The Nome daily gold digger., 1907-10-25
MINERAL APPLICATION NO. 140. Notice of Application for Patent.
United States Land Office.
Noooo AIasl,a

Nome, Alaska, Aug. 29, 1907.
 Notice is hereby given, that the Pioneer Mining Company corpora tion, organized under the laws of tho State of Washington, whose principal place of business and postoffice ad- dress is Nome, Alaska, has filed an application for patent for those certain placer mining claims known as claim No Left Fork Dexter Creek, claim No. Left Hand Branch Dexter Creek, and claim No. 1 Left Hand Branch Dexter Creek, being contiguous claims. situated in the Cape Nome Mining and Recording District, District of Alaska, Second Division, and designated as Mineral Survey No. 719, more fully de- scribed as to metes and bounds by the official plat and by the field notes of survey thereof, filed in the office of the Register of the Land Office at Nome, District of Alaska, which said field notes of survey describe the boundaries and extent of the said claims on the surface as follows, to wit:
 CLAIM NO. 1 LEFT HAND BRANCH,
 DEXTER GREEK.
 Beginning at corner No 1, identical with the N. E. corner of location, a ScIllSL TOCh GtAIo8t iOh5t oCS AS inches in ground, with mound of earth alongside, chiseled 1-719, from which U. S. L. M, No. 4, bears N. 65 deg. 48 min. E., 32S70 feet distant; thence N. 79 deg. IA min. w. 670.4 feet to corner Mo- 2, identical with the N. W. corner of location a limestone rock 3Ox16x4 inches long, set 15 inches in ground with mouRd of earth chiseled 2-719, whence corner 3-A, s. No. 437 1 bears S. 88 deg 33 min. E., S27.2 feet distant; thence S. 1 deg. 46 min. E. 1260.9 feet to corner No. 3, identical with the s. W. corner of location, a schist rock 2Sx16x4 inches long, set If inches in ground, with mound of earth, chiseled 2-3-719; thence N. 88 deg. Il min. E. 590.5 feet to corner No. 1, Identical with tho S. E. corner of loca- tion, a schist rock 30x1Sx8 inches long, set 15 inches in ground, with mound of earth, chlseled 1-4-719; thence N. 1 deg. 91 min. E. 1116.7 feet to corner No. l, the place of beginning, contain ing 17.O28 acres. Magnetic variation being 20 deg. 30 min. east.
 CLAIM NO. 9 LEFT HAND BRANCH.
 DEXTER CREEK.
  with the N. E. corner of location. and with corner No 4, No. Left Hand Branch Dexter Creek of this survey, previously described, from which U. s. L. M, No. 1, bears N 50. deg. 52 min. E., ss03.5 feet distant; thence s s8 deg. II min. W. along line 4-S No l Left Hand Branch Dexter Creek or this survey 6905 feet to corner No. 2, NNT 1f ln- cation and with corner No. 3, No. Left Hand Branch Dexter Creek Of this survey. previously described; thence $ deg. 57 min. W. 1071.e feet to corner No. 3. identical with the s. w. corner of location, a schist rock 24xlOxS inches long, set 12 inches in ground with mound of earth. chiseled 2-3-71s; thence s. S3 deg. 53 min. E 514 feet to corner No. 4. Identical with the $. E corner of location. schist rock 2ex1sxS inches long, set 13 inches in ground. with mound of earth, chiseied 1-4-7ls; thence N. Il deg. 20 min. E. 1157.4 feet to corner No 1. the place of be- ginning, containing 13.s5S acres Mag netic variation 20 deg. 30 min. east. CLAIM NO. 8 LEFT FORK DEXTER
 CREEK.
 Beginning at corner No. l, identical with the N E. corner of location, and with corner No. 4, No. Left Hand Branch Dexter Creek of this survey, previously described. from which U. s. L. M, No. 4. bears N. 42 deg. os min. E., 4s52.4 feet distant thence N. s3 deg. 53 min. W. 514 feet to corner No. 2, identical with the N. W. corner of location, and with corner No. 3, No. 2 Left Hand Branch Dexter Creek, of this survey, previously described; thence s. deg. 31 min. W. 1357.S feet to corner No. 8, identical with the s. w. corner of location, a fir post 4x4x4 feet long, set feet in ground, with mound of earth scribed 3-71s; thence S. 7s deg. 54 min. E. 675.5 feet to corner No. 4, identical with s. E. corner of location, fir post 4x4x4 feet long, set 2 feet in ground in mound of earth, scribed 4-719; thence N. deg. 4S min