FOR
THE PRESENT . . .
AND FOR
GENERATIONS TO
COME.
"Oregon's First Mining Code"
"Know
all men by these Presents: That we, the miners of Waldo and Althouse in Oregon
Territory, being in convention assembled for the purpose of making rules to
regulate our rights as miners, do hereby on the first day of April, 1852, ordain
and adopt the following rules and regulations to govern this camp.
"Resolved, 1st. That 50 cubic yards shall constitute a claim on the bed of the
creek extending to high water on each side.
"Resolved, 2nd. That forty feet shall constitute a bank or bar claim on the face
extending back to the hill or mountain.
"Resolved, 3rd. That all claims not worked when workable, after five days, be
forfeited or jumpable.
"Resolved, 4th. That all disputes arising from mining claims shall be settled by
arbitration, and the decision shall be final.
"E.J. Northcutt, Chairman."