Arizona citizen., 1874-02-21
Application for Patent.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, !
 FLORENCE, ARIZONA, Feb. F, 1871. 1
 NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT l\ \. r. K. Stafford, John w. Hopkins, J. C. Handy, Thomas Gardner, R. N. Leath- erwOOd and John Fry, whose pOStotfice address is Tucson, Arizona Territory, have this day made application through this office Tor patent to one thousand and five hundred Q500) linear feet of the "Trench ]" mine, or lode or metal bearing quartz, with surface ground three hundred (5O0) 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 feet long, 1 foot in the ground, with
 d mound of stones ? feet high, and mark
 ed "T M. C., No. 1;" from this corner an
 oak tree b inches in diameter bears $ l15o
 w n links distant; and an oak tree 10
 inches ill diameter bears N lo14oW 43 links
 distant; and the summit of a prominent
 red peak bears \ 344oW and is 27.35 chains
 distant; and highest point of bald bluff of
 rocks bears 5 70 25' w; thence 55o 45, E
 fifteen hundred Q0U0) feet to NE corner of
 claim where is set a post feet long and 8
 inches square, l foot in the ground with
 mound or earth feet high, and marked ' T. NJ. C., No. 2" from which an oak tree 9 inches in diameter bears N 2054o k F links distant; and an oak tree inches in
 diameter bears $ 12o w 76 links distant,
 l. VI. C.
 thence $ 34o l5f w three hundred (30U)
 feet to SEE corner of claim where is set a
 post feet long and inches square, foot III the ground with mound of stones feet high, and marked CT. NJ. C., No. B" from
 which an oak tree 30 inches in diameter
 bears N 2554o W 70 links distant, and an oak tree 10 inches in diameter bears N 7Lo E l6 links distant, which are marked .'T. M. C., No. B." thence N 55o 45 w fifteen hundred Q500O feet to SW corner of claim,
 h is Snt fact ,,l D
 square, foot in ground with mound of stones feet high; and is marked "T. M. C., No. A." from which an oak tree inch es in diameter bears N 491 40 k 3S links dis tant and an oak tree 10 inches in diameter bears N 231ao " 5l links distant; which are marked "T. M. C., No. f." and from which the prominent red peak before refer red to bears N 25o 5S' w and the bald bluff before referred to bears S7754o w and is 3O.18 chains distant thence N 34o l5' E three hundred (300) feet to place of beginning, containing 10 3S-lO0 acres.
 And notice is hereby given that the above named persons claiming the "TrencL" " 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 northeasterly di- rection from the said "Trench J NIine in Pima county, Arizona Territory, and is described in the plat and field notes now on fife in this office as follows: Commence ing at the NE corner of said NIill-site claim, where Is set a post feet long and inches square, 1 foot in ground and a l mound of earth ? feet high, and marked T. M. S., No. l." from which an oak tree F inches in diameter bears $ 691lo k lI2 links distant; and a sycamore tree 15 inch es in diameter bears $ 7712 degrees w lll5 links distant, which are marked TT. NJ. S., No. l." thence $ 24 degrees 15' E TOT chains to SEE corner, where is set post l feet long, inches square, foot in ground 1 with mound of earth Effect high, marked |" T. M. $. No. 2" from which an oak tree 90 inches in diameter bears $ 2SL degrees k 62 links distant, and an oak tree 36 inch es in diameter bears $ 42 degrees w PA links distant, which are marked "T. M. $. No. 2" thence S65 degrees 45' w TOT chains to SW corner, where is set a post feet long, inches square, l foot in the ground w.th mound of earth feet high and mark ed 1T. M. S., No. g." from which an oak tree inches in diameter bears N 7O1% de- grees k 5 links distant; and an oak tree l5 inches in diameter s 11a degrees E 62 links distant, which are marked "T. M. $. No. B." thence N 24 degrees l5r w TOT chains to NV corner where is set post | feet long, 4 inches square, l foot in the ground with mound of earth feet high;