Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16
In the United States Land Office at Nome, Alaska

In tno UnteG states Ldn0 u1!ic5 al H0IHs, A'dSKd 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 14, 1898 50 Stat. 4O9) entitled An act extending the homestead laws and providing for right of way for railroads in the district Ot Alaska, and for other purposes and amendments thereto, Frank Joaquin, whose postof1ice address is Tacotna, Alaska, G. A. Fowler, whose postotfice address is Bethel, Alaska, and A. H. Twitchell, whose pOStOffice address IS Bethel, Alaska, claiming twenty and sixtyone hundredths (20.6l) acres of land at Bethel, on the kuskohwlm river, Alaska, have made application to the United States for patent for the said land, as 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. $. Survey No. 1902, as follows, to wit:
 
 with corner No. l, Morayian Mission Reserve, Bethel, at ordinary high water mark on Kuskolwim river, from which point |. $. location monument at Bethel bears $. 72o 12' W, 2.95 chains. and $. ". corner dwelling 24X3G feet. bears N. 25o 5O' E., 400 chains; witness corner set N. 2+ 34' w., l2l chains, an iron pipe inches in diam ter projecting one foot above the ground, marked on S.W. side, M-M COr.-l-NC. and MIG on side facing the river, and on N. F. side S-1O02 Cor-l VIC. Pit 36x3GXl2 inches bears N. 24o 34' w., feet distant. Mound of l earth i feet base, ? feet high, bears N. T 34' W. of corner.
 Thence N. 2t . 34' W lOchainS along l S.W. boundary, from true corner over rolling land on line l-2 of MOravian Mis- sion Reserve survey to corner No. 7, at which point is set an iron pipe inches in diameter, feet long, feet in the ground, marked on the east side, S-lO02 Cor-2. 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 6 feet distant lSxlSXl2 inches.
 Thence x. 67o I0' E. 1884 chains along NV. boundary to corner No. , at which point is set an iron pipe inches 1 in diameter, 3 feet long, , feet in the | ground, marked on S.W. side S.-lOO2- 1 COr-3. Under this corner broken glass 1 is deposited at base of pipe as q memo rial. Pits are dug lSxl9xl2 inches on 1 lines approaching and departing from corner and 6 feet distant.
 Thence s. 24 : 34' F. l4.97 chains N r. ,I.,,, -r if ordinary high-water mark on KuaEo- 1 kwim river. Witness corner set N, 2+o 34' w., $ links distant, which is an iron | pipe 3 inches in diameter. 3 feet long, 1 feet in the ground, marked on N.N. 1 side S-l002-C 2-Cot-i-W-C. and MIC. on side | facing the river. Broken glass Is de | posted tt base of pipe as a memorial. Thence following the meandels of the | huskokwim river at ordinary high
 water mark, along sandy beach down stream from true corner l. \. SS- 41 | ". lI.76 chains: ,. $. Gso l9' W. S.24 chains to Corner No. l. the place of be- | ginning. containing 2l,Gl acres. 1 The U. $. location monument 10
 which this survey is tied is an iron pipe 3! inches in diameter i feet long set | feet in the ground, marked on the north side |. $. L. N,, Bethel M. Nj, and is situated in the center of the
 plaza al Bethel Mission.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- verseIy the said land or any portion l thereof SD described. surveyed and | plated as above arc hereby notified l that, unless their adverse claims are i duly filed according to law with the i register of the United States land office at Nome, Alaska, they will be barred | by virtue of the provisions of said stat ute. J. SCNDBACk, Register.