Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-04-15
REMINIsCENCEs.
District Mining Laws of Eureka
District as Laid Down iu IS64-9.


District ns Laid Down iD s6f-9.
The SENTINEL is In receipt OF the XIVtf
volume of the Tenth Census Of the United
States, which is devoted to o collection o
United States, State and Territorial an6
local mining laws, with mining rules and
regulations, compiled under the direction
Of Clarence King, formerly Director Of
the United States Geological Survey,
Among the collection we find the follow
ing. which constitute about all the rec
ords OF Eureka District OF the early days
that are now in existence. We produce
them here, knowing they will be interest.
ing to the SESTINEL's readers, and es.
pecially to those who are still among us
who figured in the meetings and laws
mentioned. The wording, spelling, capt.
talizstions and punctusutOns are precisely
the same as in the original documents:
EUREKA VALLEY LANDER Co N. 7.
Sept 10Th 1864
SEC No / This District shall be known
as the Eureka MiniAg District and shall be
bounded as follows viz Beginning at the
place WHARF Eureka Creek or Canyon
crosses Simpsons old road as laid out by
| BIN in the year 1859 thence following said
road westerly to a spring in the middle
gate thence Southerly along the summit OF
| the Mountains TO the first valley thence
Easterly along the base of the mountains
to Simpsons old road thence Northerly and
| along Simpsons old road to the place Of be-
ginning
SEC 2-Ther shall be a Recorder elected
at this meeting who shall hold his Office
until the first Monday of Sept ad 1865 he
may appoint q Deputy or Deputies for
whose official acts ne shall be responsible
| the Recorder or one OF his Deputies shall
| go upon the ground at the request Of the
locator and see that Locator measures &
Stakes off his claim or claims when visible
| the Recorder or his deputy shall call all
meetings when requested BY Ten Claim
holders OF the District and preside at the
same-the Recorder shall keep in o suita-
BILE pool or Books q faithful and true Rec
ord of all Claims brought to him for that
purpose If such Claims do not Conflict
with other Claims he shall record all
claims in the order OF their presentation
fof which Servise he shall receive Seventy
five Cents for each Claim Recorded he shall
Record all Certificates Of work done OIL
OIhlLlS Hutu uc 10 bhtieucu bliht tuO hcCob-
sary work has been done he shall Civ Ger
~tificates of Location or abstracts of Title
for which ser vice he shall be entitled 10 re-
ceive fifty Cents also to keep his books for
inspection Of those interested in the mines
of the District he shall deliver his books
to his lawful Successor all examination of
his books & papers to be made in his pres
ence or that of a Deputy
SEC 3-Claims of Mining Ground shall
be made by posting a written Notice on
the C,aiments Ledge defining its bounds-
ries il visible a Notice of Mining ground
by Companies or individuals on file in the
Recorders Office shall be equivalent to q
Record OF the Ssme-Each Claim shall
consist of two hundred feet on the ledge
but claimants may consolidate their claims
by locating in o common name SO that In
the aggregate no more ground is claimed
than two hundred feet for each name
Claimants may hold one hundred feet on
each side of their ledge for Mining d build
ing purposes but shall not be entitled to any
Ledge within said distsnce-b by virtue
hereof Each Locator shall be entitled to
all dips spurs and angles Connecting with
his Ledge-all Claims shall be recorded
within ten days from the date Of location
SIC 4-whenever $500 ool one Hun
uTtQ DOIhIb WOEtu Vi AhDOut oh6ii nafC
been expended on any Companys claim or
(S25l on any individuals Claim the same
shall be DENIED a fee simple in the owners
or owner theirof and their or his Grantee
4 assigns and shall not thereafter be sub
ject to relocation by other parties except
by producing to the Recorder q write
ing acknowledgement and abandonment
theirof-
SEC S All persons holding mining
Ground at the present time in this District
& all persons hereafter and previous to the
date herein mentioned shall hold the same
exempt from relocation until the first
Monday of June. A ID l865-these rules &
laws may be altered or emended by q W
thirds vote OF those owning claims or min
| ing ground in this District-After twenty
| DAYS notice OF such intention shall have
been given in the Reese River Reviele or
some other paper published in Lander
County and shall have been posted in the
most publick place in this District
Sec 6 The Laws Rules and Regulations
Of the Reese River Mining District so far
as not inconsistant with the foregoing
Rules and Laws shall and the same are
hereby extended to and over this District
and made the Laws Rules and Regulations
thereof
SEC I ElOCblUub bHdil DO utIu Viva NOCp
unless otherwise determined by those pres
ent at the meeting
At an election held in the aforesaid Dis
trict on the 10th day OF Sept A ID. 1864 the
foregoing Laws & Rules for the District
:, ware adopted and the under signed duly
elected Recorder
G J TANNEHILL President
Z A PHELPS SEQ
EUREKA MINING DISTRICT
June 9th 1865
Pursueant to Notice a meeting of the
Miners OF this District was this day
called-on Motion it was ordered that af-
ter this date the Recorders fees for record
ing each claim or claims shall be one dollar
and also for issuing Certificates of Title
one dollar And it is also ordered that after
this date no claims that is o on REQ
ord or that may be relocatable before the
fourth day of June 1866 even if there shall
be az much as one dollars worth OF labor
expended on the same-It WAS also ordered
that g J Tannehill be reelected recorder
of this Eureka District-All of which was
unanimously adopted