Alaska forum., 1905-04-01
NOTICE or APPLICATION FOR PATENT

NOTICE or APPLICATION FOR PATENT .U. s. LAND OFFICE. Juneau. Alaska. Feb. l. 1905. Notice is hereby given that I. U. c. Myers of Eagle. Alaska duly appointed and qualified town and under the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 3. 1891. governing the acquisition of title to public lands in the District of Alaska entry and patent, on behalf of the several inhabt- ants of the town of Eagle and for their use and benefit, to the lands in U s Survey No. 85s. Eagle therefrom the reservations hereinafter specified.
 Said land or townsite is situated on the left bank of the Yukon river near the confluence of Mission west Of the international boundary line between the United States and Canada, described by metes and bounds. courses and distances as follows:
 Beginning 1t the intersection of the middle line of street of Eagle Alaska. with the left bank of of the Yukon river as indicated by ordinary high water mark lthe line of no vegetationl where is set 9reenish colored stone 32x16x8 inches mark ed Sur. No. 353 Beg. Cor. No. l on the west side. and N. c. for meander corner, on the east side. whence Cor No. 4. Sur No. $50 bears N. 10 deg. 47 min. ". ss2 chs, thence s: 6s deg. os min. w.. along the middle line of said street 5000 chs. to Cor. Mo- ? where is set greenish colored stone 25 xl0x7 inches marked Sur. No. S53. Cor. No. on, east side thence g. 21 deg. 57 min. E. 8O % chs ta Cor. Mo- where IS set spruce post 1-2 feet long and inches square marked Sur. No. 353 Cor. No. on north side .U s; M; R. on west side. and s. ". Cor. Townsite of Eagle, east side, thence N. 68 deg. O3 min F. parallel with said street, 124. IA chs. to Cor. Mo- at the left bank of the Yukon r,ver at ordinary nigh water mark line of no veg 17x7 inches marked M. C. on east side and Sur. No. 353. Cor. No. 4. on west side. thence down stream along the left bank of the Yukon river fol- lowing the meAnoers at ordinary hie n water mark lline of no vegetatonl 118.0O chs to Beg Cor. No. the place of beginning. containing 51O. 1s2 Variation s deg. 52 min. E.
 That said application comprises all land contain ed and lying within the boundaries of Sur. Mo- 353 excepting therefrom only the following reserva- tions made and selected by board of commission CTS appointed t. make reservations for school and other purposes; said reservations made by said board being of the area and for the following rur- poses to wit:
 For public schools etc.. .............. .465 acres.
 For U. s. court house & jail O.185 acres.
 For municipal government. OILS acres.
 Being total reservation of g. 785 acres. which being deducted from the total area of Sur. Mo- 35S, (570 192 acres) leaves 537.407 acres. the area for which patent is applied for, and within Survey No. 351, the same being Soldiers Additional Homestead claim of one James l.. Sne- vely consisting of 965O acres which is claimed to be part of the Eagle Townsite aforesaid anu therefore included and covered by said application for patent.
 Notice is hereby given to any and all parties having or asserting any claim to any portion Of the above described tract to appear at Eagle Alaska, July l. 1905. at 10 o'clock A. M. before cerk of the U. S. District Court. the time anG place of aat's witnesses. offer proof in his own behalf and make his protests in writing: and notice Is further given to all parties claiming adversely any rortion of the above described tract to file with tle Regis 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. c. MYERS
 Townsite Trustee.
 Itis hereby ordered that the foregoing notice of the application of U. G. Myers, Trustee of Town site of Eagle, be published in the ALASKA FORUM weekly newspaper published at Rampant Alas ka for the statutory period ten consecutive inser- tions. JOHN w. DUDLEY
 First insertion. March n, 1905. Register