The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-11-29
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PAT
ENT TO MINING CLAIM.
Z. S. LAND OFFICE.

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/ SHASTA, CALIFORNIA, Oct 23rd 1873.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph Chitwood
and Charles Cauiden whose post ot1ce address is
Shasta, Shasta County, California, have made ap-
plicatiUn 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 tie Chitwood Placer Mine
and more particularly described the plat and field
notes file in this % ce follows to wit
Lot No. 81 III Township No. 80 RI w and
Lot No. 3S in Township 80 r I NJ D NJ, be-
ginning at the established corner to Sections 3,
/ 1, 30 81 on the Township line between Town
ships No. 30 and 33 North Range No. West NJ d
NJ; running South 400 chains variation l60 49,
Z on line between Sections 3 and 4 to rock
mound thence n SO 30' w $50 chains to a
black oak - inches in diameter for corner, marked
/ C; thence S 800 $50 CHAINS to Pine three
inches in diameter for u corner marked G thence
/ 5 $40 " l4j0 chains 10 a rock mound thence
5 800 W 80 chains to a Spruce Pine tree IL
inches in diameter for corner marked thence s
22o W 500 chains to a Pine tree 30 inches in di-
ameter for corner marked C thence S 42o 30 w
$50 ch to a rock mound for corner; thence 40 E
500 chains to oak tree 10 inches in dame
ter for corner marked C thence S 48o W LOO
chain pine tree 30 inches in diameter for cor
aer marked C thence $50 W $50 chains to n
rock mound for corner; thence $50 W 1880 to
rock mound thence S 3S0 w 900 to a rock
mound for thence 5 10 30' 200 to an
oak tree 10 inches in diameter for corner ma -ked
C thence 40 30 w $50 chains to an oak tree
II inches in diameter for corner marked C thence
5 81 -" 600 chains to pine tree IS inches in di-
ameter for corner marked &C.; thence lSo 30"
800 chains to an oak tree for corner marked C !;
thence $50 w $50 chains to an oak tree l. inches
in diameter for corner marked G thence S $50 3O'
90 chains to oak inches in diameter for
W corner of claim ; thence n 10 30' f 400
chains to pine IL inches in diameter for Z
corner of the Gain marked C: thence lSo 30' W
$50 chains to pine tree ) inches in diameter for
corner mdrkel c thence 2lo 3V E S 90 chains
to a rock mound for corner thence $40 30 Z
$50 chains to oak y inches in diameter for cor
ner marked C thence 400 30' 500 chains to
rock mount for corner thence n 32o 30'
1000 chains to pine tree Is inches in diameter
for marked G: thence $40 30' 1900
chains to a Live oak y inches in diameter for cor
marked c ; thence 75o E 90 chains to a
Live oak 1 inches in diameter for corner marked
c. thence 90 Z $40 chains to pine 10 inches
in diameter for corner marked c; thence 25o
30 + l2.O0 chains to rock mound for corner :;
thence 2So Ia 90 chains to pine 6 inches in
diameter for corner marked @; thence n $40 30
1873 chains to oak 10 inchts in diameter for
corner marked c; thence n 750 30' E 100 chains
II the Section line between Sections 3 and in I
32 Il W NJ d NJ for corner thence North 200
chains crossing Crystal Creek to Il rock mound on
the line for SUBJ division 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
lo-0O chains along the North boundary line of the
Township to rock IN ound for sub division corner;
thence South 20.00 chains to a rock mound for
corner thence East 500 chains to a rock mound;
thence North 2O.n0 chains to the North boundary
line OF the Township at the Sec. between Sec 3
and 81 thence East 20. 90 chains crossing CRYSTAL
creek along the North boundary line of the Town
snip to rock mound for corner thence North
3-oO chains on unsurveyed land to u rock mound
Tor corner thence West 2O.e0 chains crossing
shasta aud Weayeryille wagon road to rock
mound tor corner thence North 5 90 chains to q
rock mound for corner thence West 20 90 chains
" a rock mound for corner thence North 10 90
ehains to a rock mound for corner thence West
9-oo CHAINS 10 a rock mound tor corner thence
south 2ote chains to a rock mound Oh the Town
sup line for corner thence West Is 90 chains
along the Township line to the place of beginning.
Containing "a rs loo acres, said claim il bound
ed on the East by lands of Charles Camden and
oy public lands on all other sides
al persons holding anv adverse claim thereto
are required to present he same before the Regis
ter and Receiver of the United States Land ONCE
at shasta, california, within sixty days from the
hrst day OF publication of this notice.
JOHN S. FOLLANSBEE, Register.