The Placer herald., 1873-11-15
Application for a Patent
TO A.
Mining Claim.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
SACRAMENTO, CAL, September 4, 1873.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, September 4, 1873
No. sos
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that Thos. n.
~ Hosmer ard Gridley c. Lewis, whose
Postofiice address is Bath, Placer County, Cal,
have made application for "A patent for the Pla
Ger Gold Mining Claim known as Lehgh Pia-
Ger Mine. situated in Bath Mining District Pla-
Ger County, Cal. and more particularly desig-
mated by the plat now on file IN this office, and
by field notes hereinafter set forth, viz:
SURVEY OF EXTERIOR BoUNDAMEs.
Commencing at n post in stone mound mark
ed IL Z NJ Post No. l, " for southwest corner OF
the claim, from which spruce tree 20 inches IN
diameter bears 20degrees east IS links distant:
the southeast corner OF the Hancock & Watson
Quartz Mine bears south 40 deg west 92S chains
distant; the Il section corner on west boundary
of section 80 township IA north range II east,
Mount Diablo base and meridian bears north 81
deg west IL 97-l00 chs distant; thence variation
| is deg east local attraction deg east S G3 deg
Is minutes descending steep hillside at vertic
al angle of about 80 deg IA 50l00chs enter Volca-
no Cannon course south, southwest. 10
| 50-1OO chs leave Volcano Canon, course south,
southwest Is 53- 100 chs to post in stone mound,
marked l. p NJ Post No. 2, for southeast corner
of the claim thence N II deg 80 f 70-100 chs to
live oak IL inches in da, marked IL Nj Post
No. 3, for corner of the claim; thence 5 deg
E 93-100 chs to post in stone mound, mark
ed ''L p NJ Post No. A, +" for corner Of the claim;
the south end of sluice boxes in center of Volca-
no Canon, bears north 60 deg west $50 links;
thence 16 deg east 2 chs to post in stone
mound, marked 81 p NJ Post No 8, for cor
ner of the claim; thence N II deg 30 min
l0-l0O chs to post in stone mound, marked ~
| p NJ Post No g." for corner of the ,tiaim; the
upper end of sluice boxes in center of Volcano
Canon is nearly northwest about $50 links dis
tant; thence n 80 + 60-10O chs to a post IN
stone mound, marked IL p NJ Post No. IT, for
corner of claim thence 661a deg chs; the
| lower end of n reservoir, situated in the center
of Volcano Canon, and 200 feet long, rs feet
wide and 30 feet deep, bears northwest l.25 links
distant 10 27-l00 chs to post in stone mound,
marked IL = NJ Post No. 8, ," for corner of the
claim; thence N Al deg L 6 90-l00 chs to post
marked IL Post No. g. for corner of the
claim, from which a spruce tree inches III dla
bears north 60 deg west 65 links distant; thence
n 10 deg 30 min east 94-l00 chs to post in
stone mound marked "L = NJ Post No. 49,
for corner Of the claim; thence N AZ deg i IL
! 100 chs to n post in tone mound, marked 81
NJ Post No. H. for northeast corner of the
claim, from which live oak tree 10 inches III
dia bears north 3 deg east q links distant;
thence n G5 deg west | ch enter Volcano Canon,
course southwest chs, leave Volcano Canon,
curse southwest chs to n post marked 81 7
VI Post No. II, " for northwest corner of the
claim, from which double shitam tree "a inch
Is dia bears south 81 deg W 80 links distant;
thence S IS deg w 7i-l00 to a post in stone
|
ner Of the claim; thence 10 deg 80 min west
9l-100 chs to post III stone mound marked 81
L NJ post No. H. for corner of the clam
thence S Al deg W 90-100 to post marked i
Z NJ Post No 10, from which n spruce tree Il
! inches in dia bears north 70 deg west 73 links
distant, cedar 90 inches in dia bears south %
deg east 65 links distant: thence 6i deg W 9
$500 chs to post in stone mound, marked Il
| p NJ Post No l6," for corner of the claim ;;
hence S 35 deg w GS-100 chs to a post in
stone mound, marked IL = NJ Post No. II, for
corner OF the claim; thence % deg 10 min W
ascend 8 chs cross mining gulch links wide,
course east, 8 SLIGO chs to a post in stone
mound marked l. Z NJ Post No. Is, for corner
Of the claim; thence G. deg " 10 30-lO0 chs to
the place of beginning, containing % 55-lO0
acres
SURVEY OF CONNECTING LINE.
Commencing at Post No. /, and n 81 deg W
II 91-1U0 chs running, y 81 deg W II 97-l0G chs
to the = section corner between sections 20 and
30 on west boundary Of township No. II north
range No. IL east Mount Diablo Base and Me
ridian.
ADJOINING CLAIMS.
"Thomas Placer Mine" adioins on the last
8 chains of the first course; no other known
claims near.
Said location was made during the year 1852,
by company Of Welshmen, consisting of Jno.
NJ. Jones and others, whose names are at pres
ent unknown, which location i, not of record
it not being the custom Of miners to record then
mining claims in said Bath NJ ming District, and
IS bounded on the southwest by the Thomas
Placer Mine, and on all other sides 10y unoccu-
pied mineral land.
All persons holding any adverse clam thereto,
are hereby required to present the same before
this office within sixty days from the first day
of publishing and posting hereof.
T. b. MCFARLAND, Register.
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