The Placer herald., 1873-10-11
Application for a Patent
TO A
Mining Claim.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICEl
SACRAMENTO, CAL September A, 1873.

| No. 5OS
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that Thos N
| N Hosmer and Gridey c. Lewis, whose
Postoflice address is Bath, Placer County, Cal =,
have made application for patent for the Pla-
Ger Gold Mining Claim, known as Lehigh Pla-
Ger Mine. situated in Bath Mining District, Pla-
Ger County, CAL, and more particularly desig-
mated by the plat now OH file in this office, and
by field notes hereinafter set forth, viz
SURVEY OF EXTERIOR BouNDAhIEs.
Commencing at post i'll stone mound. mark
ed IL NJ Post No. H. for southwest corner OF
the claim, from which spruce tree 20 inches i'll
diameter bears 20 degrees east rs links distant
the southe ast corner of the Hancock & Watson
Quartz Mine bears south 40 deg west 9.28 chains
Distant the q section corner on west boundary
of section 80, township IA north range IL east,
Mount Diablo base and meridian bears north 81
deg west II 97-l00 chs distant; thence variation
Is deg east local attraction deg east 63 deg
10 minutes descending steep hillside at yertic-
al angle of about 35 deg IA 50l00 chs enter Volca-
no Canton course south, southwest, 10
50-100 chs leave Volcano Canon, course south
southwest Is 100 chs TO post in stone mound
marked l. ? Nj Post No. 2, for southeast corner
of the claim; thence N 81 deg 80 A 70-100 chs to
live oak 16 inches in da marked IL M Post
No g." for corner of the claim; thence 3 deg
9310O chs to post IN stone mound mark
ed 81 z NJ Post No: 4, - for corner of the claim
the south end of sluice boxes in center of Volca-
no Canon, bears north G5 deg west $50 links
thence n 16 deg east chs to post in stone
mound marked 81 NJ Pos. No o. for cor
ner of the claim; thence II deg 80 min
l0-1CO chs to post in stone mound, marked IL
Nj Post No. g." for corner of the claim; the
upper end of sluice boxes i'll center of Volcano
Canon is nearly northwest about-l50 Inks dis
tant; thu nee n 30 Z & 60-i00 chs to post in
stone mound marked IL NJ Post No. Z" foi
corner of claim; thence n GG1a deg Z chs the
lower end of reservoir. situated in the center
Of Volcano Canon, and 200 feet long, 70 feet
wide and 80 feet deep. bears northwest 25 links
distant 10 27-l00 chs to post in stone mound,
marked L p NJ Post No. 8" for corner of the
claim; thence Al deg + 6 9O-100 chs to a post
mark Il "L ? NJ Post No. s." for corner Of the
claim, from which n spruce tree inches in dla
bears north 65 deg west G5 links Distant thence
10 deg 80 min east 3 94-l00 chs to post In
stone mound, marked IL 2 NJ Post No. 10, ;"
for corner of the claim: thence N AZ deg i H.
100 chs to post in tone mound, marked "L 7
VI Post No. H." for northeast conner of the
claim, from which n live oak tree 10 inches il
da bears north 3 deg east Il links distant;
thence n G5 deg west l ch enter Volcano Canon,
course southwest chs leave Volcano Canon,
curse southwest chs to post marked IL
VI Post No 12' for northwest corner of the
claim, from which double shittam tree "a inch
es dia bears south G7 deg W 80 Inks distant
thence S As deg W 47l-100 to post in stone
mound marked IL nj Post No. l3, !" for cor
uer of the claim; thence S 10 deg 30 min west 3
4-100 chs to post i'll stone mound, marked IL
p NJ post No. a., for corner of the claim
hence S Al deg w 100 to post marked L
z Nj Post No. Is, from which a spruce tree Il
nches in dis bears north 70 deg west 70 Inks
distant, a cedar 20 inches in dia bears south 80
deg east 65 links distant; thence S 81 deg w 9
$500 chs TO post in stone mound, marked IL
NJ Post No. l6," for corner of the claim;
hence 80 deg w G 6S-100 chs to post in
stone mound, marked al p NJ Post No II, " for
corner Of the claim; thence 20 deg 10 min W
ascend chs cross mining gulch links wide,
course east, s SLIGO chs to n post in stone
mound, marked L NJ Post No. Is, for corner
Of the claim; thence S G7 deg W 10 30-l00 chs to
the place of beginning, containing 23 55-100
acres.
SURVEY OF CONNECTING LINE.
Commencing at Post No. /, and 81 deg W
II 9l-lG0 chs running, 81 deg W II 97-10C chs
to the Il section corner between sections 25 and
30 on west boundary of township No. IA north
range, No. IL east, Mount Diablo Base and Me
rdian
ADJOINING CLAIMS.
'Thomas Placer Mine" adjoins on the last
3 chains of the first course no other known
claims near.
Said location made during the year 1852,
by company of Weshmen, consisting of Jno
NJ. Jones and others, whose names are at pres
ent unknown which location i not of record,
it not being the custom of miners to record then
mining claims in said Bath Nj ming District and
is bounded on the southwest by the Thomas
Placer Mine, and on all other sides by unoccu-
pied mineral land.
All persons holding any adverse clair thereto,
are hereby required 10 present the same before
this office within sixty days from the first day
of publishing and posting hereof.
Il. B. MCFARLAND, Register.
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