The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-11-01
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PAT
ENT TO MINING CLAIM.
L. S. LAND OFFICE,
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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-
plcation 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 as the Chitwood Placer Mine
and more particularly described IN the plat and field
notes now On fe in this ,,ofce as follows to wit:
Lot No. 81 in Township No. 80 R W and
Lot No. IS in Township 33 RI W M D NJ be-
sinning at the established corner to Sections 3,
4, 33 and 81 on the Township line between Town
ships No. % and 33 North Range No. West NJ d
NJ; running South 400 chains variation l60 45'
on line between Sections and to rock
mound thence SO 30' W $50 chains to a
black oak IL inches in diameter for corner, marked
C thence S 800 w 500 CHAINS to Pine three
inches in diameter for a corner marked c thence
5 SO W 1850 chains TO a rock mound thence
) 800 W $50 chains to a Spruce Pine tree II
inches in diameter for corner marked thence 5
22o W 500 chains to Pine tree 80 inches in di-
ameter for corner marked c thence 42o 3O W
$50 ch to a rock mound iof corner; thence ~ +
5 90 chains to an oak tree 10 inches in dame
ter for corner marked c thence S 4S0 LOO
chain TO a pine tree SO inches in diameter for
aer marked C thence N go W 1850 chains to a
rock mound for corner; thence $50 W 1850 to
rock mound thence S $50 900 to rock
mound for corner thence 10 3O E 200 to an
oak tree 10 inches in diameter for corner marked
c thence S 40 30 W $50 chains to an oak tree
Ia inches in diameter for corner marked Z thence
81 " 500 chains to pine tree IS inches in di-
ameter for corner marked "C"; thence lSo 30"
800 chains to oak tree for corner marked c; /;
then CO $50 w $50 chains to oak tree inches
in diameter for corner marked C thence S 1So 30'
8 90 chains to an oak inches i'll diameter for
5 W corner OF claim /; thence 10 30 400
chains to pine II inches in diameter for E
corner Of the cain marked C.; thence lS0 3O'
$50 chains to pine tree 10 inches in diameter for
corner markell C thence 2l0 30' 500 chains
to a rock mound for corner thence n SO 30' E
$50 chains to an oak IL inches in diameter for cor
ner marked C thence n AGO 80 500 chains to
a rock mound for corner; thence N ~ 30' l.
10. 90 chains to pine tree Is inches in diameter
for marked C; thence $40 30' 1900
chains to Live oak y inches in diameter for cor
Ler marked C; thence 75o Z 800 chains to
Live oak inches in diameter for corner marked
C Z; thence 6lo + 2,40 chains to pine 10 inches
in diameter for corner marked c; thence 25o
SO' 1900 chains b a rock mound for corner !;
thence 2So E 14.00 chains to pine 6 inches in
diameter for corner marked c thence n $40 ~
1875 chains to,an oak 10 inches in diameter for
corner marked c thence 75o 30' E 700 chains
II the Section liue between Sections and in
32 R7W NJ D N for corner thence North 200
chains crossing Crystal Creek to a rock mound on
the line for subdivision corner said corner being
800 chains South from the to sections and
thence East crossing Crystal Creek 2000 chains to
a rock mound for corner thence North 90 chains
to rock mound for subdivision corner on the
North boundary line ofthe Township; thence East
1890 chains aloag the North boundary line Of the
Township to a rock mou nd for subdivision corner
thence South 1000 chains to a rock mound for
corner thence East 500 chains to a rock mound;
thence North 1000 chains to the North boundary
line of the Township at the4 Sec. between Sec )
and 81 thence East 100 chains crossing Crystal
Creek along the North boundary line of the Town
ship to a rock mound for corner thence North
500 chains on unsurveyed land to a rock mound
for corner thence West 20.e0 chains crossing
Shasta and Weaverville wagon road to a rock
mound for corner thence North 500 chains to
rock mound for corner thence West 20 90 chains
to rock mound for corner thence North 1O.OO
chains to a rock mound for corner thence West
500 chains to a rock mound for corner /; thence
South 20.te chains to q rock mound Oh the Town.
ship line for corner thence West 1900 chains
along the Township line to the place Of beginning
Containing "a .35-l00 acres, said claim is bound
ed on the East by lands of Charles Camden and
by public lands on all other sides.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are required to present the same before the Regis
ter and Receiver Of the United States Land Office
at Shasta, California, within sixty days from the
FIRST day Of publication Of this notice.
JOHN S. F0LLANSBEE, Register.