Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-22
No. 500
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT
I. 5. LAND OFFICE,
AT CARSON CITY, NEVADA.
June 2l 1000

June 25. 1900.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
the Holmes Mining Company, corpo-
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 it's 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
90, in Townships and 4, Range 80
East. Mount Diablo Base and Merid-
ian, said Lot No. 43 and SO being de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at Post No. /, at foot of
high cliff and whence bears the corner
to sections and on north boundary
of Township No. 3 North Range 30
East M. d. 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. g;
thence second course south eighty-sev-
en- and one-fourth degrees west, 1,4S6
feet, to Post No. 3; thence third course
north two and three-fourths degrees
70
feet to Post No. 4, whence bears Post
No. of United States Survey No. Al
and A on the Southern Belle Lode,
north seventy-five and one-fourth de-
grees west, distant ISL feet; thence
fourth course north eighty-seven and
one-fourth degrees east 1886 feet to
corner No. 8, in rocks, whence bears d
witness post marked W. p. No. 8; 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. and Post w. p. No.
5, the point of beginning, containing
6.S32 acres. So much of this survey as
conflicts with United States Survey
No. AZ and 49 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 49 is described
as follows: Beginning at Post No. 2
of United States Survey No. AZ and 40,
on the Commodore Lode, thence runn-
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 6719
feet to intersection with line 2-1-5 of
Commodore United States Survey No.
AZ and 40, at which point of intersection
corner No. 5 of this survey No. As and
80 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-fourth degrees east 56.75 feet;
thence second course south sixty-one
degrees east 272.24 feet, whence corner
No of this United States Survey No.
43 and so on Commodore Lode No.
bears south eighty-seven and one
fourth degrees west 231.5 feet; thence
third course north eighty-seyen and
one-fourth degrees east 365.04 feet;
thence fourth course north sixty-one
degrees west 3S0.07 feet thence fifth
COuISt SOulh tl6hty Oiie-
fourth degrees west 1885 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 1886 acres for United States
Survey No. 43 and 80. Bearings eX-
pressed from the true meridian.
The location of said Commodore No
9 Lode or mine is recorded in the office
of the County Recorder of said Esmer-
aida county, at Hawthorne, in Book
Of said District Records, page 250.
The adjoining claimants are the
Holmes Mining Company, claiming the
Commodore Lode u. S. S. AZ and 40 or
the north. The Princess Mining Com
pany. claiming the Southern Belle, No
2 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 oI
surface ground are required to file theii
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.
IT is HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing Notice of Application fol
Patent be published for the period OF
ten consecutive weeks in the Walker
Lake Bulletin, a weekly newspaper
published at Hawthorne, county of Es-
meralda, Nevada.
o. II. GALLUP,
Register
Date of first publication, July. 4, 1900