u deputy at amy !
stace where he may deemit necessary,
md az all places, more than ten 10y +,
allies distant from an existing Office.
whenever len or more mining lucators
Interested, shall petitio.l for the APP
r'lntnleht ofsnch deputy. Upon the
ailarc sot any recorder to make the !,
..popiatnKllt Of u deputy for ten days /
dter petition in writing shall have
ken presented to hin. the resident
miners ut. such district may appoint
one Of .tEicir number to
III as recorder .of thes,lisfrict .vl,nSa