The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-25
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Mining Application No. z3.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,


 per Company. Il corporation. by stephen Birch, its agent, whose postofiice address Is Valdez, Alaska, has this day filed it's application for 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 l077 linear feet on the Contact Lode, with surface ground 600 feet in width on each of said lodes. veins pr deposits, bearing copper and gold. Also for twenty acres each on the Blue Placer claim and the Green placer claim, bearing gold and copper; said nine Lode claims and two Placer claims being known as the kennikatt Group of mining claims. and desig- mated by the [. $. Surveyor I;eneral of Alaska as Mineral Survey No. 561,. situate i'm Valdez. mining district, District of Alaska, and desig- in this office as Lot Numbered 563 said Lot Numbered 5i3 being described as follows, to-wit:
 MAMMOTH LODE.
 Beginning at cor No. from. which [. q. loca-- ton monument No,5 bears 70 deg n min W 365.O fl dist; thence N 59 deg l5 mimw l.IO 1t tto cor So2; thence'N sO deg 45 min 6oofttoeer No 2; thenre Sjsdeg 15 min l5p0 1t t@cOr SO. 4.; thence :ia deg i5 min W 6o0 fl to.con No.-l the place of beginning
 Variation Al all corners 30 deg oe.mia, E-.
 BONANZA LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from " hicin G s lea,s> s65.o 1t dist; thence 20 deg a5 min E. sOo fC to cor So2; thence 59 deg l5 min k l-aO ftto cor No 8; thence $ 30 deg i5,min " 60o 1t to- cor No |; thence 9 dag l5 min l5Oo 1t to cor N"'i,. 1T
 Variation af all corners so;deg % min E.. CONTACT LODE
 Beginning at COG No l. identical with cOUN No A BOnanza Lode,of this survey; thence N 3udeg io min E6n t to Cor No g. thence h deg t5' W 6OJ ft to cor No I; thence N l5daz n min w l0.1O ft to cor No1, the place of beginning Variation at all corners 20 deg co min F.. NATIONAL LODE.
 B.gning at cor No identical with NV cor of location and SW cop of Independence No lode Of this survey; thence Gl deg h min + tt1 ft to cor No ?; thence s 30 deg I5, min w IlO II to cor Nos; thence N.6l deg l5 min W GOO 1t to cor No4; thence So deg n min l5Oo ft to cor No and place of beginning. Variation al all corners 30 deg co min E. EXCELSIOR LODE.
 Beginning al GOT No l, identical with cor No National lode Of this survey; thence Sl deg h min E 600 il to cor No ?: thence $ 20 dag q, min W laao fl tO cor No 2. thence N 6l drs Iu min lsU 1t to cor No1 and place of beginning. Nariationat all corners 3o deg OO min E. INDEPENDENcE No~I LODE Beginning. Tt cor No identical with cor No. I National lnde of this survey; thence \ 2s deg min l. 6uo il to cor No ]; thence $ 2sdeg I5 min W l5oo it to cor No I; thence \ 6l deg E min W 61 Il tocor N" | and place of beginiling..
 Variations at alh hcorners 29 deg.20 min E o-;O deg U min F.
 i-SbhA NO.S LODb-
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No 2lndependencc No lode of this survey; thence N Fl deg 3O min lj00 it to cor No 2. thence q deg h min 600 ft to cor No 3; thence 3I deg l5 min W 60s ft to'cor Ns,l and place of be- ginning.
 Variation at all corners % deg 20 min E. NATIVE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which ' s lSca lion monuinent No , bears 2deg i2 min 30 sec F. A..srl Ia, to cor No 2; thence 22 deg i5 min W l.aU fl to cor No 3; thence N 59 deg i5 min W 6so it te cor S1i; thence s deg D min l5Oo it to cor No Variation at all corners 30 deg Oo min k.
 AZURE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which U S Ioca tion monument No bears $ 33 deg Os min Ia see " 96o. Il 1t dist. thence \ 2S deg 56 min E to cor No 3; thence S 2S deg 56 min W liOO fl to cor No 1. thence \ jg deg i5 min W 6OO 1t to cor No and place oi beginning.
 Variations at all corners 3D deg % min E.
 Area Mammoth lode .... ...... 2O.G6l acres Area BOnalza lode. ......... ... 2D6dl acres
 Area Contact lode. de............... lO.772 acres Area National lode de.-............ aD6ig acres Area Excelsior lode. ........... 2u6i9 acres Area Independence No. lode .a06Gl acres Area Independence No. 2 lode. .aD.637 acres Area Native lpde .............,, 20 tJ9 acres Area Azure lode. e................. .20.65l acres
 Total area lode claims w l75SU acres The presumed course of lode line of the Ex- eelsior lode is 30 deg I5 min W l.sU 1t along the center of said lode claim; of the National lode 30 deg l5 min E lj0u fl along the center of said lode claim; on the Independence No lode 2s deg i5 min W iJOO it along the center of said lode claim; on the Independence No lode 3l deg 20 min E lJD ft along the center of said lode claim; on the Contact lode $ Ii deg i5 min l017 feet along the center of said lode claim; on the Bonanza lode $ ',9 deg h min lJO IL along the center oi said L,sie claim; on The Azure lode \ 2s deg 56 min lJ0 fl along the center of said lo;,e claim; on the Mammoth lode B deg h min W 1aI IL along the center oi said lode claim on the Native lode $ P deg ! [, min w l5oO il along the center of said lode | claim.
 GREEN PLACER. | Beginning at cor Ne 1, identical with cor No | 7 Native lode of this survey previously de- | seTibed; thence '9 deg 15 min ,ii0 ft to cor ; No2; thence 22deg t5 min N 1920 ft to cor No | !; thence J9 deg l5 min N GtD fl to cor No 1; thence P deg t5 min F. l3zO it tO. cor No | and place of beginning.
 Variation al all corners 30 deg % min E.
 BLUE PLACER.
 Beginning al cor No l. from which ' s loea- i0 see 652 f0 it. dist; thence 37 deg 45 min Vi lSsO ft to cor No ?; thence N 59 deg l5 min W sO fl to cor No 3; thence \ 37 deg 45 min E l3aO II to cor No {: thence j9 deg n min 6CO 1t to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 90 deg % min E. Area Green placer. .19. .8t5 acres Area Blue placer r................ 98iO acres
 Total placer area - 3o 6S5 aeres