The Nome nugget., 1921-10-01
No. 7 BELOW MERRiTTs
DISCOVERY PLACER

ritts Discovery. this survey. pre-
v1ousiy described; Thence 8. %
Deg % min. W. 1850. 40 r.. IN
Cor. 8, identical with location cor.
on schist boulder Sx3x2 It above
ground, marked 3 7B 2 sB RI
with cross at true point a stone
mound 20 ins. base Is ins. high
T.. side of cor: Thence N. 4S deg.
IL min. w. 569. 90 It. to Cor.
identical with location cor.
schtst stone 2SxSx3 ms. IA ms. in
ground. marked 4 7B l sB 1890
with earth mound "a ms. base is
ms. high N. side of same; Thence
N. 10 deg. 05 min. E. sol 90 IT.
to Cor. l and place of beginning.
containing an a rea Of IS. 3O9 acres
No. 8 BELOW MERRITTs
DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at cor. /. identical
with location cor. and with Cor.
No. Below Merritts Discovery
RACER. or this survey. previously
described. whence U.S.L.M. No.
ESQ bears n. As deg. IA min w.
2l5S.37 IT; Thence S. As deg. is
min. f. $50. 90 IT. 20 Cor. .. iden-
teal with location Cor. and with
Cor. 3 No Z Below Merritts Dis
covery and Cor. Bench Claim
No. placers. both of this survey.
and previously described: Thence.
81 deg. 10 min. w. 1909 10 #.
to cor 3. identical with location
cor. schist stone 27xSx7 ms. "A
ms. in ground. marked sB 1890
with earth mound "a ms. base 16'
sid ,,f I'M.
" 33 deg. h9 min. w. $50, 10 IT.
to cor. 4, identical with location
cor, a schist stane 24xSxS ms. -
ms. in ground marked 4 sB 1890,
with earth mound "a ms. base 1s
ms. high s. side of same: Thance
N. IS deg. 50 min. F.. 1895 90 feet
to cor. ] and place of beginning.
containing an area of IA 329 acres.
Magnetic variation from 10 deg. A.
min. + 20 30 deg. 30 min. Eat the
different corners of this survey.
This claim is on unsurveyed ground
on kougarok River and left bank of
same, distant about 81 miles northerlv
from shelton. the terminus of Seward
l'enlnsula Railroad. and situate in
Cape Nome formerly Kongarol,) Re
cord n% ireeinc-. Territory of Alaska.
The total area embraced in this
Mineral Survey No. 1890 is 22t .572
acres and the total araa ornhra ced in
this Application is 2Of.saS acres ana
there is hereby excluded from this
Application Bench Claim No. placer
an area of 1925 acres.
The notices of location of said min
ing claims are of record in the office
Of the Recorder of Cape Nome tform-
erly Kougarok) Recording Precinct.
Territory of Alaska. as follows:
No. ] Below Merritts Discovery
placer recorded in Volume 80 at page
IS:
Bench Claim No. l Below Merritts
Discovery placer recorded in Volume
80 at page 1928;
No. . Below Merritts Discovery
placer recorded in Volume 80 at page
100:
N. Y. Association Bench placer re-
corded in Volume so at paee 2S9.
Tulloch Fraction or No "a Below
Meritts Discovery. recorded in Volume
33 at page 1872;
Cleanup Fraction Below Merritts
Discovery placer, REGARDED in Volume
50 at page 2S7;
No. Below Merritts Discovery
placer. recorded in Volume 80 a. page
1877
Bench Claim No. 4 Below Merritts
Discovery placer, Or No. "A, recorded
in Volume 80 at page 226:
No. 5 Below Merritts Discovery
placer. recorded in Volume 80 at page
1924:
No 6 Below Merritts Discovery
placer. recorded in Volume 80 at page
1875:
Louise Bench Association Below
NIerritts Discovery Placer. recorded in
Volume 50 a. page 28s:
No. Z Below Mgerritts Discovery
placer, recorded in Volume 80 at page
1926:
No. s Below Marr:tts Discovery
placer, recorded in Volume 7s at page
There are no conflicting claims.
The adjoining claims are: On the
North. Merrdtts Discovery placer; On
the West No. Below Merits Dis
covery placer and on the South No. 2,
Below Merritts Discovery placer, alt
with claimants unknown.
The Mineral Monument to which this
ouSSy - 0cu is located ana described
as follows:
U. s. l.. NJ. No. 1890. a schist
stone s0x20xS ms. is ms. in ground
married. USLM 1890 with cross a.
on top surface for true point. and
earth mound with foot base feet
high. west side of same, located on
the top of a schist bluff about 70 feet
above kougarok River north of the
left bank In Latitude IS deg. 81 min
30 sec. NJ. Longitude 1874 deg. ~ MINI
w. Cor. No. Louise Bench. No.
Below. No. Below and Bench Claim
No. bears s. 10 deg 10 min. F..
46.9 fee.. Mouth of Arizona Creek
bears S. AZ deg. Is min. w. 1900 feet.
Mouth OF Anderson Gulch hears s. 10
deg. f. PATS feet approximately
THOS McGANN,
Register