Year: 1865

ARTICLE L. This Di strict shall lie called the
Auburn Qulrz Mining District, and shall be
bounded as follows: Commencing at a point on
the North Fork of the American River. where
the dividing line between Congressional Town.
ships II and l3 North. and E st oil Nj. Diablo
Base and Meridian. strikes said river, thence due
West along said line to the North West corner of
Section 5, in Congressional Township II. Uhe
West line OF said Section being The dividing line
between Townships and OF Placer county)
thence South on said section line to the Ameii
can river below Ratte>nakc Bar. then e up said
river and The North Fork OF the same. to the
place OF beginning.


ART. 2. All quartz claims in this District for
Gold Silver Copper. or other metals. shall be
20O feet in length. measured horizontally in
direct line upon the general course of the ledge.
and shall include all the dips, angles and spurs
OF the ledge, and the width OF $50 lect of ground
each side OF the ledge shall he allowed Tor the
convenience and facility of working the claim
Pr0ridrd. that the said right to The use of lid
$50 feet on each side OF the ledge shall not he so
construed as TO confer ri9ht to any cfOSs ltdge
as against the ri.h's OF any subsequent location
thereof except 10 The extent OF ten feet. horizon
tai measurement OF such cross ledge on each
side OF said first located ledge.


Pr0ci0ed. d/s0. that such subsequent loci-
Gators shall he entitled to the right Of way and
drainage through first ledge. Nhen the same can
be done without material interference with the





Gators Pr0uided. Ju,ther that the said right of
way and drainage last aforesaid. shall not he so
construed as to impair the ri eht OF said first To-
Gators to the ull and free oi The surface
ground TO the extent Of $50 on each side OF the
first located ledge.


ART. 3. Every location shall be made by post
ing on some prominent natural object, or on n
post firmly set in the earth. at some point on or
near HE ledge or Lodges intend ed to be locai ed,
a notice. legiby written or printed in the Eng
| lish language, containing the true date OF the
posting OF the notice. the name of the location or
| Company. the name or names of each locator. the
number of claims located, the general course and
direction OF the ledge or lchyes located the
length or lengths, and distance or distances
claimed on each ledge or ledges, measuring from
said notice posted us Aforesaid. A lso an intrll
ehle description OF the locality OF the ledge or
lcdges. and HE particular part or parts thereof
located so That the same may he found and irac
ed from the contents OF such notice. There shall
also be rlaced upon e.ch end OF the location of Il
claim or claims Il stake. upon which shall be the
name OF the Company on locator. and the di ec-
tion of said stakes from the written or printed
notice above provided tor


ART. 4. Every location may be for one or more
claims nj the dimensions stated in Article 2nd
and each location shall be made on one ledge or
on cross Lodges, and when on cross lodges tho
location shall embrace The iunclin OF the cross
ledg"s; or location ma, he made on two or
more lrugeS not crossing or lnlclSectln9 each
other but when so made the lodges so located
shall not be more than 800 feet apart in their
general course and direction. Every location Of
mor claims shall be designated in the
notice by some particular name, except that
when locations are made Of one claim only or
less the name or designation may be only the
name of the locator


ART. S. No person shall hold more than one
claim by location on the same ledge or ledr
when embraced in the same location.
ART. &. No claim shall be recognized as valid
unless true copy OF the principal notice. as re-
qured in Article 3Id. is filed for record with
the Recorder within five days after the date OF
the location.


ART. 7. Work 10 the value Of ten dollars on
or for each claim of two hundred feet shall be
done within thirty days next after posting noii
ces of locations. PrOuided, that any Company
may do an equivalent amount of work, at any one
or more points on their ledge. which shall hold
their olaims good for three months next after
posting said notices; at the expiratin of which
time aud within the next three months, the per
son or Company shall expend like sum to hold
SAID claim or claims good for said last named