Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-03-11
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR u. S. PATENT
u. S. LAND OFFICE, Lewiston, Idaho,
February 20, 1905.

pany, q corporation organized and eX-
isting by and under the laws of the state
of Washington, with its principal place
of business at Spokane, Washington,
through 7. H. Bartlett, its attorney in
fact whose postoffice address is Grange
filed its application for patent for the
Hidden Treasure group of placer mining
claims, situated in Elk City mining dis
trict, Idaho county, Idaho, and compris-
ing the Hidden Treasure, the Wide
Awake. and the Minnehaha placer min
ing claims, and designated upon the
official plat of said claims filed there
with and in the official field notes as u. /
S. mineral survey No. 1888, said survey
No. 1888 being described as follows:
HIDDEN TREASURE PLACER.
Beginning at corner No. l, a pine
post 6 inches square, and 5 feet long,
set "a inches in the ground in mound
of earth, scribed 1-1S88, identical with
the location and corner No. survey
1889, Pickwick lode, whence u. S. L. NJ. /
No. 3, Elk City mining district, Idaho
county, Idaho, bears north 50 degrees
IL minutes east, 1897 feet, whence a
cross upon fir 4 inches diameter bears
north SO degrees "a minutes west 1923
feet; thence south 50 degrees 81 min
utes west war. p degrees east) along
line "a, 1889, Pickwick lode, twice eros
sing Siegei creek, 1924 feet to corner
No. 2. pine post inches square and
feet long, set 20 inches in the ground
in a mound of earth, scribed PISS,
identical with corner No. 4, Pickwick
lode; thence south GA degrees 06 min
utes east along line 4-3-1839, Pickwick
lode, 1853 feet to corner No. 3, a pine
post inches square, IL feet long, set
20 inches in the ground in a mound of
earth, scribed 3-1SS8, identical with the
location and corner No. 8, the Pickwick
lode; thence south "a degrees 81 minutes
west 1926 feet to corner No. 4, pine
post inches square and feet long,
set "a inches in the ground in a mound
of earth and rock, scribed 4-1SS8, iden-
teal with location and corner No. 8, the
Fish Hawk lode; thence north 40 de-
greeS II minutes west along line IA,
survey 1899, King Fisher lode, 1913 feet
to corner No. 5, pine post 8 inches
square and II feet long, set 20 inches
in the ground in a mound of earth,
scribed BLISS; thence north &C de-
grees 4S minutes west 1929 feet to
corner No. 6, pine post 4 II inches
square and II feet long, set "a inches
in the ground in a mound Of earth,
" 9
thence north IS degrees 81 minutes east
5l49 feet to corner No. Z, a pine post
5 inches square, 4 IL feet long, set "a
inches in the ground in a mound Of
earth, scribed 7-lSS6; thence north 81
degrees IA minutes east S31.2 feet tC
corner No. s, fir post inches square
and feet long, set 80 inches IN the
ground in a mound of earth and rock,
scribed 8-1SSS; thence south Sc degrees
As minutes 80 seconds east S06.S feet t
corner No. l, the place of beginning.
WIDE AWAKE PLACER.
Beginning at corner No. l, iden
teal with the location and corner No.
Hidden Treasure placer Of this survey
and corner No. 4 survey No. 1889, thu
60 King Fisher lode, and heretofore de
scribed, whence u. S. L. M. No. bear
north so degrees 81 minutes 80 second
east, 1881 feet; thence south 80 de
grees 90 minutes west (variatiOn in al
cases q degrees east) along line 4-3
survey No. 1889, King Fisher lode
1506.S feet to corner No. 2, pine pos
6 inches square and ID feet long, Sc
"a inches in the ground in a mound O
earth and rock. scribed 2-1SS8, identics
with the location and corner No. 3, Kin
Fisher lode and corner No. 4, King Bir
lode, survey 1889; thence south % de
grees 06 minutes west along line 4;
survey 1889, King Bird lode, twice eros
sing Siegle creek, 1887 feet to corne
No. 8, pine post inches square an
ID feet long, set 20 inches in tn
ground in a mound of earth, scribe
3-9-1S88, identical with location and co,
ner No. 8 King Bird lode; thence mort
SO degrees SO minutes west 1884 fee
to corner No. 4, a pine stump square
to 10 inches and cut off 8 IL feet aboN
ground, a mound of rock built arouT
the base, scribed 4-S-1SSS, identical wit
location; thence north 26 degrees
minutes east 1862 feet to corner N
5, a schist boulder 3X5XS feet, expose
above the surface, chiseled 5-1SS
identical with location; thence north
degrees SO minutes east 1274.S feet
corner No 6, schist boulder 6X6XS fee
exposed above the surface, chiseled
6-1SSS, Identical with location; them
north so degrees 10 minutes east 532
feet to corner No. T. identical with
cation and corner No. 6, Hidden Tres
ure placer this survey; thence south
degrees AZ minutes east along line g.
Hidden Treasure placer 412.9 feet
corner No. l, the place of beginning.
MINNEHAHA PLACER.
Beginning at corner no l, a pine pc
6 inches square and IL feet long, S
"a inches in the ground in a mound
earth, scribed 1-lSSS, identical with
cation and corner No. 4, survey Is;
the Humming Bird lode, whence u.
location monument No. bears MOI
40 dao-raec 81 111in11tps east 5794 IL fe,