Alaska forum., 1906-06-23
APPLICATION


Il, U. O. 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 nhabit- benefit, to the lands in U. Survey No. 353 Eagle Townsite containing 570 192 acres, but excepting therefrom the reservations hereinafter specified
 Said land or 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 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, 1.-the line of no vegetation] 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 O3 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. Mo- 2 on east side, thence s. 21 deg. 57 mn E. 8O OO chs to Cor. No where is set spruce post 1-2 feet long 3 on north side, D. s. M. R.. on west side, and s. W. Cor. Townste of Eagle on east side, thence N. 62 deg os min E parallel with said c street, 124 river at ordinary high water mark lline of no veg- etatlonI where IS set greenish cOlored stone 25x l7x7 inches marked M. C. 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 1!8.OO chs to Beg Cor: No. l. the place of begin ming, containing 57O. 192 acres Variation 35 deg. 52 mn E.
 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 other purposes; said reservations made by said board being of the area and for the following pur- pOses to wit:
 For public schools etc. .32. .485 acres.
 For U S. court house & jail. 1855 acres.
 For municipal government 0.115 acres.
 Being total reservation of 32. .785 acres. which being deducted from the total area of Sur. 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 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 of the above described tract to appear at Eagle, Alaska, July A. 1906, at 10 o'clock 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 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 within thirty days there after. Proof is to be made by the following wit neSses:
 Witnesses.
 John R. Robinson,
 c. l.. Andrews, U. c. MYERS
 Henry Raymond, Townsite Trustee.
 J. J. Hilard
 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. a weekly newspaper published at Rampant, Alas ka, for the statutory period, ten consecutive inse tions. JOHN w. DUDLEY
 First insertion April 28 1906 Reoister