Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-07-10

Passed NJ she Last Session Of the
LEGISLATURE.

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Legislature.
Following are the first three sections
OF an important law OF the last Legis-
Iature. The balance will follow in in
stallments:
SECTION 1. Any person, a citizen OF
the United States, or one who has de-
clared his intention to become such,
who discovers q vein or lode may To-
cate a claim upon such vein or lode by
defining the boundaries Of the claim
in the manner hereinafter described,
and by posting q notice OF such loca-
ton at the point OF discovery, which
notice must contain: First-The name
of the lode or claim. Second-The
name OF the locator or locstors. Third
The date of the location. Fourth
the number OF linear feet claimed in
length along the curse 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 near as
may be.
SEC. 2. Before the expiration OF
ninety days from the posting OF such
notice upon the claim the locator must
sink a discovery shaft upon the claim
located 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 by such work a lode
deposit Of mineral in place. A cut, or
crosscut, or tunnel which cuts the
lode at a depth OF ten feet, or an open
cut Of at least ten feet in length along
the lode from the point where the
lode may be in any ANN discoy-
cred, is equivalent to 3 discovery shaft.
The locator must define the bounda-
ries OF his claim by marking q tree or
rock in place, or by setting a post OF
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the center of each side line. When q
post is used il must be at least four
inches square, by four feet six inches
in length, set one foot in the ground
with q mound OF stone or earth four
feet in diameter by two feet in height
around the post. When it is practi-
cally impossible on account of bedrock
or precipitous ground to sink such
posts, they may be placed in a pile o.
stones; or when the proper placing o.
such posts or monuments Of stone j:
imprscticable or dangerous to life Of
limb, il shall be lawful to place such
post or monument OF stone at the
nearest point. properly marked TO des
ignate its right place. When q stone
is used. not a rock in place, it must be
at least six inches square and eighteen
inches in length, set two-thirds OF its
length in the ground, which trees
stakes or monuments must be sc
marked as to designate the corners o.
the claim located.
SEC. 8. Within ninety days Of the
date Of posting the location notice
upon the claim the locator shall
record his claim with the mining
District Recorder and the County Re.
corder Of the mining district or coun.
ty In which such claim is situated by q
location certificate which must con.
tain: lat, the name OF the lode; End,
the name OF the locator or DOCTORS
3rd, the date OF the location and such
description OF the location Of said
claim, with reference to some natural
object or permanent monument. as
will identify the claim 4th. the num-
Der of linear feet claimed in length
along the course OF the vein each way
from the point Of discovery, with q
width on each side of the center oil
the vein, and the general course of the
o or vein as near as may be; 9th,
the dimensions and location OF the
discovery shaft, or its equivalent. sunk
upon the claim 9th, the location and
description Of each corner, with the
markings thereon. ANY record of the
location of q lode mining claim which
shall not contain all the requirements
named in this section shall be void.
All records OF lode oil placer mining
claims, mill sites or tunnel rights here
tofore made by any Recorder Of any
mining district or any County Record
or are hereby delared to be valid and
to have the same force and effect as
records made in pursuance Of the pro-
visions of this act. And any such
record. or q copy thereof. duly verified
by a mining Recorder or duly certified
by a County Recorder, shall be prims
evidence Of the facts therein
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