The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-17

The following law, which was passed
by the Nevada Legislature, and which
went into effect July l, 1907, contains
some paragraphs of importance. and a
COPY should be in the possession OF every
man or woman who locates q claim.
Compliance with the local State and dis
trict conditions oftentimes saves endless
and expensive litigation.
The Act, which was approved March
20, 1907, reads as follows:
Section /. Section one Of the above
entitled Act is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. l Any person, q citizen OF the
United States, or who has declared his
intention to become such, who discovers
a vein or lode, may locate q claim upon
such vein or lode by defining the bound
aries of the claim in the manner here
matter described and by posting notice
of such location at the time and point OF
discovery, which notice must be posted
upon one Of the several monuments pre-
scribed in section two 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 in length along the course
of the vein each way rom the point OF
discovery, with the width on each side
OF the center OF the claim and the gen
eral course OF the vein or lode as near as
may be.
Sec. 2. Section two Of the above
named Act is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows:
Defining Location Work
Sec. 2. The locator Of a lode mining
claim must sink a discovery shaft upon
the claim located four feet By sir feet to the
depth Of at least ten feet from the forrest
part of the rein Of such shaft at the surface,
or deeper If necessary, to shOw by such
worE a lode deposit Of mineral in place; a
cut or crosscut or tunnel which cuts the lode
at a depth Of ten feet or az open Gu: along
the said ledge or lode equivalent IN size to
a shaft four feet by SIR feet By ten feet
deep, is equivalent to a discovery SHAFT.
The locator must define the boundaries
of his claim by removing the top OF a
tree (haying a diameter OF not less thar
four inches) n less han three feet
above the ground. and blazing and
marking the same or by a rock in place,
Gaping such rock with smaller stones,
such rock and stones to have a height oil
not less than three feet; or by setting a
post or stone one at each corner and n
&C the center OF each side line. When a
post is used it must be at least four inches
in diameter by four and one-half feet in
length. set one foot in the ground
When it is practically impossible on ac-
count of bedrock or ~precipitous ground
to sink such posts they may be placed in
a mound of earth or stones, or where
the proper placing Of such posts or other
monuments is impracticable or danger
GUS to life or limb, it shall be lawful to
place such posts or monuments at the
nearest point properly marked to desig-
nate its right place. When a stone 10
used mot a rock in place. it must be not
less thar SIX inches in diameter and
eighteen inches in length set t%wo-tbirds
of its length in the top OF a mound oil
earth or stones, four feet in diameter
- - 90 ..no-half foot in hoiUhf
All trees. posts or rocks used as monu-
ments, when not four feet in diameter
at the base, shall be surrounded by a
mound of earth or stones four feet in
diameter by two feet in height, which
trees, posts, stones or rock monuments
must be so marked as to designate the
corners OF the claim located;
Must Define Boundaries
Prorided, hoWever, that the locator Of a
mining claim shall cithin twentu days
from the date Of posting the notice Of loca-
ton define the boundaries Of said claim b.
placing at each corner ard at the center o.
each side line "a of the hereinbefore de,
scribed monuments and shall within NINETY
days from the date Of posting said location
notice perform the location work herein
before described.
Sec. 3 Section three of the above en-
titled Act is hereby amended to read a.
follows:
May File Notice
Sec. 3. Any locator or l~ocators OF q
mining claim after having established
the boundaries OF said claim. and aitel
having complied with the provisions o.
this Act, with reference to the establish
ment of such boundaries, may file with
the District Mining Recorder a notice Of
location, setting forth the name giren to the
lode or rein, the number of linear feel
l.