Arizona silver belt., 1903-04-09
Mining Application No. BOA
Survey No. l763.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. Tucson A riZOna March 10 tQO3


 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
 Tucson, Arizona, March l9, 1903.
 Notice is hereby given that George B. Chit. tenden, whose post office address is Washing. ton, D. O., now temporarily residing at Dud leyville, Arizona, has made application for patent for la45 linear feet of the Christmas lode, mine, or vein, bearing gold. silver and copper, with surface ground 600 feet in width situated in San Carlos mining district, Gila county, Arizona, and designated by the field notes and plat on file in this office as Survey No. l76s, fs follows
 Beginning at cor No. 1, identical with loca- tion, the southwest corner, a sandstone in place showing lsxiixl2 in. above ground, chis- eled l-l763 and x at corner point. with mound of stone alongside, whence U s. l.. M. No l763 brs, N. 59 deg. 10 min F. 322 it.; discovery monument brs. N, 72 deg. 32 min. E. 792 it. Thence s. s5 deg. 20 min. F. l0s5 1t. to dry wash i2i5 1t. to cor No. 9 a sandstone 24xl6 x6 in. set i2 In in gr round chiseled 2-1763 and at corner point, with mound of stone along side, whence original location brs. S. S5 deg 20 min. E. l0S it. Thence N II deg. 55 min E. 30l 1t. to F.. end center, whence location brs N 3g deg. 30 min. E. lag it.; 5s0 1t. intersect N side line Cannonbal claim at N. 72 deg 4s min W s2 ft. from N. E. cor. of claiu 602 it. to cor, No. 3, sandstone 24xl4x6 in. set l2 in in ground, chiseled 3-l763 and x at corner point. with mound of stone alongside, whence loca. tion cor. brs. N. II deg. 55 min E. IOs 1t. Thence N. s5 deg. 20 min. W. TOT 1t. intersect N side line Cannonball claim at N. 72 deg. 4s min, w. ls5 it. from N, F. corner I245 it. to cor. No. l. identical with location, sandstone f,, ,,,ln aah, chiseled 4-i763 and at corner point with mound of stone alongside. Thence s. II deg. 55 min. w. 3Ol it. to W, end center, identical with location 33O it. intersect S. side line Cannonball claim at S. 76 deg E. l9O 1t. from S. w corner; 602 1t. to cor. No. l, the place of beginning
 Variation at all corners l3 deg. 45 min. F.
 Area, l707 acres
 This claim is located on unsurveyed land in approximately what would be. if surveyed, Sec. l9, T. S, R. l6 E., G &S,RB.& &M.
 The notice of location Of this claim is re- corded in the office Of the county recorder Of Gila county, Arizona, in book g. Records of Mines, at page l6.
 This claim extends s. S5 deg. 20 min. E $50 it. from the discovery monument, and N S5 deg 20 min. W. 695 It therefrom
 The adjoining claims are the Cam onban on the north, Mike OBren, claimant; Cannon. ball and Redbird on the west, Mike OBrien, claimant; Iron Cap. Geology and Contact on the south, - claimant Cannon. ball on the east Mike Brien claimant; all of which are unsuryeyed.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said Christmas lode or surface ground are required to file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Ofiice at Tucson, Arizona, during the sixty cays period of publication hereof, or they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the statute. MILTON R. MOORE Register
 First publication March % 1903