Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
No. 500.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT
L. S. LAND OFFICE.
AT CARSON CITY, NEVADA,
June "a 1QOO


AT CARSON CITY, NEVADA,
June 25. 1900.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that
the Holmes Mining Company. eorpo-
ration organized and existing under
| and by virtue of the laws of the State
of California, by w. E. F. Deal, its at
torney in fact, whose postoffice address
is Virginia City. Storey county, State
of Nevada, has this day filed its appli-
cation for patent for 1856 linear feet
| of the Commodore No. Lode, vein or
| mineral deposit bearing gold and sill
yer. with surface ground two hundred
| feet in width. situated in Columbus
, Mining District, county of Esmeralda,
and State of Nevada, and designated
by the field notes and official plat on
file in this office as Lot number 43 and
80, in Townships and 4, Range 50
East. Mount Diablo Base and Merid-
seribed as follows:
Beginning at Post No. /, at foot of
high cliff, and whence bears the corner
to sections and 4 ON north boundary
of Township No. 3 North. Range 35
East, NJ. ID. NJ, east 756 feet, Metallic
shaft bears south forty-nine and three
fourths degrees west; southeast corner
of the Holmes Company's lodging
house north thirty-five and three
fourths degrees west; thence running
first course south two and three -fourths
degrees east, 100 feet, to Post No. 2;
thence second course south eighty-Sev-
en- and one-fourth degrees west 1,4S6
feet to Post No. 8; thence third course
fWn nd he
west 100 feet to west center post, 200
feet to Post No. 4, whence bears Post
No. of United States Survey No. Al
and AZ on the Southern Belle Lode,
north seventy-five and One-fourth de-
grees west, distant 1S1 feet; thence
fourth course north eighty-seven and
one-fourth degrees east 1886 feet to
corner No. 5. in rocks, whence bears d
witness post marked w. p. No. s. south
two and three-fourths degrees east, dis
tant 100 feet; thence fifth course south
two and three -fourths degrees east 100
feet to Post No. l and Post w. p. No.
5, the point of beginning, containing
6832 acres. So much of this survey as
conflicts with United States Survey
No. AZ and 40 on the Commodore Lode,
and United States Survey No. Al and A
on the Southern Belle Lode, is hereby
excluded. The conflict with United
States Survey No. AZ and 40 is described
as follows: Beginning at Post No. 2
of United States Survey No. AZ and 40,
on the Commodore Lode, thence RUM
ing first course north seventy-seven
degrees ten minutes west 647.2 feet;
thence second course north eighty-sev
en- and one-fourth degrees east 671.9
feet to Intersection with line 2-1-5 of
Commodore United States Survey No.
AZ and 40, at which point of intersection
corner No. of this survey No. 43 and
so bears north eighty-seven and one
fourth degrees east 1865 feet; thence
third course south twelve degrees fifty
minutes west 1905 feet to the point of
beginning, containing 1.341 acres.
The conflict with United States Sur
vey No. Al and A is described as fol-
lows: Beginning at corner No. of this
United States Survey No. 43 and so and
running thence first course south two
and three-fourthl degrees east 56.75 feet;
thence second course south sixty-one
degrees east 27224 feet, whence corner
No. of this United States Survey No.
43 and so on Commodore Lode No. 2
bears south eighty-seven and one
fourth degrees west 231.5 feet thence
third course north eighty-seven and
one-fourth degrees east 365.04 feet;
thence fourth course north sixty-one
degrees west 380.07 feet; thence fifth
course south eighty-seven and one
fourth degrees west 27335 feet to place
of beginning, containing 1.615 acres.
Deducting the areas of the two con-
flicts from the total area leaves an
area of 1866 acres for United States
Survey No. 43 and so. Bearings ex-
pressed from the true meridian.
The location of said Commodore No
2 Lode or mine is recorded in the office
of the County Recorder of said Esmer-
aida county, at Hawthorne, in Book C
of said District Records, page $50.
The adjoining claimants are the
Holmes Mining Company, claiming the
Commodore Lode u. S. S. AZ and 40 on
the north. The Princess Mining Com
pany, claiming the Southern Belle, No.
Lode U. S. S. No. Al and A on the
south, and public land of the United
States on the east and west. Any and
all persons claiming adversely any por-
ton of said Commodore No. 2 Lode or
surface ground are required to file their
adverse claims with the Register of the
United States Land Office, at Carson,
in the state of Nevada, during the six
ty days period Of publication hereof,
or they will be barred by virtue of the
provisions of the statute.
o. II. GALLUP,
Register.
1T is HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing Notice of Application for
Patent be published for the period of
ten consecutive weeks in the Walker
Lake Bulletin, weekly newspaper
published at Hawthorne, county of Es-
meralda, Nevada.
o. II. GALLUP.
Register.
Date of first publication, July 4, 1900.