The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-11-30
Notice of Application for U. S. Patent.

Notice of Application for U. S. Patent.
Department of the Interior, General
Land Office, Boise, Idaho, May II,
1916.
Serial O1915S
Survey No. $500.
In the Matter of the Application
of j. II. Berkshire for U. 5. Patent
for the Black Pearl Group of Lode
Mining Claims, comprising the Mid
night, Afterthought, Second Thought,
Sacramento, Deserter, Independence,
and Santiago lodes.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an Act of Congress, APP
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 a 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 209 feet
westerly and 1875 feet easterly from
the discovery shaft thereon, with sur
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
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, 30 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
er valuable minerals, the same being
1913 feet westerly and GOT feet easterly
from the discovery shaft thereon, with
surface ground 300 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 300 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 lab
feet westerly and 1855 feet easterly
from the discovery shaft thereon, with
surface ground 300 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 77.7
feet westerly and 1929 feet easterly
from the discovery shaft thereon, with
surface ground 300 feet or there
abouts in width on the north side
thereof, 300 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 300 feet or therea-
bouts in width on each side thereof.
All of which are described by the
official plat and by the field notes
on file in the office of the Register
of Boise Land District, Idaho, as fol-
lows, viz:
Midnight Lode.
Beginning at cor. No. l, Identical
with cor. No. A, Afterthought lode,
and on line 1-2, Deserter lode, both of
this survey. The Il sec. cor. bet. secs.
ID and %, T. 6 N, r. E. B. NJ, bears
S. 10 dogs. 03 minis. E. 1893 feet;
thence N. 80 dogs. 16 Minis. w. 14S4
feet to cor. No. 2, identical with cor.
No. 8, Afterthought lode, this survey.
Cor. No. 2, Survey No. 1866, Consoli-
dated Idaho lode, bears N. 20 dogs. "a
Minis. w. 1925 feet; thence N. 81
degs. 50 Minis. w. 704 feet to Cor. No.
8, identical with Cor No. A, Survey
No. ITO, st. Mary lode. Cor. No. 2,
Survey No. 1928, Silver Spray lode,
bears S. 81 dogs. 81 minis. E. 324.36
feet; thence S. so dogs. 10 Minis. 4.
1884 feet to Cor. No. A, identical with
Cor. No. 8, Survey No. ITO, st. Mary
lode; thence S. 81 dogs. 81 Minis. +.
7O4 feet to Cor. No. l, the place of
beginning; containing 20.42S acres;
area in conflict with Sur. No. 1871,
Trial lode 0.553 acres; area in conflict
with Sur. No. 1866, 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