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MONDAY. MARI.I! IT. I'd I 3.
NEW MINING LAW.
Tile Prospect or prill! s I obey a
Idler received fr<tin Senator 11<i—
den. iif lditamd. and a new min
ing liili he will ini I’lidueo' and
hopes In see i! passed. II is 111
considerable importance in Ihe
miners of Ihe territory and the
Prospector is glad to publish
both the letter and the bill. The
letter follows:
Kdilnr Valdez Daily Prospeelor:
Dear Sir: Kudosed please
(ind copy of a mining bill 1 pro
pose to introduce in Ihe Senate
within a day or two. Personally 1
have devoted much lime and care
lo ils preparation and a number
of miners and attorneys in the
Fairbanks country have rendered
valualbe assistance in its prepa
ration. I do not claim it as be
ing wholly my product and neith
er do 1 claim that it is perfect.
Realizing that you are desirous of
lending your assistance to any
cause that, is beneficial lo the.
public. 1 would request you kind
ly to publish the proposed bill in
your esteemed paper and invite
criticism thereof by-all who lake
any interest in the propo'silion.
After you have received them
kindly forward copies thereof lo
me and I shall be very glad to
present them to the committee
that will lake charge of the bill.
My only desire is. being Ihe fath
er of the bill to secure Ihe best
there is to lie had and I hope that
many will lend their aid in mak
ing suggestions. I would like to
get the opinions of attorneys on
the legal phases of the measure.
'Fhe bill follows:
AN ALT In supplement tin*
milling laws nf I lit* I’niled Stales
in their applieal inn In the Terri
tory of Alaska: pigividing fur the
location and possession of min
ing claims in Alaska: repealing
1 he Act of Congress entitled, “An
Act to modify and amend the min
ing laws in their application to
the Territory of Alaska and for
other purposes" 37 Slat. I,. 2 42.
2 S3 . approved August I, I PI 2:
and repealing the Act of Congress
entitled, "An Act to amend the
laws governing labor or improve
ments upon mining claims in
Alaska" (35 Slat. 1.. 1213 , ap
proved March 2, IP07.
He it enacted hy the Legislature
of the Territory of Alaska:
Section I. Thai no person shall
hereafter locate any mining claim
in the Territory of Alaska as at
torney for another unless he is
duly authorized thereto by a pow
er of attorney in writing, which
shall he witnessed hy two wit
nesses lad need not he acknowl
edged, and ..riled in the office
of the. recorder in whose precinct,
such location is made, previous
to the date of the making initia
tion of such location.
Sec. 2. A locator or owner may,
at any time, relocate his own
claim for any purpose, except to
avoid the performance of annual
labor thereon, and hy such relo
cation may change the boundaries
thereof, or the point of discov
ery. or both. Imi such relocation
must comply, in all respects, with
the-requirements of this act as
to an original location.
Sec. .{. I lial Ihe value ol work
or labor done under Ihe provis
ions of this ad shall lie computed
on Ihe basis of Ihe current wage
for similai work prevalent in Ihe
precinct wherein Ihe claim is sit
uate*.
Sec. 1. Thai during each year
and until patent lias been issued
therefor, not less Ilian one hun
dred dollars worth of labor shall
he performed or improvements
made on, or for the benefit of
each and every twenty acres or
fractional pari thereof contained
in any claim heretofore located
and after I lie .‘list day of lieeem
ber, It)If. one hundred dollars
worth of labor shall be perform
ed or improvements made on or
for the benelil of each and every
Iwenl.y acres, or fractional part
thereof contained in such claim
herebefore located. The owner of
such claim or some oilier person
having knowledge of Hie fads,
shall make and tile with llu* re
corder of the precinct wherein
such claim Is situate, an affidavit
showing Ihe performance of la
bor or making of improvements
lo Ihe amount of one hundred
dollars for each and every twen
ty acres or fractional pari there
of contained in such claim as
aforesaid and specifying the char
acter of such labor or improve
ments.
Such affidavit shall set forth
the following:
fa The name or number of
. the claim and where -situated.
(b) The number of days work
done and the character and val
ue of the improvements made
thereon.
(ej Date of the performance
of such labor and making of im
provements.
id' The place where such work
was done and improvements made
with reference to the boundaries
of such claim.
,e At whose instance I lie work
was done and improvements
made.
ff The actual amount paid for
such work and improvements and
by whom paid when such work
I was not done or improvements
I made by the owner.
Sill'll all nlavil shall lie men w n n
1 fIn* |iri‘i'ini'l recorder mil later
{than ninety days after I lie close
! of l he calender year in w liicli I he
jwork was done, or improvements
! made. J-'or the tiling, recording
land indexing of such allidavil the
jrecorder shall collect the sum of
one dollar and tifty cents. I'pmi
: failure lo comply with all I lie pro.
\ isiops of I h is seel ion such claini
shall In.mi1 forfeited and open
lo local ion 11\ olliers as if no ]o_
. cal ion had licen made.
I SPe. 5. Thai any person who
i shall make or subscribe any af
i lidavit reipiired to lie made under
i ihe provisions of Ibis act. know
ling llie slalemenl Iherein ron
| laineii. or any of i hem. to lie false
in whole or In part, or without
knowing the statement therein
Colliallied In he true. shall lie
deemed guilty of perjury, and up
on conviction thereof shall lie
I punished hy imprisonment ill the
penitentiary not less than one
year nor more than live years.
Any person who shall induce or
iprocure, or who shall aid in pro
ducing or procuring another per
son to commit perjury, as the
sumo is herein defined, shall he
deemed guilty of subordination
or perjury, and upon conviction
thereof shall lie punished as here
in provided for perjury.
