The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-11-15
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 the Chitwood Placer mine
and more particularly described IN the plat and field
notes now file in this ,,of.ce as follows to wit:
Lot No. 81 in Township No. 30 r I w and
Lot No. 3S in Township 33 r : w NJ D ", be
ginning at the established corner to Sections ),
4, 33 ana "a on the Township line between Town
ships No. 32 and SO North Range No. West NJ d
NJ; running South 400 chains variation l6o IS
Z on lire between Sections 3 and 1 to a rock
mound thence n SO 3U W $50 chains TO a
black oak u inches in diameter for corner marked
G =; thence 5 300 W 500 CHAINS to Pine three
inches in diameter for a corner marked c thence
SO W 1850 chains to rock mound thence
5 800 w $50 chains to Spruce Pine tree /.
inches in diameter for marked G thence
22o w 500 chains to a Pine tree 80 inches in di
ameter for corner marked c : thence 420 3O' W
$50 ch to a rock mound FOR corner; thence 40 L
500 chains to an oak tree 10 inches in diane
ter for corner marked C thence S 4So W l.0(
chain to pine tree 80 inches in diameter for cor
ner marked C thence n $50 W 80 chains to
rock mound for corner thence S 330 W 1850 tC
a rock mound thence S $50 " 900 to a rock
mound for corner thence S 10 30' Z 200 to ar
oak tree 10 inches in diameter for corner marked
C thence S 40 30 W $50 chains to an oak tire,
II inches in diameter for corner marked thence
S 81 " 500 chains to pine tree IS inches in d
ameter for corner marked CO.; thence S $50 30'
W 500 chains to an oak tree for corner marked C
thence $50 w $50 chains to oak tree Is inche!
in diameter for corner marked C thence 50 so
E 500 .ehains to an oak inches III diameter fol
S W corner of claim thence n 10 30' 400
chains to pine Il inches in diameter for S
corner of the Gain marked c thence $50 30' "
$50 chains to pine tree inches in diameter fol
corner marke c thence n 2l0 30' E 500 chain.
to a rock mound for corner thence n Slo 30t Z
$50 chains to an oak IL inches in diameter for cor
ner marked thence 400 30' E 500 chains tc
rock mound for corner thence n 800 30 L
10 90 chains to pine tree IS inches in diameter
for corner marked c thence n $40 30' E 10 .0(
chains to a Live oak | 2 inches in diameter for cor
her marked C +; thence S 75o L 100 chains to q
Live oak inches in diameter for corner marked
C thence n 6lo E $40 chains to pine / 0 inches
in diameter for corner marked C; thence n 25o
30' Z g. 90 chains to rock mound for corner
thence n go E 400 chains to a pine inches in
diameter for corner marked C thence $40 80
I3.75 chains to an-oak 10 inches in diameter for
corner marked C; thence 80 30' 700 chains
to the Section line between Sections and in I
32 R7W NJ D NJ for corner thence North zoe
chains crossing Crystal Creek to a rock mound on
the line for subdivision corner said corner being
500 chains South from the corner to sections 8 and
on the North boundary line of the Township
thence East crossing Crystal Greek 2O.9O chains to
a rock mound for corner thence North 500 chains
to rock mound for subdivision corner on the
North boundary line ofthe Township thence East
1890 chains along the North boundary line of the
Township to a rock mound for subdivision corner;
thence South 20.00 chains to a rock mound for
corner thence East see chains to a rock mound;
thence North 20.00 chains to the North boundary
line of the Township at the Sec. between Sec 3
and 81 ; thence East 20 90 chains crossing Crystal
Creek along the North boundary line of the Town
ship to a rock mound for corner thence North
800 chains on unsurveyed land TO a rock mound
for corner thence West 20.nO chains crossing
Shasta and Weaverville wagon road to a rock
mound for corner thence North 500 chains to a
rock mound for corner thence West 20 90 chains
to rock mound for corner thence North 900
chains to a rock mound for corner thence West
500 chains to q rock mound for corner thence
South 20tR chains to a rock mound Oh the Town
ship line for corner thence West 1900 chains
along the Township line to the place of beginning
Containing 81 .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 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. F0LLANSBEE, Register.