Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-05-29
Application for Patent.
U. S. LAND OFFICE BOISE cITY, !
April IL, 1855. i

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April II, 1855.
M Office Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ELMI-
IN ra Silver Mining Company. by John Brown its
President and General Manager, whose postofice
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
tt e lode and surface ground, 600 feet wide being
Lot No. 81 A. and five acres OF 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 file in this Office with
magnetic variation 10 deg. 80 min East follows:
Commencing at stake or post on which isposted
the notice OF relocation. at point QUE hundred
feet in westerly direction from the shaft sunk
said lode, known the '-old Banner SHAFT or
discovery 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 ON each side from
the center or middle Of said lode, at the surface
said surface ground being marAed and described as
follows:
Commencing at the west end nter post or stake
on which is posted the original notice + relocation
by the Eimira Silver Mining Company and running
thence in a southerly direction 800 feet TO post
marked rs. W.. thence running in an easterly di-
rection 1900 feet to post marked .S e. thence in
northerly direction across the east center end
post or stake Coo feet to post \ arked IN E.
thence in westerly direction 1900 feet to a post
marked IN. W. thence in a soiitherly direction
$40 feet to west center end post or stake the place
of beginning.
This location also covers and includes what ia
known as the big Groupings" and said mine or
Banner lode, being situated about 81 miles in .
north eastery direction from Idaho City and about
one mile in q north easterly direction from the
steam quartz mill owned by the Elmra Silver Min
ing Company. Also the mill site which stands
the Banner Mill and known the Banner Mill site,
located In triangular shape, diately above the
ii bction of what 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. 50 mn E. 40 feet to u post.
thence n 67 deg. 275 feet to post thence South
26 deg Is min. E. 574.5 feet to another post with
mound of stone in the bed of the right fork of
Bear Creek thence N SO deg. 03 min. W. down along
south side of Eiil site 700 feet the place be-
ginirg embracing of five acres the north
line OF said mill site being 395o7 feet distant from
the SO tn west corner of the Banner lode surface
ground
Said Mining Claim and Mill site being of record
in The Office of the County Recorder at Idaho City
in the county and territory aforesaid
The nearest known location being the Silve Chief
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.
EDwD. L. CURTIS.
Register
| Idaho City, April 16. 'S5. 2m.