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Show Hf The following elements are K necessary to constitute a valid BH, discovery upon a lode mining BH claim. 1. There must be a vein H or lode of quartz or other rock in B place.; 2. The quartz or other H rock ip place must carry gold or B some other valuable mineral de- Bf posit. 3. The two proceeding- H elements, when taken together, H must be such as to warrant a K prudent man in the expenditure K of his time and money ini the n ' ii at'if$ j, n Tti Hi ' BBB y L L jja . HI I I yl I H- . II ....,. . .. .-I 1 effort to develop a valuable mine. Note. The above two mining decisions are of great importance. import-ance. The Department'reaffirms the rule in East Titanic Mining Co. (40 L. D. 271) and thus reverses re-verses a rule of departmental construction, which had prevailed for thirty years. |