The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-19

distance claimed on each aide 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 be, a. will nx
and describe in thu 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 - near thereto
Is practicable, and so marked As to indi-
cate the place Of such corner or angle.
Monuments may he made of any such
material or form rs will. readily give NO
tlce, and When Of posts or trees, they must
be hewn and marked upon the side facing
toward. the discovery, and must be at
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be 1t least four feet
high above the ground, and trees must
be 80 hewn as TO readily attract attention.
At the time the locator 30 marks The
boundaries Of his claim, he may DO 80 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 a shaft upon the lode to the depth vi
BIT leas, ~ feet from the lowest part OF
tue rim. OF such shaft At the surface, and
Of not less than l6 square feet area. Any
excavation which shall cut such vein ~
feet from tue lowest part of the rim OF
such shaft and which shall measure 100
cubic feet in extent shall be considered u
compliance with this provision. Any To-
Gated claim upon which work has been
done in compliance with the above re-
4uirements is not, unless abandoned, SUBJ
ject to relocation for period Of 10 days
from and after the date of location.
SEC. 4. Within 30 days after the loca-
tlon Of the 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 at 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 the
law 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
been abandoned, or in Case the original
certificate WINS made prior to the passage
securing the benefits Of this Act, such To-
Gator or his assigns may nile an additional
certificate subject to the conditions Of this
Act and to contain all that this Act re.
quired an original certificate to contain
5SVsUeNs Auos SuSu 0MeAOSN IOC3ttOA
does not Interfere with the existing rights
Of others at the time when such amend.
ment Is made.
SEC. .. Within 80 days after any time
set or period allowed for the performance
Of labor, or making Improvements upon
any lode or placer claim, the person in
whose behalf such work or improvement,
is performed, or some person for him
must make and record an affidavit in
substance a. follows:
State Of Idaho, county of.
Before me, the subscribed personally
appeared ........, Who being first duly
sworn, says that at least 49,. dollars
worth of work or Improvements were per
formed or made upon -. claim, sltuxt,
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 o
holding said claim.
Signature, 80. ......
Subscribed and sworn to before IN,
this. :. /. day off,, 1884,.
The fee for administering the oath ant
recording the foregoing affidavit, whel
taken before the county recorder or dep
uty mining recorder, shall be SO cents
the fee Tor recording the the same whel
oath is taken before any other Office
authorized to administer oaths shall b.
I 80 cents.
Such affidavit, or certified copy thereo
in case the original is lost, shall be prim,
tacie evidence of the performance of sucl
labor. The failure to file such affidavit
shall be considered prima tacie evidenc,
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 a new claim
but the locator may, instead of sinking ,
new discovery shaft, sink the origlna
discovery shaft ten feet deeper than it wa.
at the time of his location, or he may driv.
the open cut or tunnel ten feet further
along the course of the lead, lode Or vein
aud must erect new posts or monuments
SEC. 8. No location notice shall CLAIM