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Representation Day B.C., Obs. 
a day requiring all miners to "represent" their claims (occupy and work them in good order) following a winter layoff period when the law governing jumping claims was not enforced, it being a requirement that no unoccupied claim be protected from jumpers for a period longer than seventy-two hours.
- 1870 Representation Day--yesterday the general laying over of claims ceased, and all miners possessing claims were required to represent them.
- 1870 Representation Day--yesterday the general laying over of claims ceased, and all miners possessing claims were required to represent them.