Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-05-29
which was filed July 14th 1890. by the
Harney Peak Tin Mining. Milling and

which was filed July 14th 1890. by the
Manufacturing Company, by James
w. Fowler, its agent and attorney,
final entry having been made Oct. 8,
1890, as Mineral Entry No. 404, In
the U. 8. Land Office at Rapid City,
s. D., said Lot No. 628 being describ-
ed as follows. to wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner
OF the claim for corner No. 1, which
is identical with cor. No. 1 M. c. 627
Tin Reef lode, set post 5x5 inches,
by "a inches long, "a inches In
ground, protected by a mound Of rock
80 inches high, 40 inches base, mark
ed at cor. No. l on one side and NJ. c.
628 on opposite side for cor, No. 1.
From which u. s. Loc. Mon. No. &C
brs. south 8 deg. 10 min. west S53.9 IT.
Thence first course, north, "a deg. 40
min. west, var. Is deg. 33 min. east
1495.50 IT, to cor. No. 2; thence sec.
ond course, north 65 deg. Is min.
east, var. Is deg. II min. east, 299 IT.
to cor No. 8; thence third course,
south, "a deg. 43 min. east var. 10
deg. II min. east, var. Is deg. 80
min. east, 29S IT. to cor. No. 1 and
place OF beginning, containing an
area of 1924 acres.
The location OF this mine Is record
ed in the Register Of Deeds Office OF
Custer County, South Dakota, in
Book of locations, at page 535. Ad-
Joining claimants are on the west
the Butterfield lode, on the south by
the Tin Reef lode, NJ. C. 627, on the
north by the Shorty Fraction lode
and on the east by unknown claims.
The Tenderfoot Placer Mining
Claim, situate in no organized Mining
District, County OF Custer and State
OF South Dakota, application for pat
ent for which was filed Dec. 26th, 1891,
by the Harvey Peak Tin Mining, Mill
ing & Mfg. Co., by James w. Fowler,
its agent and attorney, said claim
being designated by the field notes
and official plat on file in U. s. land
Office, Rapid City, S. d., as lot num-
Der 633; said lot No. 633 being des-
cribed as follows, to wit:
Beginning at west end of claim at
a pine tree II inches diameter, blaz-
ed and marked cor. No. l on one
side and NJ. G. 633 on opposite side
for cor. No. !. This cor stands on
the bank on the south side of Tender
foot Creek. Tie to U. s. Loc. Mon.
is from cor. No. 10. From said cor.
No. l so established. Thence 1st
course, south, 50 deg. 03 min. e, 45S.7
It. to cor No. q; thence End course,
north, 65 deg. A min. Il, 405S IT. to
cor. No. 3; thence 3rd course, north
"a deg. f, 1896 #. to cor. No. A;
thence 4th course, north "a deg. .05
IL tn n
9Th course, north, GA deg. SO min. Il,
1851 IT. to cor. No. 6; thence 9th
course, north, SO deg. AZ min. E, 491.2
#. to cor. No. z; thence 7th course,
north, 81 deg. Il, 572.7 IT to cor. No.
8; thence Sth course, north, 60 deg.
OF min. Il, 5S22 # to cor. No. 8;
thence 9th course, south, 81 deg. IL
min. f.. GAS IT. to cor. No. 10;
thence 10th course, south, SO deg. 3S
min. Il, 1888 IT. to cor. No. IL; thence
11th course, north, As deg. 43 min.
f. 1868 IT. to cor. No. ~; thence
18th course, north, 10 deg. 16 min.
w. 1872 IT. to cor. No. l.; thence
18th course, north, SO deg. 43 min.
w. 303 it. to cor. No. IA; thence 14th
course, north, Is deg. 10 min. f,
1894 #. to cor. No. Is; thence 18th
course, north. 66 deg. OF min. w,
435 It. to cor. No. 16 thence 10th
course, south 21 deg. 13 min. w,
l.3S.S IT, to cor. No. II; thence 18th
course, south, So deg. AZ min. r,
6175 It. to cor. No. IS; thence 18th
course, south, II deg. 80 min. f, SOL
#. to cor. No. 10; thence 10Th course,
south, So deg. 20 min. w, 1864 TT. to
cor. No. 20; thence goth course,
north, 54 deg. 10 min. w, 1855 IT. to
cor. 81; thence 21st course, south 80
deg. w, 6747 IT. to cor %; thence
22d course, south, sc deg. 26 min.
w. 1913 It. to cor No. %; thence 23rd
course, north, 8S deg. 90 min. w,
1927 feet to cor. No. "a; thence
oath course south. 80 deg. II min. w.
434.3 IT. TO cor. No. 25; thence 25th
course, south, "A deg. 81 min. w,
427.2 IT. to cor. No. 26; thence 26th
course, south 10 deg. % min. r..
24S.4 IT. to cor. No. 27; thence 9th
course, south, Al deg. O4 min. w.
1923 IT. to cor No. %; thence 2Sth
course, south, 4S deg. 54 min. W,
296.S IT. to cor No. 30; thence 10Th
course, south, q deg. 16 min. w,
4S3.4 IT. to cor. No. 20;
thence 30th course south, ~
deg. AZ min. w. 1912 IT. to
cor. No. 81; thence 31st course, north
63 deg. 50 min. w. 1875 TT. to cor. No.
80 thence 32nd course, north "A deg.
3lmin. w, 10 IT. to cor. No. 80;
thence 33rd course south, 81 deg. Il
min. w, 253 IT. to cor. No. l, the place
OF beginning. From corner No. 10
above mentione, U. S. Loc. Mon, No.
65 bears south 10 deg. OIL min. w.
6053.9 It. distant Containing an area
OF S3.14 acres. Magnetic variation IL
deg. As min. to Is deg. 20 min east.
The location of this mine is recorded
in the Register of Deeds Office of Gus
ter County, State of South Dakota, in
Book s, at p. /. The adjoining clai-
mants are Car Placer, Highland,
Highland No. /, and Vassar Girl on
south, Little Whale and Little Whale
No. on the north.
Also the following described tin
mining claims lying situate In the
County Of Custer and State of South
Dakota, to wit: The Darwin Tin
Mining Claim or Lode No. /, The Dar-
win Tin Mining Claim or Lode No. 2,
Lode No. 3, and Darwin Tin Mining
the Darwin Tin Mining Claim or
Claim or Lode No. 4; which said
claims, to wit; the Darwin, No. l, the
Darwin No. 2, the Darwin No. 3, and
Darwin No. Tin Mining Claims were
duly located by John Cook and Ed
ward Rodgers the location of which
is duly recorded in the office of Reg
lister of Deeds Of the County Of Gus
ter aforesaid. the record of which said
claims is hereby referred to for a
more accurate description.
The title to the aforesaid Darwin's S
Nos /, 2, 3 G 4 became vested In
James Flanagan, who conveyed to
the II. p. u. NJ, NJ. & Mfg. Co., by
deed dated Aug. IA, 1888, recorded