The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-09-25
Text of the New Mining Law.

SECTION l.. Any person, a citizen
of the United States, or one who has
declared his intention to become such,
who discovers a vein or lode may locate
a claim upon such vein or lode by de-
filming the boundaries of the claim in
the manne hereinafter described, and
by posticg a notice of such location at
the point of discovery, which notice
must contain: First-The name of the
lode or claim. Second-The name of
locator OF locators. Third-The date
of the location. Fourth-The number
of linear feet claimed in length along
the course 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 a depth of at least ten feet
from the lowest part of the rim of such
shaft at the surface, or deeper If nee
essary to show by such work a o de-
posit Of mineral in place. A cut, or
cross cut, or tunnel which cuts the
lode at a de pth of ten feet, or an open
cut of ut le,.st ten feet in length along
the lode from a point where the lode
may be in any discovered, Is
or ,,ixyoloH% =, Aia,.rrnru chaff Tha
locators must define the boundaries of
his claim by marking a tree or rock in
place, or by setting a post or stone,
one at each corner and one at the CEN
ter OF each side line. When a post is
used it must be at least 4 inches quare,
by four feet six inches in length, set
one foot in the ground, with a mound
of stone or earth four feet in diameter
by two feet in height around the post.
When it is practically impossible on ac-
count Of bedrock or precipitous ground
to sink such posts, they may be placed
in a pile of stones; or where the proper
placing of such posts or monuments OF
stone is impracticable or dangerous to
i. life or limb, it shall be lawful to place
such post or monument of stonelat the
, nearest point, properly marked to des-
ignate its right place. When a stone
. is used, lot a rock in place, it must be
= at least six inches square and eighteen
/ inches in length, set t%wo-thirds OF its
3 length in the ground, which trees,
5 stakes or monuments must be so mark
+ ed as to designate the corner of the
claim located.
Sec. 3. Within ninety days of the
posting the location notice upon
the claim the locator shall record his
{ claim with the mining district record
: er and the county recorder of the min
ing district or county in which the
, claim is situated by a location certif-
cate which must contain: 1st, the
I name of the lode or vein; End, the name
, of the locator or locators; Sd, the date of
| the location and such description of the
y location of said Claim, with reference to
: some natural object or permanent
monument, as will identify the claim;
4th, the number of linear feet claimed
J in length along the course of the vein
each way from the point of discovery,
> with q width on zach side OF the center
u of vein and the general course OF the lode
, or vein as nea as may be; 5th, the d.
= mansions and location of the discovery
shaft, or its equivalent, sunk upon the
, claim; 9th, the location and descrip-
ton OF each corner, with the markings
thereon. Amy record Of the location
of a lode mining claim which shall not
contain all the requirements named in
this section shall be void. All records
Of lode or placer mining claims, mill
sites or tunnel rights heretofore made
. by any recorder of any mining district
orlany county recorder are hereby de-
clared to be valid and to have the same
d force as records made in pursuance Of
the provisions of this Act. And any
d such record, or a copy thereof, duly
y verified by a mining recorder or duly
N certified by q county recorder shall be
PRIMA FACIE evidence of the facts
therein stated.
Sec. 4. The location or record of
any vein or lode claim shall be con-
q strued to include all surface ground
within the surface lines thereof, and
all lodes and lodges throughout their
entire depth, the top or apex of which
lies inside of such lines extended down.
ward, vertically with all parts of such
lodes or veins as continue to dip be-
8 yond the side lines of the claim, but
shall not include any portion of such
9 lodes, veins, or lodges beyond the end
8 lines of the claim, or the end lines con-
: tinued, whether by dip or otherwise,
or beyond the side lines in any other
: manner than by the dip of the lode.
. Sec. s. If the top or apex OF the
lode in its longitudinal course extends
t beyond the exterior lines of the claim
t at any point on the surface, or as ex-
tended vertically downward, such lode
may not be followed In its longitudinal
course where it Is intersected by the
: exterior lines.
, Sec. 8. If at any time the locator of
any mining claim heretofore or here
: after located, or his assigns, shall ap-
that his orfpinal Certificate