The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
court having Jurisdiction in mining dis.
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Nature and Sine of t-lntu,s


Nature and size Of CLAIMS.
fe A creek or gulch CAIN shall Re 90
teel long measured IN the general dlrec-
Coa OK the creek or Euich. TAe bound
arEs> OF ne calm which run II tSe gen
era! direction of the creek or zul~n shall
be lines aong bed Or rim rock thrse ieet
higher than the rim or edge % ne creek.
or 81 the loves; general leyal % the gulch
wi'htn ne claim. 20 drawn or marked ~
- ae al every paint three fee, aooSs the
I'm or edge OF The creek or me lowest
general leves o. the su.ch. opposite 10 il
al right angles 10 the general CireV.Gsan OF
ne claim FOR lis length. bat sssca 5ea1sslls-
f3ss shall rot ~ any case exceed l.gss feet
or sUlch.
Il. II the boundaries be less than 100
fest apart horizontally. ,hey shah Re lines
traced along bed or I'm rock roo ftet apart
horizontally. following AS nearly "a prac-
length % the claim
l. river claim shall be situated only
on oie sloe os tae river. and shall uot eN~
ceed 80 feet n length. measured III the
general direction OF The river. The other
boundary OF the clam which runs in the
general direction of ;he river shall he along
bed or rim rock three feat higher than The
RIM or edge Of the river within the claim
so drawn marked as 10 be AZ every
point three feet above the rim or edge Of
Inc river opposite 10 Il at right angles -
the general direction OF the calm Ter Us
length, bat such boundaries shall no; IN
any case De less than 20 feeI. or exceed A
distance OF i.eoo feet from low water mark
OF the river.
Is. A '.hiIi claim" shah no, exceed 80
feet In length. drawn parallel 10 the main
direction or The stream or raviue IN which
* fronts Parallel Ines drawn from each
end or the base line at right angles there
20, ard running 10 tae summit ~ the hill
provided the distance does not excstd 1000
feeo. shall constitute the end boundaries
OF the claim.
IA. All other placer claims shall he 80
feet square.
Is. Every placer claim shall be as near
y as possible rectangular N form. and
marked by TWO legal posts firmly fixed in
the ground. The line between the two
posss shall he well cut out so That one posi-
may. II the nature of the surface will per-
NIT. be seen from the other. The fiatied
side of each pos, shall face the claim. and
on each post shall be written on the side
facing the claim. leg!hle notice stating
II possible, its length In feet. The date
when staked. and he full Christian and
surname Of the locator.
Is. Every alternate ten claims shall he
reserved for The government OF Canada.
That is TO say. when a Claim Is located.
the discoNsIet ca m ana nine additional
claims adjoining. each other. and num-
bered consecut.veiy. will lie open for regis
tration. Then the rex. ten claims OF 30
feet each Will be reserved for the govern
ment. and 50 on: The alternate group OF
claims reserved for the crown shall be dis
posed Of in such manner az may he de-
cided by the m mister Of The interior.
Il. The penalty for trespassing upon
claim reserved fer the crown shall be inn
MEDIATE cancellation by the mining re-
corder OF any entry or entries which
The person trespassing may have OBJ
aimed; aimed whether the by orlginal entry or
he refusal by the mining recorder OF
the acceptance of any application which
the person trespasssing may at any time
make for claim. In addition to such pen
atty. the mounted police upon a requsi-
ion from the mining recorder 20 that ef-
fect shall take the necessary steps TO eject
he trespasser.
IS. In defining the size Of claims. thay
shah be measured horizontally. irrespcc-
tive OF inequalities on the surface Of the
ground.
49, II any free miner or party OF free
miners discover new mine. ana such dis
covery shall be established TO the sattsfac-
Ion OF the mining recorder. creek, river or
I'LL claims OF the following size shall be
Low ed namely:
To one discoverer, ore claim, 500 fest In
ength.
TO a party Of two discoveries, two claims
mounting together TO l. 40 in length.
To each member OF a party beyond Two
n number, a claim OF the ordinary size
My.
- A new stratum of auriferotls earth Of
ravel situated In locality whore the
aims have been abandoned shall for this
i.rpos" be deemed a rev mine. although
same locality shall have been previous
worked at a different level.
q. The forms OF application for grant
or placer mining. and the grtnt OF the
'ame shall he those contained TN forms
III ana r. in the schedule hereto.
-. claim shall he recorded with the
mining recorder In whose district Il Is stu
afed. within ten days after the location
thereof. if IL is located within ten miles
~ the mining recorders office one extra
day shall be allowed for every additional
ten niles or fraction thereof
q. In the event of the claim being more
than ore hundred rniios from a recorders
off q az her 81 .st arr
being located. 10 free miners not less
thau Eve in number. are auth6riZ ! 10 tnest
and appoint one of their number A Free
Miners Recorder" who shah act in that
capacity until = mining recorder Is APP
pointed bv the gold commissioner.
"a The Free VI ners' Recorder" shall. AZ