The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-09-11
WYMAN'S MINING LAW.
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SECTION 1. That section 8100 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 Mates, may extend to
800 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 . 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 iocations 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 q monument at such
place Of discovery, upon which ne 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, a monument marked with the name
Of the claim and the corner or angle 1t
represents; also at the time OF 50 marking
his boundaries, he must post at 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
10 such natural object or permanent mon
ument. if any such there he, as will fix
and describe in the notice itself tue 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 at the true corner
or angle, it may be placed as 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 me-
tlce, 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, aud trees must
he SO hewn as to readily attract attention.
At the time the locator so marks the
boundaries of his claim, be 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 shaft upon the lode to the depth Of
ut leas, 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 IL
feet from the lowest part of the rim Of
such shaft and which shall measure 16(
cubic feet in extent shall be considered .
compliance with this provision. Any 10
Gated claim upon which work has beer
done in compliance with the above re-
kquirements is not. unless abandoned, sub
ject to relocation for a period Of 30 day.
from and after the date of location.
SEC. 4. Within 30 days after the ioca
ton Of the claim the locator or his assign
must file for record in the Office of tn
county recorder Of the county or of tn
deputy recorder of the mining district il
whlch 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 Gu
, law had not been complied with befor
filing, or shall be DESTROYS of changinI
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 he shall be DESTROYS O
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
PROVIDED. That such amended locatio
, does not interfere with tue existing right
of others at the time when such amend
ment 10 made.
SEC. g.. Within 60 days after any tim
set or period allowed for the performano
: of labor, or making improvements upo