Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-10-31
United States Land Office, Lewiston,
Idaho, October IL, 1903.

ioano, october IL, 1903.
=, Notice is hereby given that Samuel
W. Smith, citizen of the United
States, whose postoffice address is Elk
City, Idaho. is making application for
patent for the Congress No. group of
lode mining claims. comprising the Con-
gress No. l, Congress No. 3, Congress
NO. a, and Congress No. 5 lode loca-
tons, situated in Elk City Mining Dis
trlct, Idaho county, state of Idaho, in
Section "a, Township % North Range 8
East, b. NJ. and designated as Mineral
Survey No. 2311, Serial No. 0798, and
described as follows: variation 81 20
Ed
Congress No. Location.
Beginning at corner number l a pine
post set in ground with mound of earth
and scribed 1-2311, whence the IA sec
ton corner between Sections % and "a
/ 20 N, r E B M bears S So co. w
378.57 # distant, and corner number 2
Crescent lode, Survey number 2l75,
bears north So so west 48. 81 feet dist.
ant, thence south 81 g east 1900 feet
to corner number 2 identical with
corner number l Of Congress lode Sur
vey number 2l00), thence south z Al
east 600 feet to corner number 8 (identi-
cal with corner number 6 Of Congress
lode) thence north 81 ~ west 1899. SO
feet to corner number a; thence north
{ Al west 6O4. so feet to place of begin
alng, containing a net area of 49, 1893
acres after excluding conflict with
crescent and Century Lodes Survey
number 2175.
Congress No. 3 Location.
Beginning at corner number l, a pine
post scribed 1-23l1 identical with
corner number 2 Century lode Survey
number 2l75), whence the IA section
corner between sections % and "A, T
% N R E, B M bears north 49, So
vest 1884 feet distant, thence south
37' - east 1143 feet along southerly
line of Congress number ! location to
| corner number 2; thence south z Al
east 6O5.4 feet to corner number 3;
thence north 81 49, west 1143 feet to
corner number identical with corner
number 3 of Century lode); thence
! lOrth z Al west COS. 40 feet to place of
beginning, containing 1851 acres.
Congress No. q Location.
Beginning at corner number l, a pine
post set in the ground with mound Of
earth and scribed 1-2-23ll identical
with corner number 2 Of Congress num-
Der locatiOn), whence the IA section
corner between Secs % and "a, T % N
r E B M, bears north ~ AZ west
l771.S feet distant; Themes. south 81 -
east 239.73 feet to corner number 2
identical with corner number Of
congress number j location and corner
number Of Congress lode survey num-
Der 2lOO); thence north So - east
535. so feet to corner number 3 (identi-
al with corner number of Congress-
ode); thence north 89' 40 east z68. so
'eet to corner number 4; thence south
T. Al east 605.4 feet to corner number
5; thence south 49, 40 west 26e.6O feet
to corner number 6; thence s5utn 1874
west l07289 feet TO corner number z
Identical with corner number Of Con
gress number 3 location); thence north
z Al west 6054 feet to place Of begin
ming, containing 1929 acres.
Congress No. s Location.
& ginning at corner number j, 2 pine
post set IN ground with mound. OF earth
and scribed l-23ll, whence tho Ia sec
ION corner between Sections y and -
i 20 n r u, b M bears north e9' ly'
west 1871 rs feet distant, thei,e north
81 Yves. go feet to corner ru-ib.r ..
aeace north 81 49, east 1900 feet to
corner number 3; thence s9utb-5
east 600 feet 10 corner number 4 ydene-
cal with corner number 2 Congress lode
survey number ZOO, thence south s.
.3 was, o35. 30 feet 10 corner umabel
: of Congress number ! location aao
total OF 1900 feet % place OF osgln