The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-10-23
wYH4Uy MINING Law.

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SECTION /. That ssctioa 310e of ths
revised statutes of Idaho b amsadsd TO
reed q fpllpws:
Section 800. Misiag claims hesanfsss
locassd upon vefas Or lod~ q qaarts, or
other rock In place bearing any ct the
metals or other vsluable deposits men
toned in section $500 ct the revised stat
utes Of the United Htates, may extend to
800 feet on each side Of the middle Of the
vsin or lode: Prosidsd, That when the
locators have yet stakes, posts OF moPu-
ments described in section hereof, To-
indicate the line 81 the vein, ledge or
lode, such stakes, posts or monuments
mnst be taken for the purposes OF such
location, to mark correctly the line there
Of. and such line must mot Afterwards be
changed 90 as 70 Affect rights scquired or
interfere with any locations made suisse
quent thereto.
SEC. 2. Section S10l Of the revised
statutes Of Idaho be amended TO read -
follow:
Section 3101. The locator, at the time
Of making the discovery of such vein Or
lode, must erect . 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, aud ct any angle in the side
lines. monument marked with the name
Of the claim and the corner or angle IT
represents; also at the time of 30 marking
his boundaries, heE must post 1t his dis
covery mopument his notice Of location
in which must he stated: First, tho 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; nth, the
distance claimed on each side OF the mid
die of the ledge; sixth, the distsnce and
direction from the discovery monument
10 such natural object or permanent mon
umsut, If any such there be, - will hx
and describe il the notice itself the locs-
ton of the claim; and seventh, the name
Of the mining district, county and state.
When, from any cause, monument can
not be safely planted at the true corner
or angle, it may be placed - near thereto
Us practicable, and 90 marked as to indi-
cate the place of such corner or angle.
Monuments may be made of any sucn
material or form as will readily give me-
tee, and when of posts or trees, they must
be hewn and marked upon the side facing
towards the discovery, and must be al
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be at least four feet
high above the ground, and trees must
bs 50 hewn as to readily attract attention
At the time the locator SO marks thu
boundaries of his claim, be may do 80 il
any direction that will not interfere witt
rights or claims whish existed prior K
his discovery.
SEC. s. Within sixty days after sucl
location, the locator or his assigns, mus
sink shaft upon the lode to the depth Q
at least 10 feet from the lowest part o
the rim of such shaft at the surface, ant
Of not less than 16 square feet area. An.
excavation which shall cut such vein Il
feet from the lowest part Of the rlm
such shaft and which shall measure IL
cubic feet in extent shall be considercd
compliance with this provision. Any II
Gated claim upon which work has hes
done in compliance with the above Re
quirements is not. unless abandoned, sui
ject TO relocation for period Of % day
from and after the date of location.
SEC. 4. Within 30 days after, tie Iocs
ton Of the claim the locator or his assign
must fle for record in the Office of III
county recorder Of the county or of th
deputy recorder of the mining district
which the claim il situated . substanti,
copy of his notice of location.
SEC. s. If at any time the locator
any mining claim heretofore or hereaft'
located, or his assigns, shall apprshen
that his original certificate was defectiv
erroneous, or that the requirements Of q
law had not been complied with befol
fling, or shall be DESTROYS Of changiu
the surface boundaries, or of taking IN
part of An overlapping claim which b
been abandoned, or in case the origin
certificate was made prior to the passaa
Of this law, aud he shall he DESTROYS
securing the benefits Of this Act, such /
Gator OF his assigns may fle IN Additions
certificate subject to tire conditions Of Il,
Act and to contain all that this Act r
, quired an original certificate to contai
. Procided, That sech amended lOcati<