Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-12
Il provided for perjury.
 Location Of Lode Claim.


 Section 5. Any person who dis covers upon the public domain of the United States, within the Ter ritory of Alaska, vein, lode or ledge of rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin, copper, or other valuable deposit, which is subject to entry and pat ,ent, under the mining laws of the United States, may, if qualified by the laws of the United States, To- cate mining lode upon such vein, lode or ledge, in the follow ing manner, viz:
 Section 6. At the time of dis covery he must post conspicious- ly, at the point of discovery, a mo- tice of location tn reof, contain- ing: (aJ The name or number of the claim; (bJ the name of the locator or lOcatOrs; (c) the date Iof discovery and posting of mo- tice as in this section provided l for: (d) number of feet claimed along the course of the vein each way from the discovery post, with th' width claimed on each side of the center of the vein; (ej the general course of the lode.
 Section :. At the time of post ing the notice of location, he shall distinctly mark the location on the ground so that it's boun- daries can be readily traced. It shall be prima facie evidence that the location is properly marked if the boundaries are defined by a monument at each corner or angle of the post not less than three feet above the ground and 3 inches in diameter and hewed on the side or sides facing the claim, set at least one foot in the ground, unless solid rock should occur at less depth, in which case the post shall be set upon such rock, and surrounded by a mound of earth or stone at least four feet in diameter by two feet in heighth; or @ a stone or rock at least six inches square by eighteen inches in length, set two-thirds of it's length in the ground, with a mound of earth or stone alongside at least four feet in diameter by two feet in heighth; or (3) a boulder at least three feet above the natural sur face of the ground on the upper side. Where ill marking the sur face boundaries of a claim any one or more of such posts or monuments shall fall by right up on precipitiOus ground where the proper placing thereof is imprac- ticable or dangerous to life or limb, it shall be valid to place any such post OF monument at the nearest practicable point suitably marked to designate the !proper place. Such post or mon ument shall be known as and b' marked ''witn"SS monument.
 Where any other monument. Ui monuments of lesser uimens ions han those above described. are used, il shall be question for Inc illry OF court. as to whether the ' ,a:ion naS been marked upon .h" grc;'nu so that it's boundaries can be readily traced. Whatever monument is used it must be marked with the name or number iof the claim and the designation of the corner OF angle by num- Der, and the monument nearest the discovery shall be the initial post, stake Dr monument, and shall be stake, post or monument number one; and further, the cor ners or angles shall be number ed in regular rotation. If the claim is located on ground cov- cred wholly or in part by brush, or trees, such brush shall be cut and trees be marked or blazed along the lines of such claim to l indicate the location of such lines: if located in an open coun- i try the boundary lines shall be marked by placing line stakes or line monuments, so as to readily ,lead from corner to corner of such claim,
 1 Section 8. Within one year from the date of discovery not less than one hundred dollars worth of development work shall be performed within the exterior boundaries of the claim. Such work shall include the sinking of !