The Placer herald., 1873-06-28
Application for a Pa ent
TO A.
MINING CLAIM.
No. 4S7.
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SACRAMENTO CAL, June -, 1873.

SAthAMENto NAL., June 1910.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That ROB
~ ERT LEWIS, whose Postoffce address il
,uwa City. Placer County, California has made
application for patent for the Placer Cod
Mining Claim, known as the Bob Lewis Pla-
:er Mine, situated in Last Chance Mining Dis
.rict, Placer County, California. and more pal
iculary designated by the plat now on file i'll
cts office, and by field notes hereinafter set
forth; viz: Commencing at a pos. marked "B.
L. p. VI. N. W. Cor, :" for N. w corner of the
claim aad also as an initial poin. for surveys IL
his locality, from which pitch pine, 81 in dia.
bears n. j.. 33 links dist. cedar, 40 in. dia
,ears $. 100 W. 81 links dist; thence variation
l6' 30 L. N. 40 l.. l043 chains enter deep hy
iraulic cut; l2:50o s; leave hydraulic cut au'
ross tract; from tunnel; 1858 chs to post
marked "B. L. L. NJ. n. f. cor" for N. 4
corner of the claim. from which 6r, 40 in. da.
bears ). 81 w. y links dist; a spruce, 90 in
la. bears \. ~ i. 40 links dist :; the entrance
- tunnel bears S. 80 w 3i4 chs DIST: thence
). 43' +. along line of Handsome Placer Mine
1870 chs cross trail to Last Chance. course \.
=. II go chs cross fence, course East. "a so ch
ross fence, course n. n. W.. 81 20 chs spru,.
IS in. din 2935 chs cross Spring Canon. runs
' W. 29BO chs to Il post marked ''B. l.. =. NJ
). E. Cor, for 5. +. corner Of the claim. iron
which pitch pne 7 IN dm.. bears 5. 49e "
% links DIST. doCwood in. dia., bears n. e
q. 2S links dist. ahe N. W. corner of S. Ed
g..
bears y 3l;4 ~. 40 ;AOchs dist hence S. 25' 80
w.. leaving line of handsome placer NJ ne; II.
i3 chs to post IL stone mound marksd B. l.
7. M. 5. W. COR" for S. NJ corner of tn,
claim, from which fir, Is III -dia, bears n. S6e
". links dist: IL cedar, 10 in dia bears 5. A
u. II Inks DIST; a post at the s. W. corner Of u
large reservoir bears n. 60 Z. 43 links dsta, .
hence N. 43e W. along line of Pacific Place,
Nine 04O chs cross Spring Canon runs S. W
'oI chs cross ditch from reservoir, course S. W
309 chs, pitch pine, 20 in. dia.. % 80 ch,
cross trail to Last Chance course n. E.; 35 %,
chs to place OF beginning conta ming "A 15 acres
This claim is situated on the Last Chance D-
vide, IN township Is north. range II east
Mount Diablo base and meridian, on unsurveyeo
and, on the north side of the divide between,
he North Fork of the Middle Fork and til,
Middle Fork of the Middle Fork of the Amer,-
AN River. The most prominent objects that J
could lind to connect with were Hydraulic Cut
Reservoir and the town of Last Chance, and
tness Trees. There being PERCEPTIONS canon,
5000 feet in depth between this clam ard tn
nearest established Government corner on tn,
township line 2earest this claim, / established
my place of beginning as an initial point tor
surveys in this locality
SAID location was made on about December
l. 1857, by Peter Willet, Theo. Temple, VIM
OWENS, DAM Ellenwood, S. Streeter. G. LloyG
Michael Schultz, Paul Schneider, F. Meinhardt.
md Robert Ii wis, which location is not of re-
ord, 1t not being the custom of miners to re-
cord their mining claims in said Last Chance
lining District, and is bonded on the east b,
he Handsome Placer Mine; on the west by tn,
Pacific Placer Mine, and on the north and south
ny unoccupled land.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto,
IRE hereby required TO present the same before
his office within sixty days from the first day OF
publishing thereof
T B MCFARLAND, Register