Alaska forum., 1905-04-29
< NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT


 U. s. LAND OFFICE. Juneau. Alaska. Feb |, 1905.
 Notice is hereby given that I, U C. Myers of Eagle, Alaska. duly appointed and qualified town site trustee for Eagle Townsite. in pursuance lf. approved March g. 1891, governing the acquisition of title to public lands m the District of Alaska for townsite purposes have mace application Ter entry and patent, behalf of tie several inhabit- ants of the town of Eagle ard fer ther-use and benefit. to the lands in U $ Survey Mo- 353, Eagle Tcwnsite. containing o!o 1892 acres, but excepting therefrom the reservations hereinafter srecifed.
 Said land or townsteis situated on the left bark 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 lire of the Yukon river indicated by ordinary high water mark tthe line of no vegetationi where is set greanish coiored stone 32xl658 inches mark ed Sur. No 353, Beg. Cor No. Ten the west side and a. C., for meanGer corner, on the east sice whence Cor. No. 4, Sur. No. 350 bears N 10 deg 1T min. w., S.s2 chs, thence s. 68 deg. o3 min. w.. along the middle line of said street 5CCC chs to Cor No. where IS set greenish co,ored stone g x1Ox7 inches marked Sur No. 353. Cor. Mo- east side, thence s. q deg. 57 mn E. eO.c0 chs to Cor No. where IS set spruce post l-2 feet lozg and 5 inches square marked Sur Eo 353, Cor. No. ] on north side, U. S. M. R. or west siae, ard $. w. Cor. Townsite of Eagle on east side thence N. e8 deg O3 min E. parallel with said c street, lz4
 IA chs. to Cor No. at the leit Es nk of the 1Lcn river at ordinary high water mai line of veE- a 17x7 inches marked M C. on east side. and Sur 1 Mo- 353 Cor. No. 4. on west side. thence Gown stream along the left bank oi the Yukon river fol-
 lowing the t ordinary higl, ~s ter ns.lk
 Ine of ationl l1soo chs. tQ Beg. Ger. lso. l. the place cI beginning ccntairi.g 5t0. 1S2 acres Variation s deg. 51 min. '.
 That said a1i !icatior comprises all land cOrtail- ed and lying within the boundaries Of Sur No. t13 excepting therefrom only the following rescrva- tions made ano selected by board of commission CTS appcn ted t. make aticrs for school and other purposes; said reservations made by said board being of the and for the following pur- poses, to wit:
 For U. s. court house & jail. l..... O.185 acres.
 For municipal government. C.l15 acI.s. Being total reservation of 32.785 acres, which being deducted from the total area of Sur. No. 353, (57O.19 acres) leaves 5S7.407 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 r. Sne- vely consisting of 79.65O which is claimed to be part of the Eagle Townsite aforesaid and therefore included and covered by said application for patent.
 Notice is hereby given to any and all rarties having asserting any claim to any portion of the above described tract to appear at Eagle, Alaska, on July 1S05 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 aat's witnesses, offer proof in his own behalf and make his protests in writing; and notice IS furt:er given to all parties claiming adversely any portion of the above described tract to file with the Regis ter of the us. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska Gn adverse claim in accordance with law, during the period of publication within thirty days there after. U. G. 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 nser- tiOnS. JOHN w. IUDLEY First insertion, March II, 1905. Register 
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