Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-05
Application for Patent.
U. S. LAED OFFICE BOISE CRY, l
f4 April II. 1856.

U. 5. LAED OFFICE BOISE CITY,
F April II. 1855.
N Office Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ELMI-
~ ra Silver Mining Company, by John Brown its
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
tie lode and surface ground. coo feet WIDE being
Lot No. 81 A, and 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
magnetic variation 10 deg 80 min. East follows:
Commencing at a 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 '.old Banner shaft" or
"discoveay shaft" and running thence in an east
erly direction 1900 feet to similar stake post
the line oil 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 G. inter- post or stake
on which is posted the original notice Ct relocation
by the Elmira Silver Mining Company and running
thence in southerly direction 800 feet to post
marked "S. w, thence running in easterly di-
rection 1900 feet to post marked S E,n thence in
northerly direction across the east center end
post or stake. 600 feet to post marked IN. E.
thence in westerly direction 1900 feet to post
marked IN. W !" thence in sontherly direction
800 feet to west center end post stake the place
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 Elmra Silver Min
ing Company. Also the mill site ON which stands
the Banner Min and known the Banner Mill SITE
located in triangular shape. Immediately above the
II notion of what formerly called Wolverine
Gulch and Smiths Fork and between them des-
cribed follows:
Beginning at the junction of the right fork of
Bear Greek with the Main Greek at post running
thence N. rs deg. 53 min. e. 4i0 feet to q post.
thence N 81 deg. 275 feet to post thence South
26 deg. 16 min E. 57+5 feet to another post with
mound of stone in the bed of the right fork of
Bear Creek thence n. SO deg. o3 min. w. down along
south side OF mill site 200 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 or Claim which joins the said Banner
claim 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 l6, 's5. 2m.