The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-12-27
{. s. LAND OFFICE,

SHASTA, CALIFORNIA, Oct. 23rd, 1873.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph Chitwood
and Charles Camden whose post Office address is
Shasta, Shasta County, California, have made ap-
plieation for patent for the following described
gold bearing placer Mining claim situated in the
Tower House Mining District in said County and
State, and known the Chitwood Placer Mine
and more particularly described IN the plat and field
notes now on file in this .ofce as follows to witt
Lot No. 81 in Township No. 30 K - and
Lot No. 3s in Township 80 RI NJ D NJ, be-
ginning at the established corner to Sections 3,
4, 33 ana 81 on the Township line between Town
ships No. 32 and 80 North Range No. I West NJ D
NJ; running South 400 chains variation Ice 49,
f on line between Sections 3 and 1 to a rock
mound thence SO 30' W $50 chains to a
C ; thence 800 w 500 CHAINS to Pine three
inches in diameter for corner marked c thence
5 $40 W 14.5h chains TO rock mound thence
5 800 W 80 chains to Spruce Pine tree IL
inches in diameter for corner marked thence 5
22o 500 chains to a Pine tree 80 inches in d-
ameter for marked C thence S i2o 80 "
9.50 ca to a rock mound for eorn"r thence S l3o
500 chains to oak tree 80 inches in diane
ter for corner marked C thence 4So Loo
chain to pine tree 30 inches in diameter for cor
marked c /; thence 6So W $50 chains to a
rock mound for corner ). thence 330 W 1859 to
Il rock mound thence 5 3S0 900 to a rock
mound for corner thence 1o 30' 200 to an
oak tree 10 inches in diameter for corner ma -ked
c thence 47o 30 $50 chains to oak tree
IL inches in diameter for corner marked c thence
81 -" 600 chains to pine tree IS inches in di-
ameter for corner marked ''C'; thence ISo 80"
500 chains to oak tree for corner marked C /:
thence % " $50 chains to an oak tree l5inches
in diameter for corner marked c thence 5 lSo 30'
500 chains 10 oak inches in diameter for
corner OF claim thence n N 30f e / 90
chains to a pine Il inches i'll diameter for S Z
corner of the cain marked C; thence $50 so w
a fbH IN min trpa
corner markell c thence n 2lo 30' T. s. To chains
to rock mound for thence Slo SO' L
so chains to oak 2 inches in diameter for cor
ner marked C thence \ Ace 30' L {. 90 chains to
a rock mound for corner thence y 800 3G' Z
100 chains tpta pine tree Is inches in diameter
for corner marked c :; thence n $40 30' 1890
chains to Live oak y inches in diameter for cor
Ler marked c !; thence : 75o L 90 chains to A
Live oak inches in diameter for corner marked
G thence n e10 $40 chains to pine 10 inches
in diameter for corner marked C thence 25o
30 L 1900 chains to rock mound for corner !:
thence 2So Il 14.O0 chains to a pine 6 inches in
diameter for corner marked C thence SO 80
1915 chains to oak 10 inches in diameter for
corner marked c; thence 75o so f 100 chains
u the Section line between Sections 3 and in T
32 r Z W MD NJ for corner; thence North 200
chains crossing Crystal Creek to a rock mound on
the line for sub division corner said corner being
800 chains South from the corner to sections and
on the North boundary line of the Township :
thence East crossing Crystal Creek 20 90 chains to
a rock mound for corner thence North ) 90 chains
to rock mound for subdivision corner on the
North boundary line ofthe Township: thence East
1900 chains alorg the North boundary line of the
Township to rock mound for sub division corner;
thence South 1000 chains to a rock mound for
corner thence East 800 chains to rock mound;
thence North 20.00 chains to the North boundary
line of the Township at the Sec. between Sec 3
and 81 thence East 20 90 chains crossing CRYSTAL
Greek along the North boundary line of the Town
ship to a rock mound for corner thence North
800 chains on unsurveyed land to a rock mound
for corner hence West 20.e0 chains crossing
Shasta and Weaverville wagon road to a rock
III aund for corner thence North 800 chains to
rock mound for corner; thence West 20 90 chains
to rock mound for corner thence North 10 90
chains to rock mound for corner thence West
5.OG ch aims to a rock mound tor corner thence
South 20.tp chains to a rock mound OF, the Town
ship line for corner thence West Is 90 chains
along the Township line to the place of beginning
Containing "a .35--I00 acres, said claim is bound
ed on the East by lands of Charles Camden and
by public lands on all other sides.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are required to present the before the Regis
ter and Receiver of the United States Land Office
at Shasta, California, within sixty days from the
first day of publication of this notice
JOHN 5. FOLLANSBEE, Register