The Placer herald., 1873-07-26
Application for a Patent
TO A
CLAIM.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, |
SACRAMENTO CAL, June -, 1878. I

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That ROB
~ ERT LEWIS, whose Postoffice address is
Iowa City, Placer County, California, has made
application for patent for the Placer Gold
Mining Claim, known as the "Bob Lewis Pa
Ger Nine situated in Last Chance Mining Dis
trict, Placer County, California, and more par
ticularly designated by the plat now on file in
this office md by field notes hereinafter set
forth; viz: Commencing at post marked "B.
L. p. NJ. N. w. Cor, for N. W. corner of the
claim, and also as an initial point for surveys in
this locality. from which pitch pine, 56 in dia,
bears n. s f. 80 links dist; cedar, 40 in dia ;,
bears $. 100 W "a links dist; thence variation
1Go 30 E. N. Az f. 1043 chains enter deep hy-
draulic cut; u 80 chs; leave hydraulic cut and
cross track from tunnel; 1868 chs to n post
marked "B, l.. p. NJ. n. E. cor, for n. E.
corner of the claim, from which a fir, 40 in. da
bears S. 50 w. p links dist; a spruce, 20 in
dia bears n 719e L. 40 links dist; the entrance
to tunnel bears S % w. 344 chs dist; thence
S. 43e f. along line of Handsome Placer Mine
1915 chs cross trail to Last Chance, course n.
Z. II go chs cross fence, course East; "A 90 chs
cross fence, course n. n. W.; 26 20 chs a spruce
As in. dia. 20 9;35 chs cross Spring Canon, runs
S. w. % go chs to post marked "B. l.. P. M.
S. i. Cor, " for S. f. corner of the claim, from
which a pitch pine, in. da. bears S. 490 W.
16 links dist; a dogwood s in. dia., bears n. %
f. % links dist The N. W. corner of S. d
enger's house, in the town of Last Chance,
bears n .0l Il, 1U'AUcllS ulSl InellCe -. oU
W. leaving line of Handsome Placer Nine; IA:
n ol,7 30 post III stone mound marked "B. l..
L. NJ. y. W. COR for S. W. corner of the
claim from which fir, Is in. dia., bears n S6e
W. links dist. q cedar 10 in. dia., bears s. 40
&. II links dist; post at the S. W corner of a
large reservoir bears n. So f. 43 links distant
thence n 13o W. along line of Pacific Placer
Mine, 0;iO chs cross Spring Canon runs 5. W.
O:3l chs cross ditch from reservoir, course s. W
2309 chs, pitch pine, 20 in dia.. $3.50 chs
cross trail to Last Chance-couIse N. E.; 80 OF
chs to place of beginning, containing Al 15 acres.
This claim is situated on the Last Chance D-
vide, in township 15 north range u east
Mount Diabo base and meridian, on unsurveyed
land, on the north side of the divide between
the North Fork of the Middle Fork and the
Middle Fork of the Middle Fork of the Amer-
can River The most prominent objects that 1
could find to connect with were Hydraulic Cut
Reservoir and the town of Last Chance, and
| Witness Trees There being precptous cafons
5000 feet in depth between this claim and the
nearest established Government corner on the
township line nearest this claim, l established
my place of beginning as an initial point tor
surveys in this locality
Said location was made on on about December
l, 1857, by Peter Willet, Theo Temple. Wm.
Owens, Daniel Ellenwood, S. Streeter, G. Lloyd
Michael Schultz, Paul Schneider +. Meinhardt,
and Robert Lewis, which location is not of re-
cord it not being the custom of miners to re-
cord their mining claims in said Last Chance
Mining District and is bonded on the east by
the Handsome Placer Mine; on the west by the
Pacific Placer Mine, and on the'north and south
by unoccupied land.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are hereby required to present the same before
this office within sixty days from the first day of
publishing thereof.
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