The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
wYnAus nI1l1a Law.
Infornation for Those Who Delvs for
the Earth's Hidden Treasure.

Infornation for These Who Dslvs for
the Earth's Hidden Treasure:
SECTION /. That section 800 Of tho
revised statutes Of Idaho be amended to
read as follows:
Section sle0. Mising claims hereafter
located upon veins or !odes Of quartz, or
other rock 10 place bearing any Of the
n,etals or other valuable deposits men
toned in section 1890 Of the revised stat
utes Of the United states, may extend to
300 feet on each side of tho middle Ut the
vein or lode: PROVIDED, That when the
locat0rs have set stakes, posts or monu-
ments described in section 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, aud 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 31O1 of the revised
statutes of Idaho he amended to read -
| 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 Inon-
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 aud the corner or angle it
represents; also at the time of 50 marking
4his boundaries, he must post at his dis
covery monument his notice of location
| in which must he 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
aud 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, monument can
not be safely planted 1t tue true corner
or angle, it may he placed as near thereto
US practlcsble, and SO marked rs to indi-
cate the place of such corner or angle.
Monuments may bs made Of any such
material or form as will readily give no
lice, and when of pOsts OF trees, they must
he hewn and marked upon the side facing
towards the discovery, and must Ike al
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be ut least four feet
high above the ground, and trees must
be SD hewn as 10 readily attract attention
At the time the locator SO marks the
boundaries of his CLAIM, he may do SO IL
any direction that Will not interfere with
rights or claims which existed prior t.
his discovery.
SEC. 8. Within sixty days after such
location, the locator or his assigns, must
sink u shaft upon the lode to the depth u
ut least ~ feet from the lowest part d
the rim of such shalt at the surface, ano
Of not less than IL square feet area. ANY
excavation which shall cut such vein II
feet from the lowest part Of the rim q
such shaft and which shall measure l6t
cubic feet in extent shall Oe considered ,
compliance with this provision. Any 10
Gated claim upon which work has beer
done in compliance with the above re-
quirements is not. unless abandoned, sub
ject to relocation for period vi ~ day
from and after the date Ut location.
SIC. 4. Within 20 days after tie loca
ton vi the Claim the locator or his assign
must file for record in the office Of til,
county recorder Of the county or Ut th'
deputy recorder of the mining district il
v Inch the claim il situated substantial
copy Of his notice Of location.
/ SEC. s. If at any time the locator o
any mining claim heretofore or hereafte
located, or his assigns, shall appreheDs
that his original certificate was detective
erroneous, or that the requirements of til
law had not been complied with befor
fling, or shall he DESTROYS Of changing
the surface boundaries, or of taking an.
part Of an overlapping claim WHICH ha
been abandoned, Or in case the origins
certificate was made prior to the passag
Of this Law, aud he shall he DESTROYS .
securing the benefits of this Act, such 10
Gator or his assigns may file an additions
certificate subject to the conditions Of thi
Act and to contain all that this Act re
quired an original certificate to contain
Pyopided, That such amended location
does not interfere with the cxisting right
of others At the time when such amend
ment II made.
i SEC. 8. Within 60 days after any tim