The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-03-26

The following is Idaho's new
mining law, by Wyman, as sign
ed by the governor;
Sec. 1. That section .3100 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 300 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 3 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 not afterwards be
changed SO as to affect rights &C
quired or interfere with any loca-
tons made subsequent thereto.
Sec. 2. Section 3101 of the
revised statutes of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 31O1. 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 of the claim; third, the
date of discovery; fourth, the di-
rection and distance claimed
along the ledge from the dis
covery; fifth, the distance claim
ed on each side of the middle OF
the ledge;sixth, the distance and
direction from the discovery
monument to such natural object
or permanent monument, if any
such there be, as will fix and de-
scribe in the notice itself, the To-
cation 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 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 viii
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
A inches square or in diameter
Monuments must be at least
feet high above the ground, ant
trees must be so hewn as tt
readily attract attention. AT the
time the locator so marks tho
boundaries of his claim, he may
do so in any direction that viii
not interfere with rights Oh
claims which existed prior to his
discovery.
Sec. 8. Within go days after
such location, the locator or hi.
assigns must sink q shaft upon
the lode to a depth of at least II
feet from the lowest part of til,
rim of such shaft at the surface
and of not less than 10 squar,
feet area. Any excavation which
shall cut such vein 10 feet iron
the lowest part of the rim o
such shaft and which shall meas
ure 100 cubic feet in extent shall
be considered q compliance witt
this provision, Any locate,
claim upon which work has beer
done in compliance with tn,
above requirements is not, unles
abandoned, subject to relocation
for period of 80 days from ant
after the date of location.
Sec. 4, Within 80 days afte
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
deputy recorder of the minin;
district in which the claim i
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