The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-29

plication for a patent to a tract of land situated upon the westerly shore of Latouche Island, in the Territory of Alaska, containing 1885 acres entered in the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, under the serial mum ber O2762, and surveyed and plated as United States Survey No. 7l2 The said Kennecott Copper Corporation has entered upon the said tract of land as the assignee of Henry J. EngeiI who served in the army of the United States during the Civil War, from De- tober 2, 1861, to October TO- 1864, in Company 'I," Seth Regiment of New York Volunteers, and who received an honorable dismmge from said ser vice.
 The said tract of land lies upon the easterly shore of LaJOuche Passage upon said Latouche Island, Territory of Alaska, at Latitude 60 degrees O5 minutes north, Longitude l47 degrees 54 minutes DO seconds west, and Is adjacent to the Town of LatOuche, Alaska; a more particular description of which said tract is as follows:
 Beginning at Corner No. l, meander corner, upon the easterly shore of La- touche Passage at the point where said shore line is intersected by the north erly end line of Shore Lode mining claim, known as United States Sur vey No. 5S4, patented; thence south 60 degrees 34 minutes east, Z.@4 chains to Corner No. 2, being idcn- tical with the nOrtheasterly corner oI said Shore Lode mining claim, United States Survey No. 5S4; thence south 27 degrees 5l minutes west, following the easterly boundary or line of sad Shore Lode mining claim, patented, 313j2 chains Co Corner No. g; thence south G1 degrees 57 minutes east along the northerly boundary or line of the Julia Lode mining claim, United States Survey No. 5S4, patented, 5.42 cham. to Corner No. 4, from which said Cor uer No. United States location mon ument No. l bears south 7S degree. 35 minutes west, 23.GO chains distant thence north 27 degrees 57 minute. east along the westerly boundary O. line of Gravina Lode mining claim, United States Survey No. TSP, 2O."z chains to Corner No. D; thence norta 5l degrees 27 minutes west, 2.ls chains, following the southerIy end line of Beach Lode mining claim, United States Survey No. TSP, to Cor ncr Mo- 6; thence due west BPS chains Go Corner NO z, Neander Corner, upon the easterIy shore ot LatOuche Pas sage; thence following the mcandcrs of said shore line as follows.
 First course, south - degrees 1. minutes west, l.5O chains; secon, course, south Il degrees 40 minute west, 1.1O chains; third course, SOuta 56 degrees l5 minutes west, O6l chains; fourth course, south 23 de- grees 10 minutes west, O.iO chains fifth course, south 0 degrees 90 min utes east, O.0O chains; sixth course south 26 degrees 50 minutes west, l.o. chains; seventh course, south degree To minutes west, O.6O chains; eight course, south 80 degrees OO minute west, O.7O chains; ninth course, sout. 90 degrees O0 minutes west, 5.lO chains; tenth course, south 36 degree 10 minutes west, 24O chains; elevent course, south 29 degrees lJ minutes west, l.66 chains, to the point of be ginning. Magnetic variation 26 dC grees 40 minutes east.
 The foregoing descrip ton by metes and bounds is according to the oiiicia plat and field notes on file in the office of the Register of the Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, copy of which said official plat is posted upon the land with this notice of application for pat ent.
 Date of posting this notice on the land June IA, 1917.
 C. B. WALKER, Register.
 First Pub. Aug. 8, 1917.
 Last Pub. Oct s, 1917.