Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-03-18
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR u. S. PATENT
u. S. LAND OFFICE, Lewiston, Idaho
February 20. 1905.

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of business at Spokane, Washington,
through T. H. Bartlett, its attorney in
fact whose postoffice address is Grange
vile, Idaho county, Idaho, has this day
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, pine
post inches square, and 5 feet long,
set "a inches in, the ground in a mound
of earth, scribed 1888, identical with
the location and corner No. survey
1899, Pickwick lode, whence u. S. L. M.
No. 8, Elk City mining district, Idaho
county, Idaho, bears north 81 degrees
Al minutes east, 1897 feet, whence a
cross upon firs4 inches diameter bears
north SO degrees 81 minutes west 1923
feet; thence south So degrees 81 min
utes west war. 81 degrees east) along
line 5-4, 1889, Pickwick lode, twice eros
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No. 2, pine post inches square and |
A feet long, set 20 inches in the ground |
in mound of earth, scribed 2-1888, |
identical with corner No. a, Pickwick |
lode; thence south Ga degrees 06 min
utes east along line 4-3-1839, Pickwick |
| lode, 1883 feet to corner No.,3, a pine |
post inches SQUARE, a IL feet long, set
20 inches in the ground in aymound of
earth, scribed 3-1888, identical with the
location and corner No. 3, the Pickwick
lode; thence south 54degrees37 minutes
west 1926 feet to corner No. a, pine
post inches square and feet long,
set "a inches in the ground in a mound
of earth and rock, scribed 1883, iden-
teal with location and corner No. 3, the
Fish Hawk lode; thence north 40 de-
grees II minutes west along line IA,
survey 1889, King Fisher lode, 1928 feet
to corner No. 5, a pine post 6 inches
square and a ~ feet long, set 20 inches
scribed 5-1-188S; thence north &C de-
grees AZ minutes west 1929 feet to
corner No 6, pine post 1-2 inches
square and 1-2 feet long, set "a inches
in the ground in a mound of earth,
scribed 6-7-1888, identical with location;
thence north Is degrees 81 minutes east
514.8 feet to corner No. Z, a pine post
inches square, IL feet long, set "a
inches in the ground in a mound of
earth, scribed 7-1888; thence north SO
degrees IA minutes east 831.2 feet to
corner No. g. a fir post inches square
and feet long, set 80, inches in the
ground in mound of earth and rock
scribed 8-1888; thence south sc degrees
As minutes 80 seconds east 806.8 feet to
corner No. l, the place of beginning.
WIDE AWAKE PLACER.
Beginning at corner No. l, iden-
tical with the location and corner No. 5
Hidden Treasure placer of this survey
and corner No. survey No. 1889, the
King Fisher lode, and heretofore de-
scribed, whence u. S. L. M. No. 3 bears
north 60 degrees "a minutes 80 seconds
east, 1851 feet; thence south 35 de-
grees 90 minutes west variation in all
cases 81 degrees east) along line AS,
survey No. 1889, King Fisher lode,
1506.8 feet to corner No. 2, a pine post
6 inches square and IL feet long, sci
"a inches in the ground in mound Of
earth and rock. scribed 2-1888, identica
with the location and corner No. 3, King
Fisher lode and corner No. a. King BirC
lode, survey 1899; thence south 28 de
grees 06 minutes west along line 4-3
survey 1889, King Bird lode, twice eros
sing Siegle creek, 1857 feet to cornel
No. 8, a pine post 5 inches square anC
1-2 feet long, set 20 inches in the
ground in a mound of earth, scribet
3-9-1S88, identical with location and cor
ner No. King Bird lode; thence nortl
60 degrees SO minutes west 1884 fee
to corner No. 4, a pine stump square,
to 10 inches and cut off IL feet abov
ground, a mound of rock built aroun
the base, scribed 4-S-18S8, identical wit
location; thence north 26 degrees
minutes east 1862 feet to corner No
5, schist boulder 3x5X8 feet, expose
above the surface, chiseled : 5-18SS
identical with location; thence north 2
degrees 55 minutes east l274.8 feet
corner No 6, schist boulder 6x6x8 feet
exposed above the surface, chiseled -
6-1888, identical with location; theme
north 80 degrees 10 minutes east 532.
feet to corner No. 7, identical with Il
cation and corner No. 6, Hidden Trea.
ure placer, this survey; thence south G
degrees AZ minutes east along line 81
Hidden Treasure placer 412,9 feet
corner No. l, the place of beginning.
MINNEHAHA PLACER.
Beginning at corner no l., a pine pos
6 inches square and IL feet long, sl
"a inches in the ground in a mound {
earth, scribed 1-1SS8, identical with l,
cation and corner No. A, survey 1873!
the Humming Bird lode, whence U. :
location monument No. r3 bears mort
as degrees 81 minutes east, 1854. Is fee
thence south 81 degrees 95 minute
west variation of all courses Fl degree
east, 1487.8 feet to corner No. 2, a pir
~. post inches square and 4 IL feet Ions
a set "a inches in the ground in mour