Year: 1863


Clark's ranch. on Canon creek, on Saturday,
May ID. 1868. to form mining district and
adopt rules and regulations for the government
of the same.


On motion. J. E. y. Lewis was elected
Chairman, and j. r. ketchum Secretary.


On motion. the chair appointed committee
of three, consisting of Peter Freer, john Lar
combe and Charles Olsen. 10 establish the
boundaries of the district and draft laws or
rules and regulations for the same.


On motion, meeting adjourned 80 minutes.
Met pursuant to adjournment committee re-
ported the following, which were accepted and
adopted:


SIC. 1st. This mining district, so far as re-
lates TO mining on mineral veins, shall be
known as the Canon Creek District " and
shall be idclnded within the following bounda-
ries. to-wit Commencing at the junction OF
Middle Feather river with the South Fork,
and running thence down the centre of said
Feather river to lis junction with the North
Fork of Feather river, thence, up the centre
of the North Fork OF Feather river to Berry
creek, thenceup the right bank of said creek to
Berry creek mill, from thence to Regan's ranch,
and from thence. on a direct line, TO the afore
said junction of Middle Feather river With the
South Fork


SEC. ID. The size of an individual claim on
copper or other mineral veins shall be three
hundred feet in length on and along the main
lode and the ledges encasing the same. incIud
ing and embracing all lateral dips, spurs, an
giles, variations, deposits, fssures, intermediate
and intersecting veins, to the width of four
hundred feet on each side of the main lode in
all its depth and width. A person, or persons
discovering a copper lode may locate each a
claim for such discovery besides bis individual
claim.


SEC. Sd. Claims may be located by one in
dvidual, or by company, in which case their
possession and right shall be as tenants in
common, unless otherwise stipulated by the
parties.


SEC. 4th. All metals, such as copper, gold,
silver or other precious metals, found within
the limits OF claim located under these laws
shall be and is part of the claim so located
the same as if such claim had been 10 the first
instance located for such mineral. and the land
embraced within the limits of said claim shall
be and is part of such claim, subject only to
whatever drainage may arise from the working
Of the mine or mines prior in location.


SEC. 5th. A person or persons may locate
and hold any and all claims located by such
person or persons, or purchased by them, and
when claims are located or held by two or
more persons as one company, work done upon
any portion of said ground, with reference to
said claim as whole, shall, for the purpose of
holding the same, be considered work upon
the whole claim.


SEC. 6. Persons or companies owning claims
adjoining each other on either or both ends, or
in any other manner, may consolidate such
claims and after such consolidation may be
held, owned, and possessed by such persons or
company as consolidated mining claim, and
work done upon any part of the mining ground
so consolidated shall be considered work upon
each claim.


Sec. 7th. Every claim, when located on any
mineral vein in this district must have a good
substantial notice; specifying the extent of
the claim posted on said claim in a conspicu.
ous place aud copy thereof within ten days
after such posting shall be fled for record in
the Recorders Office of this district, and such
notice shall give to such person or persons the
possession of said claim, and the right of pos.
session and property upon complying with the
laws of this district as to working the same.


SEC 6th When claims conflict in boundaries
or as to location the claim or claims first located
shall have priority of right location and pro-
lateral interference, may be extended by
expansion on the other side of said claim if
desired provided the same does not interfere
with prior location.


SEC. 9. All ground located and claimed in
this district, upon which one hundred dollars
worth of improvements shall not have been
made, must be worked upon in good faith at
least two in every thirty days; and all ground
which shall not have been so worked within
thirty days shall be deemed and considered
vacant land, and subject to location the same
as if it bad never been located.


SEC 10TH In the location and holding OF
claims the measurement of length aud width
shall be lneal and horizontal, and all persons
now claiming location are requested to locate
so as to conform to the rules and regulations
adopted at this meeting. To have the same
surveyed by definite meets and bounds, on and
along the main mineral lode located and at the
beginning aud end of said vein, when practical
bIe to plant permanent stakes, and to post