The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-09-11


the fee for recording the same when the
oath is taken before any other officer
authorized to administer oaths shall be
so cents.
Sach affidavit, or certified copy thereof
in case the original il lost, shall be prima
facie evidence Of the performance of such
labor. The failure to Gle such affidavit
shall be considered. prima facie evidence
that such labor has not been done.
SEC. 2. The location of abandoned
claims shall be done in the same manner
rs if the location were Of new claim;
but the locator may, instead Of sinking .
new discovery shaft. sink the original
discovery shaft ten feet deeper than it was
at the time of his location, or he may drive
the open cut or tunnel ten feet further
along the course of the lead, lode or vein.
aud must erect new posts or monuments
SEo.8. No location notice shall claim
more than one location, whether the loca-
ton Is made by one or several locators,
and if it purport to Claim more than one
location it is absolutely void.
SEC. 8. That section 3103 of the re.
vised statutes Of Idaho is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 31O3. For the convenience of
prospectors and locators, the county re
csrders of the several counties must APP
point deputy at any place where he may
deem it necessary, and ut all places more
than 20 miles distant from an existing
office whenever ten or more mining loca
tors interested, petition for the appoint
ment OF deputy. Upon failure OF any
recorder to appoint deputy for ten days
after the petition in writing has been
presented to him, the resident miners in
such district may appoint temporarily,
one of their number to act as the recorder
for the district, whose record shall be rs
valid as if made by the deputy, and must
be entered by the recorder as hereinafter
required: Propsded, That whenever at
any time afterwards, the recorder has ap.
pointed deputy for such district or
place, the authority of the person elected
| by the resident miners ceases.
SEC. 10. When the right to mine is in
any case separate from the ownership or
right OF occupancy OF the surface ground,
the owners or rightful occupants OF the
surface ground may demand satisfactory
security from the miners, and it it be re-
fused or not given, may enjoin such miners
from working such ground until such
security is given. The court granting the
writ of injunction shall tx the amount
and nature Of the security.
SEC. II. Placer claims, as mentioned
in section 1929 Of the revised statutes Of
the United States, may he located for the
purpose OF mining deposits and precious
stones after the discovery of such de-
posits.
SEC. IL. The locator of any placer
mining claim, located for the purpose
Of mining placer deposits or precious
stones, must at the time of making III,
location comply with all the requirement.
OF sections 2 and OF this Act. Ever,
placer claim must be recorded within 81
days from the time of the location thereof
in the district in which the same is sit
uated, or in the Office Of the county re
corder of the county wherein the claim i
situated. The location notice thereO
must contain the date of the location, tn
name OF the locator, the name and dimen
sious of the claim and must also give sue
q description Of the locality thereof b
reference to natural landmarks or ike
objects and contiguous claims, it any, q
10 render the situation of the same reas
onably certain from the letter Of the nc
tice itself.
SEC. ID. That section 3104 of the re
vised statutes of Idaho be amended |
read as follows:
Section 3lO4. At or before the time
presenting q location notice for recor'
whether it be for a4uartz or placer ciaiu
one of the lOcatOrs named in the SAN
e must make and subscribe an affidavit,
writin. on or attached to the notice, sui
stantis!ly in the following form, to wi
State OF Idaho, county ot........ss
l, ......, do s0lemnly swear that Al
{ citizen OF the United States Of Ameris
Tor have declared my intentions to b
] come sach) aud that am acquainte
}, with the mining ground described in til
e notice Of location, aud herewith called Il
e ........ ledge, lode or claim; that Il
z ground aud claim therein described ,
: any part thereof has not to the best
$ my knowledge and belief been locate
i according to the laws Of the United Stat,
e and Of this state, or ii so located, that Il
# same has been abandoned or forfeited L
= reason Of the failure of such former |,
/ Gators to comply IN respect thereto wit
!. the requirements of SAID laws, aud ii
case OF quartz claims) that have Opene
: new ground TO the extent or depth Vt t.
!. ieet AS required by the laws OF Idaho.
q Signature, -. :. -.
. Subscribed and sworn to before me tn
-. day OF $500. A. u. 1884,.
SIGNATURE.