Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-02
Application for Patent.
U. s. LAND OFFICE BOISE CRY.
April ii, 1856

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n Office is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ELMI.
President aud General Manager, whose postofhce
address is Banner. Idaho Territory, has made.
application for United States Patent for the
Banner Lode and Will Site,
situate in Banner Mining District. Boise County
Idaho Tereitory, consisting Of 1900 linear feet OF
u g lode and surface ground. COO feet wide being
Lot No 81 A. AID five acres OF non mineral nd
not contiguous to said lode for mill site, being
Lot No. 81 b both described in the field notes and
plat Of the ofh al survey file In this office with
magnetic variation l9 deg 30 min. East as follows:
commencing Al stake or post on which il ps,stedi
the noiice OF relocation. at a point Que hundred
feet In westerly direction from tue shaft sunk on
said lode, known as the '.cd Banner shaft" or
discovery shaft" and running thence i'll east
eriy direction 1900 feet TO similar stake post on
the hne OF said lode. marked East Center stake
together with 600 feet in width the entire length Of
said ciaini being 300 feet i'll width each side from
the center or mlddl. Of said lode, at the surface
said snrfa ground being marked and described as
follOws:
Commencing at the west end nter post or stake
on which is pos ed the original notice re location
by the Elmira silver Mini g Company and running
thence in sntltherly direction 800 feet to post
marked rs. W. thence RUM. .no III an easteriy di
recton 1900 feet to post ked IS E. thence in
nortncriy direction across the center end
post or stake 6U0 feet to post arked IN .
thence in westerly direction 1900 feet to Lost
mat ked IN. W !" thence in sontherly direction
$40 feet to west center end post or ahe the place
This locaton also covers and includes what in
known az the big Croppings' and ssid mine Or
BANNER lode. being situated about 81 miles in .
north easierly direction from Idaho City. and about
one miit IN north easterly direction from the
steam quartz mill owned by the Elnlira Silver Min
| ing Company. Also the mill site ON which stands
the Banner Mill and known the Banner Mill site,
located III triangular shape mme diaely above the
II nctlon OF what VAS formerly called Wolverine
Guici and smiths Fork and between them des-
cribed as follows
Beginning at the junci of the right fork OF
/ Bear Creek with the Main Greek post running
thence N Is deg. 53 min. Z. 44g feet to a post.
thenes y 67 deg 275 feet to post, thence South
~ deg 10 min. +. 6545 feet to another post with
mound OF stone in the bed of the right fork oi
Bear Creek thence N. SO deg. C3 min. w down along
south side OF mill site 700 feet the place OF be-
ginirg embracing al area of Ave acres the north
line OF said mill site being 3950T feet distant from
| tn so til 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.
| EpwD. L. CURTIS.
Register.
direct that this notice be published in the Idaho
World, the newspaper published neares: said min.
ing claim, for the period Of sixty days.
| EDwD. L. CURTIS.
Register.
Idaho City, April 16, 's5. I'm.