The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25
COPY OF THE LAWS
Farsf Publication in Any American
Newspaper of the Regulations I'm
Force fn The Northwest Terrific
rfes-Faii fnfor@affos n 10 Ma
tsre and sfxe of Claims. Forms Of
Assagnmeaf. Applications for
Grants, Etc.

ES1Cs
The Post-Iaseilsgencer IL Ia morning ruh-
EssAss conDssxs coSs Of tins regulations
governing placer mining alons TIE Yukon
river and is tributaries IN the Northwest
Territories. This - ire first ard oslly pub
hcaiaen CT the regulations Ia &ay newsps-
feZ ia ths United ssasss:
'EsfisY Coanc.G. CaaAda. q. tbs Govern
r4'-ilt House a. Ottawa Egs.ay TIE LIST
Cay % Aay, As4I.--EgeSs1s.
as kAee..sE.e. The Governor General
f. Council
~ aereas. &, IS found necessary ard sx-
iszsslstlt tas-1 certain amendments and sddl-
lions sao-!G De MADE 20 TIE regesa lions
s1s@inia.x Placer mining established %
ofaer OF eoaac.l q s:.e sta G. NSvelaSe
Therefore his sxcelleney, in virtue OF
the prov .9soas 0. 'tIss dominion iA.ds act
chapter -. OF tGs fksS.gass statutes OF Can
ada and By aud Win tbs advice OF fhe
queen prIsry council for Can iG@, is pIe.as-
ec 70 order that tia following regulations
SHAH De. and the same are hereby suDst.-
tlted tor the soyernance ~ placer mining
fl the Northwest Territories Ia :ha room
place ana stead 81 those regulations eSs-b-
lisAe1 by order q council OF the 9th OK
Nos amber. issa.
''tsagnedj JOHN ]. M'GEE.
Clerk OF the Pr.yy Council
fo the Honoratle The Minister vi the
'Aesai4t lions governing placer mining
ing along the Yukon river ANA It's tr.b0-
taF!es 10 the Northwest Territories:
Interpretation.
Bar aigg.ngs' shah mean any part OF
river over winch tie water extends when
the water is IN rs flooded state, and which
Is not covered al ios water.
Mines on tenches snail De known as
oencn disslngs. and shall for the purpose
o. aeLsnlAs the size of such claims be ex-
tfsfS{sff from dr.. <ffzysyR.
4iff aiggnss snail mean any mine
over WHICH a river never extends.
Miner skal mean maze or female
over tna aga OF il. but not under that age.
Claims SHALL Mean tie personal right
OF properly In placer mine or disglngs
during the time Tor when the grant OF
such mine or ntggings Is made.
Legal post shall mean stake standing
not less than foslr feet above the ground
and squared on four sides for a. least one
foof frQfn the top. Both sides so squared
small measure al least four inches across
the face. i shall also mean any stump or
tree cut OF and squared or faced 10 the
above height and size.
Close season shall mean the period
OF the year during which placer mining is
generally suspended. THE period TO be.
nSed BY the gold commissioner III whose
District the claim is situated
Locality shall mean tha territory
along a river tributary OF the Yukon.
and Its affluen;s.
Mineral stall include. all minerals
Nature aud Size Of Claims.
.'First-@Har digrings: A strip Of land
I'D fefs wide NJ high watefmark and thence
extending along into the river TO its low
est water level.
s-coud-Tne sides OF a claim for bar
diggings shall be tao parallel lines run as
neaTly as possible al right angles 10 the
stream aud shall be marked BY four legal
poets, one at each end OF the claim at or
about high waternaEk also one at each
era OF the claim at or about the edge of
the water. One Of the posts at high WA
termark shall be legibly marked with the
name Of the miner and the date upon
which the claim Is sfakzd
Ihlrd--lory dlgglnss shall be 100 feet
square and shalt have placed at each of It's
four corners legal post, upon one OF
OF the miner and the date upon which the
claim was stsked.
Fourth Greek and river claims shall be
90 fett !cng. measured In direction Of the
general course Of the stream and shall ex-
tend In width from base 10 base of the hin
or bench on each side. but when the hill
or benches are less than TO feet apart the
claim may he 800 feet in depth The sides
OF a claim shall be- Two parallel lines run
as nearly "a possible at right angles 80 the
stream The sides shall be marked with
legal posts at or about the edge Of the wa
Ter. and al the rear boundaries Of the
claim, one of the legai posts at the stream
SHALL he LIGHTLY marked with the name of
;he miner ard the date upon which the
claim was Staked
''Fifth-Bench claims shall be 100 feet
square.
they shall be rfveasHrsd horizontally. ire
speeiiye q inequalities on the surface OF
the ground.
''Seventh--If any person or persons shall
discover new mine. ana such discovery
shall he established 20 the satisfaction ~
tha gold commissioner a ciatm for the
bar dlggings 80 feet in length may De
- rev stratum Of auriferous earth or
gravel situated IN a locality where the
claims are abandoned shfli for this par
pose. Is deemed rev Yrlne. although the
snnse locality shall have previously been
worked n 4 different levei
"Efghfh'fNe forms NJ adjudication for q
great for placer mining and the grant Of
ihe same shall ~ those contained In forms
n mwf Il IN the schedule hereto
"%inth-A claim shall be recorded with
TIE gold commissioners IL whose i3Stric. K
"a situated within thrre days after the To-
cafian thereof y II is located within ten
miles 81 the commissioners office one
extra iay shall he allowed for making such
record fer every additional ten miles and
'~rerfh~-Ir ,a@ event - ,hr ahsence cf
t1e gold car1TSIsSloGcr from hts office en-
tTy for c}aia1 may he granted by ans per
duties IN his absence.
Eleventh Enfry shsll not be granted
4 e,siti whics las no' been slaked by
To- spnlt-7nf r. wrr<eu - fhr mann s7f-
cldsa tv those regulations. An sTf7-vt.
tNa' re efsir, was stst4f cue m the AunH-
cRnt eaail - eufsosIfei II form II az the
schefa4a Aeraio
''rvelf.h- eusry fe - sis SHALL ~
CN9rEHa ths Hrss yrar @sf IN annual Zee
~ 800 fcT esrh - tAs following wears
T1ris provision shalf pniv 10 ;he locations
granted
elslrs .he reasosal ef any rect ~ tae
NHAtHtf Tor ERE TlftrFN4%@ 80 ~t