Nome weekly Nugget., 1913-08-16
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICEl
 Mineral Application No. o17s.

Mlnerat Appiioation NO. uIbs
 Nome, Alaska, June 10th, 1918. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of Chap ter 6, Title XXXII of the Revised Statutes of the United States. and acts amendatory thereto. the Wild Goose Mining & Trading Co. whose post office address is Nome, Alaska, by Fred M. Aver. its attorney in fact, whose post office address is Nome
 Alaska, has made application for Q United States Patent for placer mining claims known as Nos. 1 and Above Discovery on Ophir Creek, situated in the Council City Mining District, Dis- trict of Alaska, being Mineral Survey No. 4s5. which is more fully described as to metes and bounds by the official plat herewith posted and by the field notes of the survey and plat thereof, filed in the office of the Register of
 the United States Land Office, at Nome. Alaska. which said field notes describe the boundaries and extent oe said claims as follows, to-wit:
 No.6 Above Discovery on ophir Creek Beginning at corner No. of said claim. which said corner is marked by limestone 2sx14x3 inches firmly set in the ground with mound of stone
 on South side. scribed 1-495-6 AB
 whence U. s. L. M. No. 426 bears N. 40 deg. 07 min. 30 sec. B. 6966.S0 feet; thence s. 35 deg. 40 min. R., var. 23 deg. O5 min. E., 840.43 feet to corner No. 2. which said corner is marked by a limestone 2Sx12x3 inches firmly set in the ground with mound of stone on North side. scribed 2-4s5-5 AB; thence s. 36 deg. 20 min. w., var. 19 deg. 20 min. E.. 1476.00 feet to corner No. 8 which corner is marked by 8 limestone 24x9x2 inches firmly set in the ground, with mound of stone on East side, scribed 2-3-4s5-5 AB; thence N. 3a deg. S8 min. w.. var. 1s deg. 35 min. k. 594.5S feet to corner No. which said corner is marked by a limestone 25x 13x4 inches firmly set in the ground with mound of stone on North side, scribed 4-4S55 AB; thence N. s4 deg. 22 min. 30 sec. E., var. 22 deg. 20 min. D. 147O.9O feet to corner No. l the place Of beginning.
 No. 4 Above Discovery on 0phir Creek
 Beginning at corner No. of saidl claim. which said corner is marked by| limestone 30x11x1 1-2 inchea firmly set in the ground. with mound of stone on South side, scribed 1-495- AB. whence U. s. l.. M. No. 426| bears N. s9 deg. s1 min. F.. 8413.SO| feet; thence s. 3a deg. 8S,, min. E. var. 22 deg. 25 min. R., 655.14 feet to corner No. 2. which said corner Isl identical with corner No. 8 of No. 5| Above Discovery on Ophir Creek above described; thence s. e3 deg. O9 mirs 80 sec. w.. var. 22 deg. 25 min. B. 12s6.40 feet to corner Nc. which said corner is marked by schist stone 25x18x3 inches firmly set in thel ground with mound of stone on SouthI side scribed 3-4s5-4 AB; thence N 19 deg. 62 min. w. var. ii. deg. 05 min. E. 657.S5 feet to corner No. {, which, said corner is located in old placer| workings no corner stone place witness corner to corner No. of said placer claim bears s. 19 degsl 52 min. B. 2s5 feet. said witness cor ner. being marked with limestonei 25x13x2 inches, firmly set in thsl ground, with mound of stone on Vest side. scribed W. c. 4-49E-4 AB; thence| from said true corner No..4 of saidl placer claim N. 6S deg. IS min.- P. var. 21 deg. 30 min. E.. 11ss.40 feet| to corner No. the place of begin ming.
 Area of placer claim No. 5 Abovel Discovery Ophir Creek. 1s.es7 acres; Area of placer claim No. 4 AboyeI Discovery. Ophir Creek. 1s.2os acres:|
 Total area, s7ss5 acres.
 Location notices are of record inI the Council City Recording District District of Alaska, as follows: ,
 No. $ Above Discovery. Ophir Creek in Vol. 21 of Locations at page 1s:
 No. 1 Above Discovery. ophir Crock in Vol. , of the El Dorado Mining| District. now included in the Council City Recording District, District oil Alaska, at page 1s6.
 The adjoining claims on tho North are unsurveyed bench claims. claim-l ants unknown: on the East the TenI Eyck Traction. Blue Goose Mining Company claimant and unsurveyedl bench claims, ciaimants unknown. andI on the Wsat the Humbug DrAc4ioni