Fergus County argus., 1901-05-01
Application for Patent, No. 50.
United States Land Office


Lewistown. Mont. Feb. %. 1901.
Notice Is hereby given that Simeon ;. Hob
son, whose postoifice address is Utica. Mont,
has this day filed application for patent for
ll2l6 feet li9i7 feet and 1915 feet, respective
ly, OF the Clayberg, Gum and Hoover lodes,
claiming I'D feet S u Ot W, and 1856 feet n II
0i W from the discovery shaft on the Clayberg
lode, 70 feet . sS IS e, and li7l.7 feet - IS
from the discovery shaft on the Gum lode,
Is feet n g 81 G and 1905 feet $ 81 81 " from
the discovery shaft on the Hoover lode, stu
ated in logo Iunorganizedl mining district.
eral course OF the Clayberg lode is n Oi W
and u " e; the presumed general course of
the Gum lode is IS Is and s5 Is W; the pre-
sumed general course of the Hoover lode is n
81 81 and S So 81 W. Said mining claims are
designated as surveys numbers 60i9, 6O50 and
60ji, respectively, in fractional township Is n
rlIe Montana Principal Meridian, Montana,
flee Of Fergus county, Montana, at Lewistown,
in said county and state, the Clayberg lode in
book page 40, the Gum in book page l27,
the Hoover lode in book page i2g and de-
Sur. No, e0i9 Clayberg lode. Beginning at
cor. No. l, from which NV cor TO sec 70 tp IL
7 II t bears 81 81 6G66S feet; thence n l2'
IS G2s,5 feet 20 cor No, 2; thence % 10 G
1915 feet TO cor No. 3; thence 10 4o c 600
feet to cor No {; thence Il Ol W 63l feet TO
cor No, }; thence n 81 10 W lt5 feet To cor No.
0 which is also cor No. sur No 526S; thence
81 u W 1865 feet TO cor No. Z; thence 5 a IS
W 10 feet 10 cor No. ], the place of beginning,
containing an area OF 1881 acres.
Sur. No. G0J0 Gum lode. Beginning az cor
| No. from which the NV cor to sec % ~ Is n r
II bears ; ~ 90 e I1l1.1 feet; thence II Is
| W 5ll feet to cor No.2; thence IS 10 W 1911
feet 10 cor No. 3, which is also cor No sur No.
| coo; thence ~ Is GOO feet TO cor No. {;
thence n o. Is G5.5 feet TO cor No, ). which is
also cor No. . sur No. ~ =; thence 50 Is c
| 100 feet to cor No. 6; thence n IS 100 feet TO
cor No. 4; thence n 80 - e 20I feet To cor No.
:; thence 81 1i 3gi feet to cor No. 9;thence
| n y - { Sil feet to cor No. 10; thence 30
| c 2iS feetto cor No. /, the place of beginning,
containing an area of 1871 acres.
| Sur. No. gOSl, Hoover lode. Beginning at
/ cor No. l. which is also cor No. 1 sur No. GOJ0,
/ from which NV cor TO sec y Up l3 n ii e bears
| 5 II 0g G 4lll.1 feet; thence % 23l feet TO
cor No. ., which Is also cor No. 10 sur No. 52G5;
thence n 81 e S57 feetto cor No. 8; thence n IL
Is W 5lI feet to cor No, !; thence 8 " Sl W
1903 feet TO cor No. 5; thence ~ Is jll feet
to cor No. !, the place of beginning, containing
an area of l3.SS acres. embracing total area OF
| +.ig acres, upon which notice OF application
for patent were posted on the 10th day OF Feb
! ruary, 1871.
There are no conflicting claims. Adjoining
claims; On the west end OF the Clayberg lode,
/ sur No. 1885, Blue Diamond No. lode; on the
south Of the Clayherg. Gum and Hoover lodes,
sur No. j265 Mcconnell placer claim. On the
south OF the Hoover lode, sur No. 1860 Divide
placer claim.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely any
portion Of said Clayberg, Gum and Hoover
ludes are required to file their adverse claims
with the register OF the United States land Of
flee at Lewistown 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,
/ irst publication Feb. y.