Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-15
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Department OF the Interior United States
Land O1ice Carson City. Nevada.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR UNITED
STATES PATENT.
Survey No. 39S8.

Notlce Is hereoy given that in pursuance Of
an ACT OF Congress. approved May 10TH. 1872
Wellington Il. Smith. who resides in the City
md County Of San Francisco State of Califor
mia. by his duly authorized and constituted nt
torney-in-fact. Edwin +. Cuine whose postoface
address is Elko, Ellio County. Nevada has
made application for Il United States patent for
the PROTECTION GROUP LODES, cmbrac-
ing the ''OWYHEE." NEVADA" RED
ARoSS." WALKER BOYS" MIDNIGHT"
PROTECTION" ''COPP FRACTION"
GOLD PIECE"an SILVER BUG''lodes, Said
mining claims belonging to and are owned by
said Wellington II, Smith. Said claims are con-
tiguous to and join each other and are numbered
and designated as UNITED STATES MINER
AL SURVEY NO. 1896. Said claims are situate
in Cope Mining District. Elko County, Nevada.
and are described by the Official plat ard by the
teld-notes on file in the office of the Register of
Carson City land district Nevada, rs follows
viz
SILVER BUG LODE. SURVEY NO 1886
Beginning G-COf No. l. u pine post 4 IT, long,
inS. square, set = It. in the ground with mound
OF earth, scribed s. B. 1886 whence the c !
Cor. Sec. 81. IT. 10 N. r. So f., MDB& NJ bears
$. AZ IL E. 0l0S.22 IT,: thence NJ 80 "a E 600 90
IT, to Cor. No. ,: thence N. 63o 3s 30" W.: l49o ~
#. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 80 "a w; $500 #.
to Cor No 1; thence S. G3' % T.. 10000 IT, to
lhO SOi ANo' IL tIC Dldcc Oh DpRlnnlnR.
GOLD PIECE LODE. SURVEY NO. 1886.
beginning at Cor. No. on line IL Silver Bug
Lode. of this survey. a pine post IT, long. 4
ms square. sct2 #. in the ground. with Il mound
Of earth scribed G. Il. 1886 whence the s. /
Cor Sec. 30. T. 46 NJ. II. SO E.. NJ. ID. B. & NJ.
bears s. 450 81 90" +. 9677I2 it.; thence N. sas
% W.: 9Th to Cor No. 2:thence S. $50 90 W.
10000 IT. to Cor. No. B; thence S. GO 81 f.;
fl n n 4.
10000 IT, to Cor No. |, the place of beginning
PROTECTION LODE. SURVEY NO. 1886.
Beginning at Cor. No. /; Il pine post. 4 #. long.
ins. square. set II in the ground. with mound
(CTcarth. Scribed p. 1885. whence the S Cor
: Sec. 36 II. 46 NJ, X. So f., M d. b. & NJ. bears
5. Is0 IL IO' +. lOO2o.59 IT,; thence N 10 IS W.,
$1,000 #. to Cor. No. ,: thence NJ - 2s W.:
lIIO.OO It. to Cor. No. 3; thence s. 10 As E.;
596.OOft. to Cor. No. 4; thence $. 4o 28 E.:
ll'O.UO II. to Cor. No. the place OF beginning
COPP FRACTION LODE. SURVEY No. 3oso
Beginning at Cor. No /. IL pine post. IT, long
ins. square, set , #. in the ground. with mound
OF earth. scribcd c. T.. 1895. whence. the s.
Cor. Sec. SO. Il. Is N, R.53 T.. NJ. ID. B.&M bears
S III B? ~ l.. 1037s3l IT,; thence N. 10 OS' W.:
6O0.O0 #. to Cor. No. :: thence ". l9o 30 e.;
ISs3O IT, TO Cor No. 3; thence s. 10 OS f.: COO 90
IT. to Cor No. /: thence 5. 19' 10 W.: l35S.3O #
To Cor. No. /. the place of beginning.
MIDNIGHT LODE SURVEY NO 1856.
Bes,A 9ng ut Cor No I. a pine post 1 IT, long.
inS. Stnarc. set #. in the ground. with mound
OF earth, scribed NJ l-;S9s6. whence the 5. 4 Cor.
Sec 36 II. I6 N. II. SO E.. NJ. ID. B 4 NJ. bears S.
i0' 55 f.; l0SiG6 it, thence n. l5o 81 f.: 56t 10
#. to Cor No. >; thence n. 81 81 W.. 1880 f.
to Cor. No 3; thence S. I5' 81 W.; 56I.1O #. to
. Cor No 4. thpnpp n n n
: No. 1. the place of beginning.
WALKER BOYS LODE. SURVEY NO. 1885,
Beginning at Cor. No. /. Il pine post.I #. long,
ins. square. set IT. in the ground with mound
q of earth, scrbed w. b. 1-aJs8. whence. the S. 4
Cor. See. 81. II. 4G NJ, II. 50 T.. NJ ID. Is. Il NJ,
bears S. I7' o. To- f.. lOGI9.2i it.: thence N. l59
= 81 f.. 6i0.05 #. to Cor No. ,: thence N. SIo 81
= w: l5OOOO #. to Cor No. 3; thence 5. I50 81 w.
05 It. to Cor. No {: thence ). Si23f T.; 10000
IT. to Cor. No. l. the place Of beginning.
RED CROSS LODE. SURVEY NO 1896
y beginning at Cor. No. |. on line % Walker
Boys lode OF this survey. II pine post #. long
inS square. set , #. in the ground. with mound
Df earth. scrbCd Il. q. 1896. whence. the S. 4
Cor. Sec. 3G. n. I6 NJ. X. 81 E.. NJ. ID. Is. & NJ,
bears s. 45' 40 40 f.; 1i2S.I6 IT,: thence N. 81
Bf W.: 1920 II. to Cor. No. =: thence N. % or
W.; lISLO0ft to Cor. No g. thence :. 8i' "a e.;
20 IT, TO Cor. No. !: thence S. % o. f.; l4SIO0
%. to Cor. No. l. the place of beginning.
OWYHEE LODE. SURVEY NO. 1886.
Beginning at Cor. No. I. identical with Cor
No. 9 Red Cross lode. of this survey. hcreinbe.
fore described whence. the s. Cor. Sec. 80. II.
Pc NJ, Il. 80 f.. NJ. ID. B. g. M..hcars s. ~ 80 E.:
I52 50 ft thence n. @ or W.: col. l.IO IT. to Cor.
10. ?: thence n. IS So 4O w: ii57. .S3 fl. to Cor
mo. g. thence S. o. o. E.: GOl. 10 IT, to Cor No. e.;
t4hcncc S. SG' 20 f.: 103G.0O II. to Cor. No. 5:
fhoncc S. 50 81 f.: i22.O0 # To Cor. No. /, the
place of beginning.
81 NEVADA LODE. SURVEY NO. 1886.
81 beginning at Cor. No. l. identical with Cors.
Nos 3 and I. Midnight and Walker Boys lodes
bf this survey, respectively. hereinbefore de-
cribcd. whence S. Cor. Sec. 20. n. 10 NJ. r. SO
e.. M. d. B. & M. benrs s. 81 81 To- T.. 1888
IT,: thence N. 15o 81 f.. 61O.O5 IT. to Cor. No.
thence ". sG' 90 W.: 10000 #. to Cor. No. g.:
hence s. 150 81 W.: 6tO.O5 ftto Cor. No. I;thencc
80' 20 E.;l5OOOO #. to Cor. No I. the place of
Beginning.
= Variation nj all corners iSo 30 Il.
The plat and survey show no adjoining claims.
III acres
t9rotal area Silver Bug lode applied for 20.5n
Total area Gold Piece lode applied for 1909
Total area Protection lode 1853 acres
Arca in conflict with Silver
BUG lode O6Sl
aoid Piece lode 1899 2.6i3 acres
otpkSr9a Protection lode applied for 1870
otuf~~.ea COpp Fraction iSIOS acres
rca In conflict with
liver Buy !OdC i.Ea' alTcs
rbtCctiuu lode .Ij. IO76 acres .
otal arc. c,pr @ l,rrr,,,o o.c applied for r4css
rvaI area ,.. ulit tJ,, 1862 acres
rCt ~ cJnl'i,t va
old Piece lJdg r.t"I acres
rotcction cdu a.UDJ "A .rrs 1923 acres
otal area Midnight lode applied for 1G.GG9