The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-07-01

the law has made no change except
that the new law say it must be
posted on the claim at the time of
discovery as well as at the point of
discovery, and also that it must be
posted upon one of the boundary monu-
ments. This seems to me to be a mis-
take of the legislature, as l can see
no way of complying with this law IN
most instances without posting two
notices on the claim and this probably
was not intended. Claims are SO laid
out generally that the vein traverses
through the center from end to end,
if it be of such length. The discovery
point is on the vein, of course. The
vein never touches either a side center
of a corner of the claim. Therefore,
one notice cannot be both at the point
Of discovery and at one of the boundary
monuments-cannot answer both re-
quirements of the law. Again, the
notice mmust be posted at the ''time
of discovery The locator is allowed
twenty days thereafter in which to
mark his boundaries. Yet, the notice
must be placed upon one of the boun-
Diary monuments at the time OF dis
covery. Here is an inconsistency to
the extent that one section of the law
allows him twenty days to put up his
monuments, and another seems to re-
quire him to put up at least one monu-
ment so a notice can be posted upon
it at the ''time Of discovery.
Filing Notice Of Location.
The law of 1907 also provides for the
fling with the mining district recorder
of what is tened a ''Notice of Loca-
tion.' This term is very misleading,
as one would naturally conclude that
the term meant the notice OF location
which is fled upon the claim. But upon
examination OF the statute it will be
seen to be quite a different instrument,
for it must contain (1) the name OF
the lode or vein; (2) the number OF
linear feet claimed along the course OF
the vein; (3) the date upon which the
boundaries of the claim were completed
and "a the name of the locator or
locators. So we have in the law as 1T
will be in effect July /, two quite
different instruments concerning the
mining law, each known by the same
name, that is, "Notice of Location
This latter notice need not be recorded
unless the locator desires to. If he
does record it, it then becomes prima
facie evidence of the date of his loca'
ton. If he does not record the notice
he will then have to prove by other evil
dence, if it eve becomes necessary to
prove, the date of his location. That is
all. There is no provision for recording
same with the county recorde except
in the event that there is no district
recorder, in which event it may be re-
corded with the county recorder. Tins
notice may be recorded at any time
after the boundaries are marked.
The law with regard to certificates
of location and to location work re-
mains unchanged. (.
In attempting to amend section 4 OF
the mining act, the one dealing win
recording, by adding the new matter
pertaining to the recording OF the
notice above mentioned, the legislature
amend section 3 of the act, a section
which merely provides that there shall
be but one claim included in each notice
Of location. So we now have W sec
tions ON recording and the provisions
of the law that there shall be but one
claim to each notice, was by inadvert'
ence practically repealed. However, it
is not safe to attempt to include more