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 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 453. 1904. 693 claims, but the lines need not necessarily be meridional. In defining the size of a_mineral claim it shall be measured horizontally, irrespective of inequalities of the surface of the ground. . " Sec. 23. That a mineral claim shall be marked by two posts, placed c1£§,‘§“"°““°“ °f as nearly as ssible on the line of the ledge or vein, and the posts V<>1-l 32. p- M. shall be numbered one and two, and the distance between posts num- °m°°d°d' - bered one and two shall not exceed three hundred meters, the line between posts numbered one and two to be known as the location line; and upon posts numbered one and two shall be written the name given to the mineral claim, the name of the locator, and the date of the location. Upon post numbered one there shall be written, in addition to the foregoing, ‘Initial post,’ the approximate compass bearing of post numbered two, and a statement of the number of meters lying to the right and to the left of the line from post numbered one to post numbered two, thus: ‘Initial post. Direction of post numbered two. meters of this claim lie on the right and meters on the left of the line from number one to number two post.’ All the particulars retipired to be put on number one and number two posts shall be furnis ed b the locator to the provincial secretary, or such other officer as by the lghilippine government may be described as mining recorder, in writing, at the time the claim is recorded, and shall form a part of the record of such claim. " Sec. 24. That when a claim has been located the holder shall imme- c1Q§,‘§Qf*“¥ *’“°* °* diately mark the line between posts numbered one and two so that it Vwé (132. p. 698. can be distinctly seen. The locator shall also place a post at the point °m°" ° ' whme he has found minerals in place, on which shall be written ‘ Diseugyery post:’ Provided, That when the claim is surveyed the surveyor skill be guided by the records of the claim, the sketch plan on the y°' back of the declaration made by the owner when the claim was recorded, posts numbered one and two, and the notice on number one, the initial post. “EXAM'PLES OF VARIOUS MODES OF LAYING 0U*r CLAIMS. 0u§{3?gII;Ls¤¤f1¤Ymz 1. 2. 3. No. 2 post. N0. 2 post. No. 2 post. 150 meters. 9 150 m. E 100 m. Y 200 m. 225 m. O 75 m. _ . l • • • • é Discoveryi) 5 i g O Discovery post. g g i é post' \ IDiscovery post. Q 150 m. (5 150 m.  100 m. O 200 m. 225 m. L 75 m. No. 1 post. No. 1 post. Nc. 1 post. " Sec. 25. 'l`hat it shall not be lawful to move number one post, but mf§jg,*{>u‘f,*j*l °* P°S'·‘* number two post may be moved by the deputy mineral surveyor when aggghmsa p. ssa, the distance between posts numbered one and two exceeds three hun· ' dred meters, in order to place number two post three hundred meters from number one post on the line of location. lVhen the distance between posts numbered one and two is less than three hundred meters the deputy mineral surveyor shall have no authority to extend the claim beyond number two.” _ _ _ _ _ "Sr:o. 29.vThat no mineral claim which, at the date of its record, is §*;§;Q,Q$!§¤L¤***· known by the locator to be less than a fulljsized mmeral claim, shall mgglhegz, p. 6% be recorded without the word ‘fraction’ being added to the name ot `