Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-31
Development Work Must
 Be Done.
TEXT OF THE NEW LAW.
The Ten-Foot Shaft or It's Euui- valent that Will Unfold Great
 Underground Riches.

Arizona's mines now have some sho + to assert themselves. Men must wor I. or stand aside for those who wish to us
 the drill and hammer. By requist i
 publish the following act on mines pss.
 ed by the last legislature. An act concerning mines. Be it enacted by the legislative assem bly, of the territory of Arizona. Section l. Every notice of location O
 a mining claim shall contain.
 FIrst-The name of the claim locat
 ed.
 Second-TEe name of the locator. | Third-The date of location. Fourth-Ths number of feet in lenetE
 of said clam and the number of fee
 claimed on each side of the center O
 the discovery shaft, lengthwise of tn,
 claim.
 Fifth-The general course of the lode
 deposit or premises located
 Sufficiently of the claim with re
 ference to some natural object or per
 manent monument, as will identify the | claim.
 Section ?. All mining location here
 after located, the credentials of which | shall contain:
 FIrst-The name of the lode or pre- misses.
 Seoond-The name of the locator or locstors.
 Thlrd-The date of the location. Fourth-The number of feet in length of said claim and the number of feet claimed on each side of the center of the discovery shaft, lengthwise of the claim. Ffth.-Tae general course of the lode of premises as near as may be. Sixth-The locality of the claim with reference to some natural object or per msnent monument as will identify the claim. otherwise 1t shall be void. Section 3. Before filing such location certificate with the county recorder of the proper county, the discoverer shall locate his claim by:
 First-Sinklng discovery shaft upon the premises, 90 claimed, to the depth of ten feet from the lowest part of the rim of such shaft at the surface, snd deeper if necessary, until there is shown by such work lode deposit or mineral ln place.
 Secondly posting at the point of discovery, on the surface, a plain sign or notice substantially confirming the location certificate.
 Third-By marking such claim or pre- mise on the ground so that It's bound aries can be readily traced. Section 4. Such surface boundaries shall be marked by eight substantial posts, projecting at least3 feet above the surface of the ground, or by su bstan- tial stone monuments at least 3 feet high, to-wit: One at each coroner of said claim, anu one at the center of each end and side line thereof Section 5. Any open cut crosscut, sdit or tunnel which shall be made, as above provided for, as part of the location O; mining claim, and which shall be equal in amount of work to shaft ten feet deep and four feet wide by six feet long, and which shall cut lode or mineral In place at the depth of ten feet from sur | face, shall be equivalent ss discovery work to 8 shaft sunk frem the surface. Section 6. The discoverer shall have ninety days from ths date of discovery of the lode and the posting or the notice there to perform said discovery work thereon.
 Section .. If at any time the location Of any mining claim heretofore or here after located or his assigns, shall learn that his original certificate was defeo- | tive, or that the requirements Of the | law had not been complied with before | filing, or shall be desirous of changing his surface boundaries, or if taking in any additional ground which is subject | to location, or in case the original certi- ficate was msde prior to the passage of this law, and he shall be desirous of | securing the benefit of this act such To- cstor or his assigns may ile an amended | certificate of location subject to the pro- | visions of this act, regarding the making of new locations.
 | s, .tion 8. The amount of easements | or representation, work or improvements | to be done or made during each year | after the completion of the location vs 1 heretofore provided, and the time for | doing the same shall be as provided, by | the law of the United States. | Section 9. Within three months afte, the expiration of the period of tune fixed for the performance of annual laor, or | the making of improvements upon any mining claim or premises, the person on whose behalf such improvements were | made, or some person for him knowing | the facts may make and record in the office of the county recorder of the county wherein such claim is situtaJed an affidavit in substance as follows: |
 Sec. 10. Such affidavit, when SO re corded, shall be primanfscle evidence ol the performance of such labor or the
 making of such affidavit, after it ha: been recorded, or certified copy of re cord of same, shall be received at evi
 dence accordingly by all the courts O. the territory.
 Sec II The relocation of forefeiteo or abandoned lode claim shall only bt made by sinking a new discovery shaf and fixing new boundaries in the same
 manner and to same extent as IS requlr ed in making 8 new location, or the re locator may sink the original discover!
 shaft ten feet deeper than it was at th' date of such relocation, and shall cree new. or make the old monuments a originally required. In either case
 new location monumen shall be erecte
 nd the location certificate shall state
 the whole or any part of the new loca
 tion is located as abandoned property.
 Sec. F. This act shall take effect an
 be ID force from and after July 1, 1S9;
 Sec. 13. All acts and parts of acts i
 conflict with this act are hereby repeal
 ed.
 Approved by the governor March 2(