Alaska forum., 1906-07-14
APPLICATION
U. s. LAND OFFICE, Juneau. Alaska. Feb. 1, 1906

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 5, 1884, governing the acquisition of title to public lands in the District of Alaska for townsite purposes have made application for entry and patent on behalf of the several nhabit- ants of the town of Eagle and for their use and benefit to the lands in U. s Survey No. 353, Eagle Townsite, containing 57O 192 acres but excepting therefrom the servations hereinafter specified.
 Said land or townste is situated on the left bank of the Yukon river near the confluence of Mission 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 vegetaton where is set greenish colored stone 32x16x8 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 AZ min. w., 882 chs, thence s. 68 deg. 03 min. w.. along the middle line of said street 5000 chs. to Cor. No. where is set greenish colored stone 25 x1Ox7 inches marked Sur No. 353. Cor. No. 2 on east side thence s. 21 deg 57 min. E. 5000 chs. to Cor No. where IS set spruce post l-2 feet long and inches 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. 124. IA chs to Cor. No. at the left bank of the Yukon river at ordinary high water mark line of no veg etatonJ where is set greenish colored stone 25x 17x7 inches marked M. e. on east side and Sur 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 118OO chs to Beg. Cor. Mo- l, the place of begin ming, containing 57O 192 acres. Variation 35 deg. 52 min F.,
 That said application comprises all land contain ed and lying within the boundaries of Sur. Mo- 353 excepting therefrom only the following reserva- tons made and selected by board of commission CTS appointed to make reservations for school and other purposes said reservations made by said board being of the area and for the following pur- poses to wit:
 For public schools etc. ............. .32485 acres.
 For U s. court house & jail. 1855 acres.
 For municipal government. .......... O. 115 acres.
 Being total reservation of 327 785 acres, which being deducted from the total area of Sur. Mo- 353, (570. .192 acres) leaves 537.4O7 acres, the area for which patent is applied for, and which is inclusive of land covered and contained within Survey Mo- 351, the same being Soldiers Additional Homestead claim of one James E. Sne- vey consisting of 79 $50 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 or the above described tract to appear at Eagle, Alaska, July 14 1906 at 10 o'clock a.. before the clerk of the U. $. District Court the time and place ot making final proof, there to cross-examine clalm- ants witnesses, offer proof in his own behalf ana 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
 0. L. Andrews, U. c. MYERS,
 Henry Raymond, Townsite Trustee. . J. J. Hillard.
 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 tions JOHN w. DUDLEY,
 First insertion April 28 1906 Register q LOCATION NOTICES FORUM OFFICE