Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-05-15
Application for Patent.
y. 8. LAND OFFrcK BOISE c1rY, |
April II, 1885,


April H. 1885.
N ra Silver Mining Company. BY John Brown its
President and General Manager, whose postofhce
address is Banner, Idaho Territory, has made
application for United States Patent for the
Banner Lode and Mill site,
situate in Banner Mining District, Boise County
Idaho Tereitory, consisting OF 1900 linear feet Of
the lode and surface ground. 600 feet wide, being
Lot No. 81 A, aud 1--WE acres OF non mineral land
not contiguous to said lode for mill site. being
Lot No. 81 B. both described in the field notes and
plat of the official survey on file in this ONCE with
magnetic variation 10 deg 80 min. East follows:
Commencing ata stake or post on which is posted
the notice of relocation. at point Que hundred
feet in westerly direction from the shaft sunk on
said lode, known the t.old Banner SHAFT or
'discoveay shaft" and running thence in an east
erly direction 1900 feet to similar stake post
the line OF said lode. marked East Center Stake,
together with 600 feet in width the entire length of
said claim, being 300 feet in width each side from
the center or middle Of said lode. at the surface
said surface ground being marked and described as
follOws:
Commencing at the west end center post or stake
which Is posted the original notice IF relocation
by the Elmira Silver Mining Company and running
thence in southerly direction 800 feet to post
marked rs. W." thence runn:ng in an easterly di-
rection 1900 feet 70 post marked -. E" thence in
| . northerly direction across the east center end
post stake GOO feet to post marked IN. f., !"
thence ia westerly direction 1900 feet to post
marked IN. W ;, thence in a sontherly direction
Pss'~S
of beginning.
| This location also covers and includes what is
known as the "Big Groupings" and said mine or
Banner lode being situated about 80 miles in
north eastery direction from Idaho City, and about
one mile in a north easterly direction from the
steam quartz mill owned by the Elmira Silver Min
| ing Company. Also the mill site on which STANDS
the Banner Mill and known the Banner Mill site,
located in triangular shape. Immediately above the
Ii notion Of what was formerly called Wolverine
Gulch and Smiths Fork and between them, des
cribed as follows:
Beginning at the junction of the right fork Of
Bear Greek with the Main Greek at post running
thence N. 25 deg. 53 min. E. 440 feet to a post
thence N 81 deg 275 feet to post, thence Soutf
% deg. 16 min E. 5745 feet to another post with
mound of stone in the bed of the right fork o
Bear Greek thence N. SO deg 03 min. w. down alont
south side of mill site 700 feet to the place OF be
gining. embracing area of five acres. the nortf
line OF said mill site being 39507 feet distant from
the so tn west corner of the Banner lode surface
ground.
Said Mining Claim and Mill site being of recort
in The Office of the County Recorder at Idaho City
in the county and territory aforesaid.
The nearest known location being the Silve Chic
Mining lode Claim which joins the said Banne
claim on the West.
EDwD. L. Curtis.
Register.
direct that this netice be published in the Idah
World, the newspaper published nearest said min
ing claim, for the period of sixty days.
EDwD. L. CURTIS.
Il Register.
Idaho City, April l6 s5 2m.