The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-09-25

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Section 800. Mining claihs ssssafter
lbqaesd 1pea ysiaeo lode efI anertas -
other rock ii place bearing any Of the
metals Of other vslns6le deposits mon
tdoned in section 1890 Of ths revised stat
utes Of The United States. may extend to
400 feet 81 each side Of the niddls.of the
vein or lode; Psssdsd. Thst when the
locators have Get stakes, posts Of nonu-
ments described in section 2 hsrsof, 10
indicate ythe line Of the vein, ledge or
lode, such stakes, posts Or monuments
must b taken for the purposes of such
location, to mark correctly the line there.
Of, and such line must not afterwards be
changed SOS y sfsct rights acquired or
interfere With my iosa(ions made subse-
quent thereto.
SEC. 2.x Section SOL Of the revised
statutes OF Idaho be amended 70 read -
follow:
Section S101. The locator, at the time
Of making the discovery of such vein or
lode, must erect ~ monument ct 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 At 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 so marking
his boundaries, he must post Ut his dis
covery 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 seseath, the name
of the mining district, county and state.
When, from any cause, monument can
not be safely planted ct the true corner
or angle, it may be placed - near thereto
as practicable, and 70 marked as to indi-
cate the place Of such corner or angle.
Monuments may be made of any such
material or form q will readily give me-
tice, and when Of posts OF trees, they must
be hewn and marked upon the aide facing
towards the discovery, and must be at
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be 1t least four feet
high above the ground, and trees must
be SO hewn Is to readily attract attention.
At the time the locator 20 marks the
boundaries of bis claim, he may do so in
any direction that will not interfere with
rights or claims whieh existed prior to
his discovery.
SEC. 8. Within sixty days after such
location. the locator or his assigns, must
sink shaft upon the lode to the depth Of
at least 10 feet from the lowest part of
the rim Of such shaft at the surface, and
Of not less than 16 square feet area. Any
excavation which shall cut such vein 10
feet from the lewest part of the rim Of
such shaft and which shall measure 100
cubic feet in extent shall be considered a
compliance with this provision. Any To-
Gated claim upon which work has been
done in compliance with the above re-
quirements il not, unless abandoned, sub
ject to relocation for period Of 30 days
from and after the date Of location.
SEC. 4. Within 90 days after the loca-
ton Of the claim the locator or his assigns
must file for record in the Office of the
county recorder Of the county or of the
deputy recorder Of the mining district in
which the claim 10 situated substantial
copy Of his notice of location.
SEC. s. II At any time the locator of
any mining claim heretofore or hereafter
located, OF his assigns, shall apprehend
that his original certificate was defective,
erroneous, or that the requirements Of che
law had not been complied with before
fling, or shall Be DESTROYS of changing
the surface boundaries, or of taking any
part Of An overlapping claim which has
been abandoned, or in case the original
certificate was made prior to the passage
of this law, and he shall be DESTROYS of
securing the benefits Of this Act, such 10.
Gator OF his assigns may file an additional
certificate subiect to the conditions of this