MIN lit: 8 MKKTING PASSKS
UGCAI, I.AWS
IteiukliR? Lccdilons
Of Placet Claims in This lzistiict.
The Law* In
Pull.
Pursuant to adjournment of a
meeting of miners held at thoOmrt
House in Valdez, Alaska, Jan. drd.
1903. a miner’s meet in jr was held
at the same place Jan. nth. l'.t):{.
W. II. Whittlesey was duly cho
sen for Chairman, and T. 1>. Ho^un
for Secretary.
A Special committee appointed
at the previous meeting, consisting
of J. Griffith Stephens, A. J. Kel
sey and J. Beck, to prepare and
submit a set of rules and regula
tions to l>e adopted for the govern
ment of a new mining district to
be formed, presented the same.
The following resolutions and
rules or hv-laws were adopted;
Resolved:-—That it is the sense
of this meeting that urgent necessi
ty exists for the immediate passage
of n set of local laws rules and reg
ulation's. for the governance of the
miners and prospectors, whose i n
tention i* to operate in the Cop|i«-r
piver Basin.
There is hereby. created and es
tablished what shall he known as
the Copper River Mining Di-triet.
pi the Valdez Recording District,
District of Alaska, which shall em
brace all the territory drained bv
the Copper River and its tributar
ies north of the confluence of the
Bremner river and the Copper riv
er, including the watershed of the
Breiuuer river.
Article 1. Xo location of a pla
cer mining claim shall he valid
without a <lis Very oi jHvcioti?*
meial within the limits of said
claim. A notice of such diseove-v
shall l>e posted at the place of dis
covery.
Article If. N<* placer eluiiti -hail
!»■ more than I."’•tf<I feel in lenulli
mill shall not contain limn than
till acres.
Article;.. All placet ela:io.«
hen i tier located *h:ill l>e mark'*!
l*v either stakes or -no, or Tone
n.oimuichis. plaeeit a.- follow.-: I Ins
stake on or at each corner o| the
claim ntnl one stake at the center
mils ot each Hn:m li ntiinttiia nts
are n*id. »hey must U- hniit at the
same |»'.nis :a stakes.
Article i Where *taki 1 are
used they -hail li* n«>t Its* than
two incite* in din meter, !»• set tirm*
ly in tin ground and extend not
less than three feet altove the -nr
faee of the ground. Where soil or
stone monuiiit-nts are tis.-d, they'
shall not lie less than three feel
altove the surface of the ground
and shall la: twelve inches in di
ameter at the top.
Article •>. l p»n each stake-dial!
In.- marked the name of the claim
on which it is placed and the ui-o
' graphical corner on which it stutids.
together with the name of the lo
cator or hx-ator* and the date of
location. Where sod or <*tone
tiionnmcnt- art* insI there -hall U
lirinlv set in the top of each of said
iiionninent-, a stake In rite enough
to hear iIh- foreuoini: writimrs and
inurkinir*.
Article li. At tin- time of the lo
cation of n placer minim: claim
there shall ls> firmly attached to
tin- ton of one of the Isnmdary
stakes, a plain notice in writing
or printing, containing: the name
<^r tin* numlter of the claim, the
date of tin- location and the des
cription of tlic ItonndariiM of the
claim hy courses and distance*ami
tin- name of the locator or locator*.
The claim should In- tied to sotm
natural object. Tin- locator or loca
tor* shall la- allowed ten davs af
ter location in which to make dis
covery and jx-rfi-ot location accord
ing to the rcijuirciuciits of them
regulation*.
Article 7. When an association
of person* join together in making
a placer mining location of more
than twenty acres, the location
Ilili*t la- >t;rirk«*l in Mo, k- ni twin
iy acre* each nnit each twenty ncn *
tIn fcof mint 1h- .■itakial a-|«rttviy
rt» rMpiin-.l l«v ili«"*e rule* in inili
\ till at lia-a'iole*.
Article S. Nn location l»v an
h**«h III! nil nl |h r.-iili- nr llienrt.nr
Mliim nr me intent |»| e|l tier c-tll In
niailc. nnit—- prior to the i |:i \ in'
location of any claim tln-rcfor.
proper anii.li" i f to—m-intion nr
inenrpara'inti ami iip|ioiinincnt ni
aitcncx 'hall Imvc In-on rimnlfil in
the re* oriliT.- itilli-i of 1 In* ili-tra-t
Article It. Tin- claimant or.
claimant* ni a placer mining claim
'hall, within a pcri«»i! ni ninety
ilnya after location, tin with the,
rciairticr of this iiialrii-t. a crrtiri
ente of the location ni *aiil elaitn.
Article 10. rhc owner or claim
ant of a placer mining claim snail,
prior to tiling ilic location notice
for record and within sixty days of
tin'post inn the notice of location
on the claim. |icrform five days of
la I sir in excavating on the claim,
so siluatts.1 that it will not he like
ly fo Ih- carried away hy floods,
and Where the same is likely to
stand as an evidence of the lalxir
hereby required to Ih' p<-ri<>ri«■< <I.
Article II. Where a eiaim is h>-■
eatcil he an association of persons,
there shall lx* |M.>rforincd five day*
lalxir within sixty days after lo
eation and lefors tiliuu notice for
record, for each and every twenty
acres anil fraction thereof, con
tained in said location.
Article 12. No location of a
placer claim shall lie made, other
ihan hy the locator or locators m
person, and not more than one
claim can lx- located hy the same
person or tin- same assoeia ion of
persons, on the same creek, s r- mi
or gulch, or its trihinurh s. 1 ■
said creek stream or gitieli m m.ii
have a trihu ary or trdn: ar'is o'
over two miles in length, in arid;
ease a locator on 'lie ma:u s ream i
can locate not to exceed one claim
on each tributary of two miles or
more in length.
Article Id. Any locator or i x:a- *
tors making the first discovery of
gold or precious metal on a creek
•Jri iiin or v-iii. ii -)m- m- trmnicii
III.- ri;;iit In l.s-ale him- »-x*t:t claim
nf iwen: v acres in his nr tlieir n:im« «
h—ill. - the one nil wliieli thc.lis
roverV Hie l.l-t t.ia.li .
Ar 'el.* | 4. Iv»» it Ineator **r I• *
ejit.irs-.till! Ii* I iilit;. .1 III tne in n|ic
• <ene|i <1)11111 nil I'lieli ■ reek <ir ir.lm
lary wnere In <<r ti.cv nave a
el i in' nr are etilillisl in i lie takiltu
nl’ tlie -line .
Amide In. Any failure ..n
ply .\itli any nf iln< r<<«|tiircnicnts
en|ii:uiie<i in tl.cs. rthes wi lim llie
lime prnvl.lctl I ii. relnr. -hall work
a fnrfeillire nf Itie til ie .1? tile loca
tor or locators <*f sinii . Imni. an.I
sti.'li daitii shall t)icrcn)inn he sub
ject to relocation in ijic same man
ner as tlintiicli the same li.nl »e\er
Is'en l.s'ille.1.
Article lit. All rules and regu
lations ot inini-rs now in fore*- in
this district, or any portion there
of. that are in conflict with the fore
going laws. are hereby re pea le< I
and alsilisheii and tie inregnim;
laws and rules shall In- in force nf-*
ter the ,*>th day of January. I'.Mitt,
v W. H. Whittlesey, t nuirmau.
* T. Doiiyla* Hojjan. Secretary.:
-— _ — •
Notice To Shipper*.
Oil ail future shipment- received
at \ aide/ Itoek t'n’s wharf, con
signee will l>e furnished upon ar
rival of ship, tv it li statements of
the amount of freight shnl wharf
ape line. These hills will lie pav
ahle at the company’s up town of
fice and receipted lull must lie pres
ented to wlnirfmgir In-fore an\
delivery of goods will he made.
Twi nty-fonr hours will lieallow
ed for removal of freight from dock
after the ship is fully discharged.
Valdez Dock A* Warehouse (to..
Frank .1. Kiughorn, Secy.
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Crown Make Trousers.
Hats in the Newest Block—Stet
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Clothing in New Stripes and
Weaves—Equal to Tailor Made.
.Neckwear I'udcrwcar
Overskirts Sweaters
Hosiery Handkerchiefs
Gloves Caps
Su.-pcnders Cellars
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Window Shades D0G RICE’SALM0N and TALLOW. i Car.forts Pillows
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Dog Sleds Complete Sleeping Bags
German and Arctic Socks Moccasins
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! Fur Caps Lined Overalls Lined Mitts Cloth Caps
Canvas Coats Outside and Inside Mitts
Gold Seal Boots, Shoes and Packs
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Velvet, Corduroy. Silk ami Wool
Waists in in w styles ai il colors.
Ijulin-’ Wool, Cotton ami Lisle
Open Work Hosiery.
Ladies’ Skirls in Wool and
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Ladies’ Wool Cmlerwear.
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