Location of Lode Claim.
Sec. <>. Any person who discov
ers upon I lie public domain of the
United Slates, within the Terri
tory of Alaska, a vein, lode or
ledge of rock in place, bearing
gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin,
copper or other valuable depos
its, which is subject, to entry and
patent, under the mining laws of
th(> United States, may, if qual
ified by the laws of the United
Slate, locate a mining lode upon
such vein, lode or ledge, in the
following manner, viz:
Sec. 7. At the time of discov
erv he must posl conspicuously,
at the point of discovery, a notice
of location thereof, containing
a I he name or number of t lie
claim: (h the name of I lie lo
cator or locators; (c the date of
discovery and posting of notice
as in this section provided for.
d. number of feet claimed along
tin- course of I lie vein each way
irom tile discovery post, with the
width claimed on each side of the
een.er of t he vein : e I lie gen
eral course of the lode.
Sec. 8. Within thirty days af
ter posting the notice, of location,
lie shall distinctly mark the lo
cation on the ground so that its
boundaries can be readily traced.
It shall be prima facie evidence
that the location is properly
marked if the boundaries are de
fined bv a monument at each cor
ner or angle of the claim, con
sisting of any of the following
kinds: I A tree or post not
less than three feel high above
I t he ground and three inches in
| diameter and hewed on the side
lor sides facing the claim, set at
I least one foot in the ground, un
less solid rock should occur at a
less depth, in which case the post
shall he set upon such rock and
surrounded by a mound or earth
or stone at least four feet in di
ameter by two feet in height; or
icy a st.0110 or rock at least six
inches squarer by eighteen inches
'in length, set Iwo-thirds of its
I length in the ground, with a
!mound of earth or stone alongside
jat. leas) four feet in diameter by
' two feet in height; or f II .• a
: boulder at least three feel above
| the natural surface of the ground
mi the upper side. Where other
' muniment, or monuments of less
er dimensions than those above
I deserhed. are used, it shall lie a
quest inn for the jury or the court,
as In whether the location lias
been marked upon the ground so
tliiil its boundaries can be readily
traced. What ever monunienl is
used it must lie marked with the
name nr number of the claim and
the designation uf the corner nr
angle by number, and the monu
ment nearest the discovery shall
be the discovery or initial post,
-lake nr mnnumenl. and shall be
slake. |insl nr nrnnuincut number
, me ; and. furl her. I lie corners nr
angles shall be numbered in reg
ular rnlaI imi. If the claim is |n
ealed mi grniiud covered wholly
nr in part by brush nr trees, such
brush -hall lie cut and trees he
Snacked in* blazed along the lines
ml' siieli claim |n indicate i In* lu
cafinn of such lines; if located
in in* open cnuulry the htumdaiy
lines shall lie marked by placing
line slakes nr line mnnumenls. so
as In readily lead from corner In
corner of such claim.
Sec. p. w it niit timely nays iruin
Ihe dale of discovery and prior
|o (lie tiling of I lie cerlilicaie of
location as provided in tile fol
lowing section not less than one
hundred dollars worth of devel
opment work shall lie performed
within the exterior boundaries of
Ihe claim. Such work shall in
clude the sinking of a shaft up-!
on the vein or lode, or ledge, at or t
near the point of discovery, to he
known as discovery shaft. Such
shaft shall he sunk to a depth of
at least ten feet, vertically, below
(he lowest part of the rim of such
shaft al the surface, and deeper,
if necessary, to disclose the vein
located. Any open cut, cross-cut
or tunnel, which shall cut the vein
at a depth of ten feet below the
surface, shall be deemed the
equivalent of such discovery
shaft: and if such discovery shaft
or the equivalent thereof shall re
quire less than one hundred dol
lars worth of labor for its exca
vation, the balance of such one
hundred dollars worth of labor
shall he applied to deepening the
discovery shaft, making further
horizontal extensions, or by any
excavation made elsewhere upon
Ihe claim, 'the development work
in this section required, shall be
known as and shall constitute lo
cation work.
Sec. Id. Within ninety days af
ter discovery, the locator shall
record with the recorder of Ihe
precinct wherein Ihe claim is sit
uate. a certificate of location.
Such certificate shall contain:
a The name or numiier of the
claim.
h The name of the hicalor
nr locators.
r The dale of discovery and
posting of the location notice.
if Number of feet claimed
along the course of the vein each
way. from the discovery or initial
liost. stake or monument, which
is post, stake or monument num
fcontinued on page 3).
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Every Boat
brings something new to this store.
The S. S. Sampson brought us some
Carter & Holmes Easter Neck Wear
for men;
Star brans'
shoes
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t BETTERS
Robert Johnson & Rand Shoes
for men, women and children. Come in and
see them, they show real class.
Daily Prospector and Weekly
Miner $1.25 the mo. delivered
Economical
Ironing
To iron economically
you must not waste
heat.
Ironingwith ordinary
flat irons is very waste
ful of heat; most of the
heat goes up the kitchen
chimney; a lot of it is
wasted in charring the
ironing pad and in
scorching the clothes.
Ironing with a
G-E Electric
Flat Iron
is quite different — all the
heat is in the iron, ready to
go into the pieces ironed in
stead of going into the Boom
or up the kitchen chimney.
None of it is wasted.
To uw only the amount of
heat actually needed for
ironing, be it either heavy
damp piece* or lace*,
embroidery or other light
good* i* real economy.
That’s why G-E Irons are
used in thousands of homes
throughout the country.
We keep all sty les and sizes
—:Letussendyou one on trial.
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& Telephonef Co.
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Steam Heat Electric Light*
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