The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1893-10-28
APPLICATION FOR A pATENT.-No. 155.
United States Land Office,
Los Angeles, Cal. October, 3rd, 1898

Notice is hereby given that De Witt C. Jayne,
whose postotfce address is Florida. New York, has
this day filed his application for patent for 1900
linear feet of the Mars Mine win, bearing gold
with surface ground 600 feet in width, situated in
Picacho mining district County of San Diego, and
State of California, and designated by the field
notes and official plat file in this office as lot
number thirty eight $751; said lot 80 being described
as follows, to-Wit:
Beginning at a porphyry stone I2x12x30 in. set
Is IN. IN ground with mound of stones, marked NJ.
N f. e. Qor Mars Norm End Center) identical
with Old location monument at Northwesterly end
OF Ioee Whence an iron wood tree in. in di
ametcr Situated on east side of ravine marked NJ.
, N. E. c. B. T. (for Mars North End Center Bearing
tree), bears S. 454 deg. w. distant 1.64 chains.
remarkable cone-shaped peak called the Sugar
Loaf bears N 81 deg 40 min. E. and hole through
which daylight can be seen in high peak of rock,
called the Picacho and which call the 'Eye of the
Picacho" bears n 754 deg w. and pit or shaft II
X12 fe, and feet deep bears S. % deg. As min. W.
distant Is ks the variation being 13 deg. IA min.
E)
Thence N 55 deg. AZ min. E. along the northern
boundary of Mars Mine 193 chs. to a ravine 10 ks.
wide; 4545 chs, 600 feet to corner No. of Mars,
set light gray waterworn porphyry stone, Sx10x24
in. IS in. in ground in mound of stone mark ed NJ.
,, from which the old N. E. location monument
bears N. % deg 40 min. W. distant sol lks, Eye
of Pcaeho bears N IS deg. % in. West and Sugar
Loaf bears N 374 deg. E. Thence DETECTING 90
deg. 10 min. to the light, S. "a deg. 50 min. E.
along eastern boundary of Mars Mine, e.70 chs. to
ridge, course L. so ks. to ravine chs. to ravne
10 ks wide, course N chs to ravine 25 ks wide,
N. IS deg W; II. IA chs, to placer ravne SO
ks. wide, course n. heads 1.50 chs. S. w; 10 chs.
to road to mine. course S. 65 deg. W.; 16 chs. to
head of placer ravine This ravne has been worked
quite extensively for placer gold; 10 so chs. to
ravine 10 ks. wide, N 65 deg. E.; 10 45 chs.
to ravine cut by water 20 feet deep, Is ks wide,
course n. % deg. E 20.40 chs to brow OF Picacho
Gulch; Il 20 chs to wash in Picacho Gulch, course
N n. E.; 22.20 chs. to South side of Picacho Gulch
2.72 chs. 500 feet to corner No. of Mars Mine,
where is set stone Sx12x30 in Is in in ground in
limo md Of ks rlyp6 toa Eya Of
the Picacho bears n. 6S deg. 81 min. w. and the
Sugar Loaf bears n, 3O3 deg. E and an old placer
mine bears E. 20 ks.
Thence DETECTING 80 deg. Al min. to the right, S.
So deg 43 min. E. along Southern boundary of
Mars Mine 2.17 chs. to base Of hill, course n E.
Enter small fiat extending so ks S.-4.3O chs.
to base of small spur .545 chs. 600 feet to the
previously described Mars South Center End mon
ument; 5.24 chs to 2x4 post u in. out of ground
firmly set and nail head i'll center line; 80 chs.
to top of small spur course N "a deg. West so ks
to fiat of Pcacho ravine; 7.75 chs to ravne, course
n. "a deg. W. to main Picach0 ravne; $50 chs to
2X4 pine post y in above ground on line; 900 chs
goo feet to corner No. OF Mars Mine identical
with old location monument, where is set post
in. in diameter, A feet long, II in. in ground in
monument of stone, marked NJ. (for Mars No. A.
the S. w. corner. This is also the S. Z. corner of
''VenuS" Mine. Whence the whim shaft bears n.
1Ok deg. w :, the forge North Isl deg. w. and Eye
of Picacho n. GAL deg w. and Mineral monument
No. "a at W. corner of the Goshen Mine bears II.
774 deg. Z. Al .0l chs
Thence (angls DETECTED from the right 80 deg 10
min n. "a deg. So min, W. along the western boun
Diary of Mars Mine and the easterly boundary of
Venus Mine, 1.09 chs. to brow of Picacho ravine,
2.42 chs. to South edge of Picacho wash; 2 20 chs
to n edge of PicachO wash; 1903 chs to place
where some placer mines have been worked, eX-
tending east and west chs .35 chs to shaft 6x9,
feet Deep feet west of line; "a chs. to top of
spur, course E.; chs. to point of mouth of tunnel
Venus q ks. W; 30 chs. to ravne 80 ks. wide
course w; 6.67 chs. to brow of ravine, enter min
ing fat; ST chs. to point in fat, where is set
fiat rock, 4Xl2X23 in, IA in. in ground marked NJ
on E. side for Mars) and v on w side (for Venus);
y 10 chs to shaft 6X6 feet II feet deep o. ~ chs
q $50 feet) to corner No. of Mars Mine where is
set post in in diameter, A feet long, II in in
ground in mound Of stones, identical with old loca-
ton monument. This is also n. Z, corner of Venus
Mine. This corner is set in an open space on
ground gently inclining to the N. and about 80
ks. South Of a ravine which courses n. n. E.
ThSnce DETECTING 80 deg. 10 min. to the right
n. So deg 43 min. E. along n. line of Mars Mine,
chs to ravine 20 ks. wide course N; 4.545 chs
600 feet) to the place of beginning containing
20. SO acres.
Magnetic variation Is deg. IA min. East contain
ing 20 36 acres
The location of this mine is recorded in the Re-
corders office of San Diego County, at the City of
San Diego Comfy OF San Diego, State of California.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any por-
ton of said Mars Mine surface ground, re-
qured to file their adverse claims with the Register
of the United States Land Office at Los Angeles in
the County of Los Angeles, California, during the
sixty days period of publication hereof or they will
be barred by the virtue to the provisions of the
Statute. w. H. SEAMANS,
Register.
1t is hereby ordered, that the foregoing Notice of
Application for Patent be published for the period
of sixty days. ten consecutive weeks in the Arizona
SENTINEL, weekly newspaper published at Yuma,
Territory of Arizona. W. H. SEAMANS,
Register.