The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-04-18
State Timing Law
Up-To-Date.
Recent Legislation Affecting
the Location of Claims of
Interest to Prospectors.

The following law, which was
enacted by the Nevada assembly,
and which goes into effect July l,
contains some paragraphs of i'm
portance and copy should be in
the possession of every man or
woman who locates a claim. Com
pliance with the local, state and
district conditions oftentimes saves
endless and expensive litigation.
The act, which was approved on
March 20, reads as follows:
Section Sec. of the above en-
titled act is hereby amended SO as
to read as follows:
Sec. Amy person a citizen of
the United States or who has de-
clared his intention to become such
who discovers a vein or lode may
locate a claim upon such vein or
lode by d finiag the boundaries of
the claim in the manner herein
described and by posting notice of
such location at the time and point
of discovery, which notice must be
posted on one of the several monu-
ments prescribed in Sec. 2 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 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-Sec. 2 of the above 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 4 feet
by 6 feet to the depth of at least 10
feet from the lowest 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; a cut or crosscut or tun-
mel which cuts the lode at a depth
Of 10 feet or an open cut along the
said ledge or lode equivalent in
size to shaft 4x6xl0 feet deep is
equivalent to a discovery shaft.
The locator must define the
boundaries of his claim by remov-
ing the top of a tree (having a di-
ameter of not less than 4 inches)
not less than 3 feet above the
ground, and blazing and marking
the same; or by rock in place cap
ping such rock with smaller stones
such rock and stones to have a
height of not less than three feet;
or 10y setting a post or stone one at
each corner and one at the center
of each side line. When post is
used it must be at least 4 inches in
diameter by Al feet in length set /
foot in the ground. When it is
practically impossible on account
of bed rock or precipitous ground,
to sink such posts they may be
placed in a mound of earth OF
stones, or where the proper plac.
ing of such posts or other monu-
ments is impracticable or danger.
Gus to life or limb, it shall be law
full to place such posts or monu.
ments at the nearest point proper
ly marked to designate its right
place. When stone is used (not
; a rock in place it must be not less
than 6 inches in diameter and Is
inches in length, set / of its
length in the top of a mound oi
earth or stones, 4 feet in diameter
and p feet in diameter by 2 fee
, in height, which trees, posts, stones
or rock monuments must be 81
. marked as to designate the corners
' of the claim located:
Must Define Boundaries.
Provided, however, that the 10
Gator of mining claim shall with