Year: 1865

ARTICLE |. This District shall ;be called the
Auburn Quartz Mining District. and shall he
bounded as follows Commencing at a point on
the North Fork Of the American River, where
the dividing line between Congressional Town
ships IL and l3 North. and East of Mt 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. (the
West line OF said Section being the dividing line
between Townships ? and 3 Of Placer county,
thence South on said section line to the Ameri.
can river below Rattlesnake Bar. thence IN said
river. and the North Fork of the same, to the
place of beginning.


ART. ?. All quartz claims in this District for
Gold. Silver, Copper. or other metals. shall be
200 feet in length, measured horizontally in n
direct line upon the general course of the ledre
aud shall include all the dips, angles and spurs
OF the ledge. and the width OF $50 feet of ground
on each side OF the ledge shall be allowed for the
convenience and facility of working the claim
Pr0rided. that the said right to the use of s,id
$50 feet on each side OF the ledge shall not be so
construed as to confer right to any cross ledee
rs against the rights of any subsequent location


thereof. except TO the extent OF ten feet horizon


tai measurement. OF such cross ledge on each


side of said first located ledge


/ Propidrd, also. that such subsequent loco-
Gators shall be entitled to the right of way and


drainage through first ledge. when the same can


be done without material interference with the


enjoyment of the rights OF the said first To-


Gators. Pr0rided, tutther. that the said right of


way and drainage last aforesaid. shall not be so


construed as to impair the right OF said first To-


Gators TO the iull and free use Of 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 a
post firmly set in the earth, at some point on or


near the ledge or ledges Intended to be located


a notice. legibly 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 lodges located. the
length or lengths, and distance or distances
claimed on each Ledge or ledges measuring from
said notice posted as aforesaid. Also an ntelji


eible description OF the locality of the ledge or
lodges. and the particular part or parts thereof
located SO that the same may be found and lrac-
ed from the contents of such notice. There shall
also be placed upon elch end of the location of
claim or claims stake. upon which shall be the
name OF the Company or locator, and the din &C.
ton of said stakes from the written or printed
notice above provided for


ART. 4. Every location may be for one or more
claims OF the dimensions stated in Article 2nd
and each location shall be made on one ledge or
on cross Lodges, and when on cross lodges the
location shall embrace the junction of the cross
lodges; or location may be made on two or
more lcdges not crossing or interSectinp each
other, but when so made the lodges so located
shal not be more than 800 feet apart in their
general course and direction. Every location Of
one NOR. 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, 5. No person shall hold more than one
claim by location on the same ledge or lodges
when embraced in the same location


ART. g. No claim shall be recognized as valid
unless Il true copy Of the principal notice. as re
CURED in Article 3rd, is filed for record with
the Recorder within five days after the date of
the location.


ART. I. Work 10 the value of ten dollars on
or Tor each claim of two hundred feet shall he
done within thirty days next after posting mott
ces OF locations, Prooided, that any Company
may do an equivalent amount oil work at any one
or more points on their ledge which shall hold
their claims good for three months next after
posting said notices; at the expiration of which
time and within the next three months. the per
son er Company shall expend like sum to hold
said claim or claims good for said last named
period, and like expenditure shall be made
within each succeeding three months for the like
purpose until such Company shall have expend
ed III the aggregate tor each claim of 200 feet
the sum OF One Hundred Dollars when such per
son or Company shall be deemed to have ycs
ted right to such claim or claims and the same
shall not be deemed jumpable Provided. ho,c-
ere1. IL within any one OF the above specified ne
riods: such person or Company shall expend, in
addition to the above required sum to hold GOOD
such claim or claims TO The further sum of one
or more ten dollars for each claim, then such
such claim or claims shall be held good thnre |
after for period corresponding at said rate of
three months for each ten dollars expended for
each claim.


ART. s. The Recorder shall keep two well
bound bound books. each OF which shall be pro |
vided with an ample index. In one of said books
the Recorder shall Immediately, upon the filing
OF any and every notice OF location Of n mimi,
claim for Gold Silver, Copper or other metal,
record the same, and shall at time of said 6lino
index such location by the name or designation
of such Company or claim. He shall also in |
dorse on the back of each of said notices tbo
date and hour OF the day when the same shall he
filed for record, and subscribe the same He
shall also when recording said notices apDond to
each record. to be subscribed by him certificate
of the said date and hour Of filing. and the namo
OF The person presenting the same for record and
shall at the same time carry out in said indev
the page or pages of said book when said record
is made. In the other Of said books the Recor.
der shall in like manner index and record and
certify the record OF every affidavit of labor and
expenditure made by any Company or nerson
taking special care to index the same by the same
name by which the same is ndexed and recorded
in the said first described book. And he shall in
the manner first above described. as to no;ces
file each OF afidavits. On the fling of said no.
tices apd afidavits the Recorder shall carcfullv
file the same away alphabetically. and the sama
shall thereafter be thus carefully preserved in
his Office for reference. and shall be by him de-
lvered over to his successor in Office for the like
purpose. ne shall also on demand and on the
payment of his fees therefor make and certify
to any person certificate of any notice or aai.
davit on file in his office. or of these laws or
those hereby repealed. The Recorder shall in
no case be required to file for record any of said |
uOllcpS OF claims atlidavifs Of l,i,o., -,