The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-11-27
WYHAHs MIB1uo Law.


WYHAHs MuI1a Law,
1nfornation Sar TAose Who Dslve "a
the xarth's Hiddsn Treasure.
6Dcr1oH I. That section 500 Of Il,
revised statutes u Idahs b amended 4
read = follow:
6ectfon 500. Mining claims hefesftel
located upon veins Or lodes II quartz, q
other rock in place bearing any Of the
metals or other valuable deposits men.
toned in section $3.50 Of the revised stat.
utes Of the United Hates, may extend to
800 feet on each side Of tho middle Of the
vein or lode: Propjdbd. Thet when the
locat01 have Ut stakes, posts or monu-
ments described in section 9 hereof, to
indicate the line Of the rein, ledge Of
lode, such stakes, posts Or monuments
mpst be taken for the purposes Of such
location, to mark correctly the line there
Of, and such line must not Afterwards be
changed 20 40 TO affect rights acquired OF
interfere with any locations made subse-
quent thereto.
SEC. 9. Section 81O1 Of the revised
statutes of Idaho be amended to read a.
follow:
Section 3101. The locator, 1T the time
of making the discovery Of such vein or
lode, must erect monument ct such
place Of discovery, 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 mon
ument. Within three days from the date
of discovery, he must mark the boundaries
of bis claim by establishing 1t each cor
ner thereof, aud at any angle in the side
lines, monument marked with the name
of the clalm and the corner or angle it
represents; also at the time Of 80 marking
his boundaries, he 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 discovery; fourth,
the direction and distance claimed along
the ledge from the discovery; fifth, the
distance claimed on each side Of the mid
die of the ledge; sixth, the distance and
direction from the d,scoysry monument
to such natural object or permanent mon
ument, if any such there be, as will fix
and describe in the notice itself the loca-
ton of the claim; and seventh, the name
of the mining district, county and state.
When, from any cause, monument can
not be safely planted at the true corner
or angle, it may be placed ~ near thereto
as practicable, and 90 marked - to indi-
cate the place of such corner or angle.
Monuments may be made of any SUCH
material or form as will readily give no.
tice, and when of poats or trees, they must
be hewn and marked upon the side facing
towards the discovery, and must be at
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be at least four feet
high above the ground, and trees must
be SO hewn as to readily attract attention.
At the time the locator 90 marks the
boundaries of his claim, he may do 80 in
any direction that will not interfere with
rights or claims which existed prior to
his discovery.
SEC. 8. Within sixty days after such
location, the locator or his assigns, must
sink shaft upon the lode to the depth OF
at least 10 feet from the lowest part of
the rim of such shaft at the surface, and
of not less than l6 square feet area. Any
excavation which shall cut such vein 70
feet from the lowest part of the rim Of
such shaft and which shall measure 100
cubic feet in extent shall be considered .
with this provision. Any To-
Gated claim upon which work has been
done in compliance with the above re-
quirements 10 not, unless abandoned, SUBJ
ject to relocation for period Of 90 days
from and after the date of location.
SIC. 4. Within 90 days after tho loca-
ton Of the claim the locator or his assigns
must file for record in the Office of the
county recorder Of the county or Of the
deputy recorder of the mining district in
which the claim il situated substantial
copy Of bis notice Of location.
SEC. S. II at any time the locator Of
any mining claim heretofore or hereafter
located, or his assigns, shall apprehend
that his original certificate was defective,
erroneous, or that the requirements Of che
law had not been complied with before
ding, or shall be DESTROYS Of changing
The surface boundaries, or of taking any
part of an overlapping claim which has
been abandoned, or in case the original
was made prior to the passage
If this law, aud he shall b DESTROYS Of
the benefits Of this Act, such To-
;ator or his assigns may Ole - additional
subject to the conditions Of this
Act and to contain all that this Act re-
luired an original certificate 70 contain.
Pyoeided, That such amended location
loes not interfere with the existing rights |