The Placer herald., 1873-06-21
Application for a Patent
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MINING CLAIM.
10. lS7.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.


pathAhENlo VAL, June -, 1910
NOTIOEIS HEREBY GIVEN, That ROB
~ ERT LEWIS, whose Postot1ice address is
Iowa City Placer County, California, has made
application for patent for the Placer God
Mining Claim, known as the Bob Lewis Pla-
Ger Mine, situated in Last Chance Mining Dis
trict Placer County, California and more par
hcularly designated by the plat now ON file in
this office, and by field notes hereinafter set
forth; VIZ: Commencing at II post marked ''B.
l., F. NJ. N. w. Cor, j" for n. W. corner of the
claim, and also as an initial point for surveys in
this locality, from which pitch pine, 56 III dla,
bears n. L. 33 links dist. cedar 40 in. dia
bears S TOO w. 81 links dist; thence variation
16o 80 E. N. 470 Il. l0:43 chains enter deep by
draulic cut 1880 S; leave hydraulic cut and
cross track from tunnel 1868 chs to post
marked 'B. l.. p. M. N. E. cor.," for n. L.
corner of the claim, from which fir, 40 in. da.
bears S. 80 w. p links dist. spruce, 20 i'll
da. bears n. 715e +. 40 links dist; the entrance
to tunnel bears S. 80 w. 344 chs dist. thence
S. 43' E. along line of Handsome Placer Mine
675 chs cross trail to Last Chance, course \.
+. II go chs cross fence, course East; "A 90 chs
cross fence, course N. N. w; 26 30 chs a spruce
4S in. da 1885 chs cross Spring Canon, runs
). W. 20 go chs to a post marked 'B. l.. 7. NJ
). E. Cor, for S. +. corner of the claim from
which pitch pine, in dla., bears S. 49e W
l6 links dist; dogwood, in. dia., bears n. 70
F. 2S links dist The n. w. corner of S Ed
bears n 81 "a f. 40 ;20chs dist hence s. 25@ 30/
w, leaving line of Handsome Placer Nj ne; IA;
f3 chs to post in stone mound marked "B. l.
P. M. S. W. cor" for S. W. corner of the
claim, from which fir, Is in. dia., bears n $50
W. links DIST; a cedar, 10 in. dia. bears ). A.
l.. II links dist; a post at the S. w corner of a
large reservoir bears n. go E. 43 links distai
| thence n 43e W. along line of Pacific Placer
Mine, GAO chs cross Spring Canon runs $. W.
0:57 chs cross ditch from reservoir, course S. W.
% 09 chs, pitch pine, 20 in. da. 23 80 chs
cross trail to Last Chance-course N. E.; 35 O7
chs to place OF beginning, containing Al l5 acres.
This claim is situated on the Last Chance Di-
vide, in township Is north range ~ east
Mount Diablo 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 Ameri-
| can River. The most prominent objects that l
could find to connect with We're Hydraulic Cut
Reservoir and the town of Last Chance, and
Witness Trees. There being PERCEPTIONS canons
5000 feet in depth between this clam and tht
| nearest established Government corner on the
| township line nearest this claim, | established
my place of beginning an initial point Tor
| surveys IN this locality.
Said location was made on or about December
| !, 1887, by Peter Wiliet, 1heo. Temple, VIM
Owens, DAM Elenwood, S. Streeter, g. Lloyd
Michael Schultz, Paul Schneider, f. 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 bounded on the east bv
the Handsome Placer Mine; on the west bv 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.
IT MCFARLAND, Register.