The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-11-16
Notice of Application for U. S. Patent.


Department of the Interior, General
Land Office, Boise, Idaho, May II,
1916.
Serial 019159
Survey No. $500.
In the Matter Of the Application
of J. H. Berkshire for a U. 5. Patent
for the Black Pearl Group of Lode
Mining Claims, comprising the Mid
night, Afterrhought, SECOND Thought,
Sacramento, Deserter, independence,
and Santiago lodes.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance Of an Act OF Congress, ap-
proved May 10, 1872, J. H. Berkshire.
whose postoffice address is Kansas
City, Jackson County, Missouri, by his
agent and attorney-in-fact r. J. Cher
ry, whose postoffice address is Boise,
Ada county, Idaho, has made applica-
ton for patent for the Black Pearl
| Group of lode mining claims compris-
| ing the Midnight, Afterthought, Sec
ond Thought, Sacramento, Deserter,
/ Independence and Santiago lodes all in
the West View Mining District, in
Gem formerly Boise) County, Idaho,
viz:
/ 1884 linear feet on the Midnight
/ lode, bearing silver and other valuable
| minerals, the same being 20S feet
westerly and 1875 feet easterly from
/ the discovery shaft thereon, with sur
I face ground 300 feet or Whereabouts
in width on each side of said lode.
| 1855 linear feet on the After
| thought Lode, bearing silver and other
valuable minerals, the same being
220.6 feet westerly and 1174-9 feet
easterly from the discovery shaft
1 thereon, with surface ground 100 feet
or Whereabouts in width on the north
west end, 270 feet or whereabouts in
width on the southwest end, 80 feet Or
whereabouts in width on the northeast
| end and 120 feet or whereabouts in
width on the southeast end.
/ 1900 linear feet on the Second
Thought Lode, bearing silver and 9TH
I er valuable minerals, the same being
1913 feet westerly and 607 feet easterly
from the discovery shaft thereon, with
surface ground 800 feet or there
abouts in width on the south side of
said lode, and 220 feet or whereabouts
in width on the north side of said lode.
1900 linear feet on the Sacramento
Lode, bearing silver and other valu-
able minerals, the same being 55.5
feet westerly and 1444.5 feet easterly
from the discovery shaft thereon, with
surface ground 800 feet or there
abouts in width on each side of said
lode.
1900 linear feet on the Deserter
Lode, bearing silver and other valu-
able minerals, the same being 14.5
feet westerly and 1855 feet easterly
from the discovery shaft thereon, with
surface ground 800 feet or there
aboutS in width on each side thereof.
1900 linear feet on the independence
Lode, bearing silver and other valu-
able minerals, the same being III
feet westerly and 1928 feet easterly
from the discovery shaft thereon, with
surface ground 500 feet or there
abOuts in width on the north side
thereof, 800 feet or Whereabouts in
width on the southeast end thereof,
and 210 feet or whereabouts in width
on the southwest end thereof.
1900 linear feet on the Santiago
Lode, bearing silver and other valu-
able minerals, the same being 1888
feet westerly and 1867 feet easterly
from the discovery shaft thereon, with
surface ground 800 feet or therea-
All of which are described by the
official plat and by the field notes
on file in the office OF the Register
lows, viz:
Midnight Lode.
Beginning at cor. No. l, identical
with cor. No. 4, Afterthought lode, /
and on line 1-2, Deserter lode, both of
this survey. The L see. cor. bet. secs /
il and %, T. N. R. +. B. NJ, bears [
S. 10 dogs 03 Minis. E. 1929 feet; /
thence n. so dogs. 10 Minis. W. 1884 /
feet TO cor. No. 2. identical with cor. {
No. s. Afterthought lode, this survey. I
Cor. No. ?, Survey No. 1856, COnsOii- /
dated Idaho lode, bears n. 20 dogs. "a /
Minis. W. 1926 feet; thence n. 81
dogs. 50 minis. W. 704 feet to Cor. No. /
3, identical with Cor. No. 4, Survey /
No. ITO. st. Mary lode. Cor. No. 2, /
Survey No. 1923, Silver Spray lode, /
bears S. p dogs. 81 Minis E. 324.36 /
feet; thence S. so dogs. 16 Minis. E /
1854 feet 70 Cor. No. 4, identical with 4
Cor. No. 3, Survey No. 1870, St. Mary 4
lode; thence S. p dogs. 50 minis. E.
704 feet to Cor No. l, the place of 4
beginning: containing 20,42S acres 4
area in conflict with Sur. No. 1911,
Trial lode o.553 acres; area in conflict
with Sur. No. 1855, Consolidated Ida
no lode. excluding its conflict with
Sur. No. 1911, Trial Lode 0.S4S acres;
total conflict 1.401 acres; leaving net
area on which patent is applied for
1927 acres
Afterthought Lode.
Beginning at Cor. No. l, Identical