The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-19
FIELDS MINING BILL UP.
~-nposED CHANGE IL LAW CAUSES
LIVELY DEBATE.
seesfss Requiring . Fro"p~cf"r se
make Discovery and sink Shaft
.. xfn~fy Days II Net Applicable

.u.c4xf r1gauatch 70 the PoHt~tntezlt9eFseer-
1g.YMPfA. FEB. }s-E the present leg-
s.safure passss tae Field mining lAll.
- 80 Il =. -. :. viii enact tae FIRST
~.asraI IegssTrssoa IN TBS history - TIE
re covering the mining Industry. tbs
- was considered 81 IRE house this morn
50 an9 after icing amended WAS a6-
xssroA &c third reading II Viii un-
ssaas essYy pass tae house next week. ard
.sgys il ever reason Ter believing that i
~gE b. fag9rAAiy acted CT - shs senate.
lie tas discussion % the aisi - The house
.&ss rssnrrsisas Il developed THAI there IS "a
<F.sk Of interests between the prospect Ts
= Eestsru Washington ard those ressd-
.sx AL operating on this ssass of the al-
80. Tnss uas ~ relation 70 taA time
rrssrrsf.ea sn tae Alll within whicg II -
sseessary FOR the IocAszF az claim "a Do
g preliminary development work and
naxa his fling. ln Tie original fala.
x~awr nv Field eE 9kano@aa. II was pro-
vssss that within three months after the
ezxeayery e. PRES pecfor must sink q shaft
"a feet Ia depth ~ ats IoGe or claim
Tnss " ~ made prerequisite 10 the re-
surfsfsg az fIgs mining location.
The members from y estsEu " asEng-
.er nssoozea tass section oE4 tire ground
sszt owing 20 the tnaccesaisslitg OF the
rsgnfrsg districts " the Cascade il would
- almost impossible faT prespecter TO
lbs GsEfftrItE anu @ffi% f&f& smart AfSt
required depth III ninety days Tha bill
was changed 50 thai the section - which
sbseesIou Was made viii not apply 90
Western Washington.
AGdavIt OF Labor Performed.
Another important SECTION OF The bsil
pruysdes that the pFosEsectuT mgst record
within thirty days after the time fixed
fgr the performance 81 annual labor on
the clslrs az affld4glt OF oath of tAe !aisar
performed on the claim alth the county
auditor II must ~ stated IN detail the
exact amount ana kind Of labor performs
III on the claim Under present conditions
81 shs stale. miners may hold their cams
indefinitely, performing 0f course the
amount II Rofk required by the nat.ou.ai
s.as4tes Tse 4iinoaity. however. Iea N
the faet that there * 40 specific require
nssaf made BY she la~s of Washington
sGscAing the amount and character OF tae
work and The proof that the same has
bean d0fse. The object of this section %
sEe b.ii II 10 diminish the nissn,ef Of caitns
had merely Cor speculative puTFy1~ss .tu-s
b eosB2el pTussfE, oFs 10 either d.yeGszga
tsesr mif1es lu god faith 81 e.se abandon
them to others
A s.sgtsen that All y approved og pros-
pactors generally ts liiat which provides
taat any naming district III t.1e sfatt !nay
maze rules providing fug the cousf gls,..l 81
% rva5s 60 and fF;suI THE aistrcs WHEN
shall ~ credited AZ .sssse sgmenf work an
TIE Claims ia such district. There 10 nolh-
Tg III the Federal statutes. according 90
NJ, Field. VAicn prohibits tnls from being
a9a.. and Il VIII encourage road b4lsuing
and make It gsosA4pr {s4r ia ht owners "a
o1Esin a or&sit or the amount - sosk
required ~ them annually fog is{saT nd
sszeisse incidental 10 road D}iiIlnS.
Western Washington Excepted
Tie committee reported tne a.a In the
al
usist important one II which provides
tat tae seetiou compelling miners To siak
: ten-foot shaft before lt.y CAB record
her claims u not p apply t. Western
Washington. There was sharp debate
% the secf!on requiring this work 10 1e
ssar Slth.O ninety dAys after discovery.
Asen ST eEols1He sought 10 have she
~v;lon stricken 4ut lie sald thar Is vas
inifnlcai lo The mining interests of the
ss&ie-Gt sAs IL would cause mach itlssatlou
astW cen the original locatoFs and subse
9gsnt cIaiIaanta
lambert spoke IN similar vein saying
th# provision wou!J hinder ANA la5ure tho
mantgs IL Western Na.aiustosl.
Field defended the b.lt in Il convincing
specs h. This act &as changed - as 10
please tie minority o. the committee.
sho represent this side ~ tbe STATE a. 80
10 allow six months I'll Witch 10 to this
work before the claira may i've recorded
Pe~Ser ally, I am tu favor 81 the min ~
day CLAUSE This is the law IN mtet of
the mining states or the West There is
demand fer legislation OF this kss3d. We
saek In this e.ll merely "a mako rv,{i ~
meslis that VIII compel tAe proSpectors -
had taesv claims for legitimate purposes
All not Ia abJSe the faes of the United
States es - now being Cunst 2fstlv done.
We want the miner who has hcated "a
caAim 20 sbew h!s good faith"
Aliens motion eas tpss aa3 the ninety
aat clause was replaced la the bin.
kiEhf Hour. Days Work.
The Rouse also PASSED "a th!ai Tta3.nE
II u 81 and ~. afYergi1E ths hours aut
privileges NJ iahurctS The HTat - mef
treasure WAS drawn IS the COMMITTEES on
ssaoF and labor statistics ana was xvpHTtss*
fsynyaolY IL provides thst eight 1ojgs
saall b. days work on al puh3ic woT Ks
stiaia The STATE. except ia caS,8 - extra
sf1inAry emergency. The BIZ. which was
ADVANCE to shir1 roajtug. ls as follows;
Fss x enacted by sac legislature ~ tAe
state u Wash t9aton;
Section T. Hereafter eight heurs ia any
calendar day shall constitute a dAY's work
81 any work dome FOR the state or ANY
ee&n'y or municipality witaia tas stale.
s9bfeSt 70 conditions hereinafter ur3Vt itt3.
SEE Al Wt1k done nv contract -r snb-
eoetract ga any hulli.1g az improee ss-f.ss.
e. NIX eD roads bridges streets a1rEs
er bGliGtH&s far ttfs STATE OF ANY
% faMafr4fsstf wtf&f9 fhn stare. sha1 ae
aSfn under fle provisions ~ thsa a-f-
trS's !aea Taat ~ eases ~ eNtrAer.'itfa-v
ssaSsESncF. sRCa as danger - tlf~ ar Ffs1gs-