At the time and place of division, the master shall, in the manner of public auction, offer to the party or parties who will take the least part or portion of the mining claim in proportion to the interest that the party or parties may have therein, the privilege of first selecting the place at which the party’s or parties’ portion will be located, and upon closing the bids the master shall proceed to measure and mark off, by distinct metes and bounds, to the lowest bidder, the lowest bidder’s portion of the mining claim, at the place designated by the lowest bidder, according to the terms of the bid.
[1911 CPA § 638; RL § 5580; NCL § 9127] — (NRS A 1985, 776)