Douglas Island news., 1899-04-19
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

PUBLICATION NOTICE.
 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, 1899.
 Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of Chapter six of Title Ihirty-two ot the Re- Yised Statutes of the United States, J. |: Corbus, the agent and attorney in fact of Thomas Mein, whose Post Office address IS Douglas, Alaska, and claiming htteen hum dred Q5UO) linear feet of the Mineral Queen vein, lode or mineral deposit, bearing gold with surface ground six hundred (6OO) feet in width lying und being situated within the Harris Mining District, District of Alaska, IS about to make application t0 the United States for 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 field-nOteS of survey thereof, now filed in the office of the Register of the Dis trict of lands subject to sale at Sitka, Alas ka, which tield-notes of survey describe the boundaries and extent of said claim on the surface, with magnetic variation at 29 deg. 30 m. East, us follows, to wit:
 MINERAL SURVEY NO. "3i2".
 Field Notes Mineral Queen Lode Claim. Survey commenced Nov. 9th, 1S96 Prior to commencing this survey, set the inStru- ment Ca YOung's Engineers Transit, having q inch needle) on the end line of the Ready RmlIi0n lode claim, C'S 1OS''), between cor nerS and ;, and ascertain the magnetic var iation to be 29 deg. 30 m. East of North, the same as given in the official Survey of said claim. ,
 Beginning at corner No. 1 identical with a Cor. of the Location, situate on the south east end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim, IS. 1O3), x. 45 deg. E. and 30 feet distant from post of said Ready Bullion Lode Claim, whence U. s. Mineral Monument No. bears N: B deg. 54 m., " 5SS5.7 feet distant. Set post it. long, 1 ins: square, , it. in ground; mound lmpract,, Thence x. 45 deg, E. Var. 29 deg; 30 m. E. 25OOO feet Post No. 8, Ready Bullion lode claim, (S. 1O3l. 27O0O feet Cross railroad tract course Northwest. 3OO.OO feet to Cor. No,2 identical with a 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, in mound of stone, Scribed "2-S 3l2--Miner- al Queen. Thence s. 70 deg. 30 m. E.. Var. 29 deg. 3O m. E. 5000 feet Cross inclined plat form, 6 feet wide, course \: E. tunnel, the trend of which is $. 1915 ". aims F. 63 feet long bears s. 1915 W. 45 feet distant. 2OO.OO feet To Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. of the location, Established on the shore of GastineauX Channel, at Mean high water. Set post it. long, 4 inS. square, Z 1t; III ground in mound of stone. Scribed--"3-S. 3i2; Mineral Queen"
 Thence s. 2S deg. I5 m E. Var. 29 deg. 30 m. E. 635. .0O feet A tunnel, the trend of which is N S5 deg. w. aims. X F for the first so feet, and , for 42O feet total length 5OO feet. Bears N. S5 deg. W. 72 feet distant 5000 feet Center of ground aims. 90 l25 feet, from which the surface debris has been removed by sluicing, bears s. 61 deg, 45 m. W. BIO fit. dist. 1145.OO feet Cross Creek feet wide course North East. l3OO.OO feet To Cor. No 4, identical with q corner of the location eS- tabliShed on the shore line of GaStiueauX Channel, at Mean high water. Set-pOSt 1t. long inS. square, , ft. in ground, in mound of stone. Scribed "4-S Si2-AlneTal Queen"
 Thence s. 45 deg. W. Var. % deg. 30 m. E. 57l.5O feet To Cor. No. ,. identical with Cor. of the location. Set post ft. long, ins. square ft. in ground, Mound impracticabe scribed "5--S S42--Mineral Queen."
 E. 25O.OO feet Cross small creek, , feet wide, course North East. 10000 feet Cross Plume IS inS. wide, course North, used for sluicinG debris. 129290 feet To Cor. No. G. identical with Cor. of the location. Set post it. long, ins. square, 2 fit in ground, mound impracti- cable; Scribed "G--S.-3i2 Mineral Queen"
 Thence N. 70 deg. 30 m. W. Var. 29 deg. 30 m. E. 10000 feet To Cor. No. Y identical with a East end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim IS. 103l whence post No. of said Ready Bull lion lode claim, bears s. 45 deg. w. 30 feet distant. Set post 4 it. long, ins. square, it.. in ground mound impracticable;-Scrib - $. S42-Mineral Queen"
 Thence \. 45 deg, E. Var. 20 deg. 30 m. E. claim, (S. 1OS. ) 3OOOO feet To Cor. No. l, '" the place of beginning. Survey completed Nov. 5, '9S. Total Area Acres 19.2i9i.
 This survey of the Mineral Queen Lode l meuts found on the ground.
 This survey was made with YOuuG'S En- gineer's transit, having a five inch needle, and horizontal vernier reading to single minutes.
 The courses were deHected from the true meridian, as determined by retracing the South East end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim (S. 1OS), adjoining the location ot this survey.
 The distances were measured with a 100 feet steel tape line. the office of the Recorder of Juneau Record ing District, Book page at Juneau, Alaska, the presumed general course or direction ot 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- lows to wit: On the Northerly end by the Ready Bullion lode claim. On the EaSterly side by GastineauX Channel. On the 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 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. s. Land Office at Sitka in the District of Alaska, they will be barred, in virtue of the provisions of ''''" '''''"'e' JOHN ". DUDLEY,
 Register.
 Dated and posted on the ground, this Eleventh day of February, 1899.
 Witnesses,
 ROBT. J. WILLIS,
 k. k. BERTRAM.
 Eirst mn ubIicotion March 1Sg9