The Placer herald., 1873-11-01
Application tor a Patent
TO A.
Mining Claim.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE |

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No. sos
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Thos n
~ Hosmer and Gridley G.. Lewis, whose
Postoffice address is Bath Placer County, Cal,
have made application for a patent for the Pla-.
Ger Gold Mining Claim, known as Lehigh Pa-
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 Mt post in stone mound mark
ed IL NJ Post No. l, for southwest corner of
the claim, from which spruce tree 20 inches in
diameter bears S 20 degrees east IS links distant
the southeast corner of the Hancock & Watson
Quartz Mine bears south 40 deg west 9.2S chains
distant; the Il section corner on west boundary
of section 30 township IA north range III east,
Mount Diabo base and meridian bears north 81
deg west II 97-100 chs distant; thence variation
l6 deg east, local attraction deg east 63 deg
10 minutes descending steep hillside at a vertic-
al angle of about 35 deg IA 50100 chs enter Volca-
no Cannon course south, southwest, 15
50-100 chs leave Volcano Canon, course south,
southwest 16 53-l00 chs to post IN stone mound,
marked L Nj Post No. 2, for southeast corner
of the claim; thence II deg 30 4 70-100 chs to
live oak i6 inches in dia, marked I'D M Post
No g." for corner of the claim; thence deg
L 93-l 100 chs to post i'll stone mound, mark
ed ''L p Nj Post No: 4, " for corner of the claim
the south end of sluice boxes in center of Nolca-
no Canon, bears north 65 deg west $50 links
thence n 16 deg east 2 chs to post in stone
mound, marked 81 M Post No. 5, " for cor
ner of the claim; thence N II deg 80 min W 6
l0100 chs to n post in stone mound marked ''L
z Nj Post No. 6, " for corner of the claim; the
upper end of sluice boxes in center of Volcano
Canon is nearly northwest about $50 links dis
tant: thence 80 T. 6 60-l0U chs to q post in
stone mound marked "L NJ Post No. T." for
corner of claim; thence 661a deg chs; the
lower end of a reservoir, situated in the center
OF Volcano Canon, and 200 feet long, rs feet
wide and 50 feet deep, bears northwest ,25 links
distant 10 27l00 chs to a post in stone mound
marked IL ? NJ Post No. 4, =" for corner of the
claim; thence N II deg + 90-100 chs to post
marked "L p NJ Post No. g., for corner of the
claim from which a spruce tree inches in dia
bears north 65 deg west 90 links distant; thence
n 10 deg 80 min east 3 94-100 chs to post in
stone mound marked 81 = NJ Post No. 10, -
for corner of the claim; thence As deg IL
100 chs to a post in stone mound, marked "L L
NJ Post No. H., for northeast conner of the
cnim, from which live oak tree Is inches in
dia bears north deg east 81 links distant
thence 60 deg west ch enter Volcano Canon,
course southwest chs, leave Volcano Canon,
curse southwest chs to post marked 81 7
NJ Post No. p, for northwest corner of the
claim from which double shttam tree "A inch
es dia bears south G7 deg W 80 links distant;
thence S IS deg W 7l-l00 to a post in stone
mOunC, marked IL NJ L OSt NO. 10, lOr cor
ner Of the claim; thence s 10 deg 30 min west 3
9i-l00 chs to post in stone mound marked 81
7 NJ post No. H." for corner of the claim
| thence S Al deg W 90-l00 to post marked l.
p NJ Post No Is, from which n spruce tree II
inches in dia bears north 70 deg west 73 links
distant, cedar 20 inches in dia bears south 50
deg cast 50 links distant; thence 81 deg w 8
| $500 chs to post in stone mound, marked ''L
= NJ Post No. l6 for corner of the claim
thence S 35 deg w 6S-10O chs to post in
stone mound, marked al p NJ Post No. II" for
corher of the claim; thence % deg 10 min W
ascend chs cross mining gulch links wide
course east 8 5l-100 chs to post in stone
mound, marked l. 7 NJ Post No 1S for corner
of the claim; thence S G7 deg W 10 30-100 chs to
the place Of beginning, containing % 55-l00
| acres.
SURVEY OF CONNECTING LINE.
Commencing at Post No. |, and n 81 deg W
II 91-lO0 chs running, 81 deg " II 97-100 chs
to the a section corner between sections 20 and
80 on west boundary of township No. IA north
range, No. II east, Mount Diabo Base and Me
ridian.
ADJOINING CLAIMS.
Thomas Placer Mine" djoins on the last
B 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 their
mining claims in said Bath NJ ming District, and
is bounded on the southwest by the Thomas
Placer Mine, and on all other sides by unoccu-
pied mineral 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 and posting hereof
T. b. MCFARLAND, Register.
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