The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-10-06
Application for Patent.
CNIrED- srArEs LANp OrrIeE.

Las CRuoE8 n, NJ, Sept. q, 1883. (
Notice is hereby given that Benson,
Chandler. Thomas & Co., Michael Gro.
min, aud Geo. Il. Barber. by Chandler
Il liough, their attorneys in fact
whose POST Office address is White Oaks,
lincoln County, N. NJ, have this day
filed their application for patent for IF.
teen hundred linear feet Of the Little Nell
mine or vein bearing gold and silver. with
surface ground six hundred feet in
width, situated in White Oaks mining
camp, county of Lincoln, and territory
of New Mexico, and in township 8,
! south Of Range l2. east, OF New Mexico,
p. " the official field notes Of survey being
as follows, to-wit
Commencing at the location stake nj
this claim (ascertaincd to be fifty feet south
% degrees 30 minutes east from centre Of
discovery shaft) runs south 81 degrees 40
min. east, two hundred and fifty feet, and
intersect the southeasterly end line Of
claim at original south end entire monu-
ment, III which point is erected II stone
monument lSXl2x5 inches, for memorial
Of starting point Of survey for exterior
lines of claim, facing longitudinal cxten-
sion of claim, neatly chiseled with the
letters on flat top II. y ;. r for Lit
tie Nell starting point. Thence run south
tN NfEANtn ~ AAAltAlA'H lATAf NlAltf lNAAiNNAiEA
feet to stone monument 22tNl6X3 inches
facing longitudinal extension of claim for
southeast corner. neatly chislod L.. n. :.
f." Thence north "a degrees AZ minutes
west fifteen hundred feet to Il stone mo
umcnt 34X17Xi inches facing the longitude
nal extension Of claim. for northeast cor
ner, neatly chisscllcd Il. y. \. E.
Thence south - degrees 90 minutes west,
six hundred feet to u stone monument
24Xl6N4 inches facing the longitudinal ex-
tension of claim for northwest corner,
neatly chiselled H.. \. n. ". Thence ) 81
degrees 80 min. east. fifteen hundred feet
to a point where IS erected a stone lnOnu-
ment facing Longitudinal! extension Of
claim X inches for southwest corner,
neatly chiselled witt the letters IL. \. :.
w. Thence rum north rs degrees 20 min.
east, two hundred and ninety-nine feet
and six inches to g point . inches north
81 degrees 30 minutes west Of stone mon
ument established AS memorial of starting
point. Connection of survey: From the
northwest corner of the town site Of White
Oaks. as established by Geo. H. Barber,
l., ). Deputy Surveyor. north IL degreea
~ min. west, 1900 chains 10 monument
established as northeast corner OF Home
stake claim. Thence north 20 degrees, 7
minutes east, 1854 chains " monument
established as southeast corner of this claim
Magnetic variation IL degrees 81 min.
east containing 20; GO acres.
The location Of this mine is recorded in
the Recorders office at Lincoln, county of
Lincoln, in book j page Isl Of the min
ing records.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
\ auy portion of said Little Nell mine or sur.
face ground are required 10 file their ad-
verse claims with the Register Of the
United States Land Office at Las Cruces,
in tGe territory of Now Mexico during the
sixty days Of publication hereof or thcT
will be barred by virtue Of the provisions
Of the statutes.
GEO, u. BOWMAN.
Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice Of application for patent BE- pub
lished for the period of siXty days ten
consecutive weeks} in the LEADER, a
weekly newspaper published at White
Oaks, in the county Of Lincoln. n. NJ.
GEO. d. BOWMAE.
j0wll Register.