Cadastres -- United States; Mineral resources conservation -- United States
_Penalties_ are provided for violence, threats of violence or
intimidation of mining claimants or anyone at work on the claim by two
or more persons.
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Lode Claims:
_Location notice_ containing the name of the claim, name of locator(s),
date of location, linear feet claimed each way along the course of the
vein from the point of discovery, width on each side of the center of
the vein, the general course of the vein and a description with
reference to a natural object or permanent monument.
_Monumentation_: Must be distinctly marked on the ground so boundaries
can be readily traced. (Presumably at the corners, no specification as
to material and size of monuments.)
_Recording_: Within 30 days, a substantial copy of the location notice
must be filed for record with the county recorder.
Placer Claims and Mill Sites:
Same as for lodes, except the location notice shall state the number of
feet or acres claimed, instead of the length and width each way from the
point of discovery.
Other:
_Assessment Work_ (Annual Labor): Provides for posting a notice
describing the work at the discovery monument and at the workings;
affidavit to be filed 30 days after completion.
_Penalty_ provided for interfering with notices, stakes or monuments.
_Discovery or Location Work_: None required.
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Lode Claims:
_Discovery notice_ to be posted at the discovery at the time of
discovery giving the name of the lode, name of locator(s) and date of
discovery.
_Monumentation_: Substantial posts not less than four inches in
diameter, set in the ground, not less than three feet high, or
substantial stone monuments not less than three feet high, bearing the
name of the lode and date of location must be set at each corner. Claim
boundaries must be brushed out, and trees blazed if such vegetation
exists.
_Recording_: Within 90 days from date of discovery, record in the county
auditor’s office a location notice containing the name of locator(s),
date of location, feet in length each way from discovery, general course
of the lode, and a description referenced to a natural object or
permanent monument.
Placer Claims:
_Location notice_ or certificate to be posted in conspicuous place at
the point of discovery containing name of claim, name of locator(s),
date of discovery and posting of notice, a description by legal
subdivisions, or a description with reference to a natural object or
permanent monument.
_Monumentation_: Within 30 days from discovery, including legal
subdivision placers. (No specifications as to monuments, but see
requirements for lodes.)
_Recording_: Within 30 days from discovery record notice or certificate
of location with the county auditor.
_Development work_: Within 60 days perform labor equal to $10 for each
20 acres, and file with the county auditor an affidavit showing
performance and nature and kind of work done.
Other:
_Amended certificate_ (location) and _relocation_ provided for.
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