The copper era., 1904-06-09
Mineral Application No. S9O.
 Survey No. 1885.
In the United States Land OhIcc.'
 Tucson. Arizona. May r.. 1901


 Notice k hereby given that Stewart James Forbes, whose postoflice address is Clifton, Ora. ham county xIl1o,na; in pu5sna,nce !o ehap'c, the United Staes has made application for n United States patent on the following described placer mining claims and said claims bearing gold and valuable mineral deposits ether than in veins or lodes Of quartz or o.hcr rock iu place, being embraced in Survey No 1885, and described as follows:
 The Big Rock" and Rocky Flat Placer Mining Claims. all situated in Greenlee Gold Mountain Mining District. in Graham county. Arizona and is adjacent tJ the town of Clifton. on unsurveycd land. and described by the official plat and by the hrld Doics of Survey No. 1885 on file in the office of the register of the United States Land Ofiice at Tucson. Arizona. as fol lows viz:
 Big Rock Placer.-Beginning at cor. No. I. identical with cor No. Rocky Flnt Placer Of this survey, a quartz stone 36XlsxI5 ius set on boulder. surrounded by mound of stone chis- cled l-l-Iss5; whence \. and E E. I-lss5. chis- eled on granite boulder exposed 3N4 fl. Is ius. high bears Y. 7f deg is mn F 13.G6 ft The N W cor. of the West Clifton Townste which is the x. E of the s.F. A See 25, T. L s., K. 29 thence N 2s2 4. to witness cor .or cor. No. a porphyTy stone sx14X2l ins. set in the ground to bedrock. surrounded by mound of s.one. cliseeJ W. C. 2-1ss5 whence aud E. E. W. C. 2-)Ss5 chiseled on the east face Of malpnis boulder exposed 2x3 ft bears N si deg 10 min. W. It2ft.. s0j 71 fl. 10 cor. No. 2; thence 52 deg. 59 min. V. 157G.s1 fl. to cor. No 2, qnart- zite stone. l0xIsx26 ins. set in the ground on boulder surrounded by mound of stone chis- -N quartz boulder exposed 3x3 ft ? fl. h gh, bears (. so deg. j5 min W. 107 nL: thence s. 33 deg. s6 min. W 6oJ ft to to cor No. 4 identi,l,i with quarizte stone 1Oxl4X27 ins-. set T. ins. in the ground, surrounded by mound of stone. chis- cled f-4.Iss5; thence <. 63 deg. D min F. 1G9 ] q. 10 cor. No. 5. identical with cor. Nc. Rocky Flat Placer of this survey, quartute stone sxl4x25 ins. set in the ground 10 boulder sur rounded by mound of stone ctiselcd j-3-lssJ ,. hence x and H R ! 2-ls-5 chiseled on malpni boGlSer exposed 2xtft. Ii ins blgb. bcnrs \. deg; 2t min. w l52 , fl; thence :. 55 deg J9 s. 54 deg. 15 min. F l277 ft. to I. No. C. identical with GOT No. Rocky Flat placer of this survey. a gra6tte stone i2xl6x30 ins set i2 ins in the ground surrounded by mound Of stone. chiseIed -2.lssS whence < aud B. R. e. lss5. chiseicd on granite boulder. exposed ls9 it.; thence F. sGi.si f. to cor, No. 1, the place Of beginning
 Rocky Fint Placer. .-Bcginning at cor No; l, survey whence inc NV cor of The West elf ton townsic which is the F Of ihe 5 F. l< of Sec 25. T. >. R 2s E; Of the C. and : R. to cor No. ?. identical whh cor. No. Big Rock Placer of this survey: thence N. 55 deg. 59 min. No. Big Rock Placer of this survey: thence x. 6s deg % min. W. 1895 ft 10 cor. No. fdenii cal with cor. No. Big Rock Placer Of this sur vey. thence :. g deg. 56 min W. 25 ft. 10 Cor No. ,. a qgartziie stone sxlOxZ1 lDs. set i2 fms. in ground. surrounded by mound of stone, chiseled 5--ssJ: thence v. S deg. 57 F. 2igo5 fl. to cor No (. q quHrtztte stone I2xlsx.!s ins. set P ins- in ground surrounded by mound of si.Bc chiscicd 6-ltsJ whencc. and E. K. 6-lssj. chiseled on 2N5 ft granite boulder. which projects ,5 ins from 25 fi. high con glonerate bluff. 10 fl above general surface. bears 5. deg. u6 min F.. GU n: thencc s- J deg U7 min. F. lt3i.f ft. 10 cor. No '. a fence post r. long. iDs. square, set IS iDs. in the ground surrounded by mound of stone seribed 7-issi, whence and B. E. 7-1ss5 chiIeled on lears 5 g deg. 59 min ". 107,l ft.; thence :. tf deg 3j min. F.. 39s 05 fl. to cor. No 2, on the
 
 ibeace Sr 70 l6 ft- to witness cor. for cor No $. 8 ,'ue pest n lon9 ins sauarc. ret is ins