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

TIMED STATES LAND OFFICE, TUG U son, Arizona, February 20, 1882. Nstice is hereby given that Benjamin Rinehart, David c. rield aid John Richards, whose postotiice ad- have this day fei their application for patent for 1279 linear feet of the Independence mine, vein or iodc bearing gold and silver, with surface ground 550 feet in width situated and being in the Tombstone Mining District, Cochise county, Ari. zona, known a. d designated by the field ies and official plat on fl in this office as lot No 1Os.
 l he exterior boundaries of said lot No. 10S being as follows, to-wit: variation IT. 53 E.
 Beginning at the center of end of claim at a monument of rocks in which is set post 4x4 inches and feet long, marked "I NJ. c. No 1,'' same being also center of 5 end of Hard Up min ing claim.
 Thence run N 67' Ia W 25O feet, cross SEE side line of East Side mining claim lot No.S9, which bears 43' 45 k 660 feet 10 the N F. corner of the said North Side mining claim, at 276 feet to post 4x4 inches, feet long, marked "I. Nj. c. No ?, ' set in monument of rocks, same being also SW corner of th Hard Up mining claim, also the NE corner of Melzar mining claim.
 Tn nee s. g. 3S W 42 feel cross SEE side line of the East side mining claim, interscct post in mound of cks markcd "E. $. M. c. Eo. Az this line bears 5: 43' 45 W. 6Ii feet to SEE corner tipung on the W line of said Independence claim S g 2S W l219 f,et to a post marked "I M c. No. B. in mound of rocks; from this corner United St ties mineral monument No bears N S0' 2S w 616 feet. Thence run 67' 15' 1S0 feet, cross N end line of MzzcDtop mining claim, which bear 77' 05' E ut 266 feet to post mark II. M. ,O. No. A. in monument of rocks, at 500 feet to post iL monument of rocks marked "I. NJ. C. No. 5.
 Thence run N l1' 45 52 feet and intersect post set in monument of rocks, marked IN k cor M, '' also post ma ked ''SW cor Aunt sally" also post marked INV cor Trinity at 1212 feet, to post iI m0numsnt of rocks marked ''l. M c. No. 6, s same being also NV corner of the Neucleus min ing claim, also SE cor liard Up mining claim.
 Thence x 67' 15 W 274 feet to place of begin ing; containing 15.05 acres. The conflict with the East Side mining claim is .01 of an acre and con hict with the Mizzentop is .l9 of an acre. leaving IA S5 exclusive of 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 COchise county, Arzo- na. in Book IT, page 775 Iran cribed Records
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any DOT. tiOn of said lndep' ndence mine or of said mining ground as htreinabove described, are required c file their adverse claim with the Register of the United States Land Office, at Tucson, Arizona, during the sixty days period of publication here. of or they will be barred by virtne of the provis ion of the statute.
 HENRY COUSINS, Register.
 It is hereby ordered that the regoing notice be published for the period of sixty days in the Daily Epltaph, a newspaper pub i.hed at lombstone A. T., which paper is hereby designated by me at published nearest said claim.
 HENRY COUSINS, Register.