Douglas Island news., 1899-03-01
PUBLICATION NOTICE.


 Notice of the Application of Thomas Mcim. a citizen of the United States, for q United States Patent.
 United States Land Office at Sitka. Alaska, February 20, lS09.
 Notice k hereby given, that in pursuance of Chapter siN of Tit,e 1hiUtY-twO uC tho Re- viSed statutes ot the Umted Statns,' J. r. COrbU~. the agent and attorney in fact of Thomas NCiu. whose Post Office address is Douglas. AlaSlu and claiming fifteen hun dred 15JJl linear feet Of the Mineral Queen vein, lode or mineral deposit, bearing gold with surface ground siN huuHvcJ i60Ol feet in v-!dth lv!r,. 1md 5eiug Sitr.nted within the Harris Nlnlul District. District of Alaska. is about 10 make application tc the United States tor a patent for the soid Mining Claim. which k more fully described aS to metCS and bounds by the official pHr herewith posted, and by the test-uot"> of survey thereof Mow filed in the office ut the Register of the Dis triCt, of lands subject 70 sale at SitIa, Alas ka. which fied-uuJeS Of survey describe the houndari'> aud extent ot said claim on the surface. With mn-uetlU variation at 29 deg. &O m. East. aS follows. tO wit:
 MINERAL SURVEY NO. "&l2".
 Field Notes Mineral Queen Lode Claim. Survey commenced Nov. "ru, lS!6. Prior to commenting this survey, set the iuStru- mcut. "a ouug'S Engineers Transit. having a inch U"CG.rj uu ta~ cad line of the Ready Bullion lode claim, l"~. les /. between cor uCrS and ,, and ascertain the magnetic var iatiuu tU be % deg. aD m. East of North, the same u> given iu the OthciU! Survey of said claim.
 Beginning at corner No. identical with Cor. of the Location, situate on the South east end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim. tS. lO3l, \. 3 de-g. E. and 5l feet distant from post of said Ready Bullion Lode Claim whence [. =. Mineral Monument No. bears \. j2 deg. 5i m., W 5>>l.I feet distant. Sst post ft. long, iuS. square, 9 tt. iU -ru'Ud, mr1.II iWpTact- icable: Scribed is. @t2. Mineral Queen" Thence \. 45 deg. E.. Var. gH Gag. g. m. F.. 25auu feet Post No. 8, Eru&s Bullion lode claim. (S. Iu".. g7.l} feet TOSS railroad No. ,. identical with U Cor. C.. The location, established on the ShG'r E"" ut the Ga>Ii- neUuN Channel. u' Mean n.Su water. Set post it. long. l:'>. square. tt lu ground, in mound ot stone. >'..1 bed '-->. &l2--Miupr- al Queeu". Thence =. 5J da. @J m. E. Var. g deg. %1 m. E. %'.ad fec, C."sS inclined plat form, feet wide. course \. t. 4 tunnel. the trend of which k =. lg.lj ". aims \ r.. 65 Feet iUug-- bears =. l4.II W. +j feet distant. 21H.ll feet To Co.,. No 8. i'ts.3t.cu, with Cor. of the luca;,uu. Established uu th. shore of GasJiuraUN CNauue., ur Mean nigh water. Set post tU. long, l:l>. >QEare, , fl. in ground. in WUV!i ut stone. ScrIbed--"3-S. A-, Mineral pUreu.'
 Thence > ~ deg. i5 m. E. Var. % deg. 3) m. F.. b&5.GJ feet A tuuuri. ta" trend of which iS \. S deg. W. aims. N \ l- tur the first SJ feet N:d for +-u i-et tUtu- length 31 feet. Center ot ground aims: @i \ l2j feet, from wEi~a the surface debris has been removed. by >.u'r.us. h"u"> =. G. de4, 45 m. ". BIO fl. dist .'t..u| feet Cross Creek , feet wide course North East. e. 10 feet To Cor. No. {, ideut.cu. with corner of the location eS- tabii>hed on the >apge line Of GaStueaux ChuuUe.. at Mean iE-h water. Set post fl. lon" iI,>. >qUuur, tr. iu ground. in mound of stone. Scr.had ''l-S &i@--N,IueYaI Queen" Thence =. +5 deg. W. Var. 70 deg 3J m. E.. jiI5I feet IU Cor. No. ,. identical with a Cor. ot the location. st post 1t. long, 1 inS. square, tt. in ground, Mound impracticable, sCribed "I--S 3t2-Aiueral Qupeu."
 Thence \. =9 deg. =I m. W. Var. % deg. 30 m. E- 21iyJ feet Cross small creek, feet wide, course North East 4N.uJ feet Cross Plume IS iuS. wide, course North used for Sluicing debris. l2g2 .SJ feet To Cor. No. 6, identical Tith Cor. of the location, Set post ft. long, 1 iuS. square. ft in ground. mound impraCti- cable: Scribpd "s--S. .-I2 Mineral Queen" Thence \. 70 deg. :D m. ". Var. 29 deg. 30 m F.. 2OD.uJ feet To Cor. No. :, identical with East end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim ,S. lU%. whence post No. of said Ready Bull lion lode claim, bears =. 4j deg. W. 90 feet distant. Set post f.. long, iuS. square, , 1t. in ground, mound impracticable:-Scrib "I :. &i2-Mjueral Queen" Thence \. 45 ,gass. E. Var. 29 deg. &0 m. E. 25O.OO feet Post No. 4. Ready Bullion lode claim. ,S. Iu3 3OOOO feet To Cor No l." the D. HH. Total Area Acres lS.2+9.
 This survey of the Mineral Queen Lode Claim, k identical with the location mOnu- mentS found on the ground.
 This survey was made with a YOun%'S En- gineer'S transit. having q five inch needle and a horizontal veruier reading to single minutes.
 The courses were defected from the true meridian. determined by retracing the South East end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim tS. lu3). adjoining the location of this survey.
 The distances were measured with q 100 Sect steel tape line.
 The said Mining Claim being of record in the office of the Recorder of Juneau Record ing District. Book page j at Juneau, Alaska, the presumed general course or direction of the said Mineral Queen vein, lode or mineral deposit being shown upon the plat posted present developments this claim being for fifteen hundred Llj0Ol linear feet theTeaf. to- gether with the surface ground shown upOU the official plat posted herewith, the said vein, lode aud mining premises hereby sought tO be patented, being bounded as fol- . Ready Bullion lode claim. On the EuSterIy side by GaStIneauN Channel On the South and West by an extension of the Delta lode clai;n, the said claim being designated uS Survey No. S82 in the official plat posted here with.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely the mining ground, yeim- lode, premises OF any portion thereof so described. surveyed plat ted and applied for, are hereby notified that unless their adverse claims are duly filed within the time prescribed by Law, with the Register of the U- & Land Office ar Sitka in the District of Alaska. they will be barred, in virtue of the provisions of
 JOHN " DUDLEY,
 Register. Dated and posted on the ground, this Eleventh day of February, lS99
 Witnesses,
 RoBT. J. WILLIS,
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