§ 3841.4-4 - Defining of locations.

Section 5 of the Act of May 10, 1872, now section 2324, Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 28), requires that “the location must be distinctly marked on the ground so that its boundaries can be readily traced.” Locators can not exercise too much care in defining their locations at the outset, inasmuch as section 5 of the Act of May 10, 1872 (17 Stat. 92; 30 U.S.C. 28) requires that all records of mining locations made subsequent to the date of said Act shall contain the name or names of the locators, the date of the location, and such a description of the claim or claims located, by reference to some natural object or permanent monument, as will identify the claim.