Alaska forum., 1905-03-11
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT

U s. LAND OFFICE, Juneau. Alaska, Feb l, 1905.
 Notice is hereby given that l. U. G. Myers of Eagle, Alaska. duly appointed anu uafeo town s 5e trustee for Eagle Townsite. in pursuance Of. nd under the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1891, ing the acquisition of title to public lands in tie District If Alaska for townsite purposes, have made application tor entry and patent, on behalf of the several inhsbt- ants of the town of Eagle and for tlelr use and benefit to the lands in D. Survey No: 353. hagle TOwnsite containing 57O. 192 acres but exceI ting therefrom the reservations hereinafter specified.
 Sad land or townsite is situated on the left bank of the Yukon river near the confluence of Mission creek with said Yukon river and about three miles west of the international bouL dary line between the United States and Canada, described by metes and bounds courses and distances follows:\
 Beginning at the intersection of the middle line of street of Eagle, Alaska, with the left banh of of the Yukon liver as indicated by ordinary high water mark (the line of no vegetation] where is set a greenish colored stone 32x16x8 inches mark ed Sur. No. s53, Beg. Cor. Mo- 1 on the west side, and M. o. for meander corner, on the east side. min. w., 882 chs, thence s. 6S deg. 03 min. w.. along the middle line of shd street 50C0 chs. to Cor. No. where IS set greenish colored stone 25 x10x7 inches marked Sur. Mo- 353. Cor. No. on east side thence S. 2l deg. 57 min. E 60 O0 cha to Cor No. where is set spruce rost4 1-2 feet long and inches square marked Sur. No. 355 Cor No. on north side, U. $. M R. "on west sGe, aLc $. w. Cor. Townsite of Eagle, on east side thence N. 63 deg. O3 min E!,. parallel with said street. 1x4. IA chs. to Cor. No. at the left bal of t Yukon river at ordinary high water mark line of TO veg etationI where IS set greenisl colcred stCEe 25x l7x7 inches marked M. o. on east side, and Sur Mo- 35S, Cor. Mo- 4. on west sde. tLerce ccwn stream along the lei bark of tEe u1on river fcI- lowing the neanGe1s 1t ordinary hl,- water ni@.n Iline of no veeeUationi 118.uU to Beg Ger I've. l, the place oi beginning. cont4inlre 6:0 l. Variation 35 uCg. 52 min. +.
 That saio al plcaticn comprises all land cer tcsn ed and lylng within ln& boundaries o1 Sur. Mo- Io3 excepting therefrom only the 1ollowing 1eserva- tions mace anu selected by 2 beard of commission CTS appointed to make leServat for scl-Co aid other purposes; said reservations made by said board being of the are;4 the following Iur- poses, to wit:
 For public schools etc. 32.465 acres. :
 For U. $. court house jail ...... 0185 acres.
 For municipal government. .C.1i5 acres.
 Being total reservation of s. .765 acres, which being deducted from the total area of Sur. Mo- s53. (57o 1s2 acres) leaves 537.4O7 acres. the which is inclusive of land covered and contained within Survey No. 551, the same being Soldiers Additional Homestead claim of one James E. She vey, consisting of 7965O acres which is claimed to be part of the Eagle Townsite aforesaid and therefore included anu covered by said application for patent
 having or asserting any claim to any portion of the above described tract to appear at Eagle, Alaska, on July l. 1905, at 10 o'clock A. M. before the clerk of the U. s. District Court, the time and place of making final proof there to cross-examine claim aat's witnesses offer proof in his own behalf and make his protests in writing and notice is further of the above described tract to file with the sis- ter of the U S. Land Office at Juneau. Alaska. an adverse claim, in accordance With law, during the period of publication or within thirty days there after U G. MYERS,
 Townsite Trustee
 It is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice of the applica ton Cf .. c. Myers, Trustee of Town site of Lage, be LbiisIiea in tie ALASKA FCs .UM a weekly newsI aper Lubsheo at Rampant A as- ka, for the statutory period, ten consecutive inser- tiOns. JOHN w. DUDLEY
 First insertion. March II, 1SO5. Register.
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