The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-04-02
NEW MINING Inv.

me following Is lualO new
mining law, by Wyman, as sign
ed by the governor:
Sec. 1. That section BOO of
the revised statutes of Idaho be
amended to read as follows
Section 300. Mining claims
hereafter located upon veins or
lodes of quartz, or other rock in
places bearing any of the metals
or other valuable deposits men
toned in section 1920 of the re-
vised statutes of the United
States, may extend to 800 feet on
each side of the middle of the
vein or lode, Provided, That
when the locators have set stalk
es, posts or monuments describ-
ed in section 9 hereof, toindicate
the line of the vein, ledge or
lode, such stakes, posts or monu-
ments must be taken for the pur-
poses of such location to mark
correctly the line thereof, and
such line must rot afterwards be
changed so as to affect rights ac-
quired or interfere with any loca-
tions made subsequent thereto.
Sec. 2. Section 3101 of the
revised statutes of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3101. The locator, at the
time of making the discovery of
such vein or lode, must erect a
monument at such place of dis
covery, upon which he must
place his name, the name of the
claim. the date of discovery and
distance 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 estab-
fishing at each corner thereof,
and at any angle in the side lines,
monument, marked with the
name of the claim and the corner
or angle it represents; also at the
time of so marking boundaries,
he must post at his discovery
monument his notice of location
in which must be stated: First,
the name of the locator; second,
the name CT the claim; third, the
date Of discovery; fourth, the di-
rectian and distance claimed
along the ledge from the dis
covory; fifth, the distance claim
ed on each side of the middle OF
the ledge:sixth, the distance and
direction from the discovery
monument 10 such natural object
or permanent monument, if any
such there be, rs will fix and de-
scribe in the notice itself, the To-
cation Of the claim; and seventh.
the name CT the mining district,
county and state. When, from
any cause. a monument cannot
be safely planted at the true cor
ner 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 hewn and marked
upon the side facing towards the
discovery, and must be at least
t inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be at least 4
feet high above the ground, and
trees must be so hewn as tC
readily attract attention. At the
time the locator so marks the
boundaries of his claim, he may
do so in any direction that will
not interfere with rights OF
claims which existed prior to his
discovery.
Sec. 3. Within 60 days after
such location, the locator or his
assigns must sink a shaft upor
the lode TO depth of at least X
feet from the lowest part of the
rim of such shaft at the surface
and of not less than 10 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 meas
ure $50 cubic feet in extent shall
be considered q compliance will
this provision. Any located
claim upon which work has beer
done in compliance with tn:
above requirements is not, unles.
abandoned, subject to relocation
for a period of 80 days from anC
after the date of location.
Sec. 4. Within 90 days aftel
the location of the claim the 10
Gator or his assigns must file TO.
record in the Office of the count,
recorder of the county or of tn,