The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-03-23
Wyman's Mining Bill.

Sec. 1. That section 3100 of the re-
yised ststutes of Idaho be ammended to
read as follows:
Sec. $780, Mining claims hereafter
located upon veins or lodes of quartz, or
other rock in place bearing any of the
metals or other valuable deposits mem
toned in section 1920 of the revised
statutes of the United States, may ex-
tend to three hundred feet on each side
of the middle Of the vein or lode. Pro-
vided, that when the locators have set
stakes, posts or monuments described
in section hereof, to indicate the line
of the vein, ledge rlode, such stakes,
posts or monuments must be taken for
the purposes of such location, to mark
correctly the line thereof, and such line
must not afterwards be changed SO as
to effect rights acquired or interfere
with any locations made subsequent
thereto.
Sec. 2. That section 3lol of the re-
vsed statutes of Idaho be amended to
read as follows:
Section Sl0l. The locator, at the
time of making the discovery of such
vein or lode, must erect monument at
such place of discovery, upon which be
must place his name, the name of the
claim, the GATE of discovery and dis
tance claimed along the vein each way
from such monument. Within three
DAYS from the date of discovery be
must mark the boundaries of his claim
by establishing at each corner thereof,
and at any augle in the side lines, a
monument, marked with the name Of
the claim and the corneror angle it rep
resents; also at the time of so marking
his boundaries, ne must post at his dis
covery monument his notice of location
in which must be stated First, the
name of the locator; second, the name
of the claim; third, the date of discoy-
cry; fourth, the distance and direction
claimed along the ledge from the dis
coyery, fifth, the distance claimed on
each side of the middle of the ledge;
sixth, the distance and direction from
the discovery monument to such nalur-
al object or permanent monument, if
any such there be, as will fix and de-
scribe in the notIce itself, the location
of the claim and seventh, the name of
the mining district, county and state.
When from any cause monument
cannot be safely planted at the true
corner or angie, it may be placed as
near thereto as practicable, and so
marked as to Indicate the place Of such
coruer or angle. Monuments may be
mad 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 at least 4
inches square or in diameter. Monu-
ments must be at least Fleet high above
the ground, and trees must be so hewn
as to readily attract attention. At the
time the locator so marks the bound
aries Of his claim, he may do so in any
direction that will not interfere with
rights or claims which existed prior to
his discovery.
See. 3. Within sixty days after such
location, Tie locator or his assigns,
must sink shaft upon the lode to the
depth of at least ten feet from the low
est part Of the rim of such shaft at the
surface, and OF not less than 10 square
# area. Any excavation which shall cut
such vein ten feet from the lowest part
of the rim of such shaft and which shall
measure one hundred and sixty cubic