The Alaska prospector., 1903-07-02
Mining Application No. 23.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

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 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 Juneau. Alaska, Apr. 70, 1903. Notice Is hereby given that the Alaska Cop per Company. corporation, by stephen Birch, its agent, whose postofficc address is Valdez, Alaska, has this day filed its application for a patent for 1Jp linear feet upon each of the Excelsior Lode, National Lode, Independence No. Lode. Independence No. 2 Lode Bonanza Lode. Mammoth Lode, Azure Lode, and Native Lode, and l077 linear feet on the Contact Lode with surface ground GO feet in width on each oi said lodes veins or deposits, bearing copper and gold. Also for twenty acres each on the Blue Placer claim and the Green placer claim, and two Placer claims being known as the kennikatt Group of mining claims. and desig- mated by the U. s. SurveyorGeneral of Alaska mining district, District of Alaska, and desig- mated in the field notes and official plat on file in this office as Lot Numbered 5G3, said Lot Numbered 563 being described as follows.
 MAMMOTH LODE.
 Beginning at cor No. from which [. S. loca. tion monument No. bears % deg 35 min W ;65.O ft dist; thence \ 8 deg h min llOO 1t to cor No2; thence \ 30 deg 45 min 6UO 1t to cor No 2; thence 59 deg l5 min 1900 fl to cor No 4; thence 30 deg n min W 6oo fl to cor No. l. the place of beginning
 Variation at all corners 30 deg % min E.
 BONANZA LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which C s loca. ton monument No bears 10 deg B min W S6o.0ft dist; thence so deg n min E 6O0 1t to cor No ,; thence j9 deg l5 min E IiOo fl to cor No 3; thence 30 deg n min " 6O0 it to cor No |; thence 8 deg l5 min W 1900 ft to cor No | 10 place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 3O deg O0 min E.
 CONTACT LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No Boianza Lode of this survey; thence \ 30 deg i5 min 600 1t to Cor No ?; thence S l5 deg ., min F. lU770 1t to cor No 3; thence $ sD deg E w 6oO 1t to cor No |; thence N l5 deg "a min n snr Nn fha r,la .s.fl. Variation at all corners a0 deg 00 min E.
 RATIONAL LoDL. Beginning at cor No identical with NV cor of location and Sw cor of Independence No 1 lode of this survey; thence q deg l5 min E Goo fl to cor No2; thence 30 deg i5 min W I5OO 1t to cor No 3; thence 6l deg l5 min W GOO fl to cor No I; thence 30 deg i5 min F. IJO0 it to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation al all corners 30 deg co min E.
 EXCELSIOR LODE.
 Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence 6l deg l5 min 600 it to cor No ?; thence $ 90 deg i5 min 15OO 1t to cor No 8. thence \ 6l deg l5 min lJOO 1t to cor No and place of beginning Variation at all corners 30 deg % min E.
 INDEPENDENTS No. LODE
 Beginning at cor No I, identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence N 2s deg 45 min lJ00 1t to cor No2; thence 6l deg E min 6OO fl to cor No 3; thence $ 2Sdeg 45 min l5OO It to cor No |; thence 6l deg l5 min W 6O0 1t to cor No l and place of beginning.
 Variations at all corners 29 deg 20 min to 30 deg 00 min E.
 INDEPENDENCE No. ? LODE
 Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor No 2lndependenee No lode of this survey; thence 3l deg 90 min 1900 1t to cor No g. thence q deg l5 min 600 fl to cor No 3: thence sI deg 30 min W ljOO fl to cor No 1: thence \ n deg 15 min 6Oo 1t to cor NOI and place of be. ginning.
 Variation at all corners 20 deg 20 min E.
 NATIVE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which ' s loca ton monument No bears deg i2 min 30 sec 43l.07 it dist; thence S I9 deg l5 min E coo fl to cor No 2; thence 22 deg n min W IiOO it to cor No 5; thence 59 deg 15 min W 6OO 1t to cor Noi thence ze deg i5 min l5oo 1t to cor No l and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 30 deg 70 min E.
 AZURE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which U s loca- ton monument No bears 5 B deg 03 min 10 sec " %O.il ft dist. thence x 2s deg 56 min F. l500 fl to No 2; thence 59 deg l5 min 5Oo ft to cor No 3; thence 2s deg j6 min W l51o if to cor No 1. thence N 8 deg i5 min W GOO 1t to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variations at all corners 30 deg % min E. Area Mammoth lode ............ .66l acres Area Bonanza lode. ......... -.. 20 .6il acres Area Contact lode. e.............l lU.772 acres Area National lode e............. 70 649 acres Area Excelsior lode. ..............2 .2O6f9 acres Area Independence No lode 2O.66i acres Area independence No. lode. .2o.637 acres Area Native lode ........-... 20 i;9 acres Area Azure lode. .20.65l acres
 Total area lode claims ... .i75.sOO acres The presumed course of lode line of the Ex eelsior Tod. is 70 deg "a min W liO0 1t along the center vf said lode claim; of the National lode N 30 deg i5 min E l5O0 ft along the center 0f said lode claim; on the Independence No lode 2s deg D min lJOO 1t along the center of said lode claim; on the Independence No ? lode N sl d.g so min E l5oof along the center of said lode claim; on the Contact lode $ I5 deg 45 min lO17 feet along the center of said lode claim; on the Bonanza lode 59 deg l5 min E the Azure lode 2s deg d6 min l50O ft along the center of said lode claim; on tine Mammoth lode 59 deg 15 min w l5OO ft along the center | of said lode claim on the Native lode s P deg | claim.
 GREEN PLACER. Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor No I Native lode of this survey previously de- | scribed; thence s 59 deg l5 min 66O it to cor | No2; thence 2 deg f5 min W 1920 it to cor No | thence N p deg 45 min E 1920 1t to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 30 deg co min F.
 BLUE PLACER.
 Beginning at cor No l. from which U loca- ton monument No bears p degrees is min | 70 see 65260 1t. dist: thence 37 deg 45 min W | 1920 1t to cor No2; thence x 59 deg 15 min W l60 1t to cor No 3; thence 37 deg D min i3ao | ft to cor No |; thence 8 deg 15 min 66O 1t to | cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 3o deg co min F.. Area Green placer .......... 19.st5 acres Area Blue placer ................. 1880 acres
 Total placer area...,..-..,.. ssss5 acre.