Stikeen River journal., 1899-01-07

bearing quartz. the original of said protest being on file in the office of the Surveyor General of Alaska, at Sitka.
 We beg to report that we have made diligent enquiry in regard to the pre- sent location or whereabouts of the said Wilson Foster, and are unable to find the said Wilson Foster or ascertain where he is. That from the best in- formation we are able to obtain he has long since abandoned said claim and left the territory of Alaska, leav- ing no one, so far as we are able to as- certain, to represent him in this or ally other matter. Being therefore unable to make service on him personally of any notice to appear and prosecute his said petition and protest, we caused the notice herein referred to as ex A, to be published in the Stikeen River Journal. weekly newspaper, printed and pulp lished at Wrangel, Alaska. and of gen. eral circulation in the District of AL aska and the territory adjacent there- to, addressed to "Whom it might con- cern." We have, however, made diligent and thorough investigation as to the merits of said claim and protest. and find the same to be wholly frivolous and without merit, and that said claim has long since been abandoned by the said Wilson Foster
 We beg leave to further report, that finding that prior to our appointment as TOwnsite Commissioners. on the ', s, 9 and 10 of July, 1891. George w. and Charles w. Garside, Deputy U. $. Surveyors, acting under actual or supposed authority so to do, made a survey of the exterior boundaries of the townsite of Wrangel and made a plat and field notes of said survey, a copy of which. we are in- formed has been approved by the Sur veyor General of the District of Alaska as and for the proper and official plat of the outboundaries of the said town site of Wrangel, Alaska. While said surveys appear to us to have peen pre- emptorily made, yet, as the same have been made t the expsnae af the citi- |sona,al ths pEnpnaa 1e and, as |sSld sdleey Vl 566 6d( 1fiss ap-7 pears to us to be satisfaesory to the citizens of the townsise and to be prop CT and consistent survey, we re- commend that said survey be ap- proved and accepted as and for the survey which should have followed this report, with one exception: we recommend that small island situated in Etolin Harbor an.i seperated feom the main land by salt water channel and embraced in the corners l7, Is, 10 and 20 as shown by the original plat and field notes. be elimin- ated from said survey and townsite. for the reason that said island is seperated from the main body of said townsite by salt water channel and is not at tached to said townsite. We have therefore left the said island off ,bc plat and survey hereto attached and marked exhibit B. The plat and field notes hereto attached. show the exterior boundaries of said townsi,c as recommended by us for adoption as above stated.
 That all persons having any interest, in the above described reservations. so far as known to Us. have been notified of their rights to appeal to your office within thirty days from the date hereof as required by your instructions.
 Dated this 29th day of December. lsa>.
 Signed,
 H. F. GOLDTHWAITE
 F. D. STAMFORD.
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