The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-01-22
WuAUU MINING Law.

WYUAUV MINING Law.
Information for Thees Who Delvs tof
the Rarth's Hidden Treasure.
sEcr1on 1. That ssetion 800 Of the
revised statutes of Idaho b amended 20
read ~ follows:
Section 800. Mining claims hereafter
located upon veins OF lodes Of quartz, OF
other rock in place bearing any OF the
metals Or other valuable deposits men
toned il section 1890 Of the revised stat
utes of the United Htates, may extend to
300 feet on each side Of the middle Of the
vein or lode: Propided, 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 DC
changed 80 as to affect rights acquired OF
interfere with any locations made suose-
quent thereto.
SEC. 3. Section s101 of the revised
statutes of Idaho be amended to read as
follows:
Section 8101. The locator, pt the time
of making the discovery of such vein or
lode, must erect monument at sucn
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. a monument marked with the name
of the claim and the corner or angle 1t
represents; also at the time of SO marking
his boundaries, be must post at his dis
coyery 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, q will hx
and 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 at the true corner
or angle, it may be placed as near thereto
as practicable, and 60 marked as to lndl'
cate the place of such corner or angle
I. Monuments may be made of any suct
material or form as will readily give ne
tlce, and when of posts or trees, they nans
!, be hewn and marked upon the side facing
towards the discovery, and must be .
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be ut least four fee
high above the ground, and dees mus
he so hewn as to readily attract attention
At the time the locator 80 marks tn
. boundaries of his claim, he may do 80 il
;, any direction that will not interfere wit
! rights or claims which existed prior t
r his discovery.
8 SEC. 8. Within sixty days after sue
] location, the locator or his assigns, mus
Q sink shaft upon the lode to the depth
e at least ~ feet from the lowest part
q the rim of such shaft At the surface, an
of not less than 16 square feet area. An
8 excavation which shall cut such vein
feet from the lowest part Of the rim
= such shaft and which shall measure II
cubic feet in extent shall be c0nsidered
) compliance with this provision. Any Il
" Gated claim upon which work has bet
q done in compliance with tho above r
ts quirements il not, unless abandoned, SUI
,e ject to relocation for period Of 90 da..
1t from and sitter the date Of location.
% SEC. 4. Within 90 days after the loo
% ton Of the claim the locator or his assig
II must file for record in the Office of Il
(, county recorder of the county or OF t
oi deputy recorder Of the mining district
y, " hich the claim il situated substantl
!. copy of his notice Of location.
A. SEC. 5. If at any time the locator
At any mining claim hefstofore or hereaf'
lie located, or his assigns, shall apprehe
fit that his original certificate was defectl'
Mt erroneous, or that the requirements OF
of law had not been complied with beft
IF tilinQ, or shall be desirous of changi
le. the surface boundaries, or of taking \
" part of IN overlapping claim which
rs been abandoned, or in case the Origin
ne certificate was made prior to the passa
% of this Law, aud he shall be DESTROYS
" securing the benefits Of this Act, such
- - Gator or his assigns may file an addition
{. certificate subject to the conditions OF t
:. Act and to contain all that this Act
- quired IN original certificate to conta
or Provided, That such amended locati
ID does not interfere with the existing rig
q of others At the time when such amer
ne ment - made.
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