discovery post

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the first of four squared posts marking the limits of a mineral claim, which shows the name of the claimant and the date of discovery.

Quotations

1910

When we've grubbed, we'll plant this discovery post, an' first thing in the mornin' we'll hike to the outside and file the claim.

1956

We hewed our discovery posts, ran our boundaries, named our claims.