The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-03-07
MINING APPLICATIONS.
First Publication, Feb. 2i 1852. Application No. I50, fer n Patent to the Independence Mining Claim.


 TINTED STATES LAND OFFICE, TUG U son, Arizona, February 20, 1882 Notice is hereby given that Benjamin Rinehnrt, David c. Field aLd John Richards, whose postoilice ad- dress is Charleston, Cochise county, Arizona, have this day file their application for patert for 1279 linear feet of the Independence mine vein lode, bearing gold and silver, with surface ground $50 feet in width, situated and being in the Tombstone Mining District, C0chise county, Ari- zona, known aud ddesignaled by the field notes and official plat fl e in this office e lot No 10S.
 The exterior boundaries of said lot NO 10S being as follows, to-wit: variation IT. 53 E.
 Beginning at the center of N end of claim at monument of rocks in which is set a post 4x4 inches and feet long, marked 'I M. c. No. 1,'' same being aro center of 5 end of Hard Up min
 Thence run 67' 1s W 25O feet, cross SEE side line of East Side mining claim lot No. s9, which bears N 43' 45 660 feet to the N E corner of the said North Side mining claim, al 276 feet to post 4x4 inches, feet long, marked II. M. c. No. 2, ' set in monument of rocks, same being also SW corner of tn Hard Up mining claim, also the NE coruer of Melzar mining claim.
 Tn nee S. g. 3S' w 42 feet cross SEE side line of the East side mining caim intersect a post in mound of cks marked "E. $. M. c. No. 4" this line bears $. 43' 45 w. 6il feet to SE corner of the said East Si e mining claim; thence con tinuing on thew line of said Independence claim 9 2o w l219 feet to post marked ''I. NJ. C.. No. g. in mound of rocks; from This corner United States mineral monument No. bears N sO' 2S W 676 feet. Thence run 67' l5 1sO feel, cross end line of Mizzcntop mining claim, which bear5 5 " 05 k at 266 feet to post marked "I. NJ. Co. No. f." in monument of rocks, at 5OO feet to post iL monument of rocks marked a. M. c. No. g."
 Thence run N IT. 45' g feet and intcrsect post set in monument of rocks, marked M cor Nj" also post ma, ked "SW cor Aunt sally" also post marked INV cor Trinity ut 1272 feet, to post IL monument of rocks marked Il. M C. No. G., same being also NV corner of ihe Ncueleus min ing claim, also SEE cor Hard Up mining calm. Thence N 67' l5 w 274 feet to place of begin ing; containing 1505 acres. The conflict with the East Side mining claim is .01 of an acre. and con tict with the Mizzentop is .l9 of an acre. leaving l4S5 acres excu-iveof the ground in conflict, be- ing all that is claimed by the applicants for a patent to the Independence lode.
 The notice of location of this mine Is recorded in the recorders office for Cochisc county Arizo- na. in Book IL page 775, Tran cri6ed Records. Any and all persons claiming adversely any DOT ton of said lndep ndence mine or uf said mining l ground as htreinabove described, are required 10 | fife their adverse claim with the Regis er of the | United States Land Oflce, at Tucson, Arizona, during the sixty days period of publication here of or they win be barred by vrtne of the provis | ion of the statute.
 HENRY COU SINS, Register It is hereby ordered that the regeing notice be published for the period of sixty days in the Daily Epitaph, newspaper pub i-hed at Tombstone | A. T., which paper Is hereby designated by me as | published nearest said claim.
 HENRY COUSINS, RegistLr.