Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-04-26
Full Text Of the Measure as Passed
and Signed by the Governor.
Must Have Claims Monumented In
Twenty Days and Recorded
Within Ninety Days.

| ""'S" 6oSS INV ShCSe July /, 1OOt,
contains some paragraphs of import
ance, and a copy should be in the
possession of every man or woman
who locates a claim. Compliance
with the local State and district con.
ditions oftentimes saves endless and
expensive litigation.
The Act, which was approved
March 20, 1907. reads as follows:
SECTION /. Section one of the above en-
titled Act is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. l. Any person, citizen of the Tn
tied States, or who has declared his inten-
ton to become such. who discovers vein
or lode may locate claim upon such vein
! or lode by defining the boundaries of the
claim in the manner hereinafter described
and by posting notice of such location at
the time and point of discovery. which no.
tice mnst be posted upon one of the sever
al monuments prescribed in section two of
this Act. and such notice must contain.
first, the name of the lode or claim; second
the name OF the locator or locators third
the date of location fourth, the number
of linear feet claimed in length along the
course of the vein each way from the point
of discovery, with the width. on each side
of the center of the claim and the general
course of the vein or lode as near as may
be.
Sec. 2. Section two of the above named
Act is hereby amended SO as to read as
follows
DEFINING LOCATION WORK.
Sec. 2. The locator of lode mining
claim must sink discovery shaft upon
the claim located four feet by six feet to
the depth of at least ten feet from the low
est part of the vein of such shaft at the
surface, or deeper if necessary, to show by
such work lode deposit of mineral in
place; cut or crosscut or tunnel which
cuts the lode at depth of ten feet or an
open cut along the said ledge..or lode equiv
alent in size to shaft four feet by six feet
by ten feet deep, is equivalent to discov-
cry shaft. The locator must define the
boundaries of his claim by removing the
top of a tree (having diameter of not less
than four inches) not less than three feet
above the ground, and blazing and marking
the same; or by rock in place, capping
such rock with smaller stones, such rock
and stones to have a height of not less
than three feet; or by setting post or
stone one at each corner and one at the
center of each side line. When a post Is
used it must be at least four inches in di-
ameter by four and one-half feet In length.
set one foot in the ground. When 1t is
practically impossible on account of bed
rock or precipitous ground to sink such
posts they may be placed in a mound of
earth or stones, or where the proper plac.
ing of such posts or other monuments Is
impra cticable or dangerous to life or limb,
it shall be lawful to place such posts or
monuments at the nearest poinl properl,
marked to designate it's right place, When
a stone Is used tnot a rock in place) |,
must be not less than six inches In diane
ter and eighteen inches in length set two.
thirds of its lengte in the top of mound OF
earth or stones, four feet in diameter and
two and one-half feet i'm height. All trees.
posts or rocks used as monuments, when
not four feet In diameter at the base, shall
be surrounded by mound of earth OF
stones four feet in diameter by two feet il,
height, which trees, posts, stones or rock
monuments must be SO marked as to des-
ignate the corners of the claim located:
| MUST DEFINE BOUNDARIES
Provided, however, that the locator of q
mining claim shall within twenty days
from the date of posting the notice of loca-
ton define the boundaries of said claim b,
placing al each corner and at the center OF
each side line one of the herenbefore de-
scribed monuments and shall within nine
| ty days from the date of posting said loca-
zion notice perform the location work here
nbefore described.
Sec. 3. Section three of the above en-
titled Act Is hereby amended to read at
follows:
MAY FILE NOTICE
! Sec. 3. Any locator or locators of a
mining claim after having established the
boundaries Of said claim, and after having
complied with the provisions of this Act.
with reference to the establishment of such
boundaries, may file with the District Mii :
ing Recorder notice of location, ssttire
forth the name given to the lode or vein,
the number of linear feet claimed in length
along the course of the vein the date of 10.
cation. the date on which the boundaries
of the claim were completed, and the name
of the locator or locators. Should any
claim he located in any section or terri
tory where no district has been as yet form