Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-17
A. t. FEAY, ATTORNEY FOR CLAIMANT
: M. A. NO. ITO.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.


U.S LAND OFFICE RAPID CITY, y. d.,
November 10th, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that Thomas Bellmore,
whose postoftice address Is Custer, Custer Coun-
ty, South Dakota, has this day filed his applica-
ton for "a patent for 139;923 acres OF the
Colorado Placer Mining Claim bearing gold,
with surface ground, situated In no organized
mining district County of Custer and State OF
South Dakota, and designated by the field notes
aud official plat on file in this ofice as Lot Num-
south OF range 3, east OF Black Hills Meridian,
said lot No. 1897 being described as follows, to-
Beginning at corner No. 1, 4 identical with cor.
ner No. IL, NJ. y. 755 Eldorado Placer, a slate
rock 34xl2x6 inches, set l6 inches, In the ground
whence corner 10 sections "a, IS, 2 and 3,
ships 3 and 4 south, range 3 east, bears s.S
deg ;o S2 NH, min w.. o SSS feet St Thence IN ,hsn n; es de y ;de MN 2:
mn W. 1036. so feet TO cor. No. 3; thence n. AZ
deg. II min. e. S6s.S feet to cor. No. 4, whence
U. s. Loo. Mon. No. 70 bears S. " deg. SO min. VIZ
cor. n. 8; thence n. AZ deg. 10 min. W. 673 feet TO
cor. No. g; thence II. 81 deg, q min. W. 20o5 feet
feet to cor. No. 8; thence n. GO deg. 80 min. w.
$50 feet TO cor. No. Q; thence n. 8 deg. Ia min. W:
102c.65 feet to cor. No. 10; thence II. SO deg. 80
OF min. e. $40 feet to cor. No. II; thence 5. Al deg.
"a min. e. 1869 feet to cor. No. Is; thence s. 81
deg; 50 min. e l77O feet to cor: No, IA; thence q:
thence n. 25 deg. "a min. e. 1402 feet TO cor. No.
1G; thence S. IS deg. II min. e. 2i53 feet TO cor,
| NO. IL; InenCS y. SU ueB. IL lllu. Z. loll.iu lcct w
cor. No. Is; thence s. 70 deg. &c min. e. 400 feet
10 cor. No. 10; thence s. Ga deg. OF min. W. 105S.SO
feet to cor. No. L, the place OF beginning. con-
tanning an area OF l39. 923 acres.
Magnetic variation Ia deg. 10 min. TO 10 deg.
10 min. east.
Area in conflict with Placer Survey No. 755,
Eldorado Placer, is 49,. $50 acres, all claimed.
Said Eldorado Placer Lot No. 1877, Is situated
in no organized mining district, In Custer .C0un-
ty, South Dakota, In the n. e.: "a OF Section 35,
"a, and $. w: q Of Section 80, Township 8, South
Of Range 3 East b. ii. NJ, on Lightning Creeks
not bounded by any other known mining claims
The North Pole group of lode claims Is distant
about A mile northeaSterly from this claim.
The location OF this mine Is recorded in the
Register of Deeds Office Of Custer County, >. d.,
in Book Q, Placer, at page 46l. The adjoining
laimants are unknown, nearest system OF lode
claims is North Pole group, abont a mile north
eaSterly.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said Eldorado Placer Mining Claim or
surface ground are required to file their adverse
claims with the Register of the United States
Land ONCE 1T Rapid City, in the County Of Pen.
ningtOn, State OF South Dakota, during the sixty
days period of publication hereof, or they will
be barred by virtue OF the provisions OF the
statute.
A. X. GARDNER, Register.
1t Is hereby ordered, that the foregoing Notice
Of Application for Patent be published for the
period Of 60 days (ten consecutive weeks in the
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