Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-03
BEDROCK FLUME BILL.

Referred to Committee on Public
Lands and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Dubois introduced the follow.
ing bill: A bill to grant the Boise
Basin Bedrock Flume Company the
right of way to construct a bedrock
flume in Idaho.
BE II enacted by The Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United
States Of america in Congress as
senbled,
That for the purpose of the construc-
titn of bedrock hume in Moore s
Creek, Elk Creek, Grimes Creek and
Granite Creek, in Boise County, in
Idaho Territory, the right of way is
hereby granted to George II. G. Tay-
lor, Philip Stockdale, Wilson f. Con-
ner, James Prentice, and Frank ST.
dell, their heirs and assigns, tor the
purpose OF facilitating the operations
OF mining of gold and silver and 9TH
err precious metals in Boise county. IN
the Territory of Idaho, such right of
way not exceeding in width the dis
lance between the rim rocks of the
respective streams herein named. for
the construction of ditch or Gume
over, across and upon the public
lands of the United States in said
Territory, in the bed or channel and
along the meanderings, or as near
thereto as practicable, of each of the
creeks known as Moore's creek, Elk
Creek, Grimes Creek, and Granite
Creek; such ditch or 1ume to be con-
structed continuously or at intervals
from the mouth to the source of each
of said creeks, and of sufficient width
and depth to accomplish the objects
for which the same IL to be construct
ed and not exceeding the width afore-
said.
SEC. 2. That all miners owning or
becoming owners of mineral lands on
the creek or creeks where such ditch
or flume may be constructed, or on
any creek tributary thereto, shall have
the free right to dump their tailings
into said ditch or Hume.
SEC. 3. That nothing in this act
shall interfere with any existing
rights which at the time of the pass
age hereof shall have been acquired
under any law or laws in relation to
the mineral or other lands of the Uni
ted States, nor with the prior rights
Of any one to the waters of any Of
said streams or bitches or fumes con-
veying the same, or of any mining
ground whatever held by right of pos
session, appropriation, or under any
local mining custom, rule or regula-
ton in force in the mining district or
districts wherein said rights are claim
ed, nor with the right of any person
or persons at any time to explore and
work in any of said creeks for any
precious metal or metals underneath
what is commonly called the "false
bedrock"
SEC. A. That the said George II.
&. Taylor, Philip Stockdale, Wilson
f. Conner, James Prentice and Frank
Sidell, their heirs and assigns, shall
be entitled to all the rights and priv
ileges now or hereafter granted by
law to miners in mineral districts of
the United States in relation to cut
ting, Telling, or removing timber for
mining purposes, in the construction
and maintenance of any of the ditch
es, fumes, or reservoirs authorized by
this act.
SEC. 8. That the rights and priv
ileges hereby granted shall wholly
cease and determine unless the said
parties, their heirs or assigns, shall
construct not less than one mile of
such bed-roc flume within one wear
and six months from aud after the
passage of this act, and shall COM
plete two miles thereof within two
years and six months after the passage
thereof, and continuously worked
thereafter.
SEC. 6. That this franchise shall
not be sold to Chinese, and that no
Chinese shall be employed by said
company.