The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-11-22
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PAT
ENT TO MINING CLAIM.
L. S. LAND OFFICE.

I. =. LAND OFFitE
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-
plication for patent for the following described
gold bearing placer Mining claim situated in the
Tower House Mining District in said County ami
State, and known the Chitwood Placer Mine
and more particularly described in the plat and field
notes now on file in this ,ofice follows to wit:
Lot No. 81 in Township No. 80 n 4 7 W and
Lot No. IS in Township SO r W NJ d VI, be-
ginning at the established corner to Sections ),
4, SO and 81 on the Township line between Town
ships No. % and 33 North Range No. West NJ D
NJ: running South 400 chains variation 160 45
on a line between Sections 3 and to a rock
mound thence $40 30 w $50 chains to
black oak IL inches in diameter for corner, marked
C thence S 800 W 800 CHAINS to a Pine three
inches in diameter for a corner marked Z !; thence
S SO 1850 chains TO q rock mound thence
5 800 w g. 80 chains to Spruce Pine tree IL
inches in diameter for corner marked c thence S
300 W soc chains to a Pine tree 30 inches in di-
ameter for corner marked C thence 42o 30' W
g. so ch to a rock mound for corn"r; thence S AGO
500 chains to an oak tree 10 inches in diane
ter for corner marked c thence 4So W LOO
chain to pine tree 80 inches in diameter for cor
ner marked C /; thence n $50 $50 chains to a
rock mound for corner; thence S 33o W 1880 to
a roch mound thence S $50 W 900 to a rock
mound for corner thence 5 IL 80 200 to an
oak tree 10 inches in diameter for corner marked
C thence 5 47o 30 w $50 chains to an oak tree
II inches in diameter for marked C thence
81 W 600 chains to pine tree IS inches in di-
ameter for corner marked ''C" thence $50 80"
W 800 chains to an oak tree for corner marked /;
thence $50 " $50 chains to an oak tree inches
in diameter for corner marked c ; thence $50 3O'
SEQ ,chains to oak 1 inches in diameter for
5 W of claim thence n 7lo so 4.00
chains to a pine Il inches in diameter for E
pOr of tho cain, rlpl n. thauca
$50 chains to pine tree inches in diameter for
corner marke C !; thence n 2Io 30' 800 chains
to rock mound for corner thence SO 30' f
$50 chains to oak IL inches in diameter for cor
ner marked c thence n 46o so L s 90 chains to
a rock mound for corner thence 32o 3O' E
1000 chains to pine tree Is inches in diameter
for corner marked c. thence n $40 3O 1900
chains to Live oak l2 inches in diameter for cor
her marked C thence 75o E 100 chains to a
Live oak inches in diameter for corner marked
c thence n Gle E $40 chains to pine l0 inches
IN diameter for corner marked c thence 25o
30 E r.. 90 chains to a rock mound for corner {:
thence 2S0 400 chains to pine inches in
diameter for corner marked C thence n SO 30
E 1915 chains to oak 10 inches in diameter for
corner marked G thence n 75o 80 E 100 chains
to the Section line between Sections 3 and 4 in T
80 W NJ D NJ for corner thence North 200
chains crossing Crystal Creek to a roe, mound on
the line for sub 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
n rock mound for corner thence North 500 chains
to a rock mound for subdivision corner on the
North boundary line ofthe Township; thence East
1900 chains along the North boundary line of the
Township TO a rock mound for sub division
thence South 2000 chains to a rock mound for
corner thence East 800 chains to a rock mound;
thence North 2000 chains to the North boundary
line of the Township at the Sec. between Sec 3
and "a thence East % 90 chains crossing Crystal
Creek along the North boundary line of the Town
ship to a rock mound for corner thence North
500 chains unsurveyed land TO d rock mound
for corner thence West 20.10 chains crossing
Shasta and Weaverville wagon road to a rock
mound for corner thence North 90 chains to a
rock mound for corner thence West 30 90 chains
to a rock mound for corner thence North 1000
chains to rock mound for corner thence West
500 chains to a rock mound for corner thence
South 20.tN chains to a rock mound Oh the Town
ship line for corner ; thence West 10 90 chains
along the Township line t. the place of beginning.
Containing "a .35--I00 acres said claim is bound
ed on the East b. lands of Charles Camden and
by public lands on all other sides.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are required to present the same 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 S. F0LLANSBEE, Register.