Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-28
Regulations Which Must Be Lived
Up to Regarding Nevada
Mineral Locations.
SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES.
Must Define Boundaries of Claims
Within Twenty Days After Post
ing of Notices.

New mining regulations as revised by
the last session of the Nevada egisla-
ture as it's meeting last winter are
scheduled to go into efrec; next Monday.
Several important changes have been
made, so 1t behooves all Utahn's inter-
ested in Nevada mines to post them
selves IN order that no mistakes are
made, which might lead them into COM
plications. The amended act is as fol-
lows
Section !. Any person. citizen of
the United States, or who has declared
his intention to become such who dis
covers vein or lode may locate 4 claim
upon such vein or lode by defin-
ing the boundaries of the claim in tie
manner hereinafter described. and post
Ing notice of such location at the time
ana point of discovery, which notice
must be posted upon one of the several
monuments prescribed In section OF
this act. and such notice must contain:
First. the name of the lode or claim;
second. the name OF the locator or To-
Gators. 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 II
discovery, with the width on each side
course of the vein or lode as near as
may be.
Sec. @ The locator II a lode min
Ing claim must sink shaft upon the
claim located four by six feet to the
depth of AT least 10 feet from the lowest
part of the rim of such a shaft at the
surface, or deeper If necessary, ia show
bu such work a lode deposit OF mineral
in place; >. cut or crosseul or tunnels
which cuts the lode at u depth Of 10
feet on an open cut along the said ledge
or lode equivalent IN size to a shaft four
by six by 10 feet deep, Is equivalent to
n discovery shaft. The locator must de-
fine the boundaries OF his claim by re-
moving the top of tree, having d.
hmeter IF not less than four inches.
not less than three feet above the
ground. and blazing and marking the
same; o. by rock In place, capplns
such rock with smaller stones, such
rock with smaller stones such rock and
stones to have a height Of not less thaA
three feet; on by setting q post or stone,
one at each corner and one az the cen
ter OF each sideline. When a post is
used 1T must be at least four inches in
diameter by four and one-half feet ia
length. and set one foot "a the ground. |
When 81 IS practically Impossible on
account of bedrock or precipiious |
ground 10 sink such posts thsy may be |
placed In a mound Of earth or stones, |
posts or other monuments is imprac-
ticahle or dangerous 90 lie or limb, II
shall be lawful TO place such posts or |
monuments al the nearest point proper
ly marked TO designate lis right place.
When a stone IS used uos a rich In
place. 1t faust be not less than six inch
es In diameter and Is inches in length
and set tWo-thirds of its length in the
top OF mound OF earth or stones four
feet Tn diameter and two and one-half
feet IN height. which trees. posts. stones
or rock monuments must be so marked
as to designated the corners OF the
claim located provided. however. that
the locator OF mining claim shall
within 20 days from the date OF pos ting
the notice Of location define the boun-
daries Of said claim by placing at each
corner OF the center NJ each sidelne one
OF the hereinbefore described monu-
ments. ana shla within 30 days from
the date Of posting of said location
notice perform the location work here
inbefore rescrlbed.
Sec. 3. ANY locator or locatOrs OF a
mining claim, after having established
the boundaries OF said claim. and after
complying with the provisions Of this
act. with reference TO the establishment
OF such boundaries. may file with the
district mining recorder a notice Of To-
cation. setting 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 location the
date on which the boundaries OF the
claim We're COMPLETED, and tho name OF
the locator or locators. should any |
claim be located IN any Tep1ip. or ter |
rit0ry where nc G!striC, has yet been |
formed, or where there is no district |
recorder tho locator or locators of |
such claim or claims may hle with the
county recorder, notice NJ location AZ
set forth above, and Sad notice of To-
cation win be prlma facle evidence In
all courts of justice of the first location
az said lode or vein. Within 80 days OF
the date of pooling the loehuon notice
upon the claim the locator shall record
his claim with the mining district re-
corder ana the county recorder OF the
mining district. or county IN which
such clam Is situated By location GER
tificate which mast contain:
'First-Thn name OF the lode or VEIN
"Second-The name OF the locator OF
locatoTs.
such description % the location OF said
claim. with Preferences 10 some natural
object or permanent monument az VIII
IDENTITY the claim.
"Fourth--The number N linear feet
claimed IN length along the course OF
fhe vein each way from the point OF
discovery. wit tho width on each side
II the center ~ the vein, and the gem
sfsl course of the lods or vein as near
% missy be.
"Fifth-The dimension, and location
~ tbe discovery shaft, or its Equivalent.
sunk up0n tho claim.
.sl1th-The location and description
% each corner, with the markings
thereon
Any record OF IN location Of lode
mining claim which shall not contain
ali TIM requirements named In this
section shall he VOID. All records of
lode or placer mining claims, millsites.
/ or tunnel rights heretofore made by
| any recorder OF any mining district or
any county recorder are hereby de,
| clared to be valid and % have the same
/ force apd erect as records made IN
! pursuance ~ the provisions % ibis act.
And any such record, on copy thereof,
duly verified by q mining recorder on
duly certified by a county recorder.
shan he prlma faeiH evidence OF the
facts therein stated
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