Alaska forum., 1906-06-02
APPLICATION


x Notice is hereby given that I, 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 townsite purposes. have made application for entry and patent behalf of the several inhabit@ ants of the town of Eagle and for their use and benefit, to the lands in U s Survey No. 353, Eagle Townsite, containing 570 192 acres, but excepting therefrom the reservations hereinafter specified.
 Said land tOWnsite 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 indicated by ordinary high water mark, lthe line of no vegetationl where is set greenish colored stone S2x16x8 inches mark ed Sur. No. 353, Beg. Cor. No. on the west side, and M. C. for meander corner, on the east side. whence Cor. No 4, Sur No. $50 bears N. 10 deg. 47 min. ". 8.82 chs, thence s; 68 deg. 03 min; ". along the middle line of said street 5000 chs to Cor. No. where is set greenish colored stone % x1Ox7 inches marked Sur. Mo- 353. Cor. No 2 on east side thence S. 21 deg. 57 min. E. 5000 chs to Cor No. where IS set spruce post 1-2 feet long and 5inches square marked Sur. No. 353, Cor. No. on north side, 'U s. M. R. on west side, and S. ". Cor. Townsite of Eagle. on east side. thence N 62 deg. O3 min E.. parallel with said street. 1A IA chs to Cor. No. at the left bank of the Yukon river at ordinary high water mark line of no vee- where E set seo5d stone snd
 
 No. 353, Cor No. 4. on west side. thence down stream along the left bank of the Yukon river fol- lowing the meanders at ordinary high water mark 11s.00 chs to Beg Cor. No. l. the place of begin ming, containing 57O. 192 acres Variation S5 deg. 52 min. F.
 That said application comprises all land contain ed and lying within the boundaries of Sur. No. 353 excepting therefrom only the following reserva- tions made and selected by board of commission CTS appointed to make reservations for school and board being of the area and for the following pur poses, to wit:
 For public schools etc............ g. 485 acres.
 For U. s. court house 6 jail O. 1855 acres.
 For municipal government. :. 1l5 acres.
 Being total reservation of 32.785 acres, which being deducted from the total area of Sur. Mo- 353, (57O192 acres) leaves 537.4O7 acres. the area for which patent is applied for, and which is inclusive of land covered and contained within Survey No. 35l, the same being a Soldiers Additional Homestead claim of one James E.. Sne- vey, consisting of 79650 acres which is claimed to be part of the Eagle Townsite aforesaid and therefore included and covered by this application
 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 14 19O6 at 10 oc 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 ants 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 claim, in accordance with law during the period of publication or within thirty days there after. Proof is to be made by the following wit nesses:
 Witnesses.
 John R. Robinson,
 ! c. l.. Andrews, G. MYERS,
 Henry Raymond, Townsite Trustee. J. J. Hillard.
 It is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice of the application of D. c. Myers, Trustee of Town site of Eagle, be published in the ALASKA FORUM, I weekly newspaper published at Rampant, Alas I ka for the statutory period, ten consecutive inser tions. JOHN w. DUDLEY,
 First insertion. April 28 1906. Register \