Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-21
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DEPARTMENT Of the Interior United States
Land ONCE. Carson City. Nevada.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR UNITED
STATES PATENT.
Survey No. 3986.

STATES PATENT.
Survey No. Sase.
Jan. l6. 1912
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance OF
an Act OF congress. approved May 10TH. 1872
Wellin. ion I. Smith. who resides in the CITY
and County Of san Francisco. State of Cnlifor-
mia. by his duly authorized and constituted o,-
torney-n.fact. Edwin +, Caine whose postof,ce
address is Elko. Elko County. Nevada. has
made application for United States patent for
the PROTECTION GROUP LODES. embrnc.
ing the "OWYHEE." NEVADA" RED
\ CROSS" .""WALKER BOYS" MIDNIGHT -
PROTECTION" ''COPP FRACTION +"
GOLD PIECE"and''S SILVER BUG"lodes Said
mining claims belonging to and are owned bv
said Wellington L. Smith. Said claims are con.
tiEIlous to and join each other and are numbered
and designated as UNITED STATES MINER
AL SURVEY No 1886. Said claims are situate
in Cope Mining District Elxo County, Nevada
and are described by the oflical plat ard by the
held-notes on file in the office of the Register Of
Carson City land district Nevada. rs follows
viz:
SILVER BUG LODE. SURVEY NO. 1886.
beRlnning ut Cor. No. l. pine post 4 IT, long
ms. square. set = IT. in the ground with mound
OF earth. scribed S. b. 1886 whence the s
Cor. Sec. &c. T. 16 NJ. r. So E.. MD.B.& NJ bears
s. ~ IL f., 9lOS.22 it.: thence NJ 25o "a E. eoO ~
IT, to Cor. No. ?: thence N. 630 3s' 30" W.; 1889 50
IT, to Cor. No. 8; thence s. a50 "a W.: $500 f.
to Cor. No 4; thence S. go 81 f.: 10000 IT, TO
the Cor. No. /, the place of beginning.
GOLD PIECE LODE. SURVEY NO. 1885
Beginning ut Cor. No. on line IL Silver Bug
Lode, OF this survey. A pine post. 4 it. long,
ins. square, set #. in the ground with q mound
OF earth, scrbed G. p. 1885. whence the S.
Cor. Sec. 36, r. 46 NJ. r. So E.. M. D. b. g. NJ
bears S. i5' 81 20" E. 9e77.42 it.: thence N $50
27 W.; 677.lO # to Cor. No. 2:thence s. $50 O9 W.
10000 IT. to Cor. No. 3: thence S. GO 81 E.:
677 10 #. to Cor. No. 4: thence NJ $50 o. E.:
logOO IT, to Cor. No. l. the place OF beginning
PROTECTION LODE. SURVEY NO. 1886.
Beginning at Cor. No. /: a pine post. it. long,
ins. square. set # in the ground, with mound
OF earth scribed p. 1885, whence the S. / Cor
Sec. 80. r. 46 N. r. So E., M. d. b. g. M. bears
$ 4s' 10 10" f. lOO29.59 it.; thence NJ 7lO IS W.,
$500 #. to Cor. No. ?: thence NJ 10 2S W.:
liTOOO It. to Cor. No. 3: thence S. Tle As E.:
596.OOft to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 10 % E.:
$4,000 #. to Cor No the place OF beginning
CoPP FRACTION LODE. SURVEY No. 1886.
Beginning at Cor. No. l. n pine post. #. long.
ms square. set , IT. in the ground. with mound
of earth. scri0ed c. f.. 1895. whence. the s.
Cor. Sec. 36 II. 46 NJ. R.53 E. NJ. ID. B.&M bears
>. H. 32 ~ r. l03IS.3 IT,: thence N. 7le O8 W.;
10000 #. to Cor No. 2; thence N. I9o 80 E.;
l3os3O #. to Cor No 3: thence S. Tlo OS E.; GOOOO
IT, to Cor. No. 4; thence s. 190 80 W.: l3583O #
To Cor No. /. the place of beginning.
MIDNIGHT LODE. SURVEY NO. 1886.
Einning at Cor. No. l. II pine post 1 IT, long.
Ese. square, set it, in the ground. with mound
OF earth, scribed M. 1886. whence the S. 4 Cor
Snn Il
40 55 f.; l03Si.66 IT,; thence NJ l5' 81 e. 5G4 10
IT, to Cor. No 2; thence ". So "a W.; I488OO IT,
to Cor No. 3; thence S. I50 81 W.; 5GLIO #. to
Cor No. 4; thence s. so 81 E.; IIs8.OO #. to Cor.
No. l. the place of beginning.
WALKER BOYS LODE. SURVEY NO. 1885.
Beginning ut Cor. No. /. pine post4 #. long.
1 ins. square. set IT, in the ground. with mound
OF earth. scribed w. B. 1855. whence the s. q
Cor. Sec. 3G. Il. 46 NJ. II. So f.. NJ ID. B. s. NJ,
bears S. 40 O6 10" E. lO6I92i IT,. thence N l5o
81 f.; 6lO05 #. to Cor. No. ,; thence N. 80 81
w; 10000 it. to Cor. No. 3; thence $. l5o 81 W.:
6l0Oo IT, to Cor. No. 1; thence S. si'3f E. 10000
It. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning.
RED CROSS LODE. SURVEY NO 1886
Beginning at Cor. No l. on line % Walker
Boys lode OF this survey. pine post It. long.
ins. square. set #. in the ground with mound
OF earth scribed Il. c. 1885, whence the S. 4
Cor. Sec. &c, II. 40 NJ. r. SO E.. M. D. B. s. NJ.
bears s. 45' 40 40" E.; 1921 10 IT,: thence N. 80
81 W.: 1920 IT. to Cor. No. 2: thence N. % o.
w; 1ISIOOft. to Cor. No. 3: thence s. 80 81 E.;
5972O #. TO Cor No. 4; thence S. % o. e.; 14SiOo
#. to Cor. No. l. the place of beginning.
OWYHEE LODE. SURVEY NO. 1886.
beginning ut Cor. No. I. identical with Cor
No. .. Red Cross lode. of this survey, herenbe-
fore described, whence, the S. Cor Sec. sc. T.
40 NJ. r. So E.. M. ID. Il. g. NJ. bears S. ITo 80 E.:
1li52S9 IT,: thence N o. Of W.: 6O1 10 #. to Cor
No. q thence N. 1855 40 w; Il57.S3 #. to Cor
No 3: thence S. o. Of E.: col 10 it. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. $50 20 E.: 10000 II. to Cor. No. 8:
thence S. 40 81 f.; I22.OO # to Cor. No. I. the
place Of beginning.
NEVADA LODE. SURVEY NO. 1885,
Beginning at Cor No. I. identical with Cors.
Nos. and Z, Midnight and Walker Boys lodes
Of this survey. respectively. hereinbefore de-
scribed whence s. Cor. Sec. 20. II. 40 NJ. r. SO
E.. M. ID. Il. & M. bears s. 81 81 lO T.. 1885, 10
IT,; thence N. i5o 81 E.; 8i0.O5 #. to Cor. No.
2; thence N. s6o 90 W.; 10000 #. to Cor. No. 8;
thence S. 150 81 W.: 6l0O5 ft.to Cor. No. 4:thence
s. so ~ E.;1500OO #. to Cor. No I, the place Of
beginning.
Variation at all corners lSo 80 Il.
The plat and survey show no adjoining claims.
AREA
acres
Total area Silver Bug lode applied for 2O57l
Total area Gold Piece lode applied for 1I9O3
Total area Protection lode 1858 acres
Area in conflict with Silver
Bug lode O.GSi'
Gold Piece lode 1899 2.6i3 acres