The Placer herald., 1873-10-04
ApplicatiOn for a Patent
TO A.
Mining Claim.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
SACRAMENTO, CAL, September 4, 1873.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, september 4, 1913.
| No. sos
NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Thos. N.
~ Hosmer and Gridley c. Lewis, whose
Postoffice address is Bath, Placer County Cal -
have made application for patent for the Pla-
Ger Gold Mining Claim, known as Lehigh Pla-
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 DoUNDAIIEs
Commencing at post in stone mound mark
ed ~ 2 NJ Post No. l, y for southwest corner OF
the claim from which a spruce tree 20 inches in
diameter bears 20 degrees east rs links distant:
the southeast corner of the Hancock & Watson
Quartz Mine bears south 40 deg west 9.2S chains
distant the u section corner on west boundary
of section 80, township IA north range ii east,
Mount Diablo base and meridian bears north 81
deg west II 97-100 chs distant; thence variation
l6 deg east, local attraction deg east G3 deg
Is minutes descending steep hillside at vertic-
al angle of about 35 deg IA 50-100 chs enter Voca
no Cannon course south, southwest 10
5O-1OO chs leave Volcano Canon, course south,
southwest 1G So 100 chs to post in stone mound,
marked L 2 NJ Post No. 2, for southeast corner
of the claim; thence N q deg 80 f 70100 chs to
live oak IL inches in dia, marked IL M Post
No. 3" for corner of the claim; thence n deg
L 93-100 chs to post in stone mound, mark
ed ''L 2 M Post Mo- 4, )" for corner of the claim
the south end of sluice boxes in center Of Volca-
no Canon, bears north 65 deg west $50 links;
thence N 16 deg east 2 chs to a post in stone
mound. marked IL p NJ Post No. 5, - for cor
ner of the claim; thence II deg 80 min W 6
10 100 chs to post in stone mound, marked IA
NJ Post No. g. for corner of the claim; the
upper end of sluce boxes in center of Volcano
| Canon is nearly northwest about $50 links dis
| tant; thence so f 60-10O chs to a post in
| stone mound marked IL NJ Post No. Z" for
corner of claim; thence 661I deg E chs; the
lower end of a reservoir, situated in the center
| of Volcano Canon, and 200 feet long, IS feet
wide and 80 feet deep, bears northwest 20 links
distant 10 27-l00 chs to post i'll stone mound,
marked "L P NJ Post No. s., for corner of the
| claim; thence Al deg T. 6 90-100 chs to post
marked 'L p NJ Post No g." for corner of the
claim, from which spruce tree inches in dia
| bears north 60 deg west 50 links distant thence
| N 10 deg 80 min east 100 chs to a post in
| stone mound, marked "'L p nj Post No. 10,
| for corner of the claim thence AZ deg T. IL
| 100 chs to post in stone mound, marked "L
| Nj Post No. H." for northeast corner of the
claim, from which n live oak tree 10 inches in
da bears north 3 deg east 2l links distant;
| thence n So deg west ch enter Volcano Canon,
course southwest chs, leave Volcano Canon,
| curse southwest chs to post marked 81 Z
| NJ Post No. 12' for northwest corner of the
claim, from which double shittam tree "a inch
| rs dia bears south 67 deg W 80 links distant
| W
mound marked 81 p NJ Post No. 13, - for cor
ner of the claim; thence 10 deg 30 min west 3
| 9i-l00 chs to "A post in stone mound, marked IL
| Z Nj post No. A., for corner of the claim
thence S Al deg w 90l00 to post marked l.
p Nj Post No. 15 from which spruce tree l.
inches in dia bears north 70 deg west 70 links
| distant, n cedar 20 inches in dia bears south 81
| deg east 65 links distant; thence 64 deg W
| So 100 chs to post in stone mound, marked "L
| p Nj Post No. 16, for corner of the claim
thence 35 deg W 6 GS-l00 chs to a post in
| stone mound, marked 81 NJ Post No. II, " for
corner of the claim; thence S 20 deg - min W
| ascend chs cross mining Gulch links wide,
course east, 5l-100 chs to post in stone
mound marked |. Z NJ Post No. lS, for corner
of the claim: thence 67 deg w 10 30-l00 chs to
the place of beginning, containing % 55-100
| acres
| SURVEY OF CONNECTING LINE.
Commencing at Post No /, and n 81 deg W
! II 97-lO0 chs running, 81 deg W II 97-l00 chs
| to the Il section corner between sections % and
80 on west boundary of township No. II north
range No. II cast, Mount Diablo Base and Me
| ridian.
ADJOINING CLAIMS.
"Thomas Placer Mine" adjoins on the last
| 3 chains of the first course; 10 other known
| claims near.
Said location was made during the year 1852
| by IA company of Weshmen, consisting of Jno.
| NJ. Jones and others, whose names are at pres
ent unknown, which location j. 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 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.