Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-07-12
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT
TO THE
LEO LODE, LEO MINING COM.
PANY'S MINE.
NOTICE No. 4O3.
@. 8. LAND OFFICE,
CARSON CITY, NEVADA,

June 10, 1879.
AJoTI JE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT THE
~ LEO MINING COMPANY. . corporation, by
Chsrles H. Aitken, Jr., its agent. whose Post
Office address 10 Silver City, Lyon county,
Nevada, has this day filed its application for
patent for sixteen hundred tl6O0) linear
feet Of the Leo Lode, Leo Mining Compsny's
Mine or vein bearing precious metals, with
surface ground three hundred 5000 feet in
width, situate, lying and being In Gold Hill
Mining District, county OF Storey, and State
Of Nevada, and known and designated by the
field notes and official plat on file In this
office a. Lot No. l39, A and B, in Tow nship 16,
North Range 81 East OF Mount Diablo Meri-
dian, magnetic variation, the exterior bounda-
ries Of said Lot No. l39 being as follows, to-
wit: varistion 1917 East, beginning at post
marked No. U. 8. Survey No. l39, whence
bears the 8. W. corner post No. 4 OF the
Niagara U. S. Survey No. 125 s. As W. 10 feet.
the X section corner on North line Of Section
ST. l6, N. r. 81 Z. N. ID. NJ. N. 29' ~ w..
distant / ,1S8 feet; and running thence from
said post No l, LIST course, N. 564' Z. 1.6OO
feet to post No. 2; thence, I'd course. N. 33tio
W. at $50 feet cross lode line 800 feet to post
No. 8; thence, Sd course. 8. 56H' W. l.600 feet
to post No. 4; thence, 4th course. $. 33a' Z.
at $50 feet point of location on lode line 800
feet to post No. l, the place of beginning I;
area, IL 1-l00th acres excluding from the
above survey the following described surface
RfOuuu, Dtlnp pOTtlbuB VI tHO NidkbTb " D.
survey No. l25, the south Comstock U s. Sur
vey No. SO, aud the Succor Mill and Mining
CompAnys Y. s. Survey No. 131. to-wit:
Niagara U. 8. Survey No l25, be-
ginning at post No. OF the Leo U. S. Survey
No. l39. Lot A, and running thence. LIST course.
n. Sc ts 4. 81 feet to the southerly line Of the
Niagara U s. Survey No. l25; thence along
said south boundary, I'd course. N. 46As f..
l73 feet TO post No OF said U. 8. Survey No.
la5: thence. Sd course N. 434' W. on east
boundary of said U. 8. Survey No. l25 274 feet
To the N. W. boundary of ths Leo U. S. Sur
vev No. l39; thence ON said N. W. boundary,
4th course. 8. 5GHs W. 143 feet to pos, No. Of
Leo u s. SURVEY No. 139; thence, 5th course,
y. 33Ias 4. 800 feet to the place of beginning:
containing ll-l00ths acres; South Comstock k
U. 4. Survey No. So, beginning at post No.
U. s. Survey No. Ss. and running thence. list
course, s 46Ae W. 1893 feet to s. L. boundary
OF the Leo U. 8. Survey No l39; thence, I'd
course n. 56he Z. 100 feet to the N. l..
boundary Of said u. 8. Survey No. 80: thence
on said N. 4. boundary, Sd course, N. 43 ~ w.
IS feet to the place of beginning; containing
7-lO0ths OF an acre Snccor Mill and Mining
Compsny's U. q. survey No. 1871. beginning at
the point Of intersection of the N. + boun-
Diary Of said U. y. Survey No. l3l with the
N. W. boundary Of the Leo U. s. Survey No.
l39, whence bears post No. 2 OF S. Survey
No. I3i n. AGO W.. distant l,54l feet. and the
n W. corner post No. 3 Of the Leo U. r Survey
No I39. Lot b. y. 5Gk' E., dis ant $50 feet.
and running thence from said intersection.
LIST course. 8. Sc ~ W. 205 feet to 3. W. boun-
dairy of U. s. Survey No 1871; thence on said
=. W. boundary. I'd course, 3. 49, Z. 3O7 feet
To s. L. boundary of the Leo U 5. Survev No.
l39: thence ON said 8. L. boundary, Sd course,
N. 56 W L. 205 feet to N. Z. boundary of U. 4.
Survey No. 1871; thence on said N. 4. boundary
Attn course, N. 46e W. 307 feet to the place of
beginning; containing l 4l-lO0ths acres
leaving for said Leo Company's U. s. Survey
n V-.k A
aud Lot No 139. b. described ~ follows, to-
wit: Lot l39. A. beginning At post No. OF the
Niagara u. y. Survey No. 12S, and running
thence, LIST course, N. 46ASE 20 feet to post
No. U. s. Survey No. ss thence. I'd course.
s. &3hS 4. IS feet to s, 4. boundary Of Leo U.
:. Survey No. l39: thence. Sd course. N. 56Ia
Z. 655 feet to s. W. boundary of U. s. Survey
No. l3l; thence on said S. W. boundary, 4th
course, N. 4Ge W. 307 feet to N. W. boundary
Of said U. s. Survey No. l39; thence. 5th
course, S. 56,so W. 663 feet to the N. Il. boun-
dairy OF the Niagara U. 3. Survey No. 125;
thence on said N. L. boundary, 9th course. s..
43a4s E. T4 feet to the place Of beginning;
containing 4 5o-l00ths acres; Lot b. beginning
at post No q OF Leo U. &. Survey No. l39. and
running thence, LIST course, b. 56r' w. b2j
feet to the N. Z. boundary Of the Succor Mill
and Mining Company's U s. Survey No. lSi
thence along said boundary, I'd course, N.
46s W. 307 feet; thence. Sd course. N. 561as Z.
$50 feet to post No. Of U. 8. Survey No. 1879;
thence, 4th course, 3. 33hs L. 800 feet to the
place OF beginning; containing 8 s2.lc0ths
acres. Bearing from the true meridian mag
netic variation l6 W East. Said mining claim
Is bounded on the south by the Niagara and
South Comstock mines, and on the north,
east and west by unknown claimants.
The location OF this mine 10 duly recorded
in the Recorders office Of Storey county. Ne
vads. in Book d, page S3j. Of Gold Hill
Records.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion Of said Leo Lode, Leo Mining Com
panyis mine, or said mining ground as
hereinbefore described. are required to hle
their adverse claim with the Register Of
tho United States Land Office, at Carson
City, in the State of Nevada. during
the sixty days period Of publication
hereof, or they will be barred by virtue OF
the provisions Of the Statute.
G. N HARRIS, Register.