prospecting claim

= the first claim marked in agold-lead. See Reward Claim.

1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `The Miner's Right,' c. v. p. 53:

«This, however, would be but half the size of the premier orprospecting claim.»

Claim
·noun A loud call. II. Claim (·vt) To proclaim. III. Claim (·vt) To call or name. IV. Claim (·vt)...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Prospecting
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Prospect>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
claim
n. in mining, a piece of landappropriated for mining purposes: then the mine itself.The word is als...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
prospecting
verbal n. and adj. See prospect, v. 1890. `Goldfields of Victoria,' p. 16: «Prospecting in my div...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
prospecting
Hunting or searching for lead. The process is thus described in a sketch of Life on the Upper Missis...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
reward-claim
n. the Australian legal term forthe large area granted as a «reward» to the miner who firstdiscover...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris