Douglas Island news., 1899-03-29
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

Notice of the Application of Thomas Meiu, a citizen of the Uui,ed States, ior United States Patent
 United States Land Office at Sitka, Alaska, EeSruary 20. 1899.
 Notice is hereby given, that iu pursuance r,f Chapter six of Title yhirty-twO of the Re- vised Statutes of the United States" J. r: CorbuS the agent and attorney in fact of Th0Tnns Alein whose Post Office address is Douglas, Alaska, and claiming fifteen hum dred Q5UO) linear feet of the Mineral Queen vein, lode or mineral depoSlt, 3ear6HE SaG6I go;u with surface ground six hundred l6lOl feet m width lying and being situated within the Harris Mining District, District Of Alaska. IS about to make application to the 0nlted States for patent for the said Mining Claim, which k more fully described as to meteS and bounds by the official plat herewith posted, nud hv the field-nOteS of survey thereof, now fled in the office of the Register of the Dis trict of lands subject tO sale at Sltka; Alas ka. which teld-nOteS of survey describe tue boundaries and extent of said claim on the surface with magnetic variation at 29 deg. 30 m. East, aS follows, to wit:
 MINERAL SURVEY NO. "$i2".
 Field Notes Mineral Queen Lode Claim. Survey commenced Nov 5th. 1896; Prior 10 commencing this survey, l set the inStru- ment Ca Youug'S Engineers Transit, having a , inch needlel on the end line Of the Ready Bullion lode claim, t''S. lc@'N, between cor uers and ,, and ascertain the magnetic var iatiOU 70 be % deg. $J m. East of North, the same aS given in the official Survey cf saId claim.
 Beginning at corner No identiea! with Cor. of the Location. situate on the south east end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim, (S. 1OS). \. 45 deg. E. and 5D feet distant from post Of said Ready Bullion Lode Claim, ,whsuce E S Mineral Monument No. bears \. 5S deg. 5i m.. W 5SS57 feet distant. Set post it. long, iuS square, fJ. in ground, mound !mpract- icable Scribed ''l-S. %t2, Mineral Queen: 256OG feet Post No. 3. Ready Bullion lode claim (S. lU3l. greco feet Cross railroad tract. course Northwest. $9O.GO feet to Cor. No 2 identical with Cor. of the location, Established on the shore line of the Gasti- meuux Channel. al Mean high water. Set post | it. long, iuS. square, II. ln ground. al Queen. Thence :. 70 deg. 3Q m: E.. Var. % deg. 3D n. E. 5000 feet Cross inclined plat form, feet wide, course \: b. tunAei, the trend of which k =. 1915 ". dimSS r.. 65 feet long bears <. 1915 W. 45 feet distant. 2DOOO feet To Cor. No 8, identical with Cor: of the location, Established on the shore or GastineauN Channel at Mean hISh, water, ft Set post tt. lOng, | InS. square, / tt; m ground, in mound of stone. Scrlned--""-S. S42: Mineral Queen
 Thence $. 28 deg l5 m. E.. Var. 29 deg. go m. F.. 63j.OO feet A tunnel, the trend of which is \. S5 deg. W. aims. x r. for the first 6O ieet, and : for 20 feet total length 3vO feet. Bears \. S5 deg. ". 72 feet distant. oi0CO feet Center of ground aims. 5J x l20 feet, from which the surface debris has been removed, by SlUiciug. bears S- 6l deg, 45 m- W. 3lO It. dist. ll45.OO feet Cross Creek feet wide 
 {, identical with corner of the location eS- tablShPd Ou the shore line of GaStineauX Channel. at Mean high water. Set post 1T; long iuS.- square, tt. in ground, in mound of stone Scribed "4-S. 3l2--Miueral Queeu." Thence \. 45 deS. W. Var. 29 deg. 30 m. E. 5I4.5O feet EoCor. No 3. identical with Cor of the location. Set post f.. long, ins. square. , il. in ground, Mound impractiCable, Scribed "5--S 342--Miueral Queen"
 Thence \ -29 deg. 70 m. w. Var. % deg. 30 m. F.. 25O.OO feet Cross small creek, feet wide, kluue Sins. wide, course North, used for Sluicing debris. l292 90 feet To Cor. No. 6, identical with Cor. of the location. Set post 1t. long, 4ius- square, ft in ground; mound impractl- cable: Scribed "6--S.-3i2 Mineral Queen"
 Thence \. 70 deg. 3O m. W: Var. 29 deg. $0 m E. 10000 feet To Cor. No. :, identical with a Cor of the location, situated on the South East end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim ES. 1O3I whence post No. of said Ready Bnl- lion lode claim, bears .. +3 deg. w. 'O feet distant. Set post fl. long, ins: square, 7 1t. in ground, mound impracticable:-ScrIb ITS. 3i2-MinerGl QneeD.
 Thence \. a deg, E.. Var. 29 deg. %0 m: E. 25O.OO feet Post No. 1, Ready Bullion lode claim, (S. 1OS. ) 3O0OO feet To Cor. No. |; the place of beginning Survey completed Nov. ,. 'g8. Total Area Acres l9.244:
 This survey of the Mineral Queen Lode Claim, is identical with the location monu- meutS found on the ground.
 This survey was made with a YOungS En- gineerS transit having a five inch needle. aud a horizontal yernier reading to slngie minutes.
 The courses were deheCtcd from the true meridian, as determined by retracing the South East end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim (S. 1uS). adjoining the location of this survey.
 The distances were measured with 100 feet steel tape line. -,
 The said Mining Claim being of record iI the.ofice of the Recorder of Juneau Record ing District Book page , at Juneau, Alaska, the presumed general course or direction Of the said Mineral Queen vein, lode or minera! deposit being shown upon the plat posted herewith, as near as can be determined from fifteen hundred L150Ol linear feet thereaf, to- gether with the surface ground shown upon fhe 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 GaStineauN Channel. On the South and West by an extension of the Delta lode claim. the said claim being designated aS Survey No. 3f2 in the official plat posted here
 Any and all persons claiming adversely tho mining ground. yein- lode, premises. or any portT0n thereof SO described surveyed, plat led and applied for, are hereby notified that unless their adverse claims are duly fleC as according to law, and the regulations Hereunder within the time prescribed by Eayzlyyith the Register of the U. S.-LanC Office at Sftka in the District of AlaslSa, they vgiIT be barred. il virtue of the provisions o said Statute- ,,,~, VT, ,>rr,,r iiIy
 Register.
 Dated aud posted on the ground thf