The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-04

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6Ecr1oN /. That section 500 of tho
revised statutes Of Idaho be amended to
read as follows;
Section S1eQ. Mining claims hereafter
located upon veins or lodes Of quartz, o.
otissr rock il place bearing any Of the
metals o. other valuable deposits men
toned in pection 1890 Of the revised stat
utes Of the United Atates, may extend to
500 feet on each side OF the middle Of the
vein or lode: PROVIDED, That when the
locstors have set stakes, posts or monu-
ments described in section 3 hereof, to
indicate the line of the vein, ledge or
lode, such st4kes, posts or monuments
mvst be taken for the purposes Of such
location, to mark correctly the line there
Of, and such line must not afterwards he
changed 50 rs to affect rights acquired or
interfere with any locations made subse-
quent thereto.
SEC. 2. Section 3101 of the revised
statutes of Idaho be amended to read as
follows:
Section 31O1. The locator, at the time
of making the discovery of such vein or
lode, must erect q monument at 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 at each cor
ner thereof, aud 1t any angle in the side
lines, q monument marked with the name
Of the claim aud the corner or angle IT
represents; also at the time Of so marking
his boundaries, he must post at his dis
covery monument his notice of location
10 which must be stated; First, tho 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 discovery monument
TO such natural object or permanent mon
ument. if any such there he, a. 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 1t the true corner
Or angle, it may be placed - near thereto
As practicable, and 30 marked - to indi-
cate the place of such corner or angle.
Monuments may he made of any such
material or form as will readily give ne
tlce, and when of posts or trees, they must
be hewn and marked upoa the side facing
towards the discovery, aud must be q,
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be Ut least four feet
high above the ground, and trees mus,
10 80 hewn as to readily attract attention
At the time the locator 90 marks the
boundaries of his claim, be may do 20 in
any direction that will not interfere with
rights or claims which existed prior t.
his discovery.
SEC. 8. Within sixty days after such
location, the locator or his assigns, must
sink shaft upon the lode to the depth 0l
ut least 10 feet from the. lowest part Of
the rim Of such shaft ut tie surface, and
Of not less than l6 square feet ares. Any
excavation which shall cut such vein IL
feet from the lowest part of the rim Of
such shaft and which shalt measure 16C
cubic feet in extent shalt he considered .
compliance with this provision. Any 10.
Gated claim upon which work has beer
done in compliance with the above re.
4uirements is not. unless xbaudoDed, sub
ject to relocation for period 0f % dsyi
from and after the date Of location.
SKc. 4. Within 20 days after the Ioca.
ton Of the claim the locator or his assign,
must file for record in the ofice Of thu
county recorder Of the county or of thu
deputy recorder Of the mining district il
which the claim is situated substantia
copy of his notice Of location.
SEC. g. If at any time the locator o.
any mining claim heretofore or hereafter
located, or his assigns, shall apprehenc
that his original certificate was detective
erroneous, Or that the requirements Of th'
law had not been complied with before
filing, or shall be DESTROYS of changing
the surface boundaries, or Of taking an,
part Of an overlapping claim which ha
been abandoned, or in case the origina
certificate was made prior to the psssag'
of this Law, and he shall be DESTROYS o
scouting the benefits Of this Act, such 10
Gator or his assigns may die an additions
certificate subject to the conditions Of thi
Act and to contain oil that this Act 70
quired an original certificate TO contain
Provided, That such amended locatioi
does not interfere with the existing right
Of Others at the time when such amend
ment Is made.
Sec. 6. Within 90 days after any TIM
set or period allowed for the Performance