The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-04
Mining Application No. a.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

Mining Application No. a.
 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 Juneau, Alaska, Apr. %, 1903. Notice Is hereby given that the Alaska Cop per Company. q corporation. by stephen Birch. it's agent, whose postoffice address is Valdez, Alaska, has this day filed its application for Excelsior Lode. National Lode, Independence No. Lode. Independence No. Lode, Bonanza Lode, Msnmoth Lode, Azure Lode, and Native with surface ground 6oO 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 as the kennikatt Group of mining claims. and desig- as Mineral Survey No.563,- situate in Valdez mining district, District of Alaska, and desig- mated in the field ne.es and official plat on file Numbered 5s3 being described as follows. to-wit:
 MAMMOTH LODE.
 Beginning at cor No. from which '. g. loca- tion monument No. bears $ 10 deg 35 min W :a5.0 ft dist; thence x 59 deg n min W 100 1t to cor No2; thence al deg n min F. GAO ft to car Ho a; thence 59 deg Ia min l5eo it te cor No |; thence 5 RI deg Q min w 6O0 it to cor No. l. the place of beginning
 Variation at all corners 30 deg % min E.
 BONANZA LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which | s loca- tion monument No 5 bears 10 deg 35 min W S6sl0 1t dist; thence N 30 deg 45 min E 6OO 1t to cor No2; thence 5s deg I5 min k l5OO it to cor No 3; thence :O deg 45min W 6O0 1t to cor No I; thence \. 8 deg l5 min W lJ00 it to cor No l, to place of beginning
 Variation st all corners 20 deg % min E.
 CONTACT LODE.
 Beginning at cor No 1, identical with con No 4Bonanga Lode of this survey; thence \ 30 deg 45 min E 60O 1t to Cor No ?; thence s l5 deg 4; min E lo77.o 1t to cor No 3; thence S 30 deg li. ff NnI f. N l1.. AZ lo.IO II to cor No1, the place of beginning. Variation ut alhcorners ao deg % min E.
 NATIONAL LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l identical with NV cor of location and SW cor of Independence No 1 s6d lode Of this survey; thence q deg l5 min E 600 ft to cor NO2; thence s 20 deg 45 min w liOO It to cor No B; thence 61 deg 15 min W 6OO 1t to cor No i; thence ;D deg 45 min 1900 1t to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 30 deg % min F..
 EXCELSIOR LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l. identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence 6l deg l5 min E GOO it to cor No ?; thence 8 30 deg i5 min W l5oo fl to cor No 3. thence \ 6l deg I5 min E 1900 it to cor NoI and place of beginning. Variation at all corners 30 deg O min E.
 INDEPENDENCE No. LODE.
 Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor No Nationai lode of this survey; thence \ 2S deg t5 min ' lIo 1t to cor No ?; thence 6l deg I5 . l!sV fl to cor No I; thence \ 6l deg l5 min W 600 it to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variations at all lcorners 29 deg 20 min E to 30 deg co min E.
 INDEPENDENCE No. ? LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l,identical with cor No N Sl deg 30 min E 1900 it to cor No ? thence $ 6l deg h min 600 1t to cor No 8; thence s 3l deg 30 min W E0o it to cor No i; thence \ q deg h min w GO 1t to cor No l and place of be- ginning.
 Variation at all corners 20 deg 20 min E.
 NATIVE LODE
 Beginning at cor No from which ' Ioea tion monument No , bears deg i2 min 20 sec to cor No ?; thence s P deg 45 min W iJDo fl to cor No 2; thence N 58 deg i5 min W GOO it tecor No 1; thence \ P deg i5 min E l50O it to cor No l and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 30 deg % min E.
 AZURE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which Y S hoea tion monument No bears 33 deg O3 min l9 see " 96O.il fl dist. thence N 2S deg 56 min k l5o0 1t to cor No ?; thence 59 deg min E6OO it to cor No 3; thence s 2s deg 56 min W Loo 1t to cor No 1. thence \ B deg l5 min W 6OO 1t to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variations at aA corners 30 deg co min E. Area Mammoth lode ..........-,.-.2 2D. .C6l acres Area Bonanza lode. ... 20 G6l acres Area Contact lode. .......... lO.772 acres Area National lode ............. 2O.6i9 acres Area Excelsior lode. ..........2 2O.6l9 acres Area Independence No. lode. 20. .66l acres Area Independence No. 2 lode. 20 .6S7 acres Area Native lode e-..-..-......... .20.4.J9 acres Area Azure lode. .20.65l acres
 Totahares lode claims .... l75sOO acres The presumed course of lode line of the Ex- celsiOr lode is 90 deg 45 min W 1900 ft along the center of said lode claim; of the National lode 30 deg i5 min E 1900 it along the center of said lode claim; on tine independence No lode 2s deg 45 min W 100 fl along the center of said lOde claim; on the Independence No ? lode 3l deg 30 min ljoO it along the center of said lode claim; on the Contact lode I5 deg ao min lO7! feet along the center of said lode | claim; on the Bonanza lode $ J9 deg l5 min | laU It along the center of said lode claim; on | the center of said lode claim; onthe NammOti, | lode 59 deg Ia min w l5aO fl along the center of said lode claim on the Native lode S22 deg . min " lo5O It along. the center of said lode | claim.
 GREEN PLACER. Beginnings at cor No1, ideneiesl with cor No | Native lode of this survey previously de- l scribed; thense 59 deg l5 min E 66O fl to cor f 2; thence P deg i5 min W l320 ft to cor No f B; Il ssis'c 8 deg l5 min 68O 1t to cor No 4; and place of beginning. Variation at all corners 90 deg co min E.
 BLUE PLACER.
 Beginning at cor No 1, from which U s loca- ton monument No bears 25 degrees x min iO sec 652. 60 1t. dist; thence 37 deg $ min wi !S0 1t to cor No2 thepce 59 deg 15 min W iso 1t to cor No 5; thence N s7 deg z min E lsaO ,or No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 30 deg co min E. Area Green placer. 19.sl5 acres Area hiue placer r......-........ls .ls-Sa0 acres
 Total placer area, ...........s .ss.s5S acres