Show TH MINING BILL I The mining bill now before the legislature legis-lature is an excellent one In all respects re-spects I has been carefully drawn and covers tho question of locations I and TecordingspI the same in a thorough thor-ough manserl The portion of the bill that w ill i receive the greatest amount I of attention Is that relating to the I recording of notices of locations They are to be recorded with the county recorder re-corder of the county in which the district dis-trict is situated The office of district mining recorder is abolished and all I district mining recorders in each county coun-ty are required within thirty days after the revised statutes go Into effect I ef-fect to deposit the books records and r seals pertaining to their offices with the county recorder of that county wherein the districts are That it is a wise provision to have all notices of locations of claims recorded re-corded In the county records is admitted ad-mitted by all they are far more secure and accessible to the public at large than where they are merely recorded In the district But opinions differ as I to the advisability or desirability of doing aay with district ecorders The laws qf the mining states are not uniform on the subject I there is toe > to-e but one record of notices of location kept I Is far better that I be kept at toe county seat where all other records are kept than merely in the district That the district records are a greater In ceommodatlon to those residing accommod2ton the district than the county records would be here is no doubt but they would not ie to the public generally Under thef county recording system maps of locations l and transcripts of records of locations would always be kept In the district by someone The uestion 1st Should there be an of flelal keener of them i the district I I I there are two sets of records there Is always a liability perhaps remote i I of a conflict between them Where i such a conflict should arise there immediately im-mediately comes up the very Important question Which shall have preference prefer-ence a evidence in suits at law Whichever the statutes should say should have preference would be the one that would usually be consulted and always in important deals This question of two sets of records is a nice one to decide and good arguments ar-guments can easily be adduced on behalf be-half of either view of I The mining bill is certainly a good one and should become a law with or without amendment amend-ment as the best interests of the mining min-ing industry require |