单词 | discovery claim |
释义 | > as lemmasdiscovery claim discovery claim n. U.S. Mining (now historical) the claim made by the discoverer of a mineral deposit to the portion of ground where the discovery was made (see sense 1d); the portion of ground thus claimed. ΚΠ 1851 Alta Calif. 15 Oct. Said Fisher & Co. shall be entitled to 30 feet square as a discovery claim. 1867 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 5 Mar. Every man who discovers gold in a new creek, gulch, bar or hill, is entitled to a discovery claim. 1908 E. Higginson Alaska xliii. 473 They staked a ‘discovery’ claim, and one above and below it, as is the right of discoverers. 1958 P. Berton Klondike Fever i. 62 He had..discovered much better ground yielding thirty-five cents to the pan. Here he had staked a discovery claim. 1974 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 20 July 1/2 Bob Hufman..is in charge of the ceremony at the Pedro Monument, 17 miles out the Steese Highway near Pedro's discovery claim. 2007 J. G. Haigh Searching for Fannie Quigley ii. 29/1 George Carmack is said to have identified the discovery claim on Bonanza with a pencil-written note on a tree blaze. < as lemmas |
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