The Alaska prospector., 1903-07-09
Mining Application No. 23.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 


 Juneau, Alaska, Apr. 29, 1903. 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 it's application for patent for lJW linear feet upon each of the Excelsior Lode, National Lode. Independence Lode Mammoth Lode, Azure Lode, and Native Lodc and l017 linear feet on tine Contact Lode, with surface ground 6oo feet in width on each of said lodes. veins GIT deposits. bearing copper and gold. Also for twenty acres each on the Blue Placer claim and the Green placer claim, bearing gold and copper; sah nine Lode claims kennik katt Group of mining claims. and dcsig mated by the '. $. surveyor-ieneral of Alaska mining district, District of Alaska, and desig- hated in the field notes and official plat on ii in this office as Lot Numbered isI' said Lot Numbered 56S being described as follows.
 MAMMOTH LODE.
 Beginning at cor No. from which Y. g. loca- ton monument No. bears 10 deg 25 min W 3's5.0 fl dist; thence N J9 deg h min W ljOO 1t to cor No2; thence 30 deg 45 min E 6OO it to cor No 2: thence 8 deg lJ min lJOO ft tO cor No 1; thence $ ;sI deg i5 min 600 1t t"cor No. l, the place Of beginning
 Variation at all corners 90 dsg Oo min E.
 BONANZA LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which [ g loca. ton monument No bears $ 70 deg B min W S65.o ft dist; thence 90 deg 45 min E eco 1t to cor No2; thence j9 deg l5 min E l;Ou 1t to cor No3 ,; thence 20 deg D min W 6n 1t to cor So 1; thence 59 deg 15 min W ljOO 1t to cor No 1, to place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners so deg % min E.
 CONTACT LODE.
 Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor No Bonanza Lode of this survey; thence 39 deg i5 min 6GO 1t to Cor No 2; thence 15 deg [, min E 1O170 1t to cor No 3; thence s 30 deg i5 w 6oo Il to cor No4 thence N l5deg i5 min W lo!Io IL to cor No l. the place of beginning. Variation at all corners 30 deg 0O min E.
 NATIOHAU IonC
 Beginning at cor No identical with NV cor of location and SW cor of Independence No lode of this survey; thence 6i deg l5 min E ttJ II to cor No ,; thence $ 30 deg I5 min W IsU 1t to cor No 8; thence 6l deg I5 min W GOO it to cor No 1; thence x 3O deg 4j min 1900 1t to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners a deg co min E.
 EXCELSIOR LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence 6l deg h min 6t0 fl to cor No 2; thence s 30 deg i5 min W 1900 ft to cor No 3. thence \ 6l deg l5 min v 6oo II to cor No 1; thence 30 deg i5 mn k lbO 1t 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 \ 2S deg n min F. ljoo fl to cor No2; thence 6l deg E min GaO fl to cor No 8; thence $ Sdeg I5 min W i5cO it to cor No |; thence 6i deg E min W do0 1t to cor No l and place of beginning. Variations at all corners 29 deg 20 min E to 30 deg UO min E.
 INDEPENDENCE No. ? LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No Independence No lode of this survey; thence 3l deg 3J min ljO0 fl to cor No 2. thence $ 6l deg h min 600 it to cor No 3; thence $ 3I deg 30 min W 1900 ft to cor No 1; thence \ 6I deg l5 min W 6OO it to cor Sol and place of be- ginning.
 Variation at all corners 20 deg 20 min E.
 NATIVE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which Y loca tion monument No bears 2 deg F min 20 sec i3l.U1 lt dist; thence 59 deg l5 min GOO 1t to cor No2; thence 22 deg i5 min W 1iOO 1t to cor No 3; thence 59 deg 1j min N GOO 1t to cor No4; thence 22 deg i5 min l5oO 1t to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 3O deg co min E.
 AZURE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which s Ioca- tion monument No bears B deg 03 min l9 sec 9j0il fl dist. thence N 2S deg 56 min F. l500 1t to cor No 2; thence 59dcg l5 min 60Uf 1t to cor No3; thence SZS deg 56 min W l50O it to cor No 1. thence 59 deg h min W 6OO 1t to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variations at all corners 30 deg % min F.. Area Mammoth lode .......... .. 20 66l acres Area Bonanza lode. ......... O.661 acres Area Contact lode. de.............. IO.772 acres Area National lode. ............. .20.6i9 acres