The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-20

The following law. which was passed
bv the Nevada Legislature, and which
COOS into effect July /. 1907, contains
some paragraphs Of importance. and a
conv should be in the possession OF every
man or woman who locates a claim.
Compliance with the local State and dis
,rict conditions oftentimes saves endless
and expensive litigation.
The Act. which was approved March
%. 1907. reads as follows:
Section 1. Section one Of the above
entitled Act is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1. Any person. q citizen Of the
limited States, or " no has declared his
intention to become such, who discovers
vein or lode may locate a claim upon
such vein or lode by defining the bound.
aries of the claim in the manner here
matter described and by posting notice
Of such location at the time aud point OF
discovery, which notice must be posted
ppon one Of the several monuments pre-.
scribed In section two Of this Act. and
snch 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 gen.
eral 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 sir feet TO the
depth Of at least ten feet from The iowest
part Of the rein Of such shaft al The surface,
or deeper II necessary, 10 show By such
work a lode deposit Of mineral IN place; a
cut or crossem or tunnel rhich cuts the lode
af depth Of ten feet or an open cut along
ae said ledge or lode equivalent in size TO
a shaft four feet BY sir feet BY ten feet
deep, is equirdient TO a discovery shdf.
The locator must define the boundaries
Of his claim by removing the top Of a
tree (having diameter OF not less than
four ipches) not less than three feet
above the ground, aud blazing and
marking the same or by rock in place.
Gaping such rock with smaller stones,
such rock and stones to have height Of
not less than three feet; or by setting a
f. post or stone one 1t each corner and one
at the center Of each side line. When a
post is used it must be least four inches
in diameter by four and one-half feet in
length, set one foot in the ground.
When IL is practically impossible on ac-
count OF bedrock or precipitous ground
to sink such posts they may be placed in
mound Of earth or stones. or where
the proper placing Of such posts or other
monuments is impracticable or danger.
ous to life or limb. il shall be lawful to
place such posts or monuments at the
nearest point properly marked to desig-
nate its right place. When stone is
used mot rock in place. il must be not
less than six inches in diameter and
eighteen inches in length set two thirds
OF its length in the top Of mound OF
earth or stones, four feet in diameter
and two and one-half feet in height.
All trees. posts or rocks used as monu-
ments. when not four feet in diameter
at the base. shall be surrounded by a
mound OF earth or stones four feet in
diameter by two feet in height, which
trees. posts, stones or rock monuments
must be so marked as to designate the
corners Of the claim located;
Must Define Boundaries
Prorided, howerer, that The locator Of a
mining claim shall githin trenty days
from the date Of posting The notice Of ioca-
ton define the boundaries Of said claim bu
placing at each corner and at the center Of
each side line one Of the hsreinbefore de-
scribed monuments and shall within ninety
days from the date Of posting said location
notice perform the location work herein
before described.
Sec Section three OF the above
entitled Act is hereby amended to read
as follows:
May File Notice
Sec. 3. Amy 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 establish.
ment Of such boundaries, may file with