The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-03
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and describe in the notice itself the ioca-
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 It the true corner
or angle, itsmay be placed - near thereto
a. practicable, and 30 marked a. to indi-
cate the place Of such corner Or angle.
Monuments may be made Of any such
material or form a. will readily give ne
tlce, and when of posts or trees, they must
be- hswn and marked upon the side facing
towards the discovery, and must Dc at
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be ut least four feet
high above the ground, and trees must
be 50 hewn as 10 readily attract attention.
At the time the locator 90 marks the
boundaries Of his claim, be may DO SO In
any direction that will not interfere with
rights or claims which existed prior t0
MS discovery.
SEC. 8. Within sixty days after such
location, the locator or his assigns, must
sink shaft upon the lode to the depth OF
1t least 10 feet from the lowest part OF
the rim Of such shaft at the surface, and
OF not less than Is 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 q
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, SUBJ
ject to relocation for period Of 30 days
from and after the date of location.
SEC. 4. Within 80 days after the loca-
ton 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. If at any time the locator of
any mining claim heretofore or hereafter
located, or his assigns, shall apprehend
that his original certificate was defective,
erroneous, or that the requirements Of the
law had not been complied with before
filing, or shall DO 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 was made prior to the passage
of this law, and he shall be DESTROYS OF
securing the benefits of this Act, such To-
Gator or his assigns may file an additional
certificate subject to the conditions of this
Act and to contain all that this Act re-
quired an original certificate to contain.
PROVIDED, That such amended location
does not interfere with the existing rights
of others at the time when such amend
ment Ii made.
SEC. +. Within so days after any time
set or period allowed tor 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 III
substance as follows:
State Of Idaho, county Of. ...... SIS.
Before me, the subscribed personally,
appeared ........, who being first duly
sworn, says that at least ...... dollars
worth OF work or Improvements were per-
formed or made upon 49,. claim, situate
In. -. mining district, county of .....,
state OF Idaho; that such expenditure was
made by, for, or at the expense OF $500.
owners Of said claim, for the purpose OF
holding said CLAIM.
Signature, -. ......
Subscribed and sworn to before me
THIS. day Off,, 1884,.
The fee for administering the oath and
recording the foregoing affidavit, when
taken before the county recorder or dep
uty mining recorder, shall be 81 cents;
the fee Tor recording the the same when
oath is taken before any other officer
authorized to administer oaths shall he
SO cents.