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ii LG, A FOL LUNE? HERE'S HOW TO STAKE (From F, W. Times Journal) When fortune smiled on three Geraldton men early this year and made them million- airgs almost. overnight, because they were fortunate enough to stake claims around one of Ontario's major base metal deposits, .hun- dreds of people who never had thought of going into the business suddenly had the « urge to go. out and stake some claims for themselves in hopes of duplicating the feat. -- The mining business in Ontario has been a going concern for more than half « century and it might be believed that there 2s very little ground left available for « 'taking. That isn't so. The Ontario Dew . oartment of Mines says there is still plenty »2 ground open in the Province. How does one go about staking mining' claims is a question that has been asked frequently in the last few weeks by some of the hundreds looking for a quick fortune. Few are likely to be lucky enough to ful- fill their dreams but, briefly, here are a few of the things that must be done, First, a miner's license must be ob- tained from the Ontario Department of Mines, or asimiliar department in other Provinces, An applicant must be 18 years of age or over and does not have to be a Canadian citizen, The fee is $5 and the license runs for 12 months beginning April lst. A license taken out after October lst costs only #3. This certificate entitles the holder to prospect on Crown lands and to. stake :: record and hold unpatented claims on Crown lands, or lands on which the mineral rigiha are held by the Crown. A licensee may stake and record nine mining claims in each mining division in the Province each license year, As there are thirteen mining divisions, with an additional two areas recorded at Toronto, a prospector may stake and record a total of 135 claims in one year. Each claim must be staked by the licensee. Proxy stakers are not allowed. a A claim is a square consisting of 20 chains, or 1,320 feet, to each side. Boundaries must run north and south and east and west, astronomically. It contains 40 acres, Claims must be marked by planting or erecting posts at each of the four comers The posts must be marked Nos, 1,2,3 and 4 in a clockwise direction, starting with No. 1 in the northeast corner. On No. 1 post a licensee writes his name, license (Cont. on next col.) Page 8 SEEKING A FORTUNE (Cont, ) number and the date and hour of tanta The name and number of the Licensee is required on posts Nos. 2, 3 and 4. Trees along the claim lines must be blazed on two sides and the under- brush cleared out. If there are no _trees, pickets five feet high should be planted at intervals of not less than 132 feet. Mounds of rocks ony be used for this purpose. A staker has 30 days to record his claims at the recording office of the division in which the claims are staked. A separate application must be made for eac!: claim and attached to the application must be a sketch showing the location, topographical features, location of the posts and the distance between posts, recording fee is $5 per claim, After registration there must be pur - formed a minimum of 400 days assessment work, spread over a period of five years, with 40 days! work falling due each ysar on the anniversary of the date of recorc-: ing. Contiguous claims held in the same name may be grouped for work, That is, the holder may perform all work for the group on one or more claims, This work must be reported to the recorder within 10 days of the due date. These regulations are intended to protect responsible prospectors. To these, the Mines! Department also offers a variety of services, some free and others at a low fee, such as maps, copies of geological re.- ports 'and laboratory facilities. This last service is a most important one to the prospectors. For each claim recorded, a prospector is entitled to two free assays. .In the department's Laboratcr ies, mineralogical, fire assay, spectrogre phic and allied facilitiss are provided for the testing of minerals. Mining lands in Ontario are handled Ly the Mining Lands Branch of the Mines! De. partment, For the convenience of the pubic this branch has divided the Province into 13 divisions and two special areas, Each division has a resident mining recorder The recording office is the proper place to transact all business relating .9 the staking and recording of mining claix and all transactions leading to the granvin.: of title are >of record there. Generally speaking all Crown lands, that is land not alienated or granted by the Crown for homestead, summer resort or other purposes are open for staking. (Cont. on page ) The