The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-23


direction from the discovsry monu mens
to sucIb natural object or permanent non
ument. if any such there b., - will fx'
and describe in tho notice itself the loca-
tion of the claim; and seventh, the name
of the mining district, county and state.
When, from any cause, q monument cam
not be safely planted at the true corner
or angle. it may be placed a. near thereto
as practicable, and 80 marked a. to indl-
cate the place Of such corner or angle.
Monuments may be made of any such
material or form as will readily give no
tlce, and when Of postsor trees, they must
bs hewn and marked upon the side facing
towards the discovery, and must be at
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be ut least four feet
high above the ground, and trees must
bs 80 hewn as to readily attract attention.
At the time the locator SO marks the
boundaries Of his claim, he may do so in
any direction that will not interfere with
rights or claims which existed prior to
MS discovery.
SEC. 8. Within sixty days after such
location, the locator or his assigns, must
sink y shaft upon the lode to the depth OF
at least ~ feet from the lowest part OF
the rim Of such shaft at the surface, and
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of not less than 16 square feet area. Any
excavation which shall cut such vein ~
feet from the lowest part OF the rim OF
such shaft and, which shall measure 100
cubic feet in extent shall be considered y
compliance with this provision. Any To-
Gated claim upon which work has been
done in compliance with the above re-
quirements is not, unless abandoned, sub
ject to relocation for period Of 30 days
from and after the date Of location.
SEC. 4. Within 30 days after the loca-
tlon Of tue 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 is situated substantial
copy of his notice of location.
SEC. s. II ut any time the locator OF
any mining claim heretofore or hereafter
located, or his assigns, shall apprehend
that his original certificate was detective,
| erroneous, or that the requirements OF che
Jaw 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
Deen abandoned, or in Case the original
certificate was made prior to the passage
Of this law, aud he shall be DESTROYS VI
securing the benefits OF this Act, such 10.
Gator or his assigns may ile an additional
certificate subject to the conditions Of this
Act and to contain ali that this Act re-
CURED an original certificate to contain
PROVIDED, That such amended location
does not interfere with the existing right.
| Of others ut the time when such amend
ment Is made.
SEC. =. Within 60 days after any tim,
set or period allowed tor the pertormanc,
Of labor, Or making improvements upOI
any lode or placer Claim, the person il
whose behalf such work or improvement
is performed, or some person for bin
must make and record an affidavit ii
substance as follows:
State Of Idaho, county of. ....... IS.
Before me, the subscribed personally
appeared ........, no being first dull.
sworn, says that at least $500. dollar
worth of work or improvements were per
formed or made upon -. claim, sltuat
in..... mining district, county Of 49,.
state Of Idaho; that such expenditure wa
made by, for, or at the expense of .....
owners OF said claim, for the purpose 9
holding said claim.
Signature,
Subscribed and sworn to before III
this. day OF. 49,, 1879. >.
The fee for administering the oath an
recording the foregoing affidavit, whe
taken before the county recorder or dep
luty mining recorder, shall be 30 cents
the fee for recording the the same whe
oath is taken before any other office
authorized to administer oaths shall b
so cents. E
Such affidavit, or certified copy therec
in case the original is lost, shall be prim
facie evidence Of the performance of sue
labor. The failure to file suoh AFFIDAVIT
shall be considered prima facieaevidenc
that such labor has not been done.
SEC. Z. The location of sbandone
claims shall be done in the same manne
as if the location were of new Claim
but the locator may, instead of sinking
new discovery shaft, sink the origin.
discovery shaft ten feet deeper than it WI
at the time OF his location, Or he may driv
the open cut or tunnel ten feet turtle
along the course OF the lead, lode or vcil
and must erect new posts or monument
SEC. 8. No location notice shall clair
more than one location, whether the locs
ton Is made by one Or several locator'
and If it purport to Claim more than on
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