Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-05-12
Application for Patent.
o. s. LAND OFFICE BOISE CRY, !
EA a9 AEril II, 1885.

II E I'D AHru II, 1885. ]
NJ Office Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ELMI-
~ ra silver Mining Company, by John Brown its
President and Genera! Managers whose p0stofice
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. consisang Of 1900 linear feet oi
u lode aud surface ground, 600 feet wide, being
Lot No. 81 A. aid 1--WE acres OF non mineral nd
not contiguous to said lode for mill Site being
Lot No. " Is. both described in the field notes and
plat of the official survey file in this office with
magnetic variation ~ deg. ~ min East follows
commencing at stake Or post which il posted
the notice OF relocation. at point one hundred
feet III westerly direction from the shaft sunk on
said iode, known as the '-oid Banner SHAFT or
discoveay shaft, and running thence i'll ali east.
eriy direction l5U0 feet TO similar stake or post on
the line OIL said lOde marked East Center stake
together with 600 feet in width the entire length
sala clan being 3v0 feet IN width each side from
the center or middle Of said lode, at the surface
said surfase ground being marked aud described as
follows: M M@ m~ . I
Commencing at the west end inter- post or stake
on winch ls pusie the original notice Relocation
by the Elmira silver Mini Company and running
thence IN snntherly direc. ion 800 feet 10 post
marked ..S W" thence running in an easferly di-
recton 10y ieet 20 post marked - Z, thence III
northeriy direction across the east center end
post or stake. QUO feet to post arked IN T. y
thence i'll westerly direction $500 feet to q post
MAJ ked ~. W ;" thence i'll q southerly direction
ouO ieel 70 west center ed post ssaAe, the pace
OF beginning.
/. This location also covers and includes what is
known as the big Groupings" and said mine or
Banler lode, being situated sbout 81 miles in q
nerth eastery direction from Idaho CITY and about
one mlle IN a north easterly direction from the
steam quartz mill owned by the Llmira silver Min.
ing Company. Also the mil site Oh which stands
the tanner Mill aud known the banner Mill site
located In augnlar shape, imme dsteiy above the
J netlou Of what formerly called Wolverine
Gucn and Smith, Fork and between them des-
cribrd follows:
beginning at the juno ion of the right fork of
Bear Greek with the Main Creek at post running
thence Is deg. 50 min. f. 44J feei to post,
thence n ~ deg. 2i5 feet to post thence south
~ deg l6 min. Z. 57t.5 feet another post with
mound Of stone in the bed OF the right fork of
Bear Creek thence N. SO deg u3 min. W. down along
south side Of iil site TO the place OF be-
gini. g. embracing an area OF five acres the north
ilne OF said mill site being 95U7 feet distant from
the so tn west corner OF the banner loue surface
ground.4M e8 @F& @H
Said Mining Claim and Mill site being of record
IN the Oihce Of the County hecorder at Idaho City
III the county and territory aforesaid.
he nearest known location being the Siye Chef
Mining lode or Claim which joins the said Banner
claim On the West
EDwD. L. CURTIS,
Register.
direct that this notice be published in the Idaho
World, the newspaper published nearest said min.
ing claim, for the period of sixty days.
EDwp. L. CURTIS.
Register
Idaho City, April l6. 'S5. 2n.