Douglas Island news., 1899-05-10
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

PUBLlOAllON NOllSL'
 Notice of the Application of Thomas Mein, a citizen of the United States, for United States Patent.
 United States Land Office at SitlSa, Alaska, February 20, 1898.
 Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of Chapter six of Title lhirty-two Of the Re- vised Statutes of the United States, J. r: CorbUS, the. agent and att0rney m i iact or Douglas Alaska and claiming fifteen hun dred 15OO) linear feet of the Mlner3l queen vein lode or mineral deposit, bearing gold with surface ground six hundred (6UOl feet m width, lying and being situated within the Harris Mining District, District of Alaska, IS about to make application to the United StnteS for q patent for the said Mining Claim, which is more fully described as to metes and bounds by the official plat herewith posted, and by the feld-noteS of survey thGre0t, now filed in the office of the Register 0i the Dls- trict of lands subject to sale at SitlIa, Alas la which field-uOteS of survey describe the boundaries and extent of said claim on the surface, with magnetic variation at 20 deg. 30 m. East, as follows. to wit:
 MINERAL SURVEY NO. "&i2".
 Field Notes Mineral Queen Lode Claim. Survey commenced Nov. 5th, 1896. Prior to commencing this suryey,l set the inStru- meut, Ca YOung'S Engineers Transit having a , inch needle) on the end hme or the Ready Bullion lode claim, (''S. lOSD, between cor ners and ,, and ascertain the magnetic var iation to be % deg. 30 m East of North, the same as given in the official Survey of said
 Beginning at corner No. identical with Il Cor of the Location, situate on the South east end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim, (S. 1O3) x. 45 deg. E. and 50 feet distant from post of said Ready Bullion Lode Claim, whence U. $. Mineral Monument No. bears N. 53 deg. 54 m., W 5SS5.7 feet distant. Set post it.. long,
 ips square? it. in ground mound lmmPr@Gt mHa@ Thence N I5 deg, E. Var. 29 deg. 3J m. E. 25O.OO feet Post No. 8, Ready Bullion lode claim, (S. 103l. 27O.OO feet Cross rail-road No. ?, identical with q Cor. of the location, established on the shore line of the GaStl- neauX Channel, at Mean high water. Set post it. long, inS, square, It; in ground, al Queen. Thence s. 70 deg. 30 m; F. Var. % deg. 30 m. F.. 5000 feet Cross inclined plat form, 6 feet wide, course \: E. tunnel, the trend of which is $. 1915 W. aims l2, 65 feet long bears $. 1915 W. 45 feet distant. 10000 feet To Cor. No. 3, identical with q Cor. of the location, Established on the shore of GaStineauX Channel, at Mean high water. Set post 1t. long, i inS. square, 1t; in ground, in mound of stone. Scribed--'3-S. 3i2; Mineral Queen
 Thence $. 2S deg. 15 m, E. Var. 20 deg. 30 m. E. 6S5 O0 feet A tunnel, the trend of which is \. S5 deg. ". aims. 8 X 12 for the first so feet, and for 42O feet total length 800 feet. Bears N. S5 deg. w. 72 feet distant. SiOOO feet Center of ground aims: 2O l2o feet, rom iron W by sluiciug, bears $. 6l deg, 45 m. W. BIO 1t. dist. u45.OO feet Cross Creek , feet wide course North East. l3JJGO feet To Cor. No. f. identical with u corner of the location es- tablished on the shore line of GaStineauN Channel, at Mean high water. Set post 1t. long iuS. square, tt. in ground, in mound
 Thence S. 45 deg. W. Var. 29 deg. 30 m. E.. 574.5O feet To Cor No. ,. identical with a Cor. of the location. Set post it. long, iuS. square, it. in ground, Mound impracticabIe, Scribed "5S 3i2--Miueral Queen.'
 Thence x. % deg. 20 m. W. Var. 20 deg. 30 m. E. 25O.OO feet Cross small creek , feet wide, course North East. 4OO.OO feet Cross Plume IS ins. wide, course North used for sIuiclng debris l292 90 feet To Cor. No. 6, identical with Cor of the location. Set post it. long, inS. square, , if in ground, mound impracti- cable; Scribed "6--S.-Sl2 Mineral Queen" GenSS 2e0S feet S tO %S T6 Cor IN No Cor. of the location, situated on the south East end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim IS. 1OSl whence post No. of said Ready Bul- lion lode claim, bears $. 45 deg. w. 90 feet distant. Set post 4 it. long, iuS. square, ? ft. in ground, mound impracticable:-Scribe IS. 3i2-Mineral Queen"
 Thence \. 45 deg. E. Var. 29 deg. 30 m; E. 25OOO feet Post No. 4, Ready Bullion lode claim, (S. 10S. ) $OOOO feet To Cor. No. l" the place of beginning. Survey completed Nov. }, '9S. Total Area Acres 19.249i.
 This survey of the Mineral Queen Lode Claim is identical with the location monu- meutS found on the ground.
 This survey was made with YOung'S En- gineer'S transit. having a five inch needle, and a horizontal Yermier reading to single minutes.
 The courses were deflected from the true meridian, as determined by retraclnG the South East end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim S. 1OS), adjoining the location ot this survey.
 The distances were measured with 100 feet steel tape line.
 The said Mining Claim being of record in the office of the Recorder of Juneau Record ing District, Book page at Juneau, A laska, the presumed general course or direction or the said Mineral Queen vein, lode or mineral deposit being shown upon the plat posted herewith, as near as can be determined from present developments, this claim being for fifteen hundred (15OOl linear feet thereaf, to- gether with the surface ground shown upon the official plat posted herewith, the said vein, lode and mining premises, hereby sought to be patented, being bounded as fol- 1 lows, to wit: On the NOrtherly end by the Ready Bullion lode claim. On the EaSterly side by GastineauX Channel. OTthe south and West by an extension of the Delta lode claim, the said claim being designated as Survey No. 342 in the official plat posted here with.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely the l mining ground. vein, lode, premises or any portion thereof so described, surveyed, plat ted and applied for, are hereby notified that unless their adverse claims are duly filed as according to law, and the regulations hereunder, within the time prescribed by ! Law, with the Register of the U. :. Land Office at Sitka in the District of Alaska, they | will be barred, in virtue of the provisions Of S'''" S'"'"'e' JOHN ". DUDLEY, Register.
 Dated and posted on the ground, this Eleventh day of February, 1899.
 RoBT. J. WILLIS,
 E. k. BERTRAM.
 First publication March 1, 1899. | Last Du ublicatiOn May 8, 1899.