The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-02-22
STATE MINING LAW
Interesting to PrOspectOrs and Claim
LOcatOrs

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from the state mining law which went
into effect June 9, 1899:
An act providing for the manner Of
locating and holding lode and placer
mining claims and prescribing the au-
thority of mining districts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Washington:
Sec. |. The discoverer of lode
shall within 90 days from the date OF
discovery record in the Office Of the
auditor of the county in which such
lode is found, notice containing the
name of the lode, the name or names
of the locators, the date of location, the
number of feet in length claimed on
each side of the discovery, the general
course of the lode and such descrip-
ton of the claim or claims located by
reference to some natural object or
permanent monument as will identity
the claim.
METHOD OF LOCATION
Sec. Q. Before filing such notice
for record the discoverer shall locate
his claim by first sinking discovery
shaft upon the lode to the depth of 10
feet from the lowest part of the rim OF
such shaft at the surface, and shall post
at the discovery at the time Of discov-
cry notice containing the name OF the
lode, the name of locator or locators
and the date of discovery, and shall
mark the surface boundaries OF the
claim by placing substantial posts or
stone monuments bearing the name of
the lode and date of location; one post
or monument must appear at each cor
ner of such claim; such posts or mon
uments must be not less than three
feet high; if posts are used they shall
be not less than four inches in dame
ter, and shall be set in the ground in a
substantial manner not less than IL
inches; if any such claim be located
on ground that is covered wholly or in
part with brush or trees, such brush
shall be cut and trees be marked or
blazed along the lines of such claim
to indicate the locations Of such lines.
Sec. 8. ANY open cut or tunnel
having a length of 10 feet, which shall
cut lode at the depth Of 10 feet be-
low the surface, shall hold such lode
the same as if a discovery shaft were
sunk thereon, and shall be equivalent
thereto.
Sec. 4. The term lode" as used
in this act shall be construed to mean
ledge, vein or deposit.
AMENDED LOCATION
Sec. S. If at any time the locator
of any quartz or lode mining claim
heretofore or hereafter located, or his
assigns, shall learn that his original GER
tifcate was defective or that the re-
quirements OF the law had not been
complied with before filing, or shall be
DESTROYS of changing his surface boun-
daries, or of taking in any additional
group which is subject to location, or
in case the original certificate was
made prior to the passage Of this law,
and he shall be DESTROYS of securing
the benefits of this act, such locator or
his assigns may file an amended certifi-
cate OF location, subject to the proyis-
ions of this act regarding the making
of new locations.
AFFIDAVIT OF WORK
Sec. 6. Within 80 days after the
expiration of the period of time fixed
for the performance OF annual labor or
the making of Improvements upon any
quartz or lode mining claim or prem
sizes, the person in whose behalf such
work or Improvements was made, or
some person for him knowing the facts,
shall make and record in the Office OF
the county auditor of the county where
in such claims are situate, an affidavit
or oath OF labor performed on such
claim. Such affidavit shall state the
exact amount and kind Of labor, in
GLIDING the number Of feet of shaft,
tunnel, or open cut made on such
claim, or any other kind Of improve
ments, allowed by law or rule Of mining
districts, made thereon.
Sec. 7. Such affidavit, when record
ed, shall be prima facie evidence OF
tho performance of such labor or the