Iditarod pioneer., 1913-07-19
'm the United States Land Office at Home, Alaska
In the matter of the application of Joa- quin, Fowler and Twitchell for pat ent for Trading Site.

In the matter of the application of Joa-
 quin, Fowler and Twitchell for pat
 ent for Trading Site.
 NOTICE OF APPLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that in pursu- ance to the provisions of the act of Con- gress approved May l4, 1898 (30 Stat 400) entitled 'An act extending the homestead laws and providing for right of way for railroads in the district of Alaska. and for other purposes" and amendments thereto, Frank Joaquin, whose pOstOifice address is TacOtna, Alaska, G. A. Fowler, whose postottce address is Bethel, Alaska, and A. H. TwitchelI, whose postot1ice address is Bethel, Alaska, claiming twenty and siXtyone hundredths (2O.6I acres of land at Bethel, on the Kuskokwim river, Alaska, have made application to the United States for a patent for the said land, as a TRADING SITE, and said land is more fully described as to the metes and bounds thereof by the official plat thereof and by the field notes of the survey thereof now on file in the office of the register of said land office. which is U. s. Survey No. 1902, as follows, to wit:
 Beginning at corner No. l, identical with corner No. l, Moravan Mission | Reserve, Bethel, at ordinary high water mark on Kuskokwim river. from which point U. $. location monument at | Bethel bears $. 72o l2' w., l2.95 chains. and S. corner dwelling 2iX3G 1 feet. bears X. p . 5O' E., 400 chains; witness corner set N. 24 34' w., l.24 chains, an iron pipe 3 inches in diam ter projecting one foot above the ground, marked on $. w. side, MM- Cor -l-W-C. and MIG on side facing the river, and on N, E. side S-l002- COr-l- WIG. Pit 3Gx36Xl2 inches bears N. 24o 34' w., s feet distant. Mound of earth feet base, feet high, bears N. 24 3l' W. of corner.
 Thence N. 24 , 34' w. 10chains along ,S. W. boundary, from true corner over rolling land on line l2 of IOraVian Mis- l sion Reserve survey to corner No. 7, at which point is set an iron pipe 5 inches | in diameter, feet long. , feet in the i ground, marked on the east side, S-lO02- | Cora. Under this corner broken glass is deposited at base of pipe as memo rial. Pits are dug on lines approaching and departing from corner and feet distant lSxlSXl2 inches.
 Thence N. 67 . 1O' F. 1881 chains | along NV. boundary to corner No. ; at which point is set an iron pipe inches i in diameter, 3 feet long, feet in the ground, marked on S.W. side S.-lO02- 1 C0r-3. Under this corner broken glass is deposited at base of pipe IS d memo rial. Pits are dug lSxlSNi2 incnes on lines approaching and departing from corner and C feet distant.
 Thence $. 240 3l' E. 1+.97 chains 1 along NE. boundary to corner No. i, at | ordinary high-Wuter mark on hushO- i'm river. Witness corner set \. 2f = 34' w.. 3S links distant, which is an iron pipe inches in diameter, ; feet long, | feet in the ground. marked on NV. side S-l002- -Cot-l-W-t. and M-C. on side facing the river. Broken glass IS de. posted at base of pipe as memorial.
 Thence following the meanders of the KuskOkwim river at ordinary high water mark along sandy beach down stream from true corner l. N SS 4l w. ll.76 chains: ,. $. OSo l9' ". S.2t chains to Corner No. 1, the place of be- i ginning, containing 2l .Gl acres.
 The L. $. location monument tC which this survey is tied is an iron pipe B inches in diameter 1 feet long set feet in the ground. marked on the north side L. $. L, M,, Bethel NJ. Nj. and is situated in the center of the plaza at Bethel Mission.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- verseIy the said land or any portion thereof 50 described, surveyed and plated as above are hereby notified that, unless their adverse claims are duly filed according 10 law with the register of the United States land office at Nome. Alaska, they will be barred | by virtue of the provisions of said stat ute. J. SUNDBACk, Register.