The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
THE CODE MINING LAW.
1t is Published for the Benefit Of Locators
and Mining Men.

County Clerk Barclay Jones informs
us that he receives on an average sew
eral letters each week, enquiring
concerning the mining law, As regards
location. For the benefit of mining
men who do not understand the. new
mining law, the MADIsoNIAN herewith
reproduces it.:
Sec. 1910. Any person a citizen OF
the United States, or one who has de.
clared his intentions to become such.
who discovers a vein or lode bearing
gold. silver. cinnabar, lead, tin, cop
per, or other valuable deposits, or who
discovers or locates a placer deposit of
gold, or other deposit of gold. or other
deposit of minerals, including building
stone, lime-stones, marble, clay. sand.
or other mineral substances having a
commercial value, may locate a claim
upon such vein, lode or deposit, by de-
fining the boundaries OF the claim in
the manner hereinafter described, and
by posting a notice of such location at
, the point of discovery, which notice
! must contain:
|. The name of the lode or claim.
,. The name of the locator or loca-
tors.
3. The date of the location.
4. If a lode claim. the number OF
lineal feet claimed in length along the
course of the vein each way from the
point of discovery, with the width on
each side of the center of the vein, and
the general course of the vein or lode
as e as may be.
5. If a placer or mill site claim, the
number of acres or superficial feet
claimed.
Sec. 361l. Before the expiration of
ninety days from the date of posting
such notice upon the claim, the locator
or locators must sink a discovery shaft
upon the lode Or claim (mill site claims
%excepted), to the depth Of at least ten
feet from the lowest part of the rim Of
, such shaft at the surface, or deeper, if
necessary to show a we'll defined. crew
ice Or valuable deposit. Its equivalent
in work must be done upon placer
claims. A cut. a cross-cut or a tunnel
which cuts a lode at the depth of ten
l feet below the surface. or an open cut
! of at least ten feet in length along the
lode from the point where the lode may
be in any manner discovered, its equiv
! alent to q discovery shaft. The locator
1 Or locators must define the boundaries
! of his or their claim by marking a tree
. or rock in place, or by setting a stone
; at each corner or angle of the claim.
y When a post is used. it must be at least
four inches square by four feet SIX
inches in length, set n foot in the
l. four feet in diameter by two feet il
height around the post. When a stone
is used. net a rock in place. it must bt
) at least six inches square and eighteen
u inches in length, set two-thirds of it
length in the ground. which trees
II stakes or monuments must be so mark
u ed, as to designate the corners.
II Sec. 36l2. Within ninety days of tn
" date Of posting the location notice upoI
~ the claim. there must be filed in tn
~ Office of the county clerk of the count
in which the lode or claim is situate
a declaratory statement, which mus
contain:
III |. The name of the lode or claim.
>. The name Of the locator or loca
tors.
3. The date of location. and such de
III scription of the location OF said clail
with reference to some natural objet
or permanent monument as will ider
y, tify the claim.
5 /. If a lode claim. the number {
of lineal feet claimed in length along tn
course of the vein each way from til
point of discovery, with the width O
us each side of the center of the vein, an
ry the general course of the lode or vel
lst as near as may be.
). If a placer or mill site claim, tn
number of acres or superficial fee
at claimed.
p, 6. The dimensions and location of til
:. discovery shaft, or it's equivalent, sun
- upon lode or placer claims.
a. :. The location and description
each corner. with the markings Their
on.
Such decIaratory statement must