Arizona silver belt., 1903-04-30
Mining Application No. BOA
Survey No. t763.


 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
 Tucson Arizona March 10, 1903
 Notice is hereby given that George B. Chit. tenden whose post office address is Washing | ton D. C., now temporarily residing at Dud- leyville Arizona, has made application for a patent for l245 linear feet of the Christmas lode. mine. or vein, bearing gold. silver and copper, with surface ground 67O feet in width, | situated in San Carlos mining district, Gila county, Arizona, and designated by the field notes and plat on file in this o1ice as Survey | No l763 fs follows
 Beginning at cor. No. l. identical with loca- tion, the southwest corner, sandstone in place showing lsxlix2 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, E. 322 ft.; discovery monument brs N 72 deg. 32 min. E. 792 1t, Thence S. s5 deg, 70 min E. l0S5 ft, to dry wash l245 1t to cor. No. 9 a sandstone 2ixl6 | x6 in set l2 m in ground, chiseled 2-l763 and x at corner point with mound of stone along side, whence original location brs. s. s5 deg. 20 min, E. l0S 1t. Thence N II deg. B min F. 30l 1t. to F. end center whence location brs. \. 39 deg. 30 min. F, lag it.; 5s9 1t. interSect N. side line Cannonball claim at N 72 deg IS min. W s2 1t. from N. E. cor. of claim 6O2 ft. to | cor. No. 8 sandstone 2ixl4x6 in set I2 in, in ground, chiseled 3-l76S and x at corner point, with mound Of stone alongside, whence lOca- ton cor. brS. N. II deg. B min. F.. lOs ft Thence N. S5 deg. 20 min W. l0l ft ntersect N side line Cannonball claim at N 72 deg X min, w. s5 ft. from N E corner l2i5 1t. to cor No 1, identical with location, sandstone in place showing 2sxlixl2 in. above ground chiseled 4-l76S and x at corner point, with mound of stone alongside Thence $, II deg. 5j min W 30l ft. to W end center, identical with location 33O it. intersect $. side line Cannonban claim at $. 76 deg E. l9O 1t. from s. w corner; 6O2 1t to cor No. l. the place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners l3 deg i5 min. E. Area, l7O5 acres
 This claim k located on unsurveyed land in approximately what would be. if surveyed Sec. lg, T S, K. l6 F., c & S.R B. & M. The notice Of location of this claim is re- corded in the ofiice Of the county recorder of Gna county, Arizona, in book s, Records Of Mines, at page l6.
 This claim extends & s5 deg 20 min. E $50 it. | from the discovery monument and N s5 deg | 20 min. W. 6q5 1t therefrom
 The adjoining claims are the Cannonban on | the north. Mike O'Bnen, claimant Cannon | ball and Redbird on the west Mike OBhen l claimant; Iron Cap. Geology and Contact on | the south, -- --. claimant Cannon | ball on the east, Mike OBrien claimant; all Of | which are unsurveyed
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any | portion Of said Christmas lode or surface | ground are required to file their adverse clai ms with the Register of the Cnted States Land | Ofice at Tucson, Arizona, during the sil ty | cays period of publication hereof. or they win | be barred by virtue Of the provisions Of the | statute MILTON R. MOORE, Register
 First publication March 26 1903