The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-16

direction from the discovery monument
to such natural object or permanent mon
ument. if any such there be, as will hx
and describe in the notice itself the l0ca-
ton of the claim; and seventh, the name
of the mining district, county and state.
When, from any cause, amonument cam
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 no
tlce, aud when of posts or trees, they must
Oe hewu 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
Oe So hewn as to readily attract attention.
At the time the locator SO marks the
boundaries OF his Claim, he may DO SO i'll
any direction that Will not interfere with
rights or claiMs which existed prior to
MS discovery.
SEC. 3. Within sixty days after such
location, the locator Or his assigns, must
sink shaft upon the lode to TIE depth vi
at least ~ feet from the lowest part vi
tie RIM Of such shaft at the surface, and
of not less than IL 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 1GU
cubic feet in extent SHALL Le considered "a
com piiance with this provision. Any 10
Gated claim upon which work has been
done in compliance with the above re-
| 4uirements Is not, unless abandoned, sub
Ject to relocation for u period Of 80 day s
from and alter the date of location.
| SEC. 4. Within 80 days after tie ioca-
lion vi the claim the locator or his assigns
| must lille for record in the office vi the
county recorder Of the county or Ut the
deputy recorder OF the mining district IL
| " Inch the claim is situated substantial
copy OF his notice OF location.
SEC. 5. II at any time the locator oil
| any mining Claim heretofore or hereafter
located, or his assigns, Shall apprehenJ
| that his original certificate Was detective
| erroneous, or That the requirements OF the
law had not been complied with before
| hliDg, OR shall be DESTROYS OF changing
! the surface boundaries, Or OF taking any
part OF an overlapping claim which has
| Ueen abandoned, OF Ia CASE the Original
| certificate was Made prior TO the passage
| Ut this law, aud he shall he DESTROYS 0l
securing the benefits OF this Act, such 10.
Gator or his assigns may nile an additional
certificate subject to the conditions vi this
Act and to contain all that this Act re-
| CURED an original certificate to contain
| I'7ovlded, That such amended location
| does not lnterieIe with The existing rights
| OF others at the time v hen such amend
! meut Is made.
SEC. q. Within 60 days after any time
set Or period allowed tor the performance
Of labor, or making improvements upon
| any lode Or placer ciaim, the person il
whose behalf such work Or Improvement
| is performed, or some person Tor him
! must uake and reCuIu all attiuavit IL
substance as follows:
State oil Idaho, county of......ss.
Before me, the subscribed personally
sworn, says that at least ...... dollar.
worth OF work or Improvements were per
formed or made upon 80. Claim, situate
IN. mining district, county OF 80.
state OF Idaho; that such expenditure was
made 10y, for, or ut the expense of .....
owners OF said claim, for The purpose d
holding said Claim.
signature, ....-.
Subscribed and sworn to before IN.
this. 80. day off,, 49,.
| The fee for administering the oath ant
recording the foregoing affidavit, wher
taken before the county recorder or dep
uty mining recorder, shall be 50 cents
the foe Ior recording the the same whel
oath is taken before any other othccl
authorized to administer oaths Shall b.
SO cents.
Such affidavit, or certified copy thereo
in case the original is lost, shall De prims
tacie evidence of the performance OF sucl
labor. The failure to file such affidavit
shall be considered prima facie evidence
that such labor has not been done.
SEC. Z. The location OF abandoned
claims shall be done in the same manner
as if the location were of new claim
but the locator may, instead OF sinking /
new discovery shaft, sink the Criglna
discovery shalt ten feet deeper than IL wa.
| ut tue time OF his Location, or he may drive
the open cut or tunnel ten feet further
along the course OF the lead, lode or vein
and must erect new posts Or monuments
| SEC. =. No location notice shall CLAIM
more than one location, whether The loca
| tion is made by one or several lUcators
and if it purport to claim more than ont