Arizona citizen., 1874-04-18
Application for Patent.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 FLORENCE, ARIZONA, Feb. F, 1874. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT IN A. P. K. Stafford, John w. Hopkins, J
 c. Handy, Thomas Gardner, R. N. Leath erwood and John D. Fry, whose pOStoffice
 address is Tucson, Arizona Territory, have
 this day made application through this
 office for patent to one thousand and
 five hundred Q500) linear feet of the l"Trench mine, or lode of metal bearing quartz, with surface ground three hundred (300) feet in width, situated in the southern part of Pima county, Arizona Territory,
 and is described in the plat and field notes
 now on file in this office as follows: Com
 mencing at the NV corner, where is set a | post f feet long, 1 foot in the ground, with
 a mound of stones feet high, and mark | ed CT. M. C., No l." from this corner an oak tree 15 inches in diameter bears l15o
 w "A links distant; and an oak tree 10
 inches in diameter bears N 1514OW 43 links
 distant; and the summit of a prominent
 red peak bears N 3414oW and is 27.35 chains
 distant; and highest point of bald bluff of
 rocks bears $ 20 25 W; thence 55o 45' E
 fifteen hundred Q5OO) feet to NE corner of claim where is set post feet long and l inches square, l foot in the ground with mound of earth ? feet high, and marked
 "T. M. C., No. g." from which an oak tree | g inches in diameter bears N 20Ao E 42 l links distant; and an oak tree inches in diameter bears s 15o w 76 links distant, which are marked "T. M. c. No. g." thence s 34o 15' w three hundred (300) feet to SEE corner of claim where is set post feet long and inches square, foot
 in the ground with mound of stones feet high, and marked CT. M. O., No. g." from
 which an oak tree 30 inches in diameter bears N 2Ji4o w 70 links distant, and an oak tree 10 inches in diameter bears N 714o k l6 links distant, which are marked "T.
 M. C., No. B." thence N 55o 45 w fifteen
 hundred Q5OO) feet to SW corner of claim, where is set post feet long and inches square, 1 foot in ground with mound of stones feet high; and is marked "T. M. C., No. A." from which an oak tree s inch eS in diameter bears N 4914 E 3S links dis tant and an oak tree 10 inches in diameter bears N 231ao w 51 links distant which are marked CT. NJ. C., No. f." and from which the prominentred peak before refer red to bears N 25o 58' w and the bald bluff before referred to bears S77$4o W and is 3O.18 chains distant; thence N 34o 15' E three hundred (300) feet to place of beginning, containing 10 33-l00 acres.
 And notice is hereby given that the above named persons claiming the "Trench" " Mine have this day made ap- plication through this office for a patent for @ Mill-site in connection with the above named "Trench" Mine. The said Mill-site is located in anortheasterly di- rection from the said French Mine, in Pima county, Arizona Territory, and is described in the plat and field notes now on file in this office as follows: COmmenc- ing at the NE corner of said Mill-site claim, where is set a post feet long and inches square, l foot in ground and a mound of earth feet high, and marked |" T. M. S., No. l." from which an oak tree l2 inches in diameter bears $ 6914o E 1l2 links distant; and a sycamore tree l5 inch es in diameter bears s 7712 degrees W 1l1% links distant, which are marked TT. M. S, No. l." thence $ 24 degrees 15' E TOT chains to SEE corner, where is set a post 1 feet long, ) inches square, l foot in ground with mound of earth Effect high, marked CT. M. $. No. 2" from which an oak tree 30 inches in diameter bears $ 2S14 degrees E 62 links distant, and an oak tree 36 inch
 eS in diameter bears $ F degrees w l24 links distant, which are marked CT. Nj. $. No. 2" thence S65 degrees 45' W TOT chains to SW corner, where is set a post feet long, inches square, foot in the ground with mound of earth feet high and mark ed ''T. M. S., No. B." from which an oak tree inches in diameter bears N 701a de- grees E D links distant; and an oak tree b inches in diameter $ 11a degrees E 62 links distant, which are marked "T. M. S. No. B." thence N 24 degrees l5' w TOT chains to NV corner where is set post feet long, inches square, 1 foot in the ground with mound of earth 2 feet high; and marked "T. NJ. S., No. f." from this | NV corner the SEE corner of the "Trench" Mining claim bears $ T degrees 56' w and i is 1910 chains distant, and an oak tree 24 inches in diameter bears $ 2534 degrees E 1l6 links distant, and sycamore tree 10 | inches in diameter bears N 331a degrees w | 90 links distant which are marked CT. M. | S., No. 4;r and from this corner the chim- | ney of the cOmpany'S furnace bears N 1619 | degrees E 4.3l chains distant; thence N 65 degrees 45' E TOT chains to NE corner post No. l, the place of beginning; containing | ) acres. LEVI RUGGLES, Register
 Tucson, February 2l. 1874. 20-l0w