The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-18
Mining Application No. 23.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

Juneau, Alaska, Apr. ". 1%ri.
 Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Cop per Company. a corporation. by stephen Birch, its agent, whose postofiice address Is Valdez, Alaska, has this day filed it's application for a patent for li1O linear feet upon each of the Excelsior Lode. National Lode, Independence No. Lode. Independence No. ? Lode, Bonanza Lode, and lU77 linear feet on the Contact Lode, with surface ground GOo feet in width on each of said lodes. veins or deposits, bearing copper Blue Placer claim and the Green placer claim, bearing gold and copper; said nine Lode claims and two Placer claims being known as the mated by the [. $. Surveyor-tieneral of Alaska as Mineral Survey No at3, 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 5alI, said Lot Numbered 56s being described us follows. to-wit:
 MAMMOTH LODE.
 Beginning at cor No. from which [. s. loca. tion monument No. ! bears to deg 35 min W si'.o fl dist; thence \ j9 deg l5 min W litD fl No !; thence $ i9 deg Is min ljO 1t to cor No I; thence :D deg tj min 6OO 1t to cor No. l. the place of beginning
 Variation at all corners 3D deg % min E.
 BONANZA LODE. Beginning al cor No from W hich loca- tion monument No j bears 10 deg a5 min 36,.0 fl dist; thence 30 deg 45 min E 6tW 1t to cor SU2; thence J9 deg l5 min h ljOO it to cor No !; thence 3o deg bsmin eeaft te cor No
 
 to place of beginning.
 Variation al all coSners s@dey oa min E- caSTACE rDDE- Beginning at cor No |, idcnficau witm cor No 1 Bonanza Esdc of this survey. thence \ Fl deg I min IO77.o 1t to cor No ss thslMa $ 10 deg i5 W G00 1t to c0r No |; thsnce N E, deg 45 min w l l017.o fl to cor S.rl the place of beginning. Nariath'n at sil lcorrsrs 3ndeg 09 msi h. SApLnNAL LODE. I Beginine at COG No identical wiehu NV cor | of locaiiDn ana SW cor of Independence No lOie of this survey; thence $ 6l deg l5 min E. taO ft to cor N"2; thence s % deg +5 min W l5OO I 1t tocor xo 2; thence q deg h min W 6oO 1t cor No and place of beginning. | Variation al all corners 3O deg % min E. EXCELSIOR LODE. Beginning at cor No l. identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence $ 6l deg | l5 min GO it to cor No 2; thence S a0 deg q 1 min ljOO 1t to cor No F.. thence \ 6I deg I5 min W 6OO 1t to cor No l.. thence \ s0 deg Ii min l5oo fl to cor Nol and place of beginning. Variation at all corners a deg OO min E. INDEPENDENcE No-l LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No 45 min l;OO 1t to cor NO2; thence 6l deg E min t0O ft to cor No 3; thence $ sdeg 45 min w. w laoo it to cor No I; thence 6l deg l5 min W 6aO ft t0 cor No and place Of beginning. Variations at all corners 29 deg 70 min E to 30 deg % min E.
 INDEPENDENCE No. ? LODE. Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No Independence No lOtie of this survey; thence 3l deg 3D min 1!OO fl to cor No 2. thence 5 q deg l5 min F. foo it to cor No ,; thence s 31 deg SD min W llO 1t to cor No 1; thence x 6I deg b min W dOO it to cor Nol and place of be- ginning.
 Variation at all corners p deg 20 min E. NATIVE LODE. Beginning at cor No from which ' s loca tiOn monument No ! bears deg 12 min 3O spc i3l07 fl dist; thence $ i9 deg h min GOO 1t l to cor NO2 thence P deg i5 min " ljOO fl to cor NO3 3; thence 8 deg n min W 6OO fl tO cor NOI; thence P deg D min l5OO 1t to cor No | and place of beginning. Variation at all corners 3O deg % min E. AZURE LODE. Beginning at cor No from which loca- | tion monument No bears B deg O3 min l9 see " s6o. Il 1t dist. thence \ ls deg 56 min F. ltD fl to cor No 2; thence 59 deg l5 min 60O it to cor No3; thence S 2s deg i6 min W 1jOO it to | cor No |. thence ;t' deg 15 min W 6tO it to cor No and place of beginning. Variations At all corners deg OO mi