The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-01
THE UTAH LAW.


8 mining claim shall be made until tn
discover of the vein or lode within III
limits of the claim located Any lod
mining claim may extend 800 feet on eacl
side of the middle of the vein at the sur
face, except where adverse rights rende
a lesser width necessary. The end line
of each claim must be parallel
Sec. 2. The locator, at the time of max
must erect a monument at the place o
discovery. and must post thereon his no
tice of location, which notice shall con
tain:
First-The name of the lode or claim.
Second-The name of the locator or 10
Gators.
Third-The date of the location.
Fourth-If a lode claim. the number o.
linear feet claimed in length along thu
course of the vein each way from the
point OF discovery. with the width or
and the general course of the vein o.
! lode. as near may be. and such de-
scriotion of the claim, located by refer
ence TO some natural object or permanent
monument as VIII identify the claim.
! Fifth-If a placer or mill-site claim, the
number of acres or superficial feel
claimed. and such a description of the
claim or mill-site located by reference to
/ some natural object or permanent monu-
ment as Will identify the claim or mill
! site.
! Sec. 8. Within 80 days from the date
of discovery or establishment, the To-
Gator must mark the boundaries of his
/ lode. or placer. or miil-site claim by es-
tabiishing in each corner thereof. and at
any angle in the side lines. a monument
marked with the name of the claim and
the corner or angle it represents when
from any cause monument cannot be
safely planted a the true corner or angle,
it must be placed as near thereto as prac-
ticable and so marked as to indicate the
place of such corner or angle Monu-
ments may be made of any such material
and in such form as will readily give no.
tice; and when of posts or trees. they
must be hewn and marked upon the side
facing. toward the discovery, and must
be at least four inches in diameter. Mon
uments must be at least four feet high
above the ground. and trees must be so
hewn as to readily attract attention.
Monuments and stakes must be Kept in
such state of preservation as to notify
persons of the boundaries of the mining
claim.
posting the location notice upon the
claim. the locator or locators. or his or
their assigns. must file for record in the
Office of the county recorder of the county
in which such claim is situated. a sub
stantial copy of such notice of location.
Said county recorder shall charge and COL
lect fee of 81 for filing and recording
such notice: provided, that such notice of
location shall not be distracted unless a
subsequent conveyance affecting the
same property be fled for record. when
said notice shall be distracted.
Sec. s. Within 90 days from the date
of posting the location notice upon the
claim. the locator or locators. or his or
their assigns. shall do at least $50 worth
of work upon said claim. Every person
or company owning a group of claims
and doing the development work for said
group at one point. shall post a notice
upon each claim cat the discovery monu-
menD stating where such work is being
done.
Sec. 6. The owner of any quartz lode
or placer mining claim who shall do or
perform or cause to be done or per-
formed the annual labor or improvements
required by the laws of the United States
in order TO prevent forfeiture of the
claim. must. either during the year or
within 30 DAYS after the completion of
such work or improvements. if completed
after the termination of said year in or
for which said work was done or i'm
provements made. file in the Office of the
county recorder of the county in which
such claim IS situated. an affidavit or
af1davits of the person or persons who
performed such labor or made such i'm
Drovements. showing:
First-The name OF the claim and where
Second-The number of days work done
and the character and value OF the i'm
provements placed thereon.
Third-The date or dates of performing
said labor and making said improvements
Fourth-At whose instance or request
said work was done or Improvements
made.
Fifth-The actual amount paid for said
labor and improvements. and by whom
paid. when the same was not done by
the owner or owners of said claim Such
affidavits or duly certified copies thereof
shall be prima facie evidence of the facts
therein stated.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of each
county recorder to record the mining rules
and regulationssof the several mining dis
tricts in his county without fee. and GER
titled copies of such record shall be re
ceived in all tribunals and before all Off
n Tqf y arsF1 1-i1
OF such rules and regulations.
Sec. :. The county recorders of the re-
spective counties SHAH perform the duties
heretofore performed by the district min
ing recorders II such counties. respect
veiy; and the district mining recorders
Of each county shall. within 30 days If
books and records pertaining to their Of
ices with the county recorder of the
county in which the district or the great
ar part thereof is situated. Provided that
luired to be distracted by the county re-
,order.
Any district mining recorder who shall
all to deposit as aforesaid the books and
records pertaining TO his office shall be
ieemed guilty of q misderneanor.
Sec. 9. Copies of notices Of location of .
mining. claims. nlill-sites. and tunnel sites.
heretofore recorded in the records of the
several mining districts. and of the min
ng rules and regulations in force in the {
several mining districts. in Ike manner
mining recorder. shall be receivable in all
tribunals and before all officers of this
tate as prima facie evidence
Sec. 10. Where books. records and doc
lments pertaining to the Office of district
mining recorder have been or shall here
fter be deposited in the Office Of anv
ounty recorder of this state. such county
ecorder IS authorized to make and Ger /
ify COMES therefrom. and such certified
oDies shall be receivable in all tribunals
nd before all officers of this state in the
anne manner and to the same effect as
such records had been originally filed
r made in the Office of the county re-
order.
Sec. II. The board of commissioners of
ach county shall provide ways and means
or the transportation of all books and
ecords pertaining to the office of the re-
pective mining recorders. to the offices
I its respective county recorders
Sec. j. Upon recent of petition
gned by not less than 100 bona fide min
RS residing in any mining district. pc
toning for the return of the records of
uch mining district. the board of county
shall cause the records of
UGH district TO be copied by the county
acorder with the joint assistance of the
lStrict recorder of such mining district.
the said district recorder wishes to
ander such assistance. and shall cause
ne original records TO be sent to such
lining district recorder: the COPY so
lade shall remain in the office of the
)unty recorder and shall be considered |
le original record. One-half of the ex
enses of copying the said records shall
paid out OF the county treasury and
ne-half shall be paid out of the state
easury.
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