The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-08
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
Notice No. 474.
Survey No. S2l A. d b.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY, Idaho, Sept. II, l89S. J

UNITED STATES LAND OFrlCEi
HALEY, Idaho, Sept. IL, 1898. J
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, by its
attorney in fact, W. III. 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''consol;dated 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 100 I'M
ear feet of the Fourth of July lode,and
surface ground 800 feet wide and lou
linear feet of the Homestake lode, and
surface ground 1856 feet wide, and also
the Fourth of July Mill Site in con-
nection Herewith, being Survey No.
S21 A. q 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 80 E. 300 feet
to corner l; thence N. 70 26' w. 600 feet
to corner 2; thence N. so "a T.. 1900
feet 10 corner 3; thence S. Y 20 y.
600 feet to corner 4; thence S. so 54'
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. % So f.
1892 feet, and from corner No. 3, cor
ner No. 4, of the Fourth of July Mill
site, Survey No. 921 B. bears n. $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. 87o 54' W. $50 feet to west
center end; thence S. Z deg. 26 min. e.
300 feet to corner No. 5; thence N. 8
deg. 26 min. ". 1856 feet to corner 7;
thence N. 81 deg. 81 min. e. 1900 feet to
corner Z; thence S. 7 deg. rs min. K.
1856 feet to corner s; thence S. 81 deg.
"a min. w. 1900 feet to corner 5, the
place of beginning survey of the ex-
terror boundaries of the Homestake
Lode; including an area of IL. 234 acres
applied for. No conflicts.
From corner No. 6, u. S. Mineral
Monument No. l bears N. 90 deg. rs
min. E. 2584.6 feet.
Description Of the Fourth of July Mill Site.
[Survey 821 b.
Beginning at corner /; thence S. 4s
deg. 20 min. E. 1863 feet to corner 2;
thence s. 40 deg. 40 min. w. 600 feet
to corner 8; thence N. 40 deg. 20 min.
w. 1858 feet to corner 4.
From corner 4,corner 8 of the Fourth
of July Lode, Survey No. 821 A., bears
S. So deg. 10 min. w 591.3 feet and u.
S. Mineral Monument No. l bears N.
49 deg. 80 min. w. $500 feet.
Thence N. 40 deg. 40 min. e. 600 feet
to corner l, the place of beginning sur
vey of the exterior boundaries of the
Fourth of July Mill Site; including an
area of 500 acres applied for. No ton
fiicts.
AREAS.
The area of the Fourth of July Lode
equalS........... ~...,.. ..20.57l Acres
The area of the Homestake Lode
equals."..."............... IL. 234 Acres
The area of the Fourth of July Mil
site equals......"..... 5000 Acres