The Nome nugget., 1902-10-01
Application for Patent
 tile Apparent Cause.
ns aEMee Rar ~EE9 EED
What q i.ia,ag tial Has tc Say 0H the Dax.e1 ;i.l.ic.
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The recent litigation ari,ia- from the application C.r 8 }at,a. E., the richest and best portion Q. the up".r part of DeNtcrci ha- created uaeaI of trouble ort th.r. a.' ley.h.e comm nj among t.e H.op. ,u. lr.-.tH p which IeuuG- uur, a- t t...'. .. a.t the trouble and l,....I. .... a'r~y VheA ld, .,rrlr,.- ... .H. .,- '.I. tn Anvil rrsrr br.H -v.-. Ia. N."- GET has no words ~.t ... it-. or ap.'a..It- ., ..,. .t"t ..,t iE Dyus.l u. t.. -u '.I. Nome r..iG- .. E'+t now: ret,H.. ..- .'-' ,.. t,-e the rigs. nt a., .,.. 2" t...l iuigu,, ,.u Is ..e..>... .at ..,- ,...l.E thy v- -t mines q. A s--..a h-... .. 4r,-tg:. " ...- ratt -.. U.... ...-. this rs-. -. t "- ig. 10, q. .....-- ...... t.-
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 until they arr. .. '.s .... ". ... creek. which 't.E ,.... t." . . Right for>-: :1.t..'-. .s... ..s "... ceHte" stake et t.. --.-.I... ..... c-. .. No. ItiLlt tai.. ...l.- ... I..i- procc, .ol .3 .D.+. t.ar....- a.. .. Left igI@. vD.. ..- aa 3 locating No. II ,.. c1, E. 'i. Iae.. .. p,dciu- h-- Utt,' ,.l-- -.... .g " ... l- now aLu". :- b..t .s. .... '.-.- hcacin- 8 ,.1 -H- .' '...
 W hat i. Lor ca3.. t!..- -r.cl. 1 ..T weeks ltt.r a.. j.o a. ..l...r c-.t'.- were -f1Gaa hl "'... .a.i-.-. In iG.r. l~3J B. 6. Earle. 'h,, ,.H." @: >r. Y tor No. ! tl-I- ir.l - .." -,"EN at the mouth G>a-. 'u '3. auoVu u- ts" upper end Q. the ...--'. iN .ia.t', Me- Qdaid and lae Sutherland br,,4ec. Y dcc@, which V&- 5y'E r..'J:4-j. I-@t.1 Mr. Earia sold a.. t.-c. interest l." bad in the remainder e. tro location tu Me--t,. Jackson, i.asr9 al-. L,e. "lo bonded '.t c.aIp 2. D.n .-...... -h l.tI- dyCc, tha iu.,r .a l. N.." o-yt.'. in tho -uuMcrot ..rH. as oEtrlo.. f.. miles auuuud Dexter creek vicinity knows. Alinrulce surveyed the ground without any regard tu tle or' giu3l stake- placed b, Iuiu,u.t for iat.e. and without the l.A-l regard for the stake, of those y hu had iOnaia,, aa loia- ing claims. and r.u Iris alleged ciulu over six or seven Mci4.itu.u- c'aim-.
 During the winter of i.V'-iHii A-iar- dycc attempted 10 get puttu. for his survey on the qajct 1t juacaH, Alaska, but was properly refused aua u,tiijrl to return to Nome Hsj give notice tp the public of the application. Rather than do thi, AliardNlc sold hi- interests to l.. Agnes Burke. who, with Aiiar- dyce's Wife, this spring applied for a patent at -l. Michael in the land office for the ground as surveyed hy Allar- dyce in l900. A, repaired hy law those who were a4Gr.ey-a, to protect their ground. hud to file adverse claim, within sixty days in the land office. and then within thirJy day, ;o begin suit in the United States district court to hold possession aud owner ,hjP. Four or five of these suits have been begun hy the Ucatcr creek miners whose ground the application for the patent covers.
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