Douglas Island news., 1899-04-12
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

PUBLICATION NOTICE.
 Notice of the Application of Thomas Mein, n citizen of the United States, for United States Patent.
 United States Land Office at Sitl1a, Alaska, February 2O 1899.
 Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of Chapter six of Title Ihirty-two Of the Re vised Statutes of the United States, J. r.: Corbus the agent and attorney in fact of Thomas Meiu whose Post Office address IS Douglas, Alaska, and claiming. fifteen hum dred G5OO) linear feet ot the Mineral queen vein, lode or mineral deposit, bearing gold with surface ground six hundred (6OOl feet in width, lying and being situated within the Harris Mining District, District of Alaska, IS about to make application to 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 tield-noteS of survey thGre0t, 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, as follows. to wit:
 MINERAL SURVEY NO. "Si2'.
 Field Notes Mineral Queen Lode Claim. Survey commenced Nov. 9th, 1896: Prior to commencing this survey set the instru- ment Ca YOung's Engineers Transit having a , inch needle) on the end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim, (''S. 1OS'O, 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 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. 1OS), N 45 deg. E. aud 30 feet distant from post of said Ready Bullion Lode Claim, whence U. s. Mineral Monument No. bears \. 5 deg. 54 m., W 5SS5.7 feet distant. Set post it.. long, ins. square, ? 1t. in ground, mound impract- icable Scribed "1-S. Sl2, Mineral Queen" Thence x. a deg, E. Var. 20 deg. SO m E. 25O,OO feet Post Nc. B. Ready Bullion lode tract course Northwest. SOOOO feet to Cor. No. ?, identical with a Cor. of the location, established on the shore line of the GaStl- neauX Channel at Mean high water. Set in mound of stone, Scribed "2-S. 3i2--Miner- al Queen. Thence $. 70 deg. 30 m; E. Var. form, 6 feet wide, course \; E. tunnel, the trend of which is s. 1915 w. dims8 x F, 65 feet long, bears S. 1915 W. 45 feet distant. 10000 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, I inS. square, it. m ground, in mound of stone. Scribed--"S-S. 342: Mineral Queen
 Thence $. 2S deg. I5 m, E. Var. 29 deg. 30 m. E. 6S5. .OO feet A tunnel, the trend of which is N. S5 deg. W. aims. \ l2 for the first 80 feet, and for 20 feet total length 800 feet. Bears N. 85 deg. w. 72 feet distant. S4OOO feet Center of ground aims. 90 x l2j feet, from which the surface debris has been removed, by sluicinG, bears S. 6l deg, i5 m. ". BIO 1t. dist. l145.OO feet Cross Creek , feet wide course North East. 13OO.OO feet To Cor. No. 4, identical with a corner of the location es- tabliShed on the shore line of GastineauX Channel, at Mean high water. Set post 1t; long nS. square, 2 fl. in ground, in mound of stone Scribed 4-S. 3i2-Nlineral Queen" Thence s. 45 deg. ". Var. 29 deg. 30 m. E. 5745O feet To Cor. No. ,. identical with Cor. of the location Set post ft long, ins. Ft in, tH lOI nm scribed "5--S S42-Miueral Queen."
 Thence x. 20 deg. 20 m. W. Var. 29 deg. 30 m. E. 25O.00 feet Cross small creek , feet wide, course North East. 10000 feet Cross Plume IS ins wide, course North, used for Sluicing debris 1292 90 feet To Cor. No. 6, identical with a Cor. of the location. Set post fit. long, inS. square, 2 it in ground, mound impracti- cable; Scribed "6--S.-342 Mineral Queen" Thence x. 70 deg. 30 m. w. Var. 29deg. 30 m. E. 2OO.GO feet To Cor. No. T. identical with a Cor. of the location, situated on the South IS. IO3l whence post No. of said Ready Bull lion lode claim, bears s. 45 deg. w. 90 feet distant. Set post f it, long, ins: square, 2 it. in ground, mound impracticable:-Scribed-
 Thence N. 45 deg. E. Var. 29 deg. 30 m. E. 25OOO feet Post No. 1, Ready Bullion lode claim (S. 1O3. SOO.0O feet To Cor. No. 1, :" the place of beginning. Survey completed Nov. ,, 98 Total Area Acres 19.249l.
 This survey of the Mineral Queen Lode Claim, is identical with the location monu- |
 This survey was made with Young's En- gineer's transit, having a five inch needle, and horizontal vernier reading to single minutes.
 The courses were defIected from the true meridian, as determined by retracing the South East end line of the Ready Bullion lode claim (S. 10S) adjoining the location of this survey.
 The distances were measured with a 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, Alaska, | the presumed general course or direction of i the said Mineral Queen vein, lode or mineral i deposit being shown upon the plat posted J herewith, as near as can be determined from present developments, this claim being for | fifteen hundred l15OOl 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- l lows, to witt 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. Sl2 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 as according to law, and the regulations hereunder, within the time prescribed by Law, with the Register of the U. ;. Land l Office at 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, 1899.
 Witnesses,
 RoBT. J. WILLIS,
 E. k. BERTRAM. ] First publication March 1, 1899.
 Last publication May 8, 1899.