The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-12-13
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PAT
ENT TO MINING CLAIM.
L. S. LAND OFFICE,

SHASTA, CALIFORNIA, Oct 23rd 1873.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph Chitwood
and Charles Camden whose post office address is
Shasta, Shasta County, California. have made ap-
plication for patent for the following described
gold bearing placer Mining claim situated in the
Tower House Mining District in said County and
State, and known tie Chitwood Placer imin
and more particularly described IN the pa; and field
notes now file in this % ce as follows to wit:
Lot No. 81 III Township No. 80 X Z and
Lot No. 80 in Township 33 R I W NJ D NJ be-
ginning at the established corner to Sections ),
1, 33 ana 81 on the Township line between Town
ships No. 30 and SO North Range No. West N D
NJ; running South 400 chains variation l6o 10
on line between Sections } aud to a rock
mound thence n SO 30' W $50 chains to a
black oak II inches in diameter for corner rk ed
C thence S 800 w 500 CHAINS to Pine three
inches in diameter for corner marked thence
/ S SO " 1850 chains 10 rock mound thence
| ) 800 w 8 80 chains to Spruce Pine tree II
inches in diameter for corner marked thenre =
22o W 500 chains to a Pine tree 80 inches in di-
ameter for corner marked thence 42o 30' W
$50 oh to rock mound for corner; thence o E
800 chains to oak tree 10 inches in diane
ter for corner marked C !; thence 5 4So w LOO
chain to pine tree 32 inches in diameter for
marked c I; thence n 6So W T. 80 chains to a
rock mound for corner; thence S $50 W I7.50 to
/ a r,ck mound thence $50 W 900 to a rock
mound for corner thence s 10 30 200 to an
C thence 5 40 30 W $50 chains to an oak tree
ii inches in diameter for corner marked C thence
) 81 " 600 chains to pine tree IS inches in d-
ameter for corner marked c. thence | 50 80"
800 chains to an oak tree for marked C :;
thence 5 80 W $50 chains to an oak tree l5inches
in diameter for mark d G thence S $50 30'
( 90 chains to an oak inches in diameter for
S OF claim thence n 10 3O' 400
chains to pine Il inches in diameter for S Z
corner Of the cIaim marked C; thence 1872 30' W
$50 chains pine tree - inches in diameter for
corner marke c thence n 30 30' 90 chains
to i rock mound for corner thence n $40 3G' Z
$50 chains to oak II inches in diameter for
ner marked G thence I6o 30' L s. 90 chains to
rock noun for corner !; thence n 500 30' Z
! 600 chains to pine tree Is inches in diameter
! for corner marked G thence $40 30' | 5 90
chains to Live oak y inches in diameter for cor
her marked c; thence 5 75o 500 chains to a
! Live oak inches in diameter for corner marked
C; thence n 6lo + $40 chains to a pine 0 inches
( in diameter for corner marked C; thence 25o
/ 3O 1910 chains to rock mound for corner
thence n go E 400 chains to a pine inches in
diameter for corner marked c thence $40 30'
1875 chains to oak 10 inch in diameter for
corner marked c; thence n 7jo 30' Z 700 chains
/ II the Section line between Sections aud 4 in 7
/ 80 n r I W NJ D VI for corner thence North 200
chains crossing Crystal Greek to a rock mound on
| the line for sub division corner said corner being
500 chains South from the to sections ; and
on the North boundary line Ot the Township
thence East crossing Crystal Creek 90 90 chains to
a rock noun. for corner: thence North 90 chains
! to a rock mound for subdivision corner on the
| North boundary line ofthe Township; thence East
| l5.00 chains ao the North boundary line of the
Township to a rock mound for sub division corner;
thence Sonth 2000 chains to a rock mound for
corner thence East 800 chains to a rock mound
thence North 30 90 chains To the North boundary
line of the Township at the Sec. between See }
and "a thence East 20 90 chains crossing Crystal
Greek along the North boundary line of the Town
ship to rock mound for corner thence North
500 chains unsurveyed land to IL rock mound
for /; thence West 2U.eU chains crossing
Shasta and Weaverville wagon road to n rock
IN und for corner thence North 800 chains TO q
rock mound for corner thence West 20 90 chains
to rock mound for corner thence North 10 90
chains TO rock mound { corner thence West
500 ch AIMS a ro-k mound ior corner thence
south 20.' chains to a rock mound Oh the Town
/ hip line for thence West Is 00 chains
along the Township line to the place of beginning.
Containing "a .35 loo acres said claim is bound
ed on the East by lands of Charles Camden and
| by public lands all other sides.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are required to presebt the same before the Regis
ter and Receiver of the United States Land Office
at Shasta, California, within sixty days from the
hrst day of publication of this notice.
| JOHN s. FoLLANSBEE, Register.