locator†

Hist.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n. — Mining

a person who stakes and registers a mining claim.

See: locate(def. 7)

Quotations

1898

He visited the Atlin lake strike and states that four miles of Pine creek is turning out satisfactorily to the locators.

2n.

See: land-guide,locate(def. 5a)

1963

Of course, the "locators" had good maps, knew the country well . . . and were expert at finding the corner mounds. . . .