The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-03-06
WYMANY MINING LAW.
Information for Those Who Delve for
the Earth's Hidden Treasure.

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the Earth's Hidden Treasure.
SECTION 1. That section 800 of the
revised statutes of Idaho be amended to
read as follows:
Section 300. Mining claims hereafter
located upon veins or lodes Of quartz, or
other rock in place bearing any of the
metals or other valuable deposits men
toned in section 1920 of the revised stat
utes of the United States, may extend to
300 feet on each side of the middle of the
vein or lode: Provided, That when the !
locators have set stakes, posts or monu-
ments described in section 2 hereof, to
indicate the line of the vein, ledge or
lode, such stakes, posts or monuments
must be taken for the purposes of such
location, to mark correctly the line there
of, and such line must not afterwards be
changed 50 as to affect rights acquired or
interfere with any locations made subse-
quent thereto.
SEC. 2. Section 3101 of the revised
statutes Of Idaho be amended to read as
follows:
Section 31O1. The locator, at the time
of making the discovery of such vein or
lode, must erect a monument at such
place Of discovery, upon which he must
place his name, the name OF the claim,
the date of discovery and distance claimed
along the vein each way from such mon
ument. Within three days from the date
of discovery, he must mark the boundaries
of bis claim by establishing at each cor
ner thereof, and at any angle in the side
lines, monument marked with the name
of the claim aud the corner or angle it
| represents; also at the time of SO marking
his boundaries, he must post at his dis
coverv monument his notice of location
| in which must be stated: First, the name
of the locator; second, the name of the
claim; third, the date of discovery: fourth,
the direction and distance claimed along
the ledge from the discovery; fifth, the
distance claimed on each side of the mid
die of the ledge; sixth, the distance and
| direction from the discovery monument
to such natural object or permanent mon
ument. if any such there be, as will fix
and describe in the notice itself the loca-
ton of the claim; and seventh, the name
of the mining district, county and state.
When, from any cause, a monument can
not be safely planted at the true corner
or angle, itmay be placed rs near thereto
as practicable, and SO marked as to indi-
cate the place of such corner or angle.
Monuments may be made of any such
material or form as will readily give no
tice, and when of posts or trees, they must
be hewn and marked upon the side facing
towards the discovery, and must be at
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be at least four feet
high above the ground, and trees must
be so hewn as to readily attract attention.
At the time the locator so marks the
boundaries of his claim, he may do so in
any direction that will not interfere with
rights or claims which existed prior to
his discovery.
SEC. 8. Within sixty days after such
location, the locator or his assigns, must
sink a shaft upon the lode to the depth OF
at leas, 10 feet from the lowest part OF
the rim of such shaft at the surface, and
of not less than Is square feet area. Any
excavation which shall cut such vein IL
feet from the lowest part of the rim Of
such shaft and which shall measure 16(
cubic feet in extent shall be considered 9
compliance with this provision. Any 10
Gated claim upon which work has beer
done in compliance with the above re
quirements ia not. unless abandoned, sub
ject to relocation for period Of 90 day!
from and after the date of location.
SEC. 4. Within 80 days after the loca
ton Of the claim the locator or his assigns
must file for record in the Office of thu
county recorder of the county or of thu
deputy recorder of the mining district il
which the claim is situated substantial
copy of his notice Of location.
SEC. 5. If at any time the locator o
any mining claim heretofore or hereafte
located, or his assigns, shall apprehen'
that his original certificate was defective
erroneous, or that the requirements of th
! law had not been complied with befor
filing, or shall be DESTROYS of changing
the surface boundaries, or of taking an
part Of an overlapping claim which ha
, been abandoned, or in case the origina
certificate was made prior to the passag
. of this law, aud lie shall be DESTROYS Q
securing the benefits of this Act, such 10
Gator or his assigns may file an additions
certificate subject to the conditions OF thl
Act and to contain all that this Act re
> quired an original certificate to contain
I Provided, That such amended locatlo
does not interfere with the existing right
: of others at the time when such amend
I ment IS made.
f SEC. s. Within 60 days after any tim
. set or period allowed for the performanc
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