The Alaska sourdough., 1911-10-10
SOME ALASKA MINING LAWS

CT indications of the immediate pres ence of a vein, and keeps diligently at work looking for the vein, the find ing of the float, the United States su- preme court has practically decided, will protect him in the possession of the claim while following up the in- dications, although prospector can not locate on indications. Before the prospector can rightfully file, we'll de fined crevice must be discovered. It is advisable, however. for the prospector to post notice. The amount of pro- tection which prospector has after finding float before discovery of the lode, is not altogether certain.
 < While mineral must be discovered before location can be made, its need not be pay ore. :, It is sufficient ii 1t discloses such crevice as miner would be willing to follow, and no as say is necessary. In case of contest by a subsequent discoverer of richer ore on another part of the claim, the fact that the subsequent discovery is richer makes no difference.
 In the absence of rules made by min CTS in district, there is no law in Al aska in regard to discovery shafts, and so long as the lode is disclosed, noth- ing in way of shaft is necessary.
 The length of a mining claim is linn ited to 1900 feet and the width to 300 feet on each side of the vein.
 This notice has been held by the courts to be sufficient:
 "The famine lode, discovered by c. J. Allen, Feb. IS, 1897. 75O feet east ly and 750 feet westerly from discov- cry. Charles J. Allen'
 It may be posted by writing on blazed tree, on board nailed at dis covery, by legible carving, or by any other rude but honest form of notice, so that it be intelligent and open to observation. A notice placed on tin can on a mound of stone has been held to be sufficient, but a notice written on a piece of bark and thrown into a prospect hole has been held to be an attempt to abuse the fair requirement. of the law.
 A claim should be staked at each of the four corners and at center on each side, although the center posts have been held not to be essential The corner posts should be hewn on two sides, and the hewn sides placed to- ward the claim. The center posts should be hewn on the sides toward the claim. If there are extra angles, stakes, hewn on the side toward the claim, should be placed at each an gle. It is always advisable to have surveyor run the lines, but this is not necessary if care is taken. Should the prospector make a mistake in the plac- ing of a stake, he cannot on that ac- count, claim more than the area allow ed by law, but an accidental mis- pldclug O1 SCdkeS WILL not 1nVdllnaGo the claim On the other hand if by any accidental misplacing of the stakes, he does not include all the ground he is entitled to, he will be bound by the stakes, and the number of feet claimed on the location notice will not help him.
 
 In addition to stalking the boundar- ies, the prospector, before he can rec ord, must have sufficient "tiesv by which to identify property. The use of the bearings of mountain peaks is impractical in this kind of survey, but anything which is a natural object or a permanent monument will do. From the center of the discovery and at least one the corner posts, the prospector should take careful measurements of the exact distance to the monuments se- lected. A blazed tree is a good monu- ment, and so is a shaft house, or the corner of well known claim. A tee hnica1 diScrintiOn hv rna+ac and hounds