Alaska forum., 1905-03-25
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT

U. 5. LAND OFFICE, Juneau, Alaska, Feb. l. 1905. Notice is hereby given that l. U G. Myers of Eagle, Alaska. duly appointed and qualified town site trustee for Eagle Townsite. in pursuance of, 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 for towngite purposes, have made application for entry and patent on behalf of the several inhabt- ants of the town of Eagle ard for their use and benefit to the lands in U. s Survey Mo- 353, Eage~ Townsite, containing 57O. .192 acres, but executing therefrom the reservations hereinafter specified.
 Said land or townsite IS situated on the left bank of the Yukon river near the confluence of Mission creek with said Yukon river ard about three miles west of the international boundary line between the United States and Canada, described by metes and bounds, courses and distances as follows:
 Beginning at 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 greenish colored stone 32x16x8 inches mark ed Sur. No. 353. Beg. Cor. Mo- l on the west side, and M. G. for meander corner, on the east side. whence Cor. No.4 Sur. No. $50 bears N. 10 deg AZ min. w., 8.82 chs, thence s. 68 deg. O3 min. w., along the middle line of sAd street 5000 chs to Cor No. 2 where is set greenjsh colored stone 25 x1Ox7 inches marked Sur. Mo- 353. Cor. No. on east side thence g. 21 deg. 57 min. E. 5000 chs. to Cor No. where is set spruce post l-2 feet long and inches square marked Sur. No. 353 Cor No. on north side, U. s. M R. on west side and s. w. Cor. Townsite of Eagle, or east side thence N. 68 deg O3 min E,. parallel with said street 124. IA chs. to Cor. No. at the lett bank of the Yukon river at ordinary high water mark lline of veg eCaCiOnl where Is Set ETeen1Sh COiOlGQ stone Fox 17x7 inches marked M. C. east side and Sur. Mo- 353, Cor. Mo- 4. west side. thence down stream along the ie1t bank of tile Yukon river fol- lowing the meanders at crdilaly high water mark llne of no vegerationI 1I8.CO chs to Beg. Cor. Eo l. the place Of beginning, containing 53O. 1.z Variation $ deg. 52 min. E.
 That said a:p]icatit coI rises all land contain ed and lying within tfe boundaries oi Sur. Mo- 053 excepting therefrCm only the following reserva- tions made and selected by board of commission CTS appointed to make reservations for school and nfNSr rrl17r c01d fNr,0 o0o hyC board being of the area and for the following pur- poses, to Wlt: For public schools etc. c........ g .465 acres.
 For U. s. court house & jail O.185 acres. For municipal government. O.1 115 ac1es.
 Being total reservation of 32. 7S5 acres, which being deducted from the total area of Sur. No. 353 (570 192 acres) leaves 537.407 acres, the area for which patent IS applied for and which is inclusive of land covered and contained within Survey No. 351, the same being Soldiers Additional Homestead claim of one James F. She vely, consisting of 79650 acres which is claimed, to be part of the Eagle Townsite aforesaia all~ therefore included and covered by said application for patent.
 Notice is hereby given to any and all parties having 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 the clerk of the U. s. District Court, the time and place of making final proof, there to cross-examine claim aats witnesses, offer proof Iii his own behalf and make his protests in writing and notice is further given to all parties claiming adversely any portion of the above described tract to file with the Regis ter of the U. S.. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, an adverse claim, in accordance with law during the period of publication within thirty days there after. U. c. MYERS
 Towrste Trustee. Itis hereby ordered that the foregoing notice of the application of U. C. Myers, Ir4Gtee ol Town site of Eagle, be published in the Al AsKA FORUM, a weekly newspaper published at kanpart Alas ka, tor the statutory period, tn consecutive inser- t;ons. JOHN w DUDLEY
 First insertion, March Il. 1ao5. Register 2
 
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