The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-12-20
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PAT
ENT TO MINING CLAIM.
L. S. LAND OFFICE,

L. ..
SHASTA, CALIFORNIA, Oct. 23rd, 1873.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph Chtwood
and Charles Camden whose post office address is
Shasta, Shasta County, California, have made ap-
plcation for apatent for the following described
gold bearing placer Mining claim situated in the
Tower House Mining District in said County and
State and known as the ChitwOod Placer Mine
and more particularly described in the plat and field
notes now on file in this office follows to wit:
Lot No. 81 in Township No. 30 W and
Lot No. 50 in Township 33 n R W NJ d NJ, be-
ginning at the established corner to Sections 3,
1, 80 and "a on the Township line between Town
ships No. 80 and 80 North Range No West NJ D
NJ; running South 400 chains variation loo As
E on line between Sections and 4 to a rock
mound thence n SO 3V W $50 chains to a
black oak - inches in diameter for corner marked
thence 800 W 800 CHAINS to a Pine three
inches in diameter for a corner marked c !; thence
$40 W 1850 chains TO n rock mound thence
500 W $50 chains to a Spruce Pine tree II
inches in diameter for corner marked c thence
22o W 500 chains to a Pine tree so inches in di-
ameter for corner marked c thence 420 30' W
$50 CT to a rock mound for corn"r; thence S 40 E
500 chains 10 an oak tree 70 inches in diane
ter for corner marked c thence 4So W LOO
chain to n pine tree 80 inches in diameter for cor
ner marked C thence 6So 80 chains to
rock mound for corner; thence 330 W 1870 to
a rock mound thence $50 w g. 90 to a rock
mound for corner thence 5 10 30' r 200 to an
oak tree 10 inches in diameter for corner marked
C thence S 47o 80 W $50 chains to an oak tree
Ia inches in diameter for corner marked G thence
ST. " coo chains to a pine tree IS inches in di-
ameter for corner marked &C.; thence s $50 80"
800 chains to oak tree for corner marked C :;
thence $50 W $50 chains to oak tree ) inches
in diameter for corner marked C; thence 1So 30
Z S.0Ga achains to an oak 4 inches in diameter for
W corner of claim thence n 10 so E 400
chains to a pine Il inches in diameter for S Z
& ~. l-,lE n Al. 90
$50 chains to pine tree IS inches in diameter for
corner markell c thence n 2l0 30 E 500 chains
to rock mound for corner thence SO 30' f
$50 chains to oak II inches in diameter for cor
ner marked c thence \ AGO 30' + 500 chains TO
a rock mound for corner thence n 800 30' L
1000 chains to pine tree Is inches in diameter
for corner marked c thence $40 30 E 1900
chains to a Live oak 2 inches in diameter for cor
marked C thence S 750 E 800 chains to a
Live oak inches in diameter for corner marked
c thence 61o Z $40 chains to a pine 0 inches
in diameter for marked c; thence 25o
30 E 1900 chains to a rock mound for corner ;
thence go E 400 chains to pine inches in
diameter for corner marked C thence SO 30
1875 chains to an oak 10 inches in diameter for
corner marked c; thence n 75o 30' E 7.00 chains
t. the Section line between Sections and in I
81 W NJ D NJ for corner thence North 200
chains crossing Crystal Creek to a rock mound on
the line for sub b-dvsiOn corner said corner being
J-uu SOuln 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 800 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 corner;
thence South 20.0O chains to rock mound for
corner; thence East 500 chains to a rock mound
thence North 2000 chains to the North boundary
line of the Township at the Sec. between Sec 3
and 81 thence East 20.00 chains crossing Crystal
Creek along the North boundary line of the Town
ship to rock mound for corner thence North
800 chains on unsurveyed land to rock mound
for corner thence West 20.00 chains crossing
Shasta and Weaverville wagon road to a rock
mound for corner thence North 800 chains to a
rock mound for corner thence West 90 90 chains
to rock mound for corner thence North 10. 90
chains to rock mound for corner thence West
800 chains to a rock mound for corner ; thence
South 20.t0 chains to a rock mound Oh the Town
ship line for corner thence West 15 90 chains
along the Township line to the place of beginning.
Containing "a .35--l00 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 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.