The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-03-30
No. 1858.
Notice Of Application for Patent
HELENA. Montana. March /. 1895

Fling. whose DOSt OIuCV L Is ' lISluIt D.
CITY. Madison county Mont. has made appii-
cation to the United States for patent to the
following described mining claims and mill
sites. to-wit. the Apex lode claim. the AplX
| mill site. the Easton lode claim, the Easton
Fraction lode claim. the American lode
claim. Bonanza lode claim. American and
Ronza mill sites. and the Easy Street lode
clam. situated in the Browns Gulch (unor-
ganiZed1 mining district. Madison county
Montana. containing 1871 acres. winch
said claims and mill sites are FULLY described
as to metes and sounds by the official plats
herewith posted. and by the field notes OF
the surveys thereof. now filed III the office
OF rhe register of the district OF lands sub
1ect TO entry and sale at Helena. Montana.
which field notes of surveys describe the
boundaries and eXtent OF SAID claims on the
surface. with magnetic variations 10 de-
grpes 80 mlnutes east. as follows. to-Wlt;
Survey No. asp A.-Apex lode.-Com-
mpncing at corner No (which is the north
east corner of said claim, from which cor
ner. the section corner common to sections
8. 4. SO. and 81. in townships q and I south.
. range 5 west. bears north Is degrees 30 min
! utes east. 1854 feet. thence running south
% degrees O5 minutes west. 312 feet to cor
ner No. 9. a granite stone 20XSX6 inches
10 inches deep. marked 2-43l2 A.: Thence
north 80 degrees N5 minutes west 1000 feet
to corner No. 8. a granite stone 24X12No IN
ches, 1G inches deep. marked 3-4o12 A.:
! utuCc l 20 H. W. S"'Ns
600 feet to corner No.. 4. a granite stone
26x14x5 inches. IS inches deep. marked
ASP A.: Thence south 30 degrees % MIN
utes east. 1888 feet to corner NO. D.. inter-
Sc ctlon of side lines of Ontario lode (un-
surved). a granite stone 2OX1+X6 inches. Is
inches deep. marked 5-4512 A.: Thence
south % degrees OF minutes east. along
west side line of Ontario lode. (unservevedl
AL. 6 feet to corner No. l and place OF begin
nlng. containing an area OF 1865 acres: the
presumed general course or direction OF
the said Apex VEN. lode or mineral deposit
being shown upon the plat posted here
with. as near as can be determined from
the present developments. this claim be-
ing tor 1900 linear feet thereof together
with the surface ground shown upon tne
official plat posted herewith. said VEIN. lode
and mining remlses hereby sought to be
patented being bounded as follows. to-wit:
On the north by the Ontario (unsurvedl. on
the east bv the Faston. survey No. 4ol3 A.:
Said Ontario CLAIM being owned by Ed.
Trout and the heirs Of John Trout. de-
ceased. said claim being for % feet wester-
w from discovery shaft. and 14,2 easterlY
from said discovery shaft. along said vein
or lode. and said claim being designated as
survey No. 45l2 A. in the official plat post
ed herewith:
Also, survey No. 4513 A.-Easton Lode.
Commencing at corner No. l. a granite
stone 24XlOX5 inches. 16 inches deep.
marked 1-45l3 A. from whence the corner
common to sections 3. 4. SO and "a tn town
ships 6 and 7 south. range 3 west. bears
north 10 degrees 80 minutes east. $40 feet:
Thence south "A degrees 50 min. eaSt.along
south side line of survey No. 4ol6, 6S6S 1t:
to corner No. 2. a granite stone 2OXlGXo
inches. ID inches deep, marked 2-4ol3 A.
thence south % degrees o. minutes west.
along the northwest end line OF survey NO.
45l7. 81 feet to corner No. D.. a granite
stone 2OX14X6 inches. 10 inches deep.
| marked 3-4313. A: Thence north % de-
5 grees 10 minutes west. 656 ! feet to corner
, No. 4. a quartzite stone 24Xl2x6 ms. l6 ms.
! deep. marked 4-4513, A.: Thence north "A
degrees AZ MINUTES west. I9l feet to corner
No. 5. a granite stone 24XSx6 inches. 16
inches deep. marked 5-45l3 A.: Thence
i, north % degrees O3 minutes east: along
southeast end line OF survey No. 4al2 A.
! $50 feet to corner No. 6. a granite stone
t 22xl4x6 inches. Is inches deep. marked
6-4513 A: Thence south "a degrees 4S min
, utes east, 791 feet to SAID corner NO. l.
a place of beginning. containing an area OF
: is 46 acres: the presumed general course or
=, direction of the said Easfon VEN. lode or
! mineral deposit beng shown upon the plat
: posted herewith. as near can be deter
, mined from the present developments. TINS
t claim being tor 1447.T linear feet thereof to-
: gether with surface ground shown upon the
r official plat posted herewith. SAID VEN: lode
and mining premises hereby sought to be
patented being designated as survey No.
45l3 A IN the official plat posted herewith
. and is bounded as follows, on the north ny
D the Ontario. (unsurvedl owned 6y Ed'
u Trout and the heirs of John Trout. by the
5 die lode, Ed. Trout and estate OF and
. heirs OF john Trout claimants. on
7 the east by the Easton fraction and on the
:; south by the Bonanza, survey No. 4o'5 A.
Also. survey No. 45l4 A.-Amerlcau
. Lode-Cormencing at the northwest cor:
- ~~o-s&o 4,o lnvCvS inNhna III
inches deep, marked 1-4ol4 A. being corner
No. l.. from whence the section corner com
mon to sections 3. 4. SO. and "a in townships
6 and I south. range 3 west. bears nortn ~
! degrees So 1-2 minutes east. 6l74.2 1eet
thence south Al degrees "a minutes east
4515 A. 94S. 6 feet to corner No. 2. q granite
stone 2Oxl0x6 inches. Is inches deep
marked 2-4514 A.: Thence south 10 degrees
40 minutes west. 400 feet to corner NO; .
a granite stone 2Ox9xo inches. IL inches
deep. marked 3-4514 A.: Thence north d
degrees ID minutes west. 9aS feet to corner
No. 4, a quartz stone 2Oxl2xG inches /;
inches deep. marked 445l4 A: Thence
north 30 degrees 90 minutes east, 600 fee'
to corhey No. l. place OF beginning. con.
tanning an area of 1897 acres. the presumed
general course or direction OF the sale
American vein. lode or mineral deposit be
ing shown upon the plat posted herewltt
as near as can be determined from tbt
present developments. this claim heing fol
92S linear feet thereof together with sur
face ground shown upon the Official p!!a'
posted herewith, said vein. lode and min
ing premises hereby sought to be patenteo
being designated as survey No. ASIA A II
the official plat posted herewith and ii
" bounded as follows. on the north by tht
Bonanza claim. being survey No. 4ol5 A
on the southeast by the Bullion, claimants
unknown. on the northwest by the Loain
claimants unknown.