Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-05-01
Application for Patent.
LAND OFFICE BOISE Cry, !
April IL, 1856. !

A# M ~. 3. LAND OFFICE BOISE CITY,
April IL. 1885,. !
n Office IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ELMI.
~ ra Silver Mining Company, by John Brown it's
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, 900 feet wide, being
Lot No. 81 A. aud five 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 surve file in this Office with
magnetic variation 10 deg. 80 min. East as follows:
Commencing at 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 as the old Banner shaft. or
discovery shaft" and running thence in an east
ery direction 1900 feet to similar stake post on
the line oil said lode marked East Center Stake,
together with GOO feet In width the entire length of
said ciaim being 800 feet in width on each side
the center or middle Of said lode, at the surface,
said surface ground being marked and described
follows HI Z
Commencing 1t the west end center post or stake
on which s posted the original notice of relocation
BY the Eimira Silver Mining Company and running
thence In southerly direction 300 feet to post
marked IS. w, thence running in an easfery di-
rection 1000 feet to post marked Is E. thence in
northcrly direction across the east center en-
post or stake 900 feet to post marked m E.,''
thence in westerly direction 1900 feet to post
marked IN. w - thence in sontherly direction
Soo feet to west center end post stake, the place
OF beginning.
This location also covers and includes what is
known as the big Cropping's' and said mine or
Banner lode, being situated about 80 miles in o
north easterly direction from Idaho City, and about
one mile in north easterly direction from the
stean 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
/ 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 Creek with the Main Greek at post running
thence N. rs deg. So min, E. 440 feet to post.
thence N. 67 deg 2755 feet to post thence South
% deg. l6 mn E. 5745 feet to another post with a
mound of stone in the bed of the right fork of
Bear Creek thence N. 50 deg. 03 min. w. down along
south side Of mill site 100 feet to the place of be-
gining, embracing area of five acres, the north
line OF said mill site being 39507 feet distant from
the south 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 Claim which joins the said Banner
| claim the West
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Register.
dire It that this notice be published in the Idaho
Worlds the newspaper published nearest said min
ing claim, for the period of sixty days
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Register.
Idaho City, April 16, 'S5. 2m.