Stikeen River journal., 1899-07-01


 exterior parts of such veins or lodges. And nothing in th, Section shall auth prize the locator or possesor of a vein or lode which extends in its downward course beyond the verticle lines of hls claim to enter upon the surface of claim owned or possessed by another
 SEC. 2336 Where two or more veins intersect or cross each other, priority of title shall govern, such priority of title shall govern, and such prior loca- tion shall be entitled to all ore or min- eral contained within the space of in- tersecton; but the subsequent location shall have the right of way through the space of intersection for the pur- poses of the convenient working of the mine. And where two or more velns unite, the oldest or prior lo'atlon shall take the vein below the point Of nnlon, including all the space of intersection. CLAIMS LOCATED OR PATENTED PRIOR
 TO MAY l( th.. 1872
 ?. The Status of lode claims located or patented previous to the 10th. day May, ,lS72, is not changed in regard to their extent along the lode or width oi surface: but.the claim is enlarged by sections 2233.222 23.2 and 2'2S, by investing the locator. his heirs or assigns. with the right to follow, upon the conditions stated therein. all veins. loars. or led- yes the top or apex which lies inside of the surface lines ot his claim.
 3. It is distinctly understood. how eyer. that the law limits the poss+,sSory right to veins. lodcs. or lodges, other than the one named in the original To- cation. to such as were not adversely claimed on May l0th., 1872. and that there were no other vein OF ledge was so adversely claimed at that date the right of the party so adverslv aiming is in no way impaired by the provisions of the Revised Statutes.
 CLAIMS LOCATED SUBSEQUENTLY TO
 MAY 10, 1872.
 f. From and after the 10th. May, 1872, any person who is Il citizen of the United States. or who has declared hls intention to become d citizen. may To- cate. record. and hold d mining claim of fifteen hundred linear feet along the course of any mineral vein or lode sub feet to location: or an association o1 persons. severally qualified as above. may make joint location ot such clam of fifteen hundred feet but in no event can the location of a vein or lone made subsequent to May 10, 1872. exceed tif- teen hundred feet along the course thereof, whatever may be the number of persons composing the association.
 ,. With regard to the amount of sur face ground adjoining vein or lode. and claimed for the convenient working thereof. the Revised Statutes provide that the lateral extent of locations of vein, or lodcS made after May 10, lSl2. shall in no case exec Il three hundred feet on each side of the middle of the surface. and that no such surface rights shall be limited by any mining regula- tiOns to less than twenty-five feet on each side of the middle of the vein at the surface. except where adverse rights existing on the 10, May. lsIi2, may render such limitation necessary: the end lines of such claims to be in all cases parallel to each other. Said lat cral measurements can not extend be- yond three hundred feet on either side of the middle of the vein at the surface or such distance as is allowed by local laws. For example: 400 feet can not be taken on one side and 200 feet on the other. If. however. 3oo feet feet on each side are allowed. and by reason of prior claims but loo feet can be taken on one side the locator will not be re- stricted to less than 300 feet on the other side: and when the locator does not determine b. cXp.oration where his discovery shaft must be assumed to mark such point.
 6. By the foregoing it will be pcrcei- vrd that no lode claim located after the 10th. May. 1872. c.ln exceed parallel ogram fifteen hundred feet in length by 600 feet in v!dth. but whether SUP