Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-04-17
Application for Patent, No. 50.
United States Land Office.

LeWtstown, Mont, FEB. %, lvOl.
Notice Is hereby given that Simeon :. Hob
son, whose postoiiice address Is Utica. Mont,
las this day filed application for patent for
il2i.6 feet, l4S1. feet and l0I5.5 feet, respective
ly, OF the Clayberg, Gum and Hoover lodes,
claimln Us feet 5 II o. ", and $500 feet n "
o. W from the discovery shaft ON the Clayberg
lode. 20 feet q IS IS e, and li7l.7 feet 50 IS
W from the discovery shaft on the Gum lode,
- feet n 81 81 c and 1905 feet So 81 W from
the discovery shaft on the Hoover lode, stu
ated in fogo lnnorganized) mining district,
Fergus county, Montana. The presumed gem
eral course Of the Clayberg lode is n On W
and Z, "a e; the presumed general course of
sumed general course of the Hoover lode is n
81 81 c and S 81 81 W. Said mining claims are
designated as surveys numbers 6is, $3.50 and
60ji, respectively, in fractional township Is n
ruie Montana Principal Meridian. Montana,
which claims are recorded in the recorders Of
fee Of Fergus county, Montana, at Lewistown,
in said county and state, the Clayberg lode In
book 8 page il6, the Dunn in book 3 page i2I,
the Hoover lode in book 8 page 1923 and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Sur. No. GOl9. Clayberg lode. Beginning at
cor. No. l, from which NV cor to sec % Up IL u
T II e bears 5 81 81 c Gt6j.S feet; thence n IL
Is W 62s.5 feet TO cor No. 2; thence S IS IS c
1854. . feet 10 cor No. 8: thence $ IL as e 600
feet to cor No 4; thence n o. 1881 feet to
cor No. ); thence n ~ Is W lO6 feet to cor No.
q which is also cor No. 6 sur No. $3.50; thence n
81 Is W JO6.5 feet TO cor No. Z; thence slI i5
W 10 feet to cor No. 1. the place OF beginning,
containing an area of IL 81 acres.
Sur. No. G0O Gunn lode. Beginning at cor
No. 1 from which the NV cor to sec Is Up 10 n I
II c bears S u o. e GILL feet; thence nl2 IS
W jll feet to cor No. 2; thence IS IS wll9lI
feet to cor No. 3. which is also cor No. 3 sur No.
co.'s; thence $ II - { 800 feet to cor No. 1;
thence n 90 IS { 65.5 feet TO cor No. ), which is
also cor No. . sur No. 536i; thence n So i5 e
$50 feet 10 cor No. @; thence n 70 e 100 feet to
cor No. Z; thence n IS Is e 2I feet TO cor No.
5; thence II SO j. e 3ai feet to cor No. 9;thence
n z ~ t 81 feet to cor No. 10; thence 5 80
c 2jS feett o cor No. /, the place of beginning,
containing an area of 1871 acres.
sur. No. G0Sl, Hoover lode. Beginning at
cor No. /, which Is also cor Mol sur No. 1850,
from which NV cor TO sec - Up Is n T IL t bears
5 IL o. e 47ll.1 feet: thence S " e23i feet to
cor No. 2, which Is also cor No. 10 sur No. 500;
thence n 81 e S5T feet to cor No. 8; thence II II
u " so feet 10 cor No. 1; thence 5 - 3l W
l0i5.j feet TO cor No 8; thence 5 II Is e 5l1 feet
to cor No, /, the place of beginning, containing
an area of l3.hS acres, embracing a total area OF
ii.4g acres, upon which notice of application
for patent were posted on the 10th day of Feb
ruary, 1901.
There are no conflicting claims. Adjoining
claims. On the west end ufthe Clayberg lode,
sur No. 1898, Blue Diamond No. 2 lode; on the
sur No. j2Gj Mcconnell placer claim. On the
south of the Hoover lode, sur No. 1865 Divide
placer claim.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion Of said Clayberg, Gum and Hoover
lodes are required to file their adverse claims
with the register of the United States land Of
flee at Leyistown in the state of Montana, dur
ing the sixty days period of publication hereof,
or they will be barred by virtue of the provis-
ions OF the statute.
EDWARD BRAssEy, Register,
First publication Eel. ~.