Alaska forum., 1905-04-15

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT U. s. LAND OFFICE. Juneau Alaska, Feb. l. 1905
 Notice is hereby given that !. U c. Myers of Eagle, Alaska. duly appointed and qualified town site trustee for Eagle Townslte. 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 townsite purposes have made application for entry and patent; behalf of the several inhabit- ants of. the town of. Eagle and for their and benefit; to the lands in U. Survey No. s53, Eagle Townste, containing 5IO. 192 acres. but excepting
 Said land or tOwnHite 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 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 watermark' lthe line of no vegetationl where is set 9reenish cOlored stone 32x16x8 inches mark ed Sur No s5s Beg Cor No l on the west side. and M. C., for meander corner, on the east side. whence Cor Nc. 4, Sur No. $50 bears N. 10 deg. 47 along the middle line of ssid street 5000 chs to Cor. NO.2 where is set greenish colored stone 25 x10x7 inches marked Sur. No. 35S. Cor. No. 2 east side, thence s. 21 deg 57 min. E. 5000 chs to Cor. Mo- where is set spruce post 1-2 feet lcng and inches square marked Sur No. 353, Cor. No. on north side 'U. s: M: R. on west side. and s. IN. 68 deg 03 min P. parallel with said street, 124 IA chs. to Cor. Mo- at the left bank of tie Yukon river at ordinary high water mark lline of no veg 17x7 inches marked .M e. on east side, and Sur No. 353, Cor. No. f., on west side thence down stream along the left bark cf the Yukon river fol- lline of no vegeration 118OC chs. to Beg. Cor No. l. the place of beginning, containing 5O. 1s2 Variation 5 deg. 52 min. E-
 That said alrlcation comprises all land contain cd and lying within the boundaries of Str. No. 353 excepting therefrom only the following reserya- tions made and selected by board of commission appointed to make reservations for school and other purposes; said reservations made by said board being of the area and fer the following pur- poses to wit:
 For public schools etc.......-... .S2. .465 acres
 For U. S. court house & jail. O.185 acres
 For municipal government .O.115 acres -eE Being . total reservation of 32.7 .785 acres which being deducted from the total area of Sur Mo- S53. (57O.192 acres) leaves 537.407 acres. the area for which patent is applied for, and within Survey No. 351, the same being a Soldiers Additional Homestead claim of one James E. Sne- vey consisting of 79. 650 which is claimed to be a part of the Eagle Townsite aforesaid and 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. 19O5 at 10 o'clock A. M. before the clerk sof 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 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 clai1n in accordance with law, during the period of publication within thirty days there after U. c. MYERS,
 ToWnsite Trustee.
 It is 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- &:0 T~rrN yXYN 7Nr