The Placer herald., 1873-09-06
Neav Advertisements.
Application for a Patent
TO A.
Mining Claim.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFlCEl !

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
SACRAMENTO, CAL, September 1, 1879
NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Thos. N
N Hosmer and Grdley C. Lewis, whose
Postoffice address is Bath, Placer County, Cal
have made application for a patent for the Pia-
Ger Gold Mining Claim, known as Lehigh Pa
Ger Mine. situated in Bath Mining District, Pla-
Ger County, CAL. and more particularly desg,
mated by the plat now on file in this ofhce, and
by field notes hereinafter set forth, VIZ:
SURVEY OF EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES.
| Commencing at post in stone mound, mark.
| ed sL NJ Post No. l, ;" fo. southwest col her OF
| the claim, from which spruce tree ~ inches In
diameter bears 20degrees east rs links distant:
| the southeast corner Of the Hancock & Watson
| Quartz Mine bears south 40 deg west 92S chains
| Distant the a section corner on west boundary
| of section 80, township IA north range IL east,
| Mount Diablo base and meridian bears north o|
| deg west II 97-100 chs distant; thence variation
l6 deg east, local attraction deg east s 63 deg
Is minutes descending steep hillside at vertlc-
al angle of about 80 deg IA 100 chs enter Voca-
| no Cannon course south, southwest 10
| 5O-lOO chs leave Volcano Canon course south,
southwest 16 53-100 chs to postin stone mound,
marked L P NJ Post No. 2, for southeast corner
| of the claim thence N 21 deg 80 L 70-1OO chs to
live oak 16 inches in dia, marked IL NJ Post
| No. g." for corner of the claim; thence deg
| Z 5 93-fG0 chs to a post in stone mound, marx
ed IL p III Post No )" for corner OF the claim
the south end OF sluice boxes in center of Voca-
| no Canon, bears north G5 deg west l50 links;
thence N l6 deg east 2 chs 20 a post in stone
mound, marked IL P NJ Post No. g." foy cor
ner of the elaim; thence " deg 80 min
| 10-l00 chs to q post in stone mound marked IL
| p NJ Post No. 6" for corner of the claim; the
upper end Of sluce boxes in center OF Volcano
Canon rs nearly northwest about 100 Inks DIS
tant; thence n 30 Y 60-l00 chs to post IN
stone mound marked IL M Post No. T." for
corner of claim; thenceN 66H deg chs; the
| lower end Of reservoir. situated in the center
of Volcano Canon, and 200 feet long, 75 feet
wide and 80 feet deep, bears northwest ]. 20 INKS
| distant 10 27I00chs to post in stone mound,
| marked IL NJ Post No. g." for corner of the
claim thence N Al deg L 90-l0O chs to post
marked IL NJ Post No. 81 for corner OF the
| claim, from which a spruce tree inches in dia
| bears north Gb deg west 65 links distant; thence
| N 10 deg 20 min east 3 94-lOO chs to post In
stone mound, marked III p NJ Post No. 10,
| for corner of the claim; thence AZ deg Y IL
| 100 chs to o post in stone mound, marked IL
| N Post No. H." fer northeast corner OF the
! claim from which a live oak tree 10 inches IN
| dja bears north deg east Fl links distant;
thence IS deg west ch enter Volcano Canon,
| course southwest chs, leave Volcano Canon,
course southwest 3 chs to post marked ''L 7
! NJ Post No. 12," fer northwest corner OF the
| claim, from which double shittam tree "a inch
| es dia bears south 67 deg w 80 Inks Distant
thence s 4s deg " 471-100 to q post in stone
mound, marked "L 2 NJ Post No. l3," for cor
ner of the claim; thence 10 deg 80 min west 8
! 94-lO0 chs TO post in stone mound. marked IL
| IN post No. a., for corner of the claim
| th,nca S Al deg W 90-100 to post marked l.
| z Nj Post No. Is, from which spruce tree IL
! inches in dia bears north 70 dag west 70 links
distant n cedar 20 inches in dia bears south 52
deg east 65 links distant; thence "a deg " 8
| $500 chs to a post in stone mound, marked IL
| G ot<s stx,,.
thence 35 deg w 6 6S-10O chs to a post in
| stone mound, marked IL p N Post No. II, for
corner Of the claim; thence 23 deg Is min "
| ascend chs cross mining Baleh hnks wlde
course east, SLIGO chs to post in stone
mound, marked L P NJ Post No. Is, fog conner
of the claim: thence s G7 deg " 10 3o~l6o chs to
the place of beginning, containing 20 55-lOO
| acres
SURVEY OF COMM CITING LINE.
Comme ncng at Post No. 1. and N 81 deg W
17971C0 chs running, \ 81 deg W II 97-lOo chs
to the q section corner between sections 70 and
80 on west boundary of township No. IA north
range, No. II east, Mount Diablo Base and Me
ridian.
ADJOINING CLAIMS.
Thomas Placer Mine" doins on the las,
chains of the first course; no other known
| claims near.
Said location was made during the wear 1852.
| by a company of Welshmen consisting of Jno.
Nj. Jones and others, whose names are nt pres
ent unknown which location i not of record,
it not being the custom of miners to record then
mining claims in said Bath M 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 claim thereto,
are hereby required to present the same before
this office within sixty days from the first day
of publishing and posting hereof.
T. B. MCFARLAND, Register.
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