The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
Notice No. 4T4.
Survey No. S2l A. d b.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, J
Hailey, Idaho, Sept. II, 1873. J

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HALEY, Idaho, Sept. II, 1898.
Notice is hereby given, that the
Idaho Gold Mining & Milling Com,
pany, a corporation duly organized
and existing under and by virtue OF
the laws of the State of illinois, ny us
attorney in fact, W. II. Watt, whose
postoffice address is HALEY, county OF
Blaine and State of Idaho, has made
application for a United States Patent
for the "Fourth of July'' and "Home-
stake consolidate lode mining claims
and the Fourth of July Mill Site, stu
ated on unsurveyed lands in Yankee
Fork Mining District, Custer county,
State of Idaho, consisting of 1900 I'M
ear feet of the Fourth of July lode, ana
surface ground 600 feet wide and loOI
linear feet of the Homestake lode, ana
surface ground 1856 feet wide, and also
the Fourth of July Mill Site in con-
nection Herewith, being Survey No.
S21 A. & b., and described in the field
notes and plat of the official survey on
file in this office, with magnetic var
iation at 10 degrees and so minutes
East, as follows:
Description of the Fourth Of July Lode.
Beginning at the discovery point of
this claim, where the location notice
was originally posted, and running
thence s. 80 81 W. $50 feet to west
center end; thence S. 70 % e. 800 feet
to corner l; thence N. 70 80 W. 600 feet
to corner 2; thence N. $40 54 Il. 1000
feet 10 corner 3; thence s. Y rs II.
600 feet to corner 4; thence S. S70 81
W. 1900 feet to corner /, the place OF
beginning survey of exterior bound
aries of the Fourth of July lode; in
Guiding an area of 20.571 acres applied
for. No conflicts.
From corner No. 2, u. S. Mineral
Monument No. l, bears N. q 81 II.
1892 feet, and from corner No. 3, cor
ner No. 4, of the Fourth of July Mill
site, Survey No. S21 B. bears II. $50 10
e. 591.3 feet.
Description Of HOmeStake Lode
Beginning at the discovery point Of
this claim, where the location notice
was originally posted, and running
thence S. So "a W. $50 feet to wesl
center end; thence S. deg. rs min. f.
300 feet to corner No. 5; thence n.
deg. 20 min. w. 1856 feet to corner 7
thence N. 81 deg. 81 min. E. 1900 feet Il
corner 7; thence S. deg. 26 min. II
1856 feet to corner 8; thence S. 81 deg
81 min. W. 1900 feet to corner 8, the
place of beginning survey of the eX
terror boundaries of the Homestak'
Lode; including an area of 1924 acre
applied for. No conflicts.
From corner No. 6, U. s. Minera
Monument No. bears n. 90 deg. 2
min. f. 2584.6 feet.
Description Of the Fourth Of July Mill Site.
[Survey 821 B..
Beginning at corner |; thence S. A
deg. 20 min. Il. 1863 feet to corner
thence s. 40 deg. 40 min. w. 900 fee
to corner 8; thence N. 40 deg 20 min
w. 1868 feet to corner4.
From corner a, corner of the Fourtl
of July Lode, Survey No. S2l A., bear
S. So deg. 10 min. w 59l.3 feet and Z
S. Mineral Monument No. bears n
40 deg. 80 min. w. $500 feet.
Thence N. 40 deg. 40 min. E. 900 fee
to corner l, the place of beginning SUI
vey of the exterior boundaries of tn
Fourth of July Mill Site; including a
area of 500 acres applied for. No cor
fiicts.
AREAS.
The area of the Fourth of July Lod
equals........."...- .......2O.57l Acre
The area of the Homestake Lod
equals......... .............. IL. 234 Acre
The area of the Fourth of July Mi
Q Site equals......... 5000 Acre