The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-03-23
WYMAN'S MINING LAW.
An Enactment Of the Greatest Importance
to Idaho,


An Enactment Of the Greatest Importance
to Idaho,
One of the most important enact
ments of the legislature just adjourned
is the Wyman mining law. The meas
ure was the second introduced in the
house. In view of its vast Importance
it is reproduced it as it was signed by the
governor. The law is as follows:
SECTION l. That section 300 of the
revised statutes of Idaho be amended
to read as follows;
Section 800. Mining claims here
after located upon veins or lodes OF
quartz, or other rock in places bearing
any of the metals or other valuable de
posts mentioned in section 1920 of the
revised statutes of the United States
may extend TO 500 feet on each side OF
the middle OF the vein or lode: Pro
yided, That when the locators have set
stakes, posts or monuments described
in section hereof, to indicate the line
of the vein, ledge or lode. such stakes
posts or monuments must be taken for
tile purposes of such location to mark
correctly the line thereof, and such
line must not afterwards be changed SO
rs to affect rights acquired or interfere
with any locations made subsequent
thereto.
SEC. 2. Section 3l0l of the revised
statutes of Idaho be amended 70 read
as follows:
Section 3i0l. The locator, at the
time of making the discovery of such
vein or lode, must erect monument at
such place of discovery, upon which he
must place his name, the name of the
claim, the date Of discovery and dis
lance claimed along the vein each way
from such monument. Within three
days from the date of discovery he must
mark the boundaries of his claim BY
establishing at each corner thereof, aud
at any angle in the side lines, monu-
ment, marked with the name of the
claim and the corner or angle it repre-
sents; also at the time of so marking
his boundaries, he must post at his
discovery monument his notice of lOca-
on in which must be stated: First, the
name of the locator; second, the name of
the claim; third, the date of discovery:
fourth, the direction and distance
claimed along the ledge from the dis
covery: fifth, the distance claimed or
each side Of the middle of the ledge;
5 xth, the distance and direction from
the discovery monument to such natural
object or permanent monument, if any
such there be, as will TX and describe
in the notice itself, the location of the
claim; and seventh, the name of the
mining district, county aud state.
When. from any cause, a monument
cannot be safely planted at the true
corner or angle, it may be placed as
near thereto as practicable, and SO
marked as to indicate the place of such
corner or angle. Monuments may be
made of any such material or form as
will readily give notice, and when of
posts or trees, they must be hewn and
marked upon the side facing towards
the discovery, and must be- ut least
inches square or in diameter. Monu-
ments must be at least feet high
above the ground, and trees must be so
hewn as to readily attract attention.
At the time the locator so marks the
boundaries of his claim, he may Go so
in any direction that will not interfere
with rights or claims which existed
prior to his discovery.
SEC. 3. Within 10 days after such
location, the locator or his assigns must
sink shaft upon the lode to depth Of
ut least 10 feet from the lowest part OF
the rim of such shaft at the surface, and
Of not less than Ii square feet area.
Any excavation which shall cut such
vein 10 feet from the lowest part of the
rim OF such shaft and which shall
measure leo cubic feet in extent shall
he considered a compliance with this
any i'Nattu upon
which work has been done in compl,
ance with the above requirements is
not unless abandoned, subject to relo.
cation for period of - days from and
after the date of location.
SEC. 4. Within - days after the loca-
ton of the claim the locator or his as.
signs must file for record in the Office of
the county recorder of the county or of
the deputy recorder of the mining dis
trict in which the claim is situated a
substantial copy of the notice Of loca-
ton.
SEC. 3. II at any time the locator Of
any mining claim heretofore or here
after located, or his assigns, shall ap-
prehend that his original certificate
was defective, erroneous. or that the
requirements of the law had not been
e,prlied with before filing. or shall be