The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-07
Mining Application No. 23.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.


 | Juneau. Alaska. Apr. 29. 1aO3. Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Cop per Company. corporation, by stephen Birch ] Alaska, has this day filed it's application for n patent for 150O 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 lO77 linear feet on the Contact Lode, with surface ground Gco feet in width on each and gold Also for twenty each on the Blue Placer claim and the Green placer claim, and two Placer claims being % us known e ss s"i the Kennikstt Group of mining claims. and dcsig- mated by the |. s. Surveyor-General of Alaska ss Mineral Survey No. 563. situate in Valdez mining district, District of Alaska, and desig- mated in the field notes and official plat on file in this office as Lot Numbered ts, said Lot Numbered I3 being described as follows. to-wit:
 MAMMOTH LODE Beginning at cor No. from which [. g. loca- tion monument Nos bears @ deg 3i min W sea0 fl dist; thence ,'e deg n min lJoo ft No 2; thence 8 deg l5 min l;OO ft to No |; thence sD deg ij min tao ft to cor No. l. the place of beginning
 Variation at all corners 90 deg oo min E. BONANZA LODE. Beginning at cor No from which T. s loca tiOn monument No j bears lO deg B min " 365.0 fl dist; thence 30 deg I5 min E 6O0 it to cor No2; thence 5e deg h min ljOO 1t to cor
 
 1; thence J9 deg h min liOO fl to cor No l, to place of beginning.
 Variation af all corners se deg o min E.
 CONTACT LODE.
 Beginning at cor No I. identical with cor No 1 Bonanza Lode of this survey; thence 3o deg b min 6Oc ft to Cor No2; thence s h deg n min l077.0 ft to cor No T; thence $ 3D deg q 6OO ft to cor No |; thence \ h deg I5 min W lo77.o il Ia cor No l. the place oi beginning.
 Variation at all corners .D deg % min E.
 NATIONAL LODE.
 Bcgining at cor No identical with NV cor of location and SW cor of Independence No 1 lode of this survey; thence $ Gl deg h min 6OO fl to cor No2; thence 30 deg i5 min N lJOO to cor No 1; thence \ 3o deg E min lj0o 1t to cor No and place Of beginning.
 Variation al all corners 3o deg Oo min E.
 EXCELSIOR Long.
 Beginning at cor No t.t,entical with cor No Nations h''.e ts tkis survey; thence 6l deg 6 min E tO0 fl to cor No ?; thence $ 30 deg io min W l5O0 1t to cor No !. thence Gl deg h min w 6O0 it to cor No 1: thence 30 deg i5 min laO 1t to cor Nol and place of beginning. Variation al all corners 3D deg O0 min F..
 INDEPENDENCE No. LODE
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence \ x deg a min E liOO 1t to cor No ?; thence $ 6l deg I5 min 600 1t to cor No 3; thence $ 2sdeg +5 min coo 1t to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variations at all corners 29 deg 20 min to a0 deg O min E.
 INDEPENDENCE No. LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No Independence No lode of this survey; thence 61 deg b min GOO fl to cor No 2; thence 3I deg 3O min LOO fl to cor No 1; thence \ 6l deg Is min W GOO it to cor Nol and place of be- Variation at all corners 2s deg 20 min E.
 NATIVE LODE.
 Ra1iuuiuu at cor In from mich l,aa tiOn monument No bears deg i2 min 30 sec A3l.o7 fl dist; thence B deg h min 6oo il cor fS %o s thence 8 deg E min 600 it to ,' eop og No (; thence \ 22 deg i5 min lJOO 1t to cor No l and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 3O deg OO min E..
 AZURE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l from which U s loca- sec W 96O4l it dist. thence \ 2S deg 56 min E lO0 fl to cor No 2; thence 59 deg l5 min E6o0 fl to cor No 8; thence 2s deg 56 min W l5oo it to cor No |. thence sdeg b min W Go0 it to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variations at all corners 50 deg % min E. Area Mammoth lode ..... ...... .2O.66l acres Area Bonanza lode. ......... ... .2O.661 acres Area Contact lode. e............... 10.772 acres Area National lode e............... aO.6i9 acres Area Excelsior lode ............. .20.6i9 acres Area Independence No. lode. .20.66l acres Area independence No. lode. .20.637 acres Area Native lode ................ 20.459 acres Area Azure lode. de................. .2O.6Jl acres
 Total area lode claims zee. l75.SUO acres The presumed course of lode line of the Ex- celsior lode is $ 30 deg D min W 1j00 it along the center of said lode claim; of the National lode 30 deg 45 min E 15OO 1t along the center of said lode claim; on the Independence No1 lode 2s deg i5 min W lJOO fl along the center of said lode claim; on the Independence No lode 3l deg 3O min l50O 1t along the center of said lode claim: on the Contact lode l5 deg 45 min l077 feet along the center of said lode claim; on the BOnanza lode ,9 deg b min E l500 it along the center of said lode claim; on the Azure lode \ 2s deg 5S min E lJO it along the center of said lode claim; on the Mammoth lode \ 59 deg l5 min W l5s0 it along the center of said lode claim on the Native lode $ 22 deg 45 min lJO fl along the center of said lode claim.
 GREEN PLACER. Beginning at cor No l. identical with cor No 2 Native lode of this survey previously de- scribei; thence B deg 15 min l. d6O fl to cor No 2; thence p deg S min W 1920 fl to cor No ?; thence 5e deg lo min w 66J II to cor No l; thence 2 deg . min E l32o fl to cor No l and place of beginning
 Variation at all corners so deg OO min E. BLUE PLACER. Beginning at cor No l. from which | s loea- ton oaa%ep. as a Se hears g degrees IS min sSo it to cor So 3; thence x s7 deg B min E lsao 1t to cor No 1; thence 59 deg 15 min E 6aD fl to cor No aud place of beginning
 Variation at all corners S, deg 0 min F.
 Area Green placer. ---...... .19.s40 acres Area Blue placer -......-..-......ly. .ly.SJ0 acres
 Total placer area -.....-.--.. ss.G.b5 acres The location of said mining claim and the individual loeafions comprised therein are duly recorded in the of1ce oi the United States Commissioner and ex-othcio Recorder at Val deg, Alaska, in Book of Mining Locations at pages ll5. l5b. l52 and lh3; and in Book A, of Mining Locations, at pages i6S. i65 i67 and Ats. The Adjoining clainiants are unknown:
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said mining clain, or surface ground are required to file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Juneau. Alaska. during the sixty days perioi of publication hereof or they will be barred by virtue 0t the provisions of the statute.
 JOHN w. DOLBY Register. h is hereby ordered that the above and fore going notice of application for patent be pub lished for peri;d of sixty days Uen eonsaeu- tive weeks) in the ALASKA PrAsi'ss TOR, u weekly newspaper published at Valdez, Alaska. nearest to said mining claim
 JOHN W DuDLEY Register