The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
Mining Application No. z3.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,


 Juneau, Alaska. Apr. 29. 1aE,. Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Cop per Company. corporstfon, by stephen Birch, Alaska. has this day filed its application for a patent for l51O 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 lo11 linear feet on the Contact Lode with surface ground 6op feet in width on each of said lodes. veins or deposits, bearing copper and gold. Also for twenty acres each on ihc 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 '. S. Surycyor-tieneral of Alaska as Mineral Survey No. S3. 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 5Gs being described as follows, to-wit:
 Beginning at cor No. from which [. s. loca ton monument No. bears $ 10 deg n min W ,i,.O fl dist; thence \ j9 deg h min W IiOu ft No 3; thence J9 deg h min lJ0O ft to cor No 4; thence SO deg l5 min 6t0 ft'to cor No. l, the place of beginning
 Variation at all corners 20 deg oo min F.
 BONANZA LODE.
 Beginning al cor No from which [ s loca ton monument No bears $ 10 deg n min W 3,s,.o fl dist; thence SJ deg s5 min | 6o0 II to cor No2; thence 59 deg l5 min F. l5oO il to " I; thence \ 5a deg h min l50O il to cor No l. To place Oi beginning.
 Variation at all corners so deg co min E.
 CONTACT LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No Bonanza Lode of this survey; thence go deg min lO77.0 fl to cor No 2; thence 30 deg I5 GO0 ft Ia cor Noi; thence \ h deg n min W lOlI.O Il to cor No l, the place of beginning. Variation at all corners 30 deg OO min E.
 NATIONAL LODE.
 Beginning at cor No l identical with NV cor of location ani SW cor of Independence No lode of this survey; thence < 6l deg h min S.1 2. Il to cor No ;; lhence ao deg i5 min l5eo to cor No |; thence \ 30 deg i5 min I50o fl ro cor No and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 30 deg O min E.
 EXCELSIOR LODE.
 Beginning al cor No 1, identical with cor No National lode of this survey; thence $ 6l deg min ljOO 1t to cor No 2. thence \ 6I deg I5 min W GOO 1t to cor No 1; thence \ 3U deg 45 min E lJoO fl to cor No and place of beginning. Variation al all corners :D deg OJ min E..
 INDEPENDENCE No. LODE Beginning at cor No l, identical with cor No i5 min 1900 ft to cor No ?; thence $ 6l deg I5 min 6OO fl to cor No 3: thence < sdeg i5 min l5ou fl to cor No 1; thence \ 6l deg l5 min W 6OO Il to cor No l and place of beginning. Variations at all corners 29 deg 2o min E to 30 deg Oo min E..
 INDEPENDENCE No. 2 LODE. Beginning at cor No I, identical with cor No Independence No lode of this survey; thence \ Sl deg 3D min lj00 fl to cor No ,. thence q deg h min G0O il to cor No 3; thence 3I deg 3o min W l50O fl to cor No I; thence x il deg 15 min W 60O il to cor Nol and place of be- ginning.
 Variation at all corners 29 deg 2o min E.
 NATIVE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which [ s lppa lion monument No j bears deg i2 min 30 sec F. i3l.07 1t dist; thence $ i9 deg l5 min E 6lu fl |" cor No2; thence 2! deg b min N 15a0 il to cor No 2; thence 9 deg l5 min N 6I0 il to cor No T.; thence \ - deg i5 min IjsU it to cor No l and place of beginning.
 Variation at all corners 30 deg OO min E.
 AZURE LODE.
 Beginning at cor No from which | $ loca- tion monument No bears $ E. deg W min l9 sec W %O.i II dist. thence \ 2s deg .6 min lJoO II to cor No ?; thence jg deg 15 min 6uO 1t To cor No3 ,; thence 2s deg ;6 min W l50 1t to cor No |. thence 59 deg h min GOO II to cor No and place of beginning.
 Variations at all corners So deg Oo min E. AF4.. Han sa..ft lgA.