The Alaska daily empire., 1913-03-18
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 visions of this section such claim shall become forfeited and open to location by others as if no location had been made.
 Sec. 5.-That any person who shall make or subscribe any affidavit re- ouired to be made under the provis, ions of this act, knowing the state ment, or any of them, to be false in whole or in part, or without knowing the statement therein contained to be true. shall be deemed guilty of per jury. and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years.
 Any person who shall induce or procure. or who shall aid in inducing or procuring another person to com init perjury. as the same is herein de- fined shall be deemed guilty of sub ornation of perjury, and upon con viction thereof shall be punished as herein provided for perjury.
 Location of Lode Claim
 Sec. 6.-Any person who discovers upon the public domain of the United States within the Territory of Alas ka. a vein. lode or ledge of rock in place bearing gold, silver, cinnabar lead. tin, copper or other valuable de posit. which is subject to entry and patent. under the mining laws of the United States, may, if qualified by the laws of the United States, locate a mine upon such vein, lode or ledge, in the following manner, viz:
 Sec. At the time of discovery he must post conspicuously, at the point of discovery, a notice of location containing: (a) the name or number of the claim; Cb) the name of the To- cator or locators; (c) the date of dis. coyery and posting of notice as in this section provided for; (d) num- Der of feet claimed along the course of the vein each way from the discov' cry post, with the width claimed on each side of the center of the vein; (e) the general course of the lode. / Sec. S.-Within thirty days after posting the notice of location he shall distinctly mark the location on the ground so that it's boundaries can be readily traced. It shall be prima facie evidence that the location is proper ly marked if the boundaries are de- fined by a monument at each corner or angle of the claim, consisting of any of the following kinds: QD A tree or post not less than three feet above the ground and three 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 a less depth in which case the post shall be set up- on such rock, and surrounded by a mound of earth or stone ar least four feet in diameter by two feet in height; or (2) 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 mound of earth or stone alongside at least four feet in diameter by two feet in height; or (3) A boulder at least three feet above the natural surface of the ground on the upper side. Where other monuments, or monuments of lesser dimensions than those above described are used. it shall be a Ques- tion for the jury or the court, as to whether the location has been naked upon the gound so that it's boundaries can be readily traced Whatever mon- ument is used it must be marked with the name or number of the claim and the designation of the corner or angle by number, and the monument near est the discovery shall be the dis covery or initial post, stake or monu- ment. and shall be stake post or monu- ment number one; and further the corners or angles shall be numbered in rotation. If the claim is located on ground covered wholly or in part by brush or trees, such brush shall be cut and trees be marked or blazed along the line of such claim to indi- cate the location of such lines. If To- cated in an open country the boundary lines shall be marked by placing line stakes or line monuments, so as to, readily lead from corner to corner of the date of discovery and prior to the such claim.
 Sec. 9.ZWithin ninety days from filing of the certificate as provided in the following section, not less than one hundred dollars worth of develop ment work shall be performed within the exterior boundaries of the claim. Such work shall include the sinking
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