The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-21
Mining Application No. 23.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

Juneau, AlhskH, Apf ~, Issb.
 Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Cop per Company. corporation. by stephen Birch. its agent, whose postoffice address is Valdez, Alaska, has this day filed it's application for a patent for l5OO 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 6O0 feet in width on each | 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, bearing gold and copper: said nine Lode claims and two Placer claims being known the kennikatt Group of mining claims. and desig- mated by the [. $. Surveyor-t;eneral of Alaska as Mineral Survey No. ;63, 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 j63, said Lot Numbered 563 being described as follows. to-wit:
 MAMMOTH LODE.
 Beginning at cor No. 1 from which '. s. loca- tion monument No , bears 70 deg 35 min W $50 fl dist; thence x j9 deg Ia min W 1jUO 1t to cor No2; thence so deg q min E 6oo ft to cor No 3; thence s 59 deg l5 min lOO ft to cor No q; thence RI deg i5 min w 6OO 1t to cor No. 1. the place of beginning
 Variation at all corners so deg Oo min F..
 BONANZA LODE. Beginning st cor No l from which r $ loca ton monument No bears 10 deg 35 min W cor No2; thence 59 deg l5 min l5OO it to cor No 2; thence 30 deg n min W GOo fl to cor No 4; thence as deg l5 min 1900 it to cor No l., to place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 30 deg oo min E. CONTACT LODE.
 Beginning at cor No 1. identical with cor No 1 Bonanza Lode of this survey; thence \ 30 deg ij min 6OO fl to Cor No2; thence $ h deg 5 W 6O0 1t to cor No (; thence x I5 deg I5 min W lo,!O 1t to cor No l. the place of beginning. Variation at all corners 30 deg % min E. NATIONAL LODE. Beginning at cor No identical with NV cor of location and SW cor of Independence No l 600 fl to cor No2; thence $ 20 deg i5 min W I5O 1t to cor No 3; thence x 6l deg h min W 6OO fl to cor No 1; thence \ 30 deg i5 min E l5OO it to cor No and place of beginning. Variation at all corners 30 deg OO min E. EXCELSIOR LODE. | Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence 6l deg h min 600 fl to cor No ?; thence s 30 deg [, min 1900 fl to cor No s. thence 6l deg Ia min 1900 it to cor Nel and place of beginning. Variation at all corners 30 deg % min E. INDEPENDENCE No. LODE. Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence \ 2S deg 45 min lJoO 1t to cor No2; thence $ 61 deg Ij min eco fl to cor No 3; thence 2s deg s5 min W l50O f to cor No 1; thence \ 6l deg l5 min W 600 fl toeor No and place of beginning. Variations at all corners 2s deg 20 min to 3O deg OO mn E.
 ! INDEPENDENCE No. LODE. Besinning at cor No l, identical with cor No Independence No lode of this survey; thence 3l deg a0 min F l5OO it to cor No ?. thence $ 6l deg l5 min F 6OO it to cor No 8; thence $ 3I deg 3O nsin W ki0O 1t to cor No 1; thence 6l deg l5 min W Seo it to cor Nol and place of be. ginning.
 vsristsOR at ali corners % deg 20 min E. E NATIVE LODE. | BegiNhfng at cor No I from which s loca [ tion monument No bears $ ? deg 42 min 30 sec
 E 43kO7 ft SAt; tkcRcs s h9 deg Is min E 600 fl to cor No ?; thence P deg 45 min W fhoO 1t to cor No g.; thcRee x 59 deg i5 min W 6O0 ft to cor
 No |; thenee Y P deg i5 min E l5OO it to cor No | and place of beginning.
 NsriatiOR at all corners 30 tfsg 0O min F.. ! Azs'kE LODE. Beginning at cor No from which U s lOca. tiOn monument No bears $ :3 deg 03 min IS sec W s;0i1 fl dist. thence \ 2S deg 56 min F
 l5O0 it to cor No ?; thence 59 deg l5min 600 1t | to cor No E. thence $ 2S deg ,6 min W l5OO it to | cor No 1. thence \ 8 deg l5 min W GO it to cor
 No and place of beginning.
 Variations at all corners 3O deg O0 min F. | Arcs NammOth lode ..... ...... .2UGil acres | Ares Bonanza lode. ........ =. .2D66f acres | Arcs Contact lode .............. 10772 acres | Ares National lode ....,....... 2esse acres Ares Independence No. lode. .206Gl acres Area Independence No Z lode. .29637 acres Area Native lode e......-.......... .lI+o9 acres Area Azure lode. e.......--......s .2O65l acres | Total area lode claims ..... .l75.sOO acres The presumed course of lode line of the Ex. eelsior lode is s 30 deg s5 min W 1850 it along | the center of said lode claim; of the National | lode \ 30 deg l5 min F l5u0 ft along the center ! of said lode claim; on the Independence No lodt 2s deg b min W l5O0 it along the center | of said lode claim; on the Independence No 2 lode 31 deg 30 miu E l500 it along the center ol said lode claim; on the Contact lode i5 deg claim; on the Bonanza lode 8 deg 15 min E
 ljO0 il along the center of said lode claim; ON | the Azure lode 28 deg i6 min lJN ff along | the center of said lode claim; on the MaHsMot h lode 59 deg lJ min W l1D 1t along the center l of said lode claim on the Native lode 22 deg | n min w l5OO 1t along the center of satA lode claim.
 GREEN PLACER. Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No Native iossc of this survey previously de- scribed; thence 59 deg l5 min F 6sO 1t to cor No 2; thence 22 deg *s min W 132O it tO cor NO | ;; thence 59 deg l5 min N 66O ft to cor No |; thence \ P deg D min l3lu it to cor No | and place of beginning.
 Variation st all corners 30 deg co min E. | BLUE PLACER. | Beginning at cor No I, from which loca- | ti0n monument No bears $ 2s degrees 4S min 50 see E 6J2.60 ft. dist. thence 37 deg 45 min W | l3eO ft to cor No 2: thence 59 deg h min W fsD 1t to cor No 3; thence \ 37 deg 45 min 1920 fl to cor No 4; thence g deg E min E 66O it to cor No and place of beginning. Variation at all corners 3O deg co min F. Area Green placer. ......... l9.8 .805 acres Area Blue placer r...........-.....1 .19.nJO acres Total placer area ........... 3s.655 acres