The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17

ale Of the ledge; sixth, the distance 81
direction from the discovery monumsA'
- such natural object Or permanent me-
unent,~if any such there BE-, - Will *
and describe ia the notics itsslf re loca-
| hon Of tho 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, it may b placed - near thereto
= practicable, and 80 marked as to indi-
cate tho place Of such corner Or angle.
Monuments may be made Of any sach
material or form as viii readily give me-
tlce, and when Of posts or trees, they must
be hswn and marked upon the side facing
towards the discovery, and must be At
least four inches square or in diameter.
Monuments must be At least four feet
high above the ground, and trees must
be 80 hswn as to readily attract attention.
At the time the locator 90 marks the
boundaries OF his claim, he may 90 50 IN
any direction that Will not interfere with
rights or claims which existed prior to
nls discovery.
SEQ. 3. Within sixty days after such
location, the locator or his assigns, must
sink 9 shaft upon the lode to tue depth OF
ut least 10 feet from the lowest part Of
the rim OF such shaft at the surface, and
Of not less than IL 50 uars feet area. ANY
excavation which shall cut such vein ~
feet from the lowest part Of the rim Of
such shaft and which shall measure $50
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-
quiremeats ia not, unless abandoned, sub
Ject to relocation for 2 period Of ~ days
from and after the date of location.
Sea-. Within 80 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 q substantial
copy Of his notice OF, location. 4
SEC. 5. 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 1he
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 was made prior to the passage
Of this law, and he shall be DESTROYS Of
securing the benefits of this Act, such 10.
Gator or his assigns may nile an additlonal
certificate subject to the conditions Of this
Act and to contain all that this Act re.
quired an original certificate to contain
Propided, That such amended location
does not interfere with the existing right.
OF others at the time when such amend.
ment Is made.
SEC. =. Within 60 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 lm Improvement,
is performed, or some person for him
must make and record an affidavit IL
substance as follows:
State OF Idaho, county Of. .......ss.
Before me, the subscribed personally
appeared ........, who being first duly
sworn, says that at least $3.50. dollars
worth OF work or improvements were per.
formed or made upon -. claim, situate
In. -. mining district, county OF
state OF Idaho; that such expenditure was
made by, tor, or at the expense of 1890.
owners OF said claim, tor the purpose d
holding said Claim.
Signature, -. ......
Subscribed and sworn to before M.
this. day off,, 1o9...
The fee for administering the oath ano
recording the foregoing affidavit, wher
taken before the county recorder or dep
uty mining recorder, shall be SO cents
the fee Tor recording the the same wher
oath ls taken before any other officer
authorized to administer oaths shall b,
50 cents.
Such affidavit, or certified copy thereo.
in case the original is lost, shall be prim.
tacie evidence OF the performance of suct
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
rs il the location were of new c!.im
but the locator may, instead of slnkin.
new discovery shaft, sink the origlna
discovery shaft ten feet deeper than it va,
ut the 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. 8. No location notice shall claim
more than one location, whether the loca.