The herald., 1897-07-26

The regulations adopted by the Cana
dian government governing mining o.
the Yukon and its tributaries in tn
Northwest Territory, are quite brief blu
to the point. One feature is that a CLAIM
is considered abandoned and open to oc
cupation by another when it shall hay,
remained unworked on working day.
by the owner or agent for the space O.
seventy-two hours, unless sickness Of
other reasonable excuse is shown to the
satisfaction of the gold commissioned
| If, however, the owner wishes leave q
absence from his claim, this may be OBJ.
| tanned from the commissioner, and ther
| the claim may lie idle. AN entry fee Of
SIS is charged on each claim for the frs
year, and an annual fee of $1O0 for each
of the following years. No miner may
receive a grant of more than one mining
claim in each camp, though he may pur-
chase any number. Every owner has
the exclusive right of entry in his OWE
claim for the miner-like working thereof
and the construction of a residence, and
is entitled to all the proceeds, but he has
no surface rights. and the gold commits
siorer may grant to holders of adjacent
claims such right of entry as may be alb
solutely. necessary for working their
claims, upon such terms as may to him
seem reasonable. In cases of dispute
arbitrator must be appointed by the OPP
posing sides, and when they cannot
agree a third is called in by them. If
one refuses TO appoint an arbitrator the
gold commissioner does it. The award
of any two arbitrators is final and must
be recorded, in writing with the gold
commissioner of the district. Every
claim must be recorded with the COM
missioner in whose district it lies with
in three days after the location if it is
within ten miles of the office, and one ex-
ira day is allowed for each additional
ten miles. If miners make an agreement
to work their claims in common they
must register the agreement and pay
S. fee. If they sell or mortgage they
must also make record of the transact
ton and pay 50 as a fee. The size of
"bar-diggipgs" claim is a strip of land
100 feet wide at high water mark, and
thence extending into the river to it's
lowest water level. Bar diggings mean
any part of a river over which the water
extends when the river is in its flooded
state and which is not covered at low
water. The sides of such claims are two
parallel lines running nearly at right
angles with the stream, Dry diggings, or
those over which river never extends,
are 100 feet square. Creek and river
claims are 500 feet long, measuring in
the direction of the general course of
the stream, and extend in width from
base to base of the hill or bench on each
ride, but when the hills or benches are
ess than 100 feet apart the claim may be
100 feet in depth. The sides are two par
lllel lines run as nearly as possible at
light angles to the stream. Bench |
,laims are 100 feet square. In defining
he size of claims they are measured |
irrespective of inequali-
les on the surface of the ground. Miners
ire entitled to the use of so much of the |
water naturally flowing past their |
claims and not already lawfully appro-
,riated as shall be necessary for the due |
thereof. The code of laws is
yery brief ard simple, and the various
blanks for location, etc., are given--S.
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