The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-24

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Section .. That any placer mining
claim located or attempted to be 10
Gated in violation of any of the pro
visions of this Act, shall be null and
void and revert to the public domain
and may be located by any quail
fled locator as if no such prior at
tempt had been made.
LODE CLAIMS-How Located.
Section 10. 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,
I silver. cinnabar lead. tin, copper
or other valuable mineral deposits.
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 lode
! mining claim upon such vein. lode,
or ledge by defining and marking the
| discovery point and the boundaries
of the claim, in the manner herein
after described. and by posting a
notice of such location at the point
Of discovery.
NOTICE OF observation-disclosures
! Of
Section IL The notice Of loca-
ton posted upon the claim must
contain the following:
First: The name of the lode or
claim.
Second: The name of the locator
/ or loCators.
Third: The number of linear feet
claimed in length along the center
line of the claim, each way from
/ the point of discovery. with the
width on each side of center line OF
the claim at the surface, and the
general course of the vein or lode
as near as can be determined.
ISCOVERY.-How Defined
Section 12.-The discovery upon
which the location is based must
at the time of location. be defined
upon the ground by the removal of
so much of the surface material as
nay be necessary clearly to expose
to view the discovery claimed, and
in such manner as TO perpetuate
its Identity, and preserve it, so ia,
IS practicable, from obliteration;
also its locus must be witnessed by
erecting a substantial monument OF
post, bearing the notice of location.
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BOUNDARIES AND EXTENT OF
LODE CLAIMS.
Section 10. The locator must so
define the boundaries of his claim
upon the ground that they may be
eadily traced and in no case shall
The claim extend more than fifteen
hundred 1,500) feet along the cen
Ter line of the claim. nor more than
hree hundred (300) feet on either
side Of the center line of the claim
At the surface thereof, as near as
,an be determined.
In no case shall the markings of
the boundaries of the claim upon the
ground consist of less than the fol
lowing: The erection at each cor
ner of the claim and at each angle
in the side lines. if such there be.
# a substantial monument or stake,
Or the blazing OF tree. at least
.hree inches in diameter, each of
which shall bear the initial of the
lode or claim and a designation as
the point upon the boundaries OF
The claim which the said monument
represents. The center line and both
end lines shall be marked by blaz-
ing trees or by cutting brush, or
the erecting OF line monuments, as
the nature OF the country requires
so that the lines of the location
may be readily traced upon the
ground.
Where the true point for a cor
ner or angle corner is for any rea-
son inaccessible or the erection OF
a monument tnereat is inpracticable
witness monument may be erected
as near to the true point as prac
ticable, which witness monument
must be 50 marked as to indicate
with reference thereto the position
Of the true point for the corner
Of angle point. Such witness cor
ner or monument shall not be of
lesser size. than is prescribed for
Jther corners.
The completion of the marking of
ihe boundaries of the claim upon
he ground small follow the posting
of the notice of location within a
reasonable time, not to exceed thirty
(30) days.
RECORD OF LOCATION.
Section IA. within ninety 900
days Of the posting of the location
of location shall be recorded With the
OF location shall be recorded with the
recorder Of the district within which
the claim is located. Such certifi
cate must contain date Of location,
name Or names of locator or locat-
ors, and such a description of the
claim, with reference to some natur
al object or permanent monument,
as will identity the claim located,
and may also contain such further
matter as Will serve to more COM
pletely describe the boundaries ana
locus of the claim.
AMENDED LOCATIONS AND GER
TlFiCATES.
Section Is. A locator or claimant
may at any time, subject to inter
vening rights, amend his location
and make any desired change in his
boundaries, by marking the location,
as amended, upon the ground, and
by filing an amended certificate of
location, such marking and certifi-
cate to conform to the requirements
of this act with reference to an or
iginal location.
A defect III a recorded certificate
of location may be cured by filing
an amended certificate.
TUNNEL Modification Of.
Section IS. Any person who pos
sesses the qualifications necessary
for the locator of lode may locate
a tunnel right or location by posting
a notice of location at the portal
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