Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-02
United States Land Office, Lewiston,
Idaho, October IL, 1903.

Notlce is hereby given that Sameul
w. Smith, citizen of the United
States, whose postoffice address is Elk |
City, Idaho, is making application for
lode mining claims. comprising the Con-
gress No. /, Congress No. 8, Congress
No. a, and Congress No. 5 lode loca-
lions, situated in Elk City Mining Dis
trlct, Idaho county, state of Idaho, in
Section "a, Township % North Range 8
East, Il. NJ, and designated as Mineral
Survey No. 2311, Serial No. 0798, and
described as follows: variation 81 20
Ed
Congress No. I Location.
Beginning at corner number l pine
post set in ground with mound of earth
and scribed l-231l, whence the IA sec
ton corner between Sections % and "a
t % N, R ( B M bears S So co. w
1887 TT distant, and corner number 2
Crescent lode, Survey number 2175,
bears north So So west As. 81 feet dist
ant, thence south 81 g east 1900 feet
to corner number 2 identical with
corner number / of Congress lode Sur
vey number 2l00), thence south z IL
east 800 feet to corner number 3 (ldent-
cal with corner number 6 of Congress
lode); thence north 81 13' west 1893. 80
lCCl ~ COIllCI lt0IiOCI liiCllCC iiOl III
Z Al west GOA. so feet to place Of begin
ming, containing a net area of 19. 1893
acres after excluding conflict with
Crescent and Century Lodes Survey
number 2175.
Congress Ne. ; Location.
Beginning at corner number l, pine
post scribed 1-23i1 identical with
corner number 2 Century lode Survey
MN, ho,. 81 Trl x.rloaoo tho a cacfiop
corner between sections % and "a, 7
% n r s Z, B M bears north AZ So
west 1894 feet distant, thence south
81 - east 1143 feet along southerly
1 line of Congress number j location to
corner number 2; thence south z Al
east 605.4 feet to corner number 3;
thence north 81 10 west 1143 feet to
corner number 4 identical with corner
number 3 of Century lOde); thence
north 7 Al west 605. 40 feet to place Of
beginning, containing 1881 acres.
Congress Nc. & Location.
Beginning at corner number 1, pine
post set in the ground with mound OF
earth and scribed 1-2-23l1 identical
with corner number 2 of Congress mum
Der 3 locatiOn), whence the Ia section
corner between Secs % and "A, T % \
Rs L B M, bears north 72' AZ west
l771.6 feet distant; thence south 81 ID
east 239. 70 feet to corner number :
identical with corner number OF
Congress number i location and cOrnel
number 6 of Congress lode survey mum
Der 2l0O) thence north So AZ cas-
835. so feet to corner number Gdenti
cal with corner number 5 Of Congress.
lode): thence north So 40 east Z66. 81
feet to corner number 4; thence sOutl
T Al east 605.4 feet to corner humble
3: thence south So 40 west 266.6O fee
to corner number 6; thence south 85 "A
west lO72.S9 feet to corner number
identical with corner number 3 OF Con
gress number 3 lOcatiOn); thence mort
Y IL west 605.4 feet to place Of begin
ming, containing 1929 acres.
Congress No. 5 Location.
Beginning at corner number i, a pin
post set IN ground with MOUND OF cart
and scribed l-23ll, whence the Ia sec
ton corner between Sections p and 2
II q N r. u, b M bears north sS' d
west 1881. Is feet distant, thence mort
81 80 west 900 feet 10 corner number
thence north So 43' east 1900 feet t
corner number 3; thence south b 3;
east 600 feet 10 corner number 4lident
cal with corner number Congress loo
survey number zl0O); thence south 8.
Al west 835. SO feet 10 corner numbe
, 2 Of Congress number j location an
d total of 1900 feet 10 place Of begin
: ming, containing "a net area Of 1875
5 acres, O.6z2 Of an acre being in cOniii'
With Congress number ! location.
. The total net area Of the entire grou
claimed Is 1854 acres.
The conflict of Congress number ! J
cation with the Century and Clescel
; lodes Amounting 10 O.Ols and O.446 acl,
p respectively rs indicated by tDe oiilcl
p plat, Is not claimed.
p Adjoining claims as shown by ~
plat III survey are the Century al
. Crescent lodei Survey number 1lI3 (
!, the Wesf and tlo Congress lode lpa
ented) Survey number 2IVO lYing l
tween Congress locations numpers
and . and cast of Congress number
location. The Maloi lode lunslrfye
. joins Congress number < on tle nQrl
o ~. III HhftLtIi
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