The Alaska prospector., 1903-07-16
Mining Application No. a3.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,


 Juneau, Alaska, Apr. 29, 190a Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Cop per Company. corporation, by stephen Birch, its agent, whose postofiice address is Valdez, Alaska, has this day filed its application for patent for i5U linear feet upon each of the Excelsior Lode. National Lode. Independence No. Lode. Independence No. ? Lode, Bonanza Lode, Mammoth Lode, Azure Lode, and Native Lode, and l071 linear feet on the Contact Lode. of said lodes, veins or deposits, bearing copper and gold. Also for twenty acres each on the Blue Placer claim and the Green placer claim, and two Placer claims being known us the kennfsatt Group of mining claims, and dcsig- mated by the |. S SuryeyorSieneral of Alaska mining district, District of Alaska, and desig- mated in the field notes and official plat file in this office us lot Numbered j63, said Lnt Numbered 5sS being described as follows. to-wit:
 MAMMOTH LODE.
 Beginning at cor No. from which L. g. loea- ton monument No. bears $ 70 deg B min 365.O ft dist; thence \ 50 deg l5 min W lJtO 1t to cor O2; thence sD deg q min 6OO fl to cor No 2; thence 59 deg l5 min l5to fl to cor No |; thence S0 deg D min W GOO fl to cor No. l, the place of beginning
 Variation at all corners 90 deg % min E.
 BONANZA LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l from which ' loca. ton monument No bears 10 deg B min W 36'o ft dist; thence 3o deg 45 min 6oO 1t to cor No 2; thence $ g deg l5 min F. ljOO ft tO No 8; thence 30 deg n min W 6on fl to cor No 1; thence x B deg IS min W 1900 il to cor No I, to place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 3O deg co min F.
 CONTACT LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l. identical with cor No Bonanza Lode of this survey; thence 30 deg ID min F. 600 ft 10 Cor No ?; thence s 15 deg q II. min io170 1t to cor NoS thence s 30 deg B lo!7o ft to cor Nol, the place of beginning. Variation at all corners 30 deg OO min E.
 NATIONAL. IODE
 Beginning at cor No l identical with NV cor of location and SW cor of Independence No 1 lode of this survey; thence 6l deg Is min E II tocor No 8; thence Gl deg Is min W 6GO 1t to cor No 1; thence aa deg 4i min 1900 ft to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 3O deg % min E
 EXCELSIOR LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence s 6l deg h min GOO 1t to cor No 2; thence $ 30 deg i5 min i5Oo 1t to cor No 3. thence N 6l deg h min l5oO it to cor No and place of beginning. Variation at all corners 30 deg OO min E.
 INDEPENDENCE No. LODE.
 Beginning at Cor No l, identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence x 2S deg 45 min ltO 1t to cor No2; thence 6l deg l3 min dOO fl to cor No3; thence 2s deg 45 min l5uO il to cor No |; thence \ 6l deg l5 min W 6oo ft to TOT No and place of beginning. Variation. at all corners 20 deg 20 min to 30 deg co min E.
 INDEPENDENCE No. 2 LODE
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No Independence No lode of this survey; thence N 3l deg 20 min l5Oo 1t to cor No ?. thence $ q deg Ia min 6o0 fl to cor No 8; thence $ 3l deg aD min W liOO it to cor No i: thence N Gi deg l5 min w 6Oo fl to cor No and place of be- ginning.
 Variation at all corners 2s deg 2o min E.
 NATIVE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which Y loca tioh inonument No , bears 2 deg 42 min 30 see 3lu1 It dist; thence 5 B deg l5 min E 600 it to cor No2: thence P deg i5 min W l:aU 1t to cor No &: thence x 59 deg l5 min W 60O 1t to cor Noi; thence v deg 10 min lJoO fl to cor No Variation ut all corners So deg co min E
 AZURE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which U s loca- tion monument No bears B deg O3 min l9 sec " 960. il fl dist. thence \ 2s deg 56 min E ljOO it to cor No 2; thence 59 deg I5 min 6OO 1t to cor No 3; thence 2s deg ;6 min W l;OO 1t to cor No 1. thence 59 deg h min W coo it to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variations at all corners :0 deg O0 min E. Area Mammoth lode ........... .661 acres Area Bonanza lode. ......... =. 70 G6l acres Area Contact lode. .............. lO.772 acres Area National lode de.............. 2u.6i9 acres Area Excelsior lode. .............2 2O.6l9 acres Area Independence No. 1 lode .ai.G6l acres Area Independence No. lode 20. .t37 acres Area Native losie ............... 20 i59 acres Area Azure loie. .2O.651 acres
 lotdi area IOle cidlfns .IIo.6uU acres The presumed course of lode line of the Ex- eelslor lode IS :iJ deg 45 min W lOO 1t along the center of said lode claim; of the National lode \ 3o deg 45 min 1jUO 1t along the center of said lode claim; on the Independence No lode < B deg l5 min W 1850 1t along the center of sarl lode claim; on the independence No 2 Lode \ n deg a min E l5o0it along the center of said lode claim; on the Contact lode s h deg n min E l077 feet along the center of said lode claim; on the Bonanza lode J9 deg 15 min F. ljO ft along the center of said lOdeT claim; on the Azure lode 2s deg i6 min E lj00 fl along the center of said lode claim; on the Mammoth lnie \ 5e deg l5 min l50O 1t along the center of said lode claim on the Native lode p deg i5 min W LDO 1t along the center of said lode claim.
 GREEN PLACER.
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No Native lode of this survey previously de, S,ribed; thence j9 deg l5 min E GaO it to cor No2; thenee s 22 deg 45 min W fs2O 1t to cor No 3; thence g deg 13 min N GO 1t to cor No 1; thence N 2 deg f5 min E ls2O it to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 30 deg % min E.
 BLUE PLACER.
 Beginning at cor No l, from which ' s Eoca- ton monument No 5 bears < p degrees iS min 50 sec E 6j2 60 1t. dist; thence 37 deg 45 min l33O fl to cor No2 ?; thence J9 deg l5 min W ftD 1t to cor No !: thence \ 37 deg q min l3s0 ft to cor No I; thence 59 deg l5 min E eco 1t to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 3O deg 0O min F. Area ,treen placer .-..-.... 1Y.Slj acres Area niue piarer .....-.--..-.-... lshb acres
 Total placer area. a......3 39.6l5 acres