Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-06-05
which was filed July 14th 1890, by the
Harney Peak Tin Mining, Milling and

D. D.s 6flu l<Ob W. VSo DCih6 aSS~aAD
ed as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner
OF the claim for corner No. !, which
is identical with cor. No. M. G. 627
Tin Reef lode, set post 5x5 inches,
by 81 inches long, "a inches In
ground, protected by mound Of rock
80 inches high, 40 inches base, mark
ed at cor. NJ. 1 on one side and NJ. c.
62S on opposite side for cor, No. 1.
From which U. S. Loc. Mon. No. 66
brs. south 8 deg. 10 min. west S53.9 IT.
Thence first course, north, "a deg. 45
min. west, var. 10 deg. 80 min. east,
1850 IT. to cor. No. 2; thence sec
ond course. north 60 deg. 10 min.
east, var. 10 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. 33
min. east, 29S #. to cor. No. 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 L. S. land
Office, Rapid City, S. d., as lot mum.
ber 633; said lot No. 633 being des-
cribed as follows, to wit:
Beginning at west end of claim at
a pine tree ~ inches diameter, blaz-
ed and mlrked cor. No. l on one
side and NJ. c. G33 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. / so established Thence 1st
course south, % deg 03 min. f. 1851
#. to cor. No. 2; thence End course
north 60 deg Al min. Il, 405.S TT. to
cor. No. g. thence 3rd course, north
81 deg. Il, 1885 #. to cor. No. d;
thence 4th course north 81 deg. %
min. t. 30J fl. to cor. No. 8; thence
9TH course, north, Ga deg. 50 min. j.,
1851 IT, TO cor. No. G.; thence 9th
course, north, 53 deg. ~ min. f, 491.2
#. to cor No. Z; thence 18th course,
north, 81 deg. +, 572.7 # to cor. No.
s; thence 9Th course, north, 60 deg.
OF min. Il, 1922 # to cor. No. 81;
thence 9th course, south, 81 deg. 13
min T.. 69l.S IT. to cor. No. 10;
thence 10th course, south, SO deg. 3S
min. +, 1888 #. TO cor. No. II; thence
18th course, north, 45 deg. 43 min.
Il 1868 #. to cor No. 70; thence
18th course, north, 10 deg. l6 min.
w. 1912 #. to cor. No. t.; thence
18Th course. north, 90 deg. 43 min.
W. 303 f. to cor. No. Ii; thence 18th
course, north Is deg. 10 min. E,
1894 IT. TO cor. No. 10; thence 10Th
course, north 66 deg. 07 min. w,
435 It. TO cor No. 16 thence 10th
course, south q deg. 13 min. w,
I,3S.S It. to cor. No. II; thence 18th
course, south, SO deg. AZ min. r.
6I7.5 IT, to cor. No. IS; thence 18th
course, south, II deg, 80 min. e, S7O.1
fl. to cor. No. 10; thence 10Th course,
south, 80 deg 23 min. w, 1864 ft. to
cor. No. 20; thence goth course
north. 81 deg. 10 min. w, 1855 IT. TO
cor. 81; thence 21st course, south 39
deg. w, G7i7 #. to cor. %; thence
22d course, south, Sc deg. 26 min.
W. 1913 IT. to cor. No. %; thence 23rd
course, north, SO deg. 90 min. w
562.7 feet to cor. No. "a; thence
2ith course south, 32 deg. II min. w
43I.3 #. to cor. No. 25; thence 25th
course, south, "A deg. 50 min. w,
1872 #. to cor. No. 26; thence 2Gth
course, south 10 deg. % min. E.
PISA IT. to cor. No. 27; thence 27th
course, south, Al deg. Oh min. w.
1923 It. TO cor. No. rs; thence 2Sth
course, south 4S deg. 81 min. w,
29G.S it. to cor. No. %; thence goth
course, south, q deg. 16 min. w
1894 It. to cor. No. 30;
thence 30th course south, Il
deg. AZ min. w. 1912 it, to
cor. No. 81; thence 3lst course, north
GS deg. 50 min. w. 1875 ft. to cor. No
80 thence 32nd course, north "A deg
3lmin w, 170 1T. to cor No. 80;
thence 33rd course south, 81 deg. y
min w, 253 IT. to cor. No. !, the place
of beginning From corner No. lO
above mentione, u. s. Loc. Mon, No
G5 bears south 10 deg. OIL min. w
6053.9 #. distant. Containing an area
of S3.14 acres MagL etic variation /;
deg. 45 min to Is deg. 20 min east.
The location of this mine is recorded
i'm the Register of Deeds Office of Gus
ter County, State CT south Dakota, In
Book s, at p 1. The adjoining clai'
mants are Car Placer Highland
Highland No. /, ard Vassar Girl on
south, Little Whale and Little Whale
No. L 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. l, The Oar
win Tin Mining Claim or Lode No. 2
Lode No. 3, and Darwin Tin Mining
the Darwin Tin Mining Claim ol
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. 4 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 sait
claims is hereby referred to for O
more accurate description.
The title TO the aforesaid Darwin''
Nos 1, ., & A became vested In
James Flanagan, who conveyed L
the II. p. r. NJ, NJ. & Mfg. Co., by
deed dated Aug II, 1888, recorded
Dec. 10, 1883, Book A Mis-. Deeds, PIP
81 to 50, Register of Deeds Office Gus
ter County. ID. T.
Also that certain lode or mining
claim which is known as the Darwin
No. ) Lode or Mining Claim, the 10
cation of which is duly recorded II
look at page 166 of the records O.