Douglas Island news., 1899-04-19
THE poRcUPINE MINERS.
Hold a Meeting and Pass Some Laws.

The miners of the Porcupme district recently held meeting to make some rules and regulations. We give par sfaI report of the proceedings which we take from the Miner:
 1st Amendment to the description of boundary line-Commencing at the in- tersection of the Alaska and B. c. boundary line at point on the Kluhena river. following said boundary line in an eaSterly direction to the intersection of the Chilcat river; thence down the source of the Chilkat river to the inter section of the Kicking Horse river; thence in a sOuthweSterly direction up the Kicking Horse river to the divide; thence in a nOrtherly direction along said divide to the intersection of Alas ka and B. c. boundary line; thence along said boundary line in an easterly direction to the place of beginning.
 2nd Amendment-Loca laws of this district shall be enforced. Size of legal claim shall be 20 acres.
 3rd Amendment-AI disputes be- tween claim owners shall be settled by a board of arbitration. Said board shall consist of five members. The members of said board shall be selected as fol- lows:
 Each complainant shall select one member. Each member so selected shall select one member. The four members so selected shall select the fifth member.
 Decision reached by majority of the board shall rule. Decisions made by boards of arbitration shall be final in this district. Mem bers of arbitrating committee shall receive a fee if de- manded, said fee to be 5 per day and said fee to be paid by complainantS, (meaning both parties to action.)
 The following resolutions were then introduced, discussed and adopted as read:
 l Legal placer claim shall comprise 20 acres and shall not cover more than 1900 feet in length.
 ? A man is entitled to hold one claim on each creek in this district, if he represents according to the laws of this district, and is entitled to locate on two powers of attorney.
 Water privileges may be located. but such locations shall not conflict with interests of river miners.
 1 Vein or lode claims shall be loca- ted and worked in accordance with U. s. mining laws.
 Each claim must be represented for period of 20 days actual work on each claim or S1OO worth of work. Said representing to be applied at any time between the 18th day of May and the 10th day of September.
 Placer claims may be laid over for the following reasons: Sickness of claimant, lack of water or continued heavy floods. Where a claim is laid over claimant shall place a notice on the claim stating the cause of laying over, and must file duplicate of the same with the district recorder. Said notice must be signed by two witnesses. "
 A claim owner having done his representing shall record with the dis trict recorder a written statement to that effect stating the nature of the work done and signed by two witnesses. ]
 A recorder shall be elected annu- !, ally by the residents of the district. It shall be his duty to keep true record . of all locations of claims, transfers, lay-overs, etc, and the records kept in the district.
 s Vein or lode claims shall be re- corded within thirty days after lOca- tion. Placer claims shall be recorded within thirty days after location.
 9 A recorders fee shall be S1O.0O for each record of placer claim or lay-over l notice. and g for each record of vein or lode claim, mill site or water privi- EegeS or transfer of same, and Sl each for recording representing done.
 10 A miners meeting can be called . by the recorder of this district at the yarr,oc+ of Gftnnr, Or, n, orc m inprS nf the . district, but he must give at least ten . days notice and said notice must be posted in at least three conspicuous {. places in the district.
 Provided: In cases of emergency call a meeting forthwith. In all such cases complainant shall notify at least b miners of the district, said number to constitute quorum
 IL All claims located in this district between the 22nd day of October, 1898 and this date, must be recorded in the . record books of this district within 6O days from this date, and all claims To- cated during said period and not re- corded in said books within said time, are hereby declared open for relocation
 F The records of this district Shall be recognized as the Iegal records or 6he district and all claims recorded in said books be considered legally re- corded. and that said records be placed in the hands of recorder elect as soon qualified
 Record books are to be open for in- spection at any time
 Moved and seconded that chairman appoint committee of three to write a lsther to bhe P-I to inform the people SiaA utmost harmony prevails in this SIEtTaSi between the miners and the N. E. mounted police, notwithstanding