Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-15
What is Required 10 Acquire and
Hold Title to Property ia the
NeighbOring State,
OF INTEREST TO MANY UTAHNS
Location Work Must be Performed
And Proof OF Same Filled Within
Ninety Days

While a great many Utah mining
men and prospectors have gone to Me-
yada and a great many more contem-
plate going there during the present
year, 10 have some knowledge Of the
mining laws Of the nelghbonng state.
Is important. 1t is often the case when
prospectors, particularly. go out into a
new field, they do not take the palms
to familiarize themselves with the laws
which govern the locations of mining
claims and subsequent retention, which
is serious mistake. The Nevada law
as recently amended reads!
Any person. citizen OF the United
states, or one who has declared his IN
tention 10 become such, who discovers a
vein or lode, may locate a claim upon
such vein or lode, by defining the boun-
daries OF the claim In the manner here
matter described and by posting a no.
tice OF such location at the point of dis
coyery, which notice must contain:
Flrst--The name Of the lode or claim.
Second--The name OF the locator or
locators.
Third-The date Of the location.
Fourth--The number Of linear feet
the vein, each way from the point Of
discovery with the width on each side
of the center OF the vein, and the gem
eral course of the vein or lode as near
as may be,
Before the expiration Of 30 days from
the posting of such notice upon the
claim. the locator must sink discov-
cry shaft upon the claim located to
the depth of at least 10 feet from the
lowest part OF the rim of such shaft
at the surface, or deeper II necessary
20 show by such work a lode deposit Of
mineral I'm place. A cut or cross-cut,
or tunnel which cuts the lode at a
depth of 10 feet, or an open cut along
the ledge or lode. equivalent In size
to a shaft four feet by six feet by ten
feet deep is equivalent to discovery
shaft.
The locator must define the boun-
danes of his claim by marking a tree
or rock in place, or by setting post
or stone, one at each corner, and one
a the center Of each side line. When
a post is used II must be at least four
inches square by four feet six inches In
length, set one foot In the ground, with
mound OF stone or earth four feet In
diameter by two feet I'm height around
the post. when II Is practically i'm.
possible on account OF bedrock or pre-
cipltous ground to sink such posts, they
may be placed IN pile Of stones; or
where the placing OF such posts or
| monuments Of stone are impracticable
or dangerous to life or limb, II shall be
| lawful to place such post or monument
| of stone at the nearest point, properly
marked to designate its right place.
When a stone Is used not a rock In
| place. Il must be at least six Inches
square and rs inches I'm length, set two
| thirds OF lts length In the ground, and
| trees. stakes or monuments must be 10
marked as TO designate the corner OF
| the claim located.
Within 90 days OF the date OF posting
the location notice upon the claim, the
| locator shall record his claim with the
| mining district recorder, and the coun-
" recorder OF the mining district or
county In which such claim Is situated
| by location certificate